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CRIME

Nunez walks … but for how long?

Dentist found not guilty of murder but still faces prison for other convictions.

HISTORY

“We evoke their memory”

For a bunch of old people, the balladeers sure can play fast.

VILLAGE

A place to be proud of Tom Struzzieri, owner of Lynch’s Marina, explains his plans.

SPORTS

Averill finishes wellSaugerties senior Kellyann Averill finished 15th in the pentathlon at the state track-and-field meet.

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The defendant, a 22-year-old male living at 25 Alder Court, was arrested following a traffic stop investigation on Market Street in the Village accord-ing to police. Miller had multiple suspensions on his Class M driver’s license with multiple failures to appear in court throughout Ulster County.

The defendant was taken into custody, arraigned in Village Court, and is being held in Ulster County Jail in lieu of $750 cash or a $1,500 property bond for bail.

Criminal possessionRebekah M. Cavallaro, a 24-year-old Saugerties fe-male and employee of the Comfort Inn on Route 32 was charged with the misdemeanors of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th de-gree and criminal possession of marijuana in the 4th degree.

Police responded to the Comfort Inn at 9:51 a.m. June 9 after receiving a report of an employee un-der the influence or narcotics. Following a police investigation, marijuana and suboxone were found on her person.

After refusing medical treatment from Diaz Am-bulance, Cavallaro was issued an appearance ticket for court, and was scheduled to appear June 15 at 7 p.m.

Scope swiperKenneth M. Styles, 54, was charged with the mis-demeanors of petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property June 11 after allegedly swiping paraphernalia at a local gun show.

He was found by police with $850 worth of mer-chandise that he’d allegedly stolen from the show at Kiwanis Ice Arena — a scope and a laser that he’d found at a vendor’s table.

Styles was processed and released from police headquarters after being issued an appearance ticket for 7 p.m. June 29, in Town of Saugerties Court.

Moon rises over Cantine FieldA 19-year-old Saugerties man was charged with indecent exposure on Monday after he, police al-leged, showed a security guard at Cantine Field a little too much skin.

According to police, Kyle E. Taylor engaged in a heated dispute using foul and abusive language

with an umpire. Cantine security responded in an attempt to get to the bottom of the incident. Security expected to give Taylor a stern talking-to.

But Taylor, police said, wouldn’t take it sitting down. When he saw security approaching, police said, he got down on the ground spread-eagle in front of their vehicle. After the guard got out of his vehicle, Taylor then got up off the ground and, police said, “pulled his pants down, exposing his buttocks to security personnel.”

Taylor was taken into police custody and received an appearance ticket to appear in Saugerties town court on June 29.

Protection order violationDerek Legoff, 35 of 54 Allen St. was charged with the misdemeanor of criminal contempt in the second degree on June 10.

Legoff was first arrested on May 29 when police responded to complaints of employees and witnesses at the HITS venue on 454 Washington Avenue of a man “acting in a bizarre manner” and endangering riders. Legoff was allegedly throwing debris into the competition ring, revved his car engine and spun his tires to frighten the animals, and pointed a laser into the eyes of ponies being ridden by young riders in a 14-and-under competition that took place that day. He was charged at that time with the misdemean-ors of reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of children and the violation of harassment, police said.

Upon further investigation, police discovered that Legoff was in violation of a Stay Away Order of Pro-tection that had been issued in 2012 by the County Court of Ulster after the defendant had threatened Jane Struzzieri, the wife of the owner of HITS in Saugerties, with a Ruger 10/22 rifle.

Legoff was subsequently arrested and charged Friday, June10 and arraigned in the Town of Sau-gerties Court, and was remanded to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.

Party foulA West Hurley man was charged with felony as-sault after an incident at a party in Saugerties, state police said.

According to troopers, William B. McKnight, 28, hit another man in the face with a glass beer bottle, injuring him, at the party.

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A Kingston dentist accused in the 2011 poisoning death of his friend and romantic rival was acquitted of murder charges in Ulster County Court on Tues-day. But Dr. Gilberto Nunez still faces

the prospect of years behind bars — the nine-man, three-woman jury also convicted him of two felonies in connection with a bizarre scheme to break up the marriage of Saugertiesians Linda Kolman, who he’d been involved with on the side, and Tom Kolman, the man he was accused of murdering.

The jury deliberated for about six hours before handing down the split verdict at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. For those who believed the 48-year-old dentist had just gotten away with murder, the verdict was a pro-found shock. On a bench in the back of the crowded courtroom, a Town of Ulster police detective who

spearheaded the four-year effort to bring Nunez to trial sat with his head in his hands.

Linda Kolman, who testified for the prosecution about her affair with Nunez and her husband’s death, lashed out at her former lover as she was escorted from the courtroom by family members: “Lying piece of shit! Psychotic! Sociopath!”

Orange County Senior District Attorney Mary-Ellen Albanese, who took over the case after Ulster County DA Holley Carnright was disqualified by a conflict of interest shortly before Nunez’s 2015 indict-ment, left the courtroom visibly upset. Asked if she wanted to comment on the verdict, Albanese replied sternly, “I do not.” Outside the courthouse, a woman who described herself as a friend of the Kolmans but declined to give her name lamented the verdict.

“It’s heartbreaking that this man is getting away

with murder,” she said. “It’s horrible.” Nunez, meanwhile, remains free on $1 million

bail as he awaits sentencing on the forgery charges and another trial on counts of perjury and insurance fraud. After the verdict he declined to comment as he left the courthouse red faced and teary-eyed ac-companied by his wife (who he married sometime after Kolman’s death), his attorneys and a retinue of TV cameras.

The acquittal marked the end of a long road that began around 11 a.m. on Nov. 29, 2011 when Linda Kolman found her husband dead, slumped in the seat of his Honda Accord in the parking lot of a Town of Ulster shopping plaza where he regularly worked out at Planet Fitness. She made the discovery after Nunez called her to say that friends from Tom Kol-man’s job had contacted him to ask why he hadn’t showed up. Nunez showed up at the plaza a short time later so distraught (or, as detectives would later imply, putting on an act) that he had to be restrained by cops as he lunged for the car where Kolman lay dead.

But police believe that by the time Nunez arrived at the plaza he knew Kolman was dead. Because hours earlier — around 5 a.m., prosecutors argued — he had driven to the plaza to meet with Kolman and poisoned him with a dose of the powerful seda-tive Midazolam. The drug is only sold to medical professionals, and only used in clinical settings. Cops believe Nunez, who kept the drug in an emergency kit, knew that even a relatively small dose of the sedative could be fatal, given Kolman’s severe sleep apnea. Prosecutors argued that Nunez dosed Kol-man, probably with coffee spiked with the drug, then placed his seat in a reclining position to increase the odds that the muscles in his throat would give way due to sleep apnea and stop his breathing. Albanese argued that Nunez then undid his Kolman’s pants to make it look like he died following some kind of sexual encounter. Finally, prosecutors argued, Nunez took Kolman’s phone and erased 62 messages they exchanged immediately prior to the meeting.

At the time of Kolman’s death, Nunez was in

the midst of an 11-month affair with Linda Kolman. Prosecutors argued that Nunez was “obsessed” with his friend’s wife and killed him because he feared Linda was about to break off the relationship and reconcile with her husband. Prosecutors also argued that, from almost the very start of the relationship, Nunez used anonymous text messages from a dis-posable “burner” phone to manipulate the couple into breaking up. At various points in the relation-ship, Linda Kolman received messages purporting to be from other women who told her her husband was having an affair. Other anonymous messages to Thomas Kolman informed him that his wife was “sleeping with the dentist.”

At one point, Nunez allegedly showed Linda a phony ID card identifying him as a “medical officer” for the Central Intelligence Agency and produced a document on fake CIA letterhead that he told her was an investigation into the text messages. In the summer of 2011, Nunez allegedly offered $1,000 to a friend to find an accomplice, pose as a CIA agent and meet with the Kolmans.

