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News | January 21, 2024
CATSKILL - Greene County Department of Social Services commissioner Kira Pospesel is a woman respectfully known for shooting from the hip. A year or so ago, Pospesel informed Greene County Legislature members that New York State would be passing millions of dollars in vital Medicaid costs down to counties over the next three years. She wasn’t especially pl
The Mountain EagleNews | December 21, 2023
Along the River and Into the Woods CATSKILL - Things aren’t moving swiftly but time is measured differently on the Hudson River where the Greene County Legislature has taken the necessary next step in shoring up the Shoreline at The Point. Lawmakers, at a meeting earlier this week, passed a resolution authorizing the advertisement of bids for stabilization
The Mountain EagleNews | December 18, 2023
CATSKILL - Wasting no precious time, the Greene County Legislature has tentatively approved the hiring of an outside consultant to perform a study on the well being - or not - of countywide emergency services. Lawmakers unanimously agreed to hire the firm of Fitch & Associates during a Health Services committee meeting, last week. While the resolution stil
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News | December 14, 2023
PINE HILL — The Circle of Friendship is the collective of some of our most celebrated and creative artists in the Ulster and Delaware County area. These brilliant artists came together to create wreaths during this holiday season to raise funds to keep the lights and heat on at the Pine Hill Community Center (PHCC) over the past few weeks. The group effort c
The Mountain EagleNews | December 1, 2023
CATSKILL - There was a brief but boisterous brouhaha before bids were awarded by the Greene County Legislature to construct a new Justice Center wing on the county courthouse. Lawmakers approved four separate bids at a special November 20 meeting following an executive session where tensions apparently ran high (please see related story in “Better Than Hear
The Mountain EagleNews | November 20, 2023
CATSKILL - It does not sit well with some Greene County Legislature members that the cost of adding a wing onto the Greene County courthouse went up $3 million before bids were even accepted. Lawmakers, at a Public Safety committee meeting, Monday night, intensely discussed whether or not to move forward with the construction of a new Justice Center on land
The Mountain EagleNews | November 20, 2023
CATSKILL - A pair of public hearings that should be of interest to anyone fitting into certain categories, wanting to decrease their taxes, will be hosted by the Greene County Legislature in the near future. Lawmakers were expected to formally finalize the date during their regular monthly meeting, on November 15, after earlier passage in committee. Both h
The Mountain EagleNews | May 20, 2023
Lawton, Snyder Eyeing One Seat on MCS Board By David Avitabile MIDDLEBURGH - Sean Lawton and Bonnie Snyder are vying for one seat on the Middleburgh school board in Tuesday's district election. They are running for a seat being vacated by Scott Van Kuren who is not running for re-election. Sean Lawton Mr. Lawton, who also ran for the school board last year, is a local business owner, and has children in the district. "I believe parents need to be an active part in the process of their children’s education, so for the last year, after moving back in the district, I have put my money where my mo
The Mountain EagleNews | April 29, 2023
Snyders Build Family Legacy, Surveying Business By Bradley Towle MIDDLEBURGH — When Rudy Snyder began surveying in the early 1960s, his three children, Jim, Betsy, and Meg, were still very young. The elder Snyder received his license in 1967 and eventually founded the Rudolph D. Snyder L.S., P.C. in 1991. Rudy Snyder’s foray into the surveying profession opened pathways for his children and established what would become the family business. In the late 1970s, Jim’s friend informed him he was leaving for Colorado, and Jim thought he would also make the westward journey. Upon learning of Jim’s p
The Mountain EagleNews | March 31, 2023
By Bradley Towle HUNTER - Robert Burke Warren knew there had to be more to Johnny Cash’s story than had been told. The brooding “Man in Black” persona had loomed large in American mythology for decades and has persisted alongside the legendary singer’s increased popularity in the twenty years since his death in September 2003. The popular and award-winning 2005 “Walk the Line” focused heavily on Cash’s struggles with addiction and other demons before finding redemption. The film was widely praised, although A.O. Scott, film critic for The New York Times, thought Joaquin Phoenix’s performance s
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News | March 26, 2023
MIDDLEBURGH - The customers were lined up outside the doors on Main Street Saturday for the "soft opening" for the Middleburgh Coffee Company and Scarlet Moon Desserts. Once inside, customers and visitors could see the fruits of the hard work of Dasha and Patrick Mattia who worked on the building for months. A larger opening is scheduled for April when the
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News | March 3, 2023
SCHOHARIE — The December decision by the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors to end its financial relationship with Health Director Dr. Amy Gildemeister has sparked a controversy that has encompassed nearly every element of local politics. Our newspaper has taken special care to not engage in speculation or rush out incomplete details about the Schoharie
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