Southern Ulster Times Jan. 06 2016

TIMES SOUTHERN A new year lies ahead Lloyd swears in town officials By MARK REYNOLDS [email protected] The Town of Lloyd swore in their public officials at a ceremony on Friday morning, Jan. 1 at the firehouse on Milton Avenue. Supervisor Paul Hansut welcomed everyone and took a moment to acknowledge the sacrifices that families of candidates made during the campaign season. “On a day like this when we gather to celebrate our success and our election it is actually you we’d like to honor today,” he said. “We thank you for your support and we thank you for your love.” Hansut is looking forward to 2016. “I think we have a lot of good things planned for the future, moving our town and community forward,” he said. “With the help of the community and our families we will do that.” Town Justice Eugene Rizzo, who has served the community for 31 years, presided over the swearing-in ceremony. He said campaigns can be “a bit testy” but he reminded everyone that “we are all residents of the Town of Lloyd and more importantly, we are all friends. So, now Continued on page 2 ULSTER Vol. 13, No 1 3 JANUARY 6, 2016 Lady Dukes win tourney Page 36 3 ONE DOLLAR Bringing smiles Page 19 SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL Back in the saddle Lanzetta returns as Marlborough Supervisor By MARK REYNOLDS [email protected] Marlborough Town Clerk Colleen Corcoran swore in the town officials on New Year’s Day at the Town Hall. In quick succession she administered the oaths of office to Al Lanzetta as Town Supervisor, Ed Molinelli and Scott Corcoran as Town Councilmen and John DeMarco as Deputy Town Supervisor, an appointed position. Judge Michael Kraiza administered the oath to new town Justice Daniel Jackson. Lanzetta addressed the public. “First I want to thank God for this opportunity to serve you once again, the community of Marlborough and thank you to my family,” he said. “This is a great community and I am very, very upbeat about 2016. I think this is going to be a great year for Marlborough and I think we’re on the upward-bound. It’s all about family, community [and] let’s join each other, lift each other up and this will be a great year. Thank you very much.” Councilman Scott Corcoran thanked his wife and children “for supporting me for the last four years because it’s been a rough four years as far as getting adjusted to this job. We do this job, all of us, because we love our town. We don’t always agree but in the end it’s just for our town and we’re trying to do our best. Thank you.” Subsequently, Lanzetta said, “I am back after six years.” He said in the interim much has changed in Marlborough, especially with the downturn of the economy and the significant tax impact from the bankruptcy/reassessment of Continued on page 4 After the ceremony, officials signed papers that would be filed with the Town Clerk and at the Ulster County seat in Kingston. WWW.SOUTHERNULSTERTIMES.COM