Over the course of 10 days of testimony from more than 50 witnesses, defense team Gerald Shargel and Evan Lipton sought to undermine every aspect of the prosecution’s case, including whether Kolman’s death was even a homicide. The defense produced its own pathologist, who disputed prosecutors’ contention that Kolman died from “acute Midazolam poisoning.” Instead, Dr. Zhongxue Hua argued that Kolman, who was overweight and suffered from hypertension and sleep apnea, likely died of heart disease.

They noted that pathologist Dr. Michael Sikirica had arrived at his theory of death by “acute Midazol-am poisoning” only after 11 months and two exhuma-tions of Kolman’s body to seek additional evidence.

In his summation, Lipton suggested that the pathologist acted under pressure from detectives who had already made up their minds that Kolman’s death was a murder and Nunez was the killer. “There is reasonable doubt all over this autopsy report,” Lip-ton told jurors.

Lipton and Shargel also worked to undermine a key prosecution argument — that Nunez was the only possible source of the Midazolam that set off alarm bells when it turned up in a toxicology report weeks after Kolman’s autopsy. Lipton reminded jurors that Tom and Linda Kolman both worked in the medi-

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The defense team also argued that Nunez had no motive to kill Kolman. Linda Kolman testified that by mid-November of 2011, she had decided to break off the relationship with Nunez after the holidays. But the defense used affectionate text messages and emails and a card Linda gave Nunez to mark their 11-month anniversary on Nov. 16, 2011 to argue that no such plan existed.

The defense also pointed to Linda Kolman’s own testimony that her husband remained friends with and even grew closer to Nunez after learning of the affair in July as evidence that he had no plans to stand in the way of the relationship. Lipton suggested that Linda Kolman’s testimony was an effort to as-suage her guilt over the affair.

Finally, the defense disputed evidence from a ve-hicle identification expert who testified that a vehicle seen pulling up next to Kolman’s car in the Planet Fitness parking lot the morning of his death was an exact match for Nunez’s 2010 Nissan Pathfinder. Nunez sold the SUV a week after Kolman’s death; detectives spent a year looking for it before tracking the vehicle to an Oriskany man and taking it to a local repair shop for inspection. The examination turned up a loose fog light that prosecutors argued was iden-tical to that seen on a white SUV that appeared on a “gauntlet” of Ulster Avenue security cameras heading to the plaza and pulling up next to Kolman’s car in a secluded area of the parking lot.

In his summation, Lipton questioned vehicle identification expert Grant Fredrick’s ability to posi-tively identify Nunez’s Pathfinder based on head-lights glimpsed by security cameras at a distance.

“Headlight-spread analysis is not a science, it’s not even a thing,” Lipton told jurors. “You can’t match a car based on the spread of its headlights.”

Albanese argued to the jury that the disparate threads of cir-cumstantial evidence pointed directly at Nunez as Kolman’s murderer. Nunez, she said, was the only possible source of the Midazolam. She mentioned the deleted texts and the video evi-dence of the white SUV in the parking lot and painted Nunez as a calculating deceiver who “imper-sonated” Thomas Kolman’s best friend while plotting to ruin his marriage.

Albanese asked jurors to recall testimony from one of Nunez’s tenants who said that just a few days before Kolman’s death, the dentist had expressed frustration that his girlfriend’s husband was

having trouble “moving on” from the marriage.“He told her, ‘I want this man out of my life, I

want this man out of my girlfriend’s life,’” Albanese told jurors. “And a few days later, Thomas Kolman

was out of his life. He was dead.”

Nunez left court a free man on Tuesday. But

his conviction on two counts of felony first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and pending fraud and perjury charges could mean his freedom will be short lived. Last year, prior to his indictment in Kolman’s death, Nunez was indicted on a felony charge of third-degree grand larceny. That charge stems from allegations that he filed false insurance claims following a fire at a building adja-cent to his dental practice at 387 Washington Ave. in Kingston. Nunez also faces a felony perjury charge based on allegations that he failed to disclose on a pistol permit application that he had been dishonor-ably discharged from the Marine Corps for desertion.

Nunez faces a maximum sentence of two and a half to seven years on the forgery charges. If he’s convicted on other counts, the sentences could be imposed consecutively sending him to prison for a decade or more.

On Tuesday, County Court Judge Don Williams said that he would wait on the disposition of the fraud and perjury charges before sentencing Nunez on the two forgery counts. Williams told the defense team to be prepared to bring their client before a jury again later this year.

“There will be no plea deal,” Williams told Shargel and Lipton. “This is going to trial.”

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pool photos by tania barricklo/daily freemanDr. Gilberto Nunez and his wife, Yameil, leave court Tuesday after the verdicts were announced.


M artial music from 1776 to 1976 was the theme of a mix of music, talk and pictures in the Kiersted House barn on Saturday, June 11. From

the patriotic ballads of the Revolutionary period through the antiwar music of the 1960s to today’s mix of patriotic and antiwar songs of today, the wars we have fought over the years have been associated with music.

The Saugerties-based Veterans in a New Field opened for the 77th New York Regimental Ballad-eers, which takes its name from a group founded shortly after the Civil War, many of whom had served together and played together during the war. The group thinned out and eventually ended in the early 1900s. John C. Quinn and a small group of musicians revived the band at the end of the 1990s, playing the music of the Civil-War-era band in the style of the times. “We evoke their memory,” he said.

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‘We evoke their memory’For a bunch of old people, the balladeers sure can play fast

House.Quinn described the role of music in the war ef-

fort over the years: “Through music Americans have celebrated their wartime victories and struggled to justify the total cost of war and its impact on the preservation of our independence and freedoms.”

The group has presented some 450 concerts since it was founded 20 years ago, Quinn said. Members of the Windham-based group hail from all over the state and as far as central New Jersey.

In describing some of the reviews the band has received, Quinn cited the report by a student whose class was asked to evaluate the group after a per-formance. “He must have been in band because he said ‘The balladeers began together and they ended together,’ and he finished up by saying, ‘For a bunch of old people, they sure could play fast.’”

Between the songs, Quinn talked about the his-tory of the wars in which this country has been en-gaged it, with special emphasis on the Civil War, which inspired the original balladeers’ group.

“The Civil War claimed over 700,000 lives,” said Quinn. “The war lasted more than 1400 days, with a loss of 4000 lives each day. So if you put that in the context of the attack on September 11, where we lost 3000 Americans, you can extrapolate that to the Civil War,” Quinn said, introducing When Johnnie Comes Marching Home.

The second half of the program featured mu-sic of the World Wars, Korea and Vietnam. Quinn described one picture, among several contributed by a Vietnam veteran, showing a dog that he had adopted. The dog’s whining could attract the enemy, his commanding officer told him, and so the dog was taken away. He never saw it again. “When we told that story [at a different concert], there wasn’t a dry eye in the house,” he said.

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The 77th New York Regimental Balladeers.

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T om Struzzieri, the owner of Lynch’s Marina, answered the ques-tions of village planning board mem-bers and the public at a recent hearing on his application to turn one of two

marina buildings into a wedding and events hall. For the last several months, members of a group calling itself Friends of Lynch’s Marina have raised concerns at planning board and trustees’ meetings and written letters to the editor about Strizzieri’s desire to site a wedding venue at the marina.

Struzzieri responded to some of the complaints at the planning board’s June 8 meeting. He said he wanted “to make sure the property will be something we can all be proud of.”

Noise coming from the wedding venue seems the Friends’ biggest complaints, particularly loud music. They’re also concerned about the number of people that might be allowed to attend such events.

Village law says that no more than 99 people can occupy the building at anyone time. Struzzieri said he would adhere to the law. If more than 99 people were invited to a wedding, he said, a large tent would be set up on the property to accommodate the overflow.

As to noise, he said, “This is not a rock-and-roll-band-event” type of place. He promised that noise would be kept to a minimum. “We are doing it [de-veloping the property] in a very sensitive way.”

When he ha purchased the property in December, he noted, he had removed a number of boats sitting on the property for a number of years, and had them towed to each owner’s home.

