T IMES
SOUTHERN
ULSTER
Vol. 14, No 38 3 SEPTEMBER 20 - 26, 2017
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Highland School District presents alarming numbers
Last
week
Highland’s
Assistant
School Superintendent Sarah Dudley-
Lemek gave a presentation to the school
board entitled “Poor, Rich Experiences”
that focused on the growing number of
ONE DOLLAR
Huskies earn
first win
Rising tide of poverty
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
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families in the district who are living
at or below the national poverty level.
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Taking the wheel
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Mark Reynolds
Cyrus Jones (2) took a turn at the wheel of a firetruck as mom Sandra looks on during Plattekill Day on Saturday. Story, photos on page 3.
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Marlborough
GOP to
Dems: no
debate
The Marlborough Republican Party
has declined an invitation from the
Town’s Democratic Party to participate in
a debate between the candidates running
for town offices in November.
Incumbent Democratic Supervisor
Al Lanzetta favors debates and pointed
out that his party chairwoman Mici
Simonofsky reached out to her Republican
counterpart Mike Dovich on several
occasions to schedule a debate.
“We didn’t hear from them for about
a month and then I had her [Simonofsky]
send another [email] letter and Dovich
replied that it must have gone into his
trash and said at this time they do not
want to debate. That’s where we are now,”
Lanzetta said. “[In] talking to the women
from the League of Women Voters that is
what’s happening with all Republicans;
they don’t want to debate the Democrats.
That’s my understanding.” Lanzetta said
Dovich did not offer a reason for his
party’s decision.
Lanzetta believes debates are a
fundamental part of our political process.
He said when he and Tom Coupart were
running against each other a number of
years ago, as they are today, both parties
could not agree to the terms or setting
for a debate but Coupart then stated to
the media that debates are “good for the
people of Marlborough to know who’s
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