TIMES
WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 33, No 48 3 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015
Basketball
previews
The 2015 edition of the world-famous
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, set
Gift
Guide
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Locally-grown Christmas tree gets national exposure in the Big Apple
to be lighted on national TV tonight, has
humble beginnings.
Until last month, the 78-foot Norway
Spruce adorned a quiet stretch of Route
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Ready for prime time
By JON SCHMITT
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44-55 in Gardiner. Now it’s been decorated
and set for the spotlight.
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Holiday surprise
Majestic
change is
coming
New Gardiner supervisor
wants to keep the old
but welcome the new
By JANE ANDERSON
Jim Barnett, Scoutmaster and band leader of Maybrook’s Troop 236 Boy Scout Band, was surprised Sunday night at the Maybrook Tree Lighting
festivities, when many of his former band members returned to play with the band one more time. Barnett, who formed the band 30 years
ago, is stepping back. He will continue to lead the band at parade and ceremonial events, but is relinquishing some of his duties. More photos
of the Maybrook celebration are on page 5.
Marybeth Majestic is ready to take the
helm as Gardiner town supervisor, but
don’t expect her to rule with an iron fist.
“I’m a good listener,” Majestic said
during an interview two days after
Thanksgiving. Turkey soup, made from
leftover holiday turkey (“We grilled it this
year, for the first time,” she commented),
bubbled on the stove in the kitchen of her
historic stone home just outside town.
“I’m willing to hear other people’s
side of the story,” Majestic continued.
“I’m a team player who believes everybody brings something to the table.”
To that end, the newly minted town
leader hopes to find a balance between
residents who have lived here a lifetime
and newcomers who’d like a few more
amenities. Majestic has been a member
of the Gardiner Historical Society since
2001; her interest in historic preservation
is inherent, but she recognizes the need
for sustainability.
“I’m not sure my sons (Danny, Kevin
and Brian) will be able to afford to live
here if we don’t keep some things in
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