The floor of the buildings was so badly damaged by flooding by several hurricanes and storms a num-ber of years ago, Struzzieri said, “that I was surprised the buildings weren’t condemned.” The flooring of at least one of the buildings was torn out and replaced with a cement floor.

To those who complain about the use of the prop-erty for a commercial purpose, Struzzieri said, “It’s a commercial property and has always been a com-mercial property. There was once a restaurant there. It’s not a surprise it’s a commercial property.”

He is so proud of the work and the historic value of the marina buildings that he has applied to have them placed on the National Historic Registry.

And he had a promise. “I’m not going away,” Stru-zzieri said, “and will see it to the end.”

Struzzieri representative John Eickman said plans call for food for the weddings and marina events would be cooked in the Diamond Mills kitch-ens and brought to the venue, though some food preparation would take place inside the building.

He added that he doesn’t anticipate a lot of traffic into and out of the site. Attendance in the building would be limited to 99. For larger events, a shuttle would take people back and forth from Diamond Mills, where overflow parking would be located.

A place to be proud of Tom Struzzieri, owner of Lynch’s Marina, explains his plans

A stop sign will be put on East Mill Street to slow traffic. Residents had complained about speeding along the narrow roads near the marina.

The wedding season would be between April and October, Eickman said.

Neighbor Stan O’Dell said that he’s seen the mari-na fall into disrepair, and he had numerous concerns such as the boats stored there. Now that the place is being cleaned up, O’Dell said, “I’m 110 percent in support of this.”

Because the marina is just across a small stretch of water from the village’s Tina Chorvas Park, the village planning board must send the application to the county planning board for review. The public hearing on the application will remain open until after the board receives the county’s report.

The next planning board meeting is July 13 and if the county report is received by then, village plan-ners will vote on the application.

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Averill finishes well Saugerties senior Kellyann Averill fin-

ished 15th in the pentathlon at the state track-and-field meet this past weekend in Syracuse. Averill’s finish came after a long day of competition, which saw her finish fourth in the 800 meters, 26th in the 100-meter hurdles, 18th in the high jump, 20th in the long jump, and fifth in the shot put. There were 28 competitors from across the state in the five-event competition.

- Robert Ford

Stallions split a pairSaugerties Stallions’ pitcher Nate Popiel kept the Oneonta Outlaws at bay, working seven strong in-nings in the June 12 game. The 4-0 shutout win brings the Stallions record to 5-3 for the season.

During his seven innings, Popiel struck out four while walking two and giving up four hits.

For the Stallions, Anthony Cruz got two RBIs on three hits.

On June 10, the Stallions lost to the Albany Dutchmen. Saugerties had plenty of chances to win but just couldn’t plate enough runners and lost 6-3. The Stallions left eight runners on base. One of the brighter spots for the Stallions was the play of Tyler Noe of the University of Massachusetts, who knocked in two runs on three hits.

Anthony Rocco of Pace University took the loss.- Robert Ford

Lacrosse honorsEven though the Saugerties boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams had largely unsuccessful seasons, a number of players from both teams made the Section 9 All-Star teams.

For the girls, Michelle Melville made the Divi-sion 2 All-Stars, while Keilly Wickham and Rebecca Salinas received honorable mention i n Division 2.

On the boys’ side, James Glass picked up the award for top defensive midfielder, and Nick Slate was named the number-two defender. Both came in Division 3.

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LETTERS

Not Gambling? Senator John J. Bonacic, chair of the New Senate’s gambling committee, announced on June 7 (NY Times) the Legislature is ready to legalize, regulate, and tax Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) betting. Leav-ing aside questions about the wisdom of still more gambling expansion in the State, don’t new forms of gambling violate the State’s constitutional ban on gambling, except those permitted by virtue of Constitutional Amendments? It’s no problem, says Bonacic. “It’s not gambling” because DFS betting is a game of skill, not chance. What a brazen assault on common sense. Any sports fan knows of the in-escapable role of chance and randomness in sports events and player performances. Don’t activities commonly regarded as gambling — poker, black-jack, betting on horses, involve skill, even great skill, without ceasing to be gambling?

Arnie Lieber, M.D.Saugerties

CVS messIt’s time for a public shaming of CVS corporate of-ficials for putting a very hard-working pharmacy staff at their Saugerties store in an unacceptable situation. Saugerties CVS recently bought out the accounts of the former Village Apothecary. Since that time, chaos reigns supreme at CVS pharma-cy. The pharmacy is very obviously understaffed and overworked creating long lines and irritated clients.

The pharmacy computers are not linked so if you get a prescription but have a question about another one, you then have to go and wait on another long line to get the information you need. The phone alert system has provided me with incorrect information each and every time it’s left me messages.

In addition, because of the pharmacy layout, HIPPA violations are common. I could tell you the name of a neighbor and every medication he cur-rently takes just by standing near the checkout.

Corporate officials often chant the mantra of doing more with less and this appears to hold true in Saugerties. They have a very competent and hard-working staff who are being exploited and stressed. Corporate needs to know that their cus-tomers expect employees to be treated with respect.

And here’s a public challenge which I prom-ise to fulfill. Don’t even try to put any complaints on the backs of your employees. This problem has been created because of corporate decisions. Know this — Saugerties is a small town with a very active grapevine. We will know if you try to harass your staff members and we will take action against you accordingly — think boycott or pickets for start-ers. Your employees are our family members, friends and neighbors and we will not allow you to continue their abuse.

And to the employees, I strongly encourage you to unionize!

Jo Galante CicaleSaugerties

Cuomo Curtailing First AmendmentSadly, Governor Cuomo’s recent Executive Order punishing BDS supporters shows that he is more interested in pandering to a small segment of his constituency rather than supporting honest, open, and free political speech. Boycotts have always been a powerful vehicle for expressing political views and fostering change. Our nation has a long tradition of boycotts beginning with the boycott of British products which helped to spark the Revolutionary War which led to our independence. Recent boycotts have helped secure civil rights, labor rights, wom-en’s rights, and animal rights.

The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel is a non-violent call to address the deprivation of Palestinian human rights. BDS calls for the end of Israel’s military occu-pation of Palestinian land. BDS calls for equal treat-ment of both Israelis and Palestinians. Lastly, BDS calls for the return of land, farms, and homes which were stolen from Palestinians. In recent years BDS

has gained momentum and hopefully this peaceful movement will result in changes to Israel’s apartheid policies. Governor Cuomo’s wrongheaded attempt at curtailing our First Amendment right of free speech (which includes the blacklisting of boycotters) is not only disgraceful and unconstitutional, it is down-right embarrassing. I wonder if this shameless and illegal behavior by an elected official is grounds for impeachment? In a state with such rampant cor-ruption among elected officials perhaps it is not so surprising that Governor Cuomo would stoop so low. Hopefully, the Governor will see the error in his ways and rescind the order.

Eli KassirerNew Paltz

Informative DebateAs many people know, the congressional primary will be Tuesday, June 28, from noon to 9 p.m. All Democrats in New York’s 19th District will get to choose whether Will Yandik or Zephyr Teachout will represent us on the ballot as our candidate for congress in the November general election.

To help voters make this critical decision, the Woodstock Democratic Committee and City of Kingston Democratic Committee sponsored a de-bate between these candidates on June 7, 2016, at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center in Woodstock.

Thank you to the many people who contributed their time and talents to make this wonderfully in-formative event the great success that it was. Thank you to Brian Hollander, the debate moderator, for his thoughtful and insightful questions, and to Will Yan-dik and Zephyr Teachout. The NY-19 congressional district includes all of 7 counties, and part of 4 ad-ditional counties, touching 11 counties in all. These very busy candidates made themselves available to us, so that we could know first-hand who they are and what they stand for.

And a great thank you to everyone who came out to hear first-hand what our candidates had to say. We had a great turnout, with standing room only! Thank you Woodstock. Thank you Kingston. Thank you to the many towns throughout Ulster county, and beyond, that were so well represented in the audience. We all won.

