SOUTHERN ULSTER
TIMES
Vol . 14 , No 4 3
Kids share Valentine ’ s Day plans
Thousands march Walkway Over the Hudson event draws 5,000
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JANUARY 25 - 31 , 2017 3 ONE DOLLAR
Season winds down
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SERVING HIGHLAND , MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Wish list
is long
Riverfront Park Manager has big plans for 2017
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
Jessica Cohen
Three generations of women from one family : Susan Heartquist , of Kinderhook , came with her daughter Cammy Salazar , also from Kinderhook , and granddaughter Zooey Salazar , from New Jersey .
By JESSICA COHEN jcohen @ tcnewspapers . com
Quick organizing by two women tapped mass emotion on Saturday , as 5000 people joined the Women ’ s March on the Walkway Over the Hudson , from Poughkeepsie to Highland . Paulina Bren , a Vassar history professor , at first thought she would attend the Women ’ s March in Washington to voice her opposition to Donald Trump ’ s agenda , she said . Then her friend , Lisa Kaul , suggested organizing a local women ’ s march . Neither had political organizing experience , but Bren saw the potential . “ Local voices are important ,” she said . They announced the event on social media , expecting 100 people , Bren said . Two thousand registered , and 5000 showed up , according to Eric Hoppe , park manager .
Whether young or old , some participants said they had never joined a march before , while others had been in many , beginning in the 1960s with
civil rights demonstrations . Either way , many signs listed numerous concerns , from Trump ’ s disregard for climate change and health care to equal rights and “ Islamaphobia .” Some highlighted a single issue , and some carried a banner of rainbow stripes with no writing at all .
“ I have so many concerns they don ’ t fit on a poster ,” read one sign , carried by a man .
Ed and Harriet Nade , retired Ulster
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Leonard Auchmoody , Manager of the Highland Landing Riverfront Park , informed the Town Board of the improvements he hopes to accomplish this year .
Auchmoody said work has moved forward on the exterior of the Education Center .
“ The back porch is raised to the bottom of the doors [ and ] the other door is installed ,” he said . “ We have the porch in position now so that we can start to get ready to plan for the handicap ramp .”
Auchmoody believes the grade and the amount of length they have is sufficient for the ramp . He said all of the building windows have been straightened and finished on the outside . Once it gets warmer he will caulk the edges .
Auchmoody said the building will be completed “ as fast as humanly possible .”
Auchmoody said he is presently discussing the lighting plans for the river walk with an engineer from the Selux Corporation .
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