SOUTHERN ULSTER
TIMES
Looking to the future
Vol . 14 , No 9 3
Aunt Hilda turns 100
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MARCH 1 - 7 , 2017 3 ONE DOLLAR
Lady Huskies win
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SERVING HIGHLAND , MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
‘ Rock solid ’ Highland honors Lindy Palladino
Marlborough hosts land use forum
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
In an ongoing series of public forums , the Town of Marlborough last week invited Planner John Behan to discuss how the community can discover connections between land usage , transportation , historic preservation and their impacts upon the character of the area .
Behan began by focusing on Land Uses in Marlborough , highlighting its economic development , its design character , the extent and impacts of strip development and on areas that may change and others that should be conserved . He pointed out that when towns incorporate complete street designs along a highway , there is a higher likelihood that these areas will see a much wider array of compatible land uses .
Behan presented slides of the northern and southern gateway areas into the town as well as the Marlboro Hamlet center . He said simple improvements to Marlborough could have very positive long-lasting effects , such as adding more
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The Highland Fire Commissioners honored Lindy Palladino for his 30 years of service on the board . Pictured L-R John Fraino , Chris Erichsen , Benjamin Bragg , Lindy Palladino and Stephen DiLorenzo .
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
The Highland Board of Fire Commissioners recently honored one of their own – Dominick “ Lindy ” Palladino for his long and devoted service to the department .
The Fire Commissioners recently
presented Palladino with a plaque that states : In recognition and deep appreciation of your 30 years of dedicated service and outstanding commitment to the citizens and firefighters of the fire district through an intense desire to improve the services we provide to the community and our neighbors .”
Palladino said he was never a
firefighter but was always associated with the Highland Fire Department , choosing to serve instead as a Fire Commissioner “ because I was ready and willing to help in any way that I could . I only lived about a block from the firehouse so it was very convenient for
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