Laura Ricci, Chair of the Woodstock Democratic Committee

Joe Donaldson, Chair of the City of Kingston Democratic Committee

CMRR Still Running Trains? As Ulster County reviews proposals and considers contracts of tourist rail vendors for expanded rail op-erations in Kingston and Phoenicia (Shandakden), County officials have a legal and fiscal responsibility to scrutinize all proposals and companies carefully including the one from the Catskill Mountain Rail-road Company (CMRR) if there is one.

In the final two years of its 25-year lease of the U&D corridor CMRR showed that themed train events can be successful in Kingston. But CMRR also has a well-documented history of flouting and ignoring contractual agreements with Ulster County. This includes both the terms of the 1991 Lease and now apparently the recent Litigation Settlement Agreement as well.

Recently, CMRR ran passenger trains (euphe-mistically called “non-revenue inspection trains”) on two separate occasions over 3-4 miles of defective, rotting ties and track — including into sections of the U&D corridor CMRR had just agreed it would not operate on — commercially or for maintenance operations. Shouldn’t elected and appointed county officials be wary of CMRR for endangering riders and defying agreements ?

That this occurred sends up monumental red


Inside the numbers

COUNTY BEATHugh Reynolds

flags. And it was done before the ink on the settle-ment agreement was even dry (Three days later), without prior notice or consultation with the County, and it coincided with a publicity campaign to pres-sure County officials to give CMRR a new lease and to undermine the Legislature’s U&D policy. Lastly, it occurred while CMRR was in the midst of submit-ting a proposal responding to the tourist train RFP.

Curiously, the press did not report on these “in-spection” trains (filled with passengers eating pizza and listening to fiddle music) that were posted on multiple social media sites. But, let’s say, for argu-ments sake, these inadvisable train rides had resulted in an accident and injuries. Who would be to blame and who would be targeted if a legal claim resulted? The operator (CMRR) or the owner, Ulster County whose legal agreements forbade this...

A convoy of motorized “track” cars filled with peo-ple, observed traveling the corridor from Kingston and into Ashokan Reservoir lands after the lease (and presumably insurance) had expired, raises similar legal and liability red flags, further calling into question the trustworthiness and integrity of CMRR and its officials.

County officials and the public should be consid-ered forewarned, and should exercise great care, as only now is the County beginning to exercise full and proper oversight of the U&D for the first time in 25 years. Protecting the taxpayers’ assets and interests,

and ensuring the public’s safety must be paramount.Irwin Rosenthal

Woodstock

Give The Trail 30 YearsAfter 30 years of exclusive monopoly on the use of the U&D rail corridor by the Catskill Mountain Railroad, its long term lease has now expired. The citizens of the County, as represented by both Legis-lative and Executive branches, have overwhelmingly decided that the optimal use of the corridor is for conversion into a world class rail trail, with possible train operations co-existent on segmented portions in Kingston and Shandaken.

Recently however, a small minority group of die-hard rail fans under the moniker Save the Rails, ig-noring more than three years of exhaustive research and expert analysis, has mounted a concerted protest to that decision with signs, social media blitzes, ral-lies, and tying up the Legislature’s public comments time with ill-informed and unrealistic calls for a con-tinuation of train operations for the entire corridor and no conversion of any part.

The public, and the County governing bodies, should not be fooled nor swayed by these belated and outsized clamors.

The data for the optimization of the use of the corridor by the citizens of the County as a key section of a world class county rail-trail system could not be

D emocratic congressional can-didate Zephyr Teachout was under-standably “overwhelmed” when asked about a Siena/Time Warner poll re-leased last Tuesday that showed her

30 points ahead of her primary opponent, Will Yandik. Taken about a month before the June 28 primary, the poll seemed to give Teachout an in-surmountable lead against the underfunded and relatively unknown Columbia County farmer.

Teachout didn’t define “overwhelmed.” One gets the impression that the Fordham law professor isn’t overwhelmed by many things. She might have meant the poll hardly represented the reception she and Yandik have been getting around the district. Which is to say, closer to 50-50 than 65-35. Such was the response by the SRO crowd at the Community Cen-ter in Woodstock last week.

That there wasn’t a dime’s worth of difference on a host of topics between these two self-described “progressives” might have been a factor. Regardless of who wins the primary, the hard left will be well-represented on the Democratic ticket.

Against Teachout’s celebrity and impressive fun-draising — she should be approaching $1.5 million while Yandik struggles for a third of that — was a troubling stat inside the Siena poll which suggested, as has Yandik, that a run from the left might not suc-ceed in a moderate-to-conservative district in which Democrats and Republicans have almost equal en-rollments. The poll showed that Teachout ran stron-gest with the 13 percent among those who considered themselves most progressive, while running virtually even with Yandik among those who said they were mainstream Democrats. These findings seemed to back Yandik’s repeated warning that to win the elec-tion “we have to reach out to Republicans.”

Bring on Faso!You have to give Teachout an “E” for exuberance.

At the Woodstock candidates’ night she declared herself “John Faso’s worst nightmare.” Faso leads Republican rival Andrew Heaney by 22 points in the Siena poll.

Well, I’ve seen Faso across some 20 years of cam-paigning, and if truth be told he might be Teachout’s worst nightmare.

Faso, a career politician, is what they call a knee-capper. He takes no prisoners. It’s all about the prize. He will attack any perceived weakness — does resi-dency ring a bell? —belittle any accomplishment, turn around any criticism. Something of a policy wonk like Teachout, he will bury his opponents in white papers. On the campaign trail, Faso is all smiles and handshakes, but can go quickly serious when a susbstantive question is raised.

The former Assembly minority leader has been through the mill, having run failed — but loud — campaigns for governor and state comptroller, the first a debacle against Eliot Spitzer, the latter a cred-ible showing against Alan Hevesi.

Teachout, by comparison, has barely had the pro-verbial glove laid on her. For sure she’s fought for all kinds of good causes, but has never faced live fire in a competitive election. Andrew Cuomo ignored her during their primary campaign in 2014. Carrying almost every upstate county was a moral victory, but how much of that was anti-Cuomo? Yandik, as repeatedly demonstrated in this primary, has been little more than an echo chamber.

That said, Teachout is no pushover. Firm resolve underlies her engaging demeanor. She needs to un-derstand that a general election against John Faso will be a whole new ball game.

Campaign notesI think voters expect more from candidates than an obvious understanding of issues and a pledge to “fight like hell,” as Teachout likes to say. After de-cades of upstate economic malaise, credible, achiev-able solutions had better be forthcoming.

As an example, the biannual question to on how to equalize Medicare reimbursement payments be-tween Ulster and Dutchess County has produced a history lesson in futility. Teachout noted that former Democratic congressman Maurice Hinchey fought hard to for equity over a 20-year career, as did Re-publican Chris Gibson during the four years he rep-resented this area. She too, would “fight like hell,” but that can’t be the whole answer, not after 24 years.

Here, the sharp-as-a-tack Teachout might have missed an opportunity. The problem with changing the formula lies not in the House, as she knows, but

in the Senate, and Teachout has been endorsed by both New York senators.

Yandik wasn’t just dropping names when he said he paid a courtesy visit on House minority whip (No. 2) Steny Hoyer.

“I asked him if the House was as bitterly divided as I’d read about,” Yandik said.

“He said, ‘Young man, it’s a helluva lot worse than that.’”

A Yandik spokesman said his candidate has sent out five mailings in the last month. I’ve yet to see any of them.

County executive Mike Hein, once the subject of much speculation as a congressional possibility, didn’t attend last week’s candidates’ night, but his shadow looms over this race.

“Mike Hein held up fundraising for both of us,” said Yandik without rancor in comparing the sub-stantial lead Republican candidates enjoy in money-raising over their Democratic counterparts. Though never committing to a run, Hein allowed speculation about his candidacy until almost the end of last year before “withdrawing” for family considerations. The inference from “both” was that neither would have run against Hein, which I doubt. Hein, unlike Yandik and Teachout, would probably have run from the right, almost as a Faso clone, a tricky proposition in a Democratic primary.

