Vol. 36, No. 1 3 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018
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Looking
ahead
S uper M oon
Local town and village
officials share their
hopes for 2018
By JASPREET GILL
[email protected]
Many of our town and village
officials shared one common goal for
2017: revitalization. This year, residents
of Gardiner, Maybrook, Walden and
Montgomery can expect a few beneficial
changes coming to their communities.
“The single biggest accomplishment
in 2017 was having the necessary repairs
made to the town hall, prepping it and
having it receive a beautiful fresh coat of
paint,” says Marybeth Majestic, Town of
Gardiner Supervisor.
Majestic says the most rewarding
process of the repairs made at the town
hall was the overall cost of $6,000 for a
job that could have cost the town over
$50,000 and credits local residents and
organizations for donating their labor for
the revitalization efforts.
So what’s in store for Gardiner
residents this year? Apparently, several
new things are in the works.
“The town board has numerous goals
for 2018,” says Majestic. “We are working
on ‘tweaking’ the zoning code to cover
areas that could not be anticipated 10
years ago when the code was adopted,
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Bethany Flynt Ganley of Pine Bush submitted this photo of the full moon rising on New Year’s Day.
Local church celebrates 12 Days of Giving
From now until January 7, the First
Presbyterian Church in Montgomery is
collecting donations for their “12 Days of
Giving.”
The event is organized by the
Westminster Guild Women’s Fellowship,
who started collecting items this past
Christmas.
The church is asking for donations of
one of the following items on each of the
12 days: peanut butter and jelly, cans of
tuna, pasta sauces, cans of vegetables, a
monetary donation, items for babies, mac
and cheese, cereal, pet food, pasta, Rice-a-
Roni and cans of fruit.
“[The ‘12 Days of Christmas’] is one
of many ways the congregation reaches
out to help others during the Christmas
season,” says Pastor Jeromey Howard.
“While it was originally designed for
church attendees, we will gladly take
donations from anyone who would like
to help. Simply put, we are called to show
love and compassion to everyone. One of
the basic needs is to have food to eat. All
of what we have in life comes from and
belongs to God. So, in our act of giving
over these 12 days we are working to not
lose sight of that fact. I have been in times
where I didn’t know where my next meal
would come from....but know that when
people find themselves there, what they
need is grace and love and food given with
a smile and open arms. I hope through
these 12 days of giving we can do just
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SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL