Vol . 14 , No 10
SOUTHERN ULSTER 3
Engineer ’ s
TIMES
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
A freak storm blew through the Town of Lloyd on Saturday evening , February
Freak storm
Wind devastates Lloyd Cemetery
25 , toppling a slew of 100 year-old plus evergreen trees at the Union Cemetery at 841 New Paltz Rd . The cemetery has more than 1,600 interments , some dating back to the 18th century .
Hail the victors !
Bond Brungard
The Highland girls basketball team defeated Spackenkill , Saturday at SUNY Orange , to win the Section 9 Class B title and advance to state tournament play . Story on page 44 .
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SERVING HIGHLAND , MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Cemetery Superintendent Charles Meuser said he learned that this unusual weather event is called a ‘ straight wind ’.
“ If you notice most of the trees are Continued on page 3
Transforming Main Street
One man ’ s vision for Milton
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
Robert Pollock is simply not satisfied with the current state of affairs in the hamlet of Milton and is making plans to do something about it . After successfully transforming Capt . Anning Smith ’ s prerevolutionary home into the Buttermilk Falls Inn and Spa , he turned his attention to Main Street where he opened Frieda ’ s Bakery and is on the cusp of opening an Asian-fusion themed restaurant .
Pollock recently developed a preliminary conceptual plan to build several contiguous structures on the western side of Main Street , from the corner of Main Street and Milton Turnpike north to the Post Office . His project calls for a mix of 16,800 sq ./ ft . of commercial retail space on the ground floors and 7,600 sq ./ ft . of residential apartments on the second floors .
In addition , Pollock is hoping to erect a two-story , 2,000 sq ./ ft . museum / arts center on the corner of Main and Church Streets where CSC Auto was located . He is also planning to add a significant number of parking spaces in several areas in and around the hamlet , calling this a critical ingredient to the project . As a first step Pollock has taken down O ’ Daly ’ s Pub & Grill and CSC Auto , long staples along Main Street , to make way for his future plans .
Pollock said he decided to improve the
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