Candidate exchanges can sometimes produce interesting stats. I didn’t know a congressional office is allowed a staff of 18. Makes sense to me. The office serves more than 700,000 people. By comparison, Ulster County has about 180,000 residents and a legislature with 23 members.

Since the Democratic candidates agreed on al-most everything, neither questioned that upward of 90 percent of congressional districts on the ballot this year will go uncontested or with minimal opposi-tion. New York’s Nineteenth Congressional District is one of only about 40 nationally in play. Democrats need 33 to regain the majority.

Sales-tax fi naleI got the impression that Kingston aldermen didn’t understand the sales-tax deal negotiated by their mayor and county executive Mike Hein any better than their counterparts in the county legislature. And the aldermen had almost a month longer to digest details.

I’m not claiming to be an expert, but it appears the five-year sales-tax deal will come in two phases. The first two years are just about status quo. The last three are rife with risk, mostly to the city and by extension the 20 towns. For one thing, there’s a cap on growth beginning in the third year. For another, if for any reason the one-percent surtax goes away, the county will be held harmless while the city suffers the consequences. ●

more clear. Active tourism is a $345 billion industry growing at 65% a year, with multi-day spending of $947 per trip. The Erie Canalway Trail generates $55 million in non-local-visitor spending annually. The Great Alleghany Passage Rail Trail $24 million. The Walkway, already $24 million. The railroad-oriented Stone Consulting company, working for the County, concluded that the Ashokan section of the network will be one of the most stunning rail trails in the Northeast. $9 million in grant spending has already come into the county for trail construction alone.

In addition, the use of the U&D corridor by Coun-ty and Kingston residents is projected to leap from the only 1000-2000 who rode the train annually in recent years, to more than 100,000 annual uses of the trail for health, recreation and transportation benefits.

Building the trail will produce enormously ex-panded benefits to the citizens of the county over the next 30 years. But in order to realize those benefits, the work on design, construction and utilization must go forward. The County must move into a new and exciting future, rather than being impeded by limited nostalgia for an era that has passed.

William SheldonKingston

Modern times for SaugertiesAs I began my fam- Continued on page 12


ECONOMYGeddy Sveikauskas

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War and peace

ily in Saugerties in the early 1970s, real estate was dirt cheap and this community was identified with its X-rated movie theater and a topless bar, in an era when these were still regarded by decent folk

F aced with a modest barrage of opposition from New Paltz officials and residents, the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency (UCIDA) seems prepared to adopt a policy stipulating

that dormitory and senior housing projects in the county secure local-government agreement before IDA financial benefits can be extended to them. Such a measure might to some degree ameliorate the hostility between the IDA and local government in Ulster County.

The agency is also likely to adjust its requirements for the use of regional labor and establish a new floor for wages paid during the construction phase of IDA-backed projects. Finally, it has made clear that it regarded itself as being already attuned to state policies in regard to “clawbacks” of IDA benefits from projects that don’t deliver what they have promised.

The UCIDA governance committee discussed these changes at a June 2 meeting attended by a majority of the agency’s members. These proposals were not fully aired at the full agency board meeting June 8, however. Further debate is possible if and when the revised policies do emerge for scrutiny and adoption.

IDAs in New York counties have been criticized by both the state, the government level above them, and local governments, the level below them, for a variety of reasons. For more than a decade, they’ve been accused of extending benefits to applicants who don’t deserve them, not monitoring whether the re-cipients of support create the jobs they’ve promised, and in general for undermining home rule. With upstate New York continuing to suffer from pro-longed economic stagnation, the IDAs have become the convenient scapegoat, whether or not it is within their power to change the situation, for their critics.

The proposal first floated in 2010 for Park Point, a 732-bed, $60-million dormitory project next to the SUNY-New Paltz campus, caused a long and bitter battle. The developer, Rochester-based Wil-morite, the New Paltz college foundation, college officials and the IDA were on one side. Much of the rest of New Paltz, including its town govern-ment, were on the other. The IDA, which provides tax inducements most commonly for industrial and commercial projects, had created Category 5, mak-ing dormitory housing and senior housing projects eligible for agency support of a 25-year payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (Pilot) schedule. As with other classes of eligible projects, the IDA reserved decision on

the tax benefits for itself. “The agency shall deter-mine the fixed amount by considering the cost of the project and the impact the project has on the local community,” its Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP) stated. “…The agency may take into account information provided by the applicant, the local mu-nicipalities and school districts…,” and so on. The UTEP defined dormitory housing as “housing facili-ties designed and occupied by students attending higher education.”

The town’s planning board, lead agency for the project’s environmental review, had vowed to deny the Wilmorite application if it included a Pilot. It did.

What followed was predictable. In April 2014, the IDA unanimously granted the developer a 25-year Pilot. IDA member Steve Perfit said that a silent majority in the town favored the deal. “Without SUNY New Paltz, there would be no New Paltz,” he famously said.

The town government responded. “They have a Pilot, but they don’t have a project,” town supervi-sor Susan Zimet said. “The next step is the lawyers.”

A year later, state Supreme Court judge Michael Melkonian on March 17, 2015 decided in New Paltz’s favor, upholding the planning board’s conclusion that the revenues coming to the town and school district under the Pilot were insufficient to maintain local services. “We understand that SUNY believes that they need more housing and we are not against the college growing in any means whatsoever. SUNY New Paltz is critically important to the community,” said Zimet at the tine. “However, it is not fair to do it on the backs of the taxpayers and the people who live in the community.”

The UCIDA has recently been reviewing

its policies, procedures and application form. In Ulster, much attention has been paid, as it has

been in other counties, to the pay for construction workers at IDA-backed projects. The regional con-struction unions, one of which veteran IDA member Jim Malcolm works for, are concerned about the low wages itinerant non-local construction workers are paid. The local unions don’t have the clout to get the level of prevailing wages governmental projects bring, but they have been successful in getting more local labor hired at better pay. The UCIDA is discuss-ing adjustments in its labor policies. Malcolm wants to make sure additional jobs created because of proj-ects “the multiplier”) are taken into consideration.

A “living wage” of 150 percent of minimum wage as a pay floor or perhaps 75 percent of prevailing wage were discussed by the UCIDA.

Unlike many other county IDAs, the Ulster IDA applies a points-based matrix system to calculate the eligibility of projects for support. Now it’s reviewing these policies. The matrix will come first. The points calculator will be based on the matrix.

These tools are being updated with an eye for additional detail. Inevitably, the agency’s application is getting longer. A redline version of proposed revi-sions to the standard IDA application is presently on the agency’s website.

At its June meeting, the agency members tossed around increases and decreases in its decision-mak-ing system for eligible projects. It was an interesting discussion. How many points should be awarded for creating or retaining jobs? How many points for ensuring environmental sustainability, removing brownfields, using alternate energy sources, locating projects near bus stops, and/or building business parks?

When all is said and done, the biggest

headache the IDA has been facing is the rift caused by Category 5. It has been controversial. It was by far the item most often mentioned at the recent IDA public hearing at SUNY Ulster, and in the correspon-dence stemming from it.

Chairman Mike Horodyski, who had unwaver-ingly supported the Wilmorite application, proposed his solution at the IDA governance meeting: Strike only a deal that works for everybody. Make Category 5 and Category 5 alone subject to local approval. Create an automatic deviation that requires local approval for projects in Category 5.

Under Horodyski’s proposal, the approval of the local jurisdiction, the school board and the county legislature would be required for dormitory and se-nior projects.

Though no committee vote was taken on Horo-dyski’s suggestion, no overt dissent was voiced by other board members.

According to the UCIDA schedule, the maximum exemption for any other types of projects is 15 years. Member Floyd Lattin wanted the term of the IDA tax abatement for Category 5 cut back to 20 years from 25.

Would the proposed changes soothe the still-ruffled feathers of the IDA and of the local govern-ments? It’s hard to say. Time will tell.

