Shandaken Town Board
By Rusty Mae Moore on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 - 4:09 pm
“We are now 36 days after Irene, and recovery efforts continue,” was the opening comment of Shandaken Town Supervisor Rob Stanley at last night's Town Board meeting.
Stanley pointed out that there are a number of sources out there to help residents and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 23, 2011 - 12:03 pm
Want to volunteer in Shandaken? Last call is this weekend. From the Town of Shandaken website:
FINAL VOLUNTEER CALL – We still have a lot of work to accomplish. The CERT Tent will be open on Main St., Phoenicia this coming weekend Sept. 24th & 25th... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 5:06 pm
Jody Rossitz, Big Indian/Oliverea Fire Chief, acknowledging applause at Monday's Shandaken Town Board Meeting, September 12, 2011: Photo by Rusty Mae Moore
A crowd of 45 Shandaken residents told the Shandaken Town Board on Monday that they were concerned... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011 - 12:24 pm
Photo by J. Ronald Lee, 2011. Via Flickr.
Sixty percent of the water that is pumped through Phoenicia's water system is vanishing before it reaches its destination, Alfred Peavey, the chairman of the committee for the Phoenicia Water District, told the... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2011 - 1:43 pm
The Shandaken Town Board at Monday's meeting. Photo by Rusty Mae Moore.
On Monday, over the objections of one of the town's assessors, the Shandaken town board voted to slash its share of health benefits for town employees.
The board voted 4-1 to cut the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 9, 2011 - 10:21 am
Above: Former Shandaken town supervisor Peter DiSclafani trades barbs wtih Councilman Jack Jordan and current supervisor Rob Stanley at Monday's town meeting. Video by Julia Reischel.
A dispute over a misguided $2,500 check cashed by the Town of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, May. 26, 2011 - 9:21 am
Above: Shandaken supervisor Rob Stanley opens the special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board last night. Photo and videos by Julia Reischel.
The temperature was high at the special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board last night as local residents packed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jul. 8, 2010 - 9:59 am
When people get angry about things as benign as farm stands, they get really angry. Phoenicia's Hanover Farms, a large and successful farm stand on Rte. 28 in Mt. Tremper, has been a flashpoint of angst for years.
In a nutshell, owner Al Higley's... Read more
