Monthly Archives: September 2009

Buck Smith not running alongside committee-endorsed Dems

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: September 29, 2009 | 0 Comments
Town board member Joan Buck Smith, who is running for re-election in November, has decided not to run on the same campaign as those candidates endorsed by the Town of Montgomery Democratic Committee. Buck Smith earned her spot on the Democratic line by forcing a primary against the committee-selected Lisa Kimball and Gail Jeter. After Kimball [...]
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Photos, records in wake of Hazmat spill

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: September 28, 2009 | 0 Comments
Public documents secured by the Times Herald-Record under Freedom of Information Law requests included the name of the chemical spilled at the UPS facility and photos of the incident. The spill on Aug. 13 was caused by a forklift piercing a barrel thus releasing liquid that reacted with the blacktop. As a result, a chemical cloud covered [...]
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Walden LDC down to five members

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: September 17, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Walden Local Development Corporation lost a member this week. John Katonah offered his resignation saying that he has too many other obligations to participate on the board. The Walden LDC has been negotiating since March for the rights to purchase the Packaged Lighting Supply property, but the membership of the board was unclear to village [...]
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Mystery mailer riles Montgomery Dems

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: September 14, 2009 | 0 Comments
Another mystery mailer circulated over the weekend in the Town of Montgomery has some town Democrats protesting. The mailer, which uses text, photos and phone numbers from the campaign of JoAnn Jasiel and Joan Buck-Smith, wasn’t sent out by the incumbent board members, Jasiel said. But the mailer does stump for the two incumbents on [...]
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Town upgrades website

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: September 10, 2009 | 0 Comments
Check out the new look at the Town of Montgomery site.
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Maher refuses to meet behind closed doors

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: September 9, 2009 | 0 Comments
After hearing a lot of public comment Tuesday night about the proposal to purchase the Packaged Lighting Supply building on Grant Street, the village board considered going into executive session to discuss the project. Mayor Brian Maher refused to attend any such session, if the board voted to enter into it. “The majority of the information [...]
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Clarifying executive sessions

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: September 9, 2009 | Comments closed
Residents from Tompkins Road in the Village of Montgomery attended a board meeting Sept. 1 to speak with officials about their concerns on the Central Hudson WM Power Line. Mike O’Brien said the group appealed to Mayor Steve Brescia to set up a joint meeting with village trustees and planning boards from both the town [...]
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Police agreement on town agenda

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: September 2, 2009 | 0 Comments
As promised, the Police Consolidation Committee is on the agenda to present to the Town of Montgomery board about an inter-municipal agreement. Mayor Brian Maher said he met with the committee Wednesday morning to shore up the presentation. The meeting is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.
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Village negotioting for an option on property

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: September 2, 2009 | 0 Comments
After Tuesday night’s executive session of the Walden trustees, Mayor Brian Maher issued a statement regarding the discussion of purchasing the Packaged Lighting Supply property on Grant Street. “The property purchase discussion concerns the Village of Walden negotiating for an option to acquire a portion of this property, excluding the building.  This would be done in phases.  The [...]
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