At the IDA committee meeting, governance chair-man John Morrow was still fuming about New Paltz town government’s calculation of police services in its objections to Park Point. “The police thing is all bullshit,” he said. “They don’t have to call the New Paltz police. It’s a big, fat lie, and no one’s calling them on it.” ●

This weekly column reports regularly on economic trends in the mid-Hudson region. To read past col-umns, go to Ulster Publishing’s hudsonvalleybusi-nessreview.com.

as indecent. We had a bad reputation from Fishkill to Hudson and New Paltz to Athens as a place only those looking for drugs called a destination.

This “wild scene” atmosphere left an impression on those that spent their youth believing this is what Saugerties is. But then there were those that had a different idea of what Saugerties is. They are what made a National Register Historic District and zon-ing and forced this dormant Saugerties with its lax moral footing to build a foundation as a place decent people wanted to live in. These were all initiatives of citizens groups.

It is not just improper but outright ignorance of the facts that comes out when “friends,” “alli-ances” and “concerned citizens” groups are treated with hostility by Bill Murphy. The government never was the responsible party in Saugerties. The Mayor and board members’ pretentious actions in defense of a businessman are old news. They have to get over their infatuation with the wild “scene” atmosphere of their youth and catch up with the times.

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Bertram W. Ledwith, 78, of Tannersville, died suddenly Sunday evening, June 12, 2016 after being stricken at home. He was the husband of Janice L. (Shoemaker) Ledwith with whom he shared 47 years of marriage.

Born on April 5, 1938 in Saugerties, NY, he was a son of the late James and Lila (O’Brien) Ledwith. He and his wife lived in Elkins Park and moved permanently to Tannersville 6 1/2 years ago, where they had a part-time family home for many years.

He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.

Bert was an Air Traffic Controller for the F.A.A. and then worked for W.W. Adcock Pool Supplies in Huntingdon Valley.

He was a member of Reeders United Methodist Church and was an avid animal lover.

In addition to his wife, surviving are two children, Rebecca L. Ledwith of Fox Chase and Kevin J. Ledwith and his wife Erica of Peckville; two grandchildren, Katrina and Trace; a third grandchild due next week; and a half-brother, Gregory Mulstay of Saugerties, NY. He was preceded in death by a brother, James H. Ledwith, Jr; two half-brothers, John Mininchelli and Edward Mulstay; and two half-sisters, Louise Mininchelli and Margaret Mulstay.

Services will be held on Saturday, June 18th at Reeders United Methodist Church with a greeting time beginning at 10:30AM followed by a noon memorial service and luncheon. The Rev. Larry Mark will officiate. Cremation was private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made to Reeders United Methodist Church Outreach Program, P.O. Box 187, Reeders, PA 18352.

Arrangements by William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 www.wmhclarkfuneralhome.com.

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Kingston mourns Orlando’s deadWell over 200 people gathered in Up-

town Kingston Monday evening in a moving cer-emony, procession and vigil to pay their respects to those killed in the June 12 Orlando gay-nightclub massacre.

After prayers, remarks, song and an emotional reading of the names of those slain, those in atten-dance at the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center, who ranged from high-ranking public officials to clergy to people of all ages, formed a procession to a nearby spot at the corner of Wall and North Front streets that’s become a shrine of remembrance for the vic-tims of the worst mass shooting in American history.

“It’s not lost on all of us in this room that a year ago the Supreme Court came down and said we be-lieve in same-sex marriage, everyone should have the same rights in this country,” said Fred Mayo, acting executive director and board chairman of the LGBTQ center. “It isn’t about getting angry, it’s about remembering we can heal by remembering our sense of community by reaching out to everyone around us. “We’re not going to solve the homophobia in this country by getting angry. We’ll solve it by marching, we’ll solve it by protesting, we’ll solve it with educa-tion. We’ll solve it in a whole lot of ways, but the way we’ll solve it most is with love.”

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COMMUNITYFree well and groundwater assessmentRCAP Solutions, Inc. (RCAP) is off ering no-cost well assessments through the month of June. Private home-owners in the Hudson Valley who derive their water supply from an individual groundwater well may re-ceive an on-site, outdoor review of the wellhead and water recharge area, assessment of conditions and potential threats and a written summary. A list of ad-ditional resources to aid in understanding groundwater hydrology, well fundamentals, well-care best practices and fi nding assistance locally will be provided. The pro-gram is funded through a grant from the USEPA. RCAP Solutions is part of a national nonprofi t organization federally funded to provide technical assistance and training to small communities with water and waste-water issues. To register, call (845) 332-0257 or email [email protected]. Space is limited.

Public notice from water departmentsThe village and town water departments will continue to fl ush hydrants and conduct blow-off s through Friday, June 17. The work will be done evenings when possible and may result in water discoloration. Questions or related problems should be addressed to the town at 246-8671 or the village at 246-8958, ext. 5. Water superintendents Mike Hopf and Mark Resso apologize for any inconvenience the work causes.

The 2015 Village of Saugerties Annual Water Qual-ity Report is now available at www.village.saugerties.ny.us/content or www.village.saugerties.ny.us /tv23. A hard copy may be obtained at the village municipal offi ces at 43 Partition St.

Sewer lines to be fl ushedThe Village of Saugerties Wastewater Dept. will fl ush sewer lines in the business district around Main and Partition streets on Wednesday, June 22 from 2-7 a.m. The village apologizes for any inconvenience caused.

Vacation Bible SchoolThe Saugerties Council of Churches will sponsor the annual Vacation Bible School from Monday, July 25 through Friday, July 29 at Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave. Classes meet each day

from 9 a.m. to noon. A parade will be held throughout the village on Thursday evening. Each day will start with the introduction of a story from the Bible. This year’s theme is “Deep Sea Discovery.” Crafts and refreshments are included. Classes are available for ages four to sixth grade. Older children may volunteer as aides. Register by calling Margaret Todd at (845) 532-5687.

Fish & Game Club swap meetThe fi fth annual Saugerties Fish & Game Club swap meet will be held at 168 Fish Creek Rd. on Sunday, June 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The newly enlarged clubhouse will off er handguns, rifl es, magazines, scopes, fi shing items, gun tools, carry cases, antique fi rearms, ammo cans, gun slings, camo items, targets, ropes, cables, hunting boots, gear, guide service and other items for outdoor sports. Admission is free to the public. Break-fast and lunch will be available. The sale is limited to outdoor-related items only; no fl ea market or house wares. The event qualifi es as “gun show” per state law. All fi rearms sold to individuals must be NICS-checked. An FFL dealer will be available to do this for a nominal fee. No exceptions.

Chamber of CommerceThe next Saugerties Chamber of Commerce meeting will be held Wednesday, June 29 at Paper House Pro-ductions, 160 Malden Turnpike. Prospective members are welcome. The Chamber’s new Discover Saugerties guide is now available at many shops and locations throughout Saugerties. The booklet provides a handy guide to local businesses, events, places of interest and where to eat, shop or stay. More information is available by visiting www.discoversaugerties.com.

Care packages for militarySaugerties Elks Lodge is gearing up for the annual Fourth of July shipping of boxes to deployed soldiers through their program, Adopt A Soldier. Names of any soldier to be included on the list to receive a care pack-age may be given to Dotty at 246-6419or Barbara at 246-4247. There are also drop boxes for donations to the soldiers located at Smith’s Hardware, Main St. Saugerties, Helsmoortel Insurance on Route 9W and the Elks Lodge on Route 9W. Items needed include socks, cold drink mixes, snacks, movies, books and

dental care items.

Participate in the Bed RaceThe fi fth annual Great Saugerties Bed Race will be held Monday, July 4 from noon to 3 p.m. at Cantine Field as part of Saugerties Old Timers Day. The Saugerties Police Dept. is challenging all police, fi re and EMS departments in the area to participate in this unique competition. The Saugerties Police Dept. will award a special trophy to the winning emergency service provider team. No motorized beds are allowed. Teams must be made up of four runners per bed with a fi fth as rider. Race participants must be at least 18 years old. More information about forming a team or becoming a vendor is available from Marjorie Block at [email protected] or call (845) 246-0784.

