Southern Ulster Times Feb. 17 2016 | Page 2

2 Southern Ulster Times, Wednesday, February 17, 2016 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar..........................................12 Craig McKinney................................ 9 Classifieds...................................... 28 Crossword......................................30 Highland......................................... 24 Letters to the Editor........................8 Marlboro........................................22 Obituaries...................................... 35 Opinion.............................................8 Police Blotter...................................4 Plattekill........................................ 23 School News...................................20 Service Directory........................... 32 Sports............................................40 PUBLIC AGENDA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 WHAT: Lloyd Town Board WHEN: 7p.m. WHERE: Lloyd Town Hall 12 Church St., Highland WHAT: Plattekill Town Board WHEN: 7p.m. WHERE: Plattekill Town Hall 1015 Rte. 44/55, Modena THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 WHAT: Marlboro school board WHEN: 7:30p.m. WHERE: Marlborough Town Hall 21 Milton Tnpk, Milton MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 WHAT: Marlborough Town Board WHEN: 7p.m. WHERE: Marlborough Town Hall 21 Milton Tnpk, Milton HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 PHONE: (845) 561-0170, FAX: (845) 561-3967 E-Mails may be directed to the following : ADVERTISING [email protected] CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS [email protected] TO REACH THE EDITOR [email protected] FOR THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICES [email protected] WEBSITE www.timescommunitypapers.com The Southern Ulster Times, (USPS 022-586) is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday at Newburgh, N.Y. 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Southern Ulster Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 Hein delivers 2016 State of the County address Continued from page 1 Hein began by saying that when he took office what was needed was an entirely new way of thinking about how county government could best serve the residents of Ulster County. “We chose to innovate and create entirely new models that are now replicated all across New York. If we had just shied away from tough choices or innovation, then we never would have addressed the looming crisis at Golden Hill [nursing home] or restructured County government, delivering millions in tax cuts and millions more to our towns and City governments,” he said. “If we were willing to accept the status quo as the only choice, then homeless Veterans would have no choice but to sleep under bridges, vulnerable seniors would be stuck on waiting lists and more inner-city kids would be struggling to access higher education. The dream of a world-class rail trail system would have remained only a dream and our long-neglected roads and bridges would have simply begun to crumble.” Hein said he took the opposite approach by reinventing county government “from the ground up” that resulted in a disruption of the status quo. By working hard and partnering with others there is now a $7.8 million community college satellite campus in Kin