T IMES
SOUTHERN
ULSTER
Vol. 15, No. 1
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JANUARY 3 - 9, 2018
On a frigid New Year’s morning the
duly elected officials of Highland were
sworn in at the Firehouse. Rev. John
Lynch, of St. Augustine’s Parish, offered
an opening prayer; saying in part “May
God strengthen you, his servants, and
bring your work to completion. May hope
accompany your journey through the
days to come and may God’s abiding
presence be with you all the days of your
life.”
Town
Justice
Eugene
Rizzo
administered the oaths of office, starting
with Rosalie Peplow as Town Clerk, who
is entering her 33rd year serving in the
position.
“Being Town Clerk has been a vocation
to me, a vocation to serve people and
I always strove to be sure that anyone
who comes to the town hall for help gets
personal attention,” she said.
Ben Bragg Jr. was sworn in as a Highland
Fire Commissioner. He reminded the
public that the goal of the dedicated
men and women of the Highland Fire
Department is “to make everybody safe,”
promising that if “something happens
ONE DOLLAR
British
invader Huskies hit
the mat
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Lloyd officials greet the new year
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
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you will be taken care of.” He said the job
of the Fire Commissioner is to “make sure
they [firefighters] are trained, make sure
they have the equipment, make sure they
have the know-how and make sure we
take care of the budget for the taxpayers
in the Highland Fire District.”
Terry Elia was sworn in to another
term as one of two judges in the Town. He
began serving as a Judge in 1998, a job he
has called the most important one he has
held in his life.
“The support I got this year was
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Irish
blessing
Belfast travel agents tout region
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
In December a tour operator and several
travel agents from Belfast, Northern
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D eep F reeze
Mark Reynolds
Two lone ice fishermen stand on the frozen pond at the Cluett-Schantz Park in Milton.
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