Pig Roast & Music FestThe Ulster County and Saugerties historical societies will co-host a Pig Roast & Music Fest on Sunday, July 10 from noon to 5 p.m. at Kiersted House, 119 Main St. The menu includes expertly roasted, locally-raised pig from Meiller’s in Pine Plains along with sauerkraut and pineapple, corn on the cob, salads, soft drinks and dessert. Sponsors include Price Chopper, Hannaford’s, Adams Fairacre Farms, Stewart’s Shops, Saunderskill Farms and The Village Diner. The roast will be coordi-nated by veteran master BBQ chefs Charlie Fisher and Dan Hauspurg. The musical entertainment includes The Bondville Boys, Katie Hoff staff er, Talking Fire and others. The annual Sawyer Car Show will be held the same day.

The event is a joint fundraiser to benefi t both his-torical societies. Tickets cost $20 for adults in advance, $25 at the door and $10 for children. Tickets are avail-able at Kiersted House, Town & Country Liquors, PC Smith Co., Saunderskill Farms, Stone Ridge Wine & Spirits, UCHS Bevier House Museum or at www.ulster-countyhs.org.

Lifespring annual meetingThe annual meeting of Lifespring, Saugerties’ adult learning community, featured a performance by Gar-diner-based Brenda Bufalino, tap dancer and chore-ographer. A veteran of the New York City dance scene since the 1950s, she gave a lively demonstration of her tap technique to the 160-member organization. Susan Puretz was re-elected president of the group, with Eileen Shambris elected secretary, replacing the retiring Barbara Kaisik who was reelected along with Matt Ostoyich as board members at large. Peg Nau was appointed treasurer to replace the late Richard Phillips. Retiring AV coordinator Fran Jacobson, membership coordinator Susan Kahl and curriculum coordinator Arzi McKeown were honored for their years of outstanding service. Colleen Greco chaired the event.

SUNY Ulster driving courses this fallSUNY Ulster will off er several driving courses during the fall semester that are open to the public and require pre-registration.

The fi ve-hour pre-licensing class covers the eff ects of alcohol and drugs on driving perception and defen-sive driving techniques. Students will be issued the cer-tifi cate required to take the road test. The class meets the state Department of Motor Vehicles classroom re-quirement in driver safety education. The course will be held at the Business Resource Center in Kingston on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and at the Stone Ridge campus Saturday, Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cost is $45.

The defensive driving course is a six-hour class de-signed to help prevent and avoid accidents through techniques developed by the National Safety Council and approved by the state Department of Motor Ve-hicles. Participants can save 10 percent on their auto liability, no-fault and collision insurance premiums for three years. They may also receive a reduction of up to four points on their driving record toward points accu-mulated prior to class completion. Classes are Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Stone Ridge campus and Saturday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Business Resource Center in Kingston. The course

Future of Saugerties Scholarships presentedT E N H I G H S C H O O L S E N I O R S received the Future of Saugerties Scholarship award on Thursday, June 9 at Senior Awards Night at the school. Each will receive up to $10,000 each applied to their post-high school education for up to four years. The recipients are Ryan Dudzic, Rebecca-Lynn Dunham, Kelsey Gaulin, Meghan Hackett, Niall Healy, Jessica Miller, Timothy Quesnell, Megan Rea, Aubrey Weeks and Melissa Voerg.

The Future of Saugerties Scholarship recognizes well-rounded Saugerties High School seniors who demonstrate outstanding commitment to their education and their community. More than 50 students apply for one of the ten grants annually. The selection process involves an interview with members of the Scholarship Committee, made up of Thomas Averill of Saugerties High School, Michael Berg of Family of Woodstock, Emily Glass of HITS, Terry Parisian of Hudson Valley Mall, Stacey Rein of Ulster County United Way and Tom and Jane Struzzieri of HITS. Applications for the 2017 Future of Saugerties Scholarship will be available early next year in the school’s guidance offi ce. More information is available by contacting Emily Glass at [email protected]. To donate to the scholarship fund, contact the United Way of Ulster County at (845) 331-4199.


LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION OF

NASHAW LLCThe Articles of Organization of

NASHAW LLC were fi led with the New York Department of State on April 14, 2016. The New York Sec-retary of State has been appointed agent for service. The name and ad-dress of the registered agent upon which process may be served and which will receive copies of service from the NYSS, is: 72 Appletree Drive, Saugerties, New York. The purpose of the limited liability com-pany is to engage in any lawful ac-tivity for which limited liability com-panies may be formed. It will have its principal offi ce in Ulster County, New York.

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIM-

ITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). Name: SAUGERTIES ANTIQUE MARKET, LLC. Articles of Organiza-tion fi led with New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on: 4/5/16. Offi ce Location: Ulster County. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process

c/o Saugerties Antique Market, LLC, c/o P.O. Box 529, Glasco, NY 12432. Term: Indefi nite. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Formation of a Limited

Liability Company (LLC):Name: UNDER OVERLOOK ART

STUDIOSArticles of Organization were

fi led with the Secretary of State of New York(SSNY) on 05/02/2016.

Offi ce location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: Under Overlook Art Studios, 14 Sawood Lane, Woodstock, NY, 12498. Pur-pose: Any lawful purpose.

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HUDSON VALLEY SILVERWORKS LLC

Articles of Organization fi led with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on: 03/22/2016. Offi ce loca-tion: Ulster County. SSNY has been

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designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLCs principal business location PO Box 464, Saugerties, NY 12477. Purpose: any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Formation of a Limited

Liability Company (LLC): NAME: WOODSTOCK

SESSIONS,LLCArticles of Organization were

fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/19/2016. Offi ce location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: WOODSTOCK SESSIONS, 1835 ROUTE 212, SAU-GERTIES NEW YORK, 12477. Pur-pose: Any lawful purpose.

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ITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC)Name: Hudson Valley Line

Stops, LLC.Articles of Organization fi led

with New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on: 5/6/2016.

Offi ce Location: Ulster County.SSNY designated as agent of LLC

upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of pro-cess to the LLC, 6 Staghorn Road, Saugerties, New York 12477.

Term: Until: N/A.Purpose: Any lawful act or activ-

ity for which limited liability compa-nies may be organized.

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

(LLC)Name: MarJay Enterprises, LLC.Articles of Organization fi led

with New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on: 6/7/16. Offi ce Location: Ulster County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process c/o MarJay Enterprises, LLC, 161 Wil-low Tree Road #A, Milton, New York 12547. Term: Indefi nite.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activ-ity for which limited liability compa-nies may be organized.

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTJune events at Inquiring Mind BookstoreFriday, June 17 at 7 p.m. Storytelling with Janet Carter. Guest May Murphy.

Saturday, June 18 at 7 p.m. Sarada Chiruvolu pres-ents “Home at Last: A Journey Toward High Conscious-ness,” a new meditation primer for the 21st century.

Tuesday, June21 at 7 p.m. Open mic.Saturday, June 25 from 3-6 p.m. Hudson Valley Psychic Meet-up.

Saturday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. Performance art and poetry with Laura Ludwig.Inquiring Mind Bookstore & Cafe is located on the cor-ner of Main and Partition streets in the village.

Poetry readingCross Contemporary Art gallery at 81 Partition St. will host a poetry reading with critic and cultural historian Geoff rey O’Brien on Saturday, June 18 at 5 p.m. He will read from his latest poetry collection, “In a Mist.” O’Brien is a prolifi c writer whose work has appeared in Artforum, The Nation, New York Times, New York Times Book Review and Village Voice. He is a National Book Critics Circle Award fi nalist and a fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation, the New York Institute for the Humanities and The Guggenheim Foundation. O’Brien collaborated on “Tree of Names and a River” with Ellen Kozak, whose paintings are currently on display in a solo show, “Periodical” at Cross Contem-porary Art. Printed in a limited edition of ten, the artist book will be on view along with Kozak’s show through Wednesday, June 22.

“Periodical” features new oil paintings by Kozak on the cusp between representation and abstraction and a single-channel video, ”Notations on A River,” on view 24/7 in the gallery’s storefront window. Working from perception and paying close attention to visual phenomena and incorporating ideas of mimesis, Kozak allows the physical properties of her materials and tools to play a primary inventive role.

