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Vol. 14, No 25 3 JUNE 21 - 27, 2017
ULSTER
At this month’s meeting of the
Plattekill Library Board of Trustees,
member Joe Egan asked President Lynn
Ridgeway and VP Valerie Smith to step
down from their positions.
Egan said both Ridgeway and Smith
have mislead the board on critical issues
concerning the building of a new library
“and resist any idea that is not theirs.”
Previously, Egan requested and
received emails that were sent between
Ridgeway and the library’s legal firm
of Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna to
better understand what has happened
over the past few years.
“As I read some of the emails I felt
there was an effort to circumvent the
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Plattekill Library heads asked to step down
By MARK REYNOLDS
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board by omission, misleading statements
and a basic disdain toward some board
members. This type of operation is
detrimental to the good operation and
shows a lack of professionalism,” he said.
Egan said the present board is
“not functioning as it needs to be and
that changes need to be made. So with
remorse I’ve come to the conclusion that
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D own M emory L ane
Ulster BOCES Community Relations
Members of the Highland High School Class of 2017 took a stroll down memory lane during the second annual “Senior Walk” on June 12.
Included in the stroll was a stop at Highland Elementary School where the seniors were greeted by the elementary students.
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Sue Sullivan
enters race
for Faso’s seat
By CHRISTOPHER SUMANO
Democrats across New York and the
Hudson Valley are gearing up in advance
of the 2018 elections. One such Democrat
is Sue Sullivan, a former Saugerties
resident who has lived in Plattekill since
1992. Sullivan is planning to run against
Rep. John Faso in 2018 for his seat as
representative of the 19th congressional
district.
Sullivan’s platform focuses heavily on
the issues of healthcare, job creation in
the Hudson Valley
and environmental
conservation.
Though the issues
are broad, Sullivan
feels that they can
be tackled properly
when approached
at a local level first.
“Throughout
my career I’ve
observed change
and people don’t like change from
outside influences,” Sullivan said. “Those
influences don’t always have the local best
interest at heart.”
Living and working throughout the
19th congressional district, Sullivan has
heard the concerns of the people she
hopes to represent and is aiming to be a
voice for those who go unheard.
“I’m a hometown Democrat and I mean
that throughout the district,” she said.
“I understand the diversity of the people
and more importantly what brings people
together.”
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