Cross Contemporary Art shows mid-career and es-tablished artists who have a connection to the Hudson Valley and Catskills region. Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday from noon to 6 p.m. and Tuesday-Wednesday by appointment or chance. More informa-tion is available by calling (845) 399-9751 or visit www.crosscontemporaryart.com.

TheaterSounds readingTheaterSounds will present a reading of “Scott and Hem” by Mark St. Germain on Saturday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston. The playwright imagines F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway meeting and locking horns in Hollywood. The result is a witty comedy about the cost of love, friendship and the price of being a writer. Admission is by donation.

Wine tasting for vegan bookWhitecliff Vineyards at 331 McKinstrey Rd. in Gardiner will host a publication party for “For Goodness Sake: Plant-based Recipes from the Spiral House Kitchen” on Saturday, June 18 from noon to 5 p.m. A wine tast-ing will pair three of the book’s vegan recipes — an almond-based cheese, a New Orleans-inspired muf-faletta sandwich and a chilled watermelon gazpacho — with six of the vineyard’s wines; a red and a white with each dish. The 288-page, full-color vegan cook-book features 140 recipes by Diane Hagedorn and 250 photographs by Andrea Barrist Stern. The book is also about community, presenting the combined wisdom of an eclectic circle of artists who work for Saugerties artist Tom Gottsleben and share lunch each day at the Spiral House, which he designed and built based on principles of sacred geometry. Tickets cost $15 at the door. No reservations are required. The book will be available for purchase at $29.99.

Kristy Bishop Studio student showStudents of the Kristy Bishop Studio are exhibiting their work in the studio’s 26th annual student art show at the Dutch Ale House, 253 Main St. More than 100 works of art will remain on display through June 30. More in-formation is available at www.KristyBishopStudio.com.

Opening reception for artist co-op exhibitThe DogHouse Gallery at 429 Phillips Rd. is exhibit-ing a group show by members of LongreachArts, a mobile arts co-op that includes Elayne Seaman, Mar-lene Wiedenbaum, Elisa Pritzker, Staats Fasoldt, Sta-cie Flint, Rob Greene, Robert Hastings, Carol Loizides, Susan Fowler-Gallagher, Jose Gomez, Trina Greene, Claudia Gorman, Ellen Metzger O’Shea, Carol Pepper-Cooper, Michelle Squires, Nancy Scott, Arlene Becker and Deborah Bein. The show remains on view through July 4. Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day or by appointment. More information is available at 246-0402.

Gallopin’ Gala and AuctionTickets are available now for the Gallopin’ Gala and Auction on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Saugerties Perform-ing Arts Factory (SPAF). Purchase tickets at Town & Country Liquors, Smith Hardware, Sawyer Savings or online at www.DiscoverSaugerties.com.Tickets cost $25 in advance or $30 at the door. The Gala will feature free appetizers, a cash bar, live music and a Western BBQ, followed by the live auction of the painted horses and the drawing for the raffl e horse.

Cable access top picksFriday, June 17 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. “Historical Sketches” with Jimmie Moglia. This week: History of the Magna Carta.

Monday, June 20 at 1 and 7 p.m. “Turning of the Wheel” with Chris Flisher. This week: Pisces.

Tuesday, June 21 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. “Peak Moment: Locally Reliant Living.” This week: Building community from your front porch.

Tuesday, June 21 at 1 and 9 p.m. “The Garage” with Steve Butler. This week: Mallet and Hand Plane.

Wednesday, June 22 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. “Chil-dren’s Corner” with Sheriff Stephen J. This week: Crazy Cookies.

CIVICUlster County Congressional PrimaryThe Ulster County Congressional Primary will be held Tuesday, June 28 for Democratic and Republican Party candidates. All poll sites will open from noon to 9 p.m. The last day to mail an absentee ballot is Tuesday, June 21. The last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person is Monday, June 27 at the Ulster County Board of Elections, 284 Wall St. in Kingston.

SCHOOLSLocal students of noteAngelina Baker of Saugerties graduated from Colgate University. She majored in neuroscience and graduated cum laude. A graduate of John A. Coleman High School, Baker received a bachelor of arts degree at Colgate’s 195th commencement. Commissioner of Major League Baseball Robert D. Manfred Jr. delivered the keynote address to a packed audience of family and friends.Courtney Greth of Saugerties earned a bachelor of science degree in athletic training from Springfi eld Col-lege for studies completed in 2016. She was named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the spring 2016 term, as was Matthew Dittus of Saugerties, who also studied athletic training at the college.

Elmira College celebrated the graduation of 376 students during its 161st commencement on Sunday, June 5 at the Murray Athletic Center, Pine Valley. The class of 2016 included more than 125 graduates receiv-ing summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude honors. Moorea Spoljaric of Saugerties graduated magna cum laude.

Summer scholarship tripBefore heading off to St. Thomas Aquinas College this fall, Saugerties High School (SHS) senior Kellyann Aver-ill has a little detour to make: to Central America. Averill, the president of the SHS Key Club, has received a Hu-manitarian Heart Scholarship to take part in a nine-day trip to southern Guatemala in July. The scholarship is a result of the Key Club’s participation in the Yuda Bands Project, which gives American teens the opportunity to support children in Guatemala. The Kiwanis Club-sponsored Key Club sold bracelets last fall at the Garlic Festival to raise funds to educate a boy and a girl in Guatemala. Averill will have the opportunity to meet the two children during the trip.

She is one of only 20 students from around the country selected for the trip, which will include doing humanitarian projects and leadership workshops and working alongside Guatemalan teens. The students will also go on sightseeing excursions to the colonial city of Antigua, Tikal National Park and the active volcano Pacaya.

Averill is the daughter of SHS principal Thomas Averill and Morse Elementary School teacher Cathy

Garden club giveawayI N H O N O R O F N A T I O N A L G A R D E N W E E K , the Saugerties Society of Little Gardens gave away free dianthus plants to passersby on Friday, June 10. Smith Hardware donated the space for the event, which they assist with every year. Raffl e tickets for a handmade quilt were sold, also available every Saturday at the Farmers Market on Main St.

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Averill. She is an honor student, president of the Na-tional Honor Society and a standout member of the SHS girls’ varsity basketball team. She will study biol-ogy on a full scholarship to St. Thomas Aquinas while playing for the Division II college’s Lady Spartans bas-ketball team.

LIBRARYContent to ColorCome to the library on Saturday, June 18 from 11 a.m. to noon to see what the adult coloring craze is all about. All supplies for the coloring session will be provided. Creativity and conversation are optional.

Higher consciousness Author Sarada Chiruvolu will share her personal expe-rience of seeking higher states of consciousness and achieving self-realization through meditation practice in a discussion at the library on Saturday, June 18 at 2 p.m. Chiruvolu is the author of “Home At Last.”

Summer Solstice Bike ClinicRevolutionary Bike Shop pros will talk about basic bike repairs, safety and comfort at the library for ages ten and older on Tuesday, June 21 at 6 p.m. The event will include time for a Q&A session and prizes. Free.

Summer reading program Register for the summer reading program now through July at the library. Receive a reading log and an incen-tive just for signing up. The program is sponsored by the Saugerties Teachers’ Association. Events are listed online or pick up a calendar for details on Family Fun Night, Crafternoon, Lego Club, Fire Trucks at the Li-brary, ComicCon, story times, a performance of The Wizard of Oz and Write On! All events are free.

Read to canine companionKids are invited to drop by the library any time between 10:30 and noon on Saturday, June 25 to read to Zoey, a certifi ed reading therapy dog. Tail wags included.

Jester JimJester Jim will bring his wild and crazy juggling to the library on Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m.

Holiday hoursThe library will close on Monday, July 4 to observe Independence Day. The library will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5.

Library information Regular library hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library is located at 91 Washington Ave. The library webpage is www.saugertiespublicli-brary.org. Calls and emails are welcome at 246-4317 and [email protected]. ●

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