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WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 35, No 27 3 WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017
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A clock may just do the trick in Wallkill
By TED REMSNYDER
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ONE DOLLAR
Ballon
festival
Small town charm
A centrally-located post clock can add
real flavor and character to a town, and
that’s why Shawangunk’s Main Street
Revitalization Committee launched
a fundraising effort last year to build
a clock in the hamlet. The proposed
four-sided electronic timepiece would be
painted green with gold trimming and
stand on a brick base. The appealing
post clock combines the latest LED
backlighting technology with an old-
time, homey flair.
The committee needs to raise between
$20,000 and $25,000 to pay for the clock
and to get it erected, and to date the
group has locked down approximately
$3,600 in sponsorships from residents
and local businesses. With summer in
full swing and locals heading outdoors
to enjoy what the hamlet has to offer,
the committee hopes the fundraising
will pick up. “We’re starting our second
round of promotion,” Alex Danon, the
organization’s chairman, said. “So we
have a sign up and flyers up in Town
Hall. We have our Facebook page, we’ll
be at different events in the town.”
The same company that would build
the planned Shawangunk clock designed
a similar structure for the Town of
Wallkill, and Beacon, Ellenville and
Brewster have also been bolstered by
the addition of old-fashioned timepieces
in the middle of their municipalities.
“They’re always the focal point and in
great spots in nice towns and villages,”
Danon said. “So if that’s something we
could emulate, that’s what we’d like to
do.”
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Watkins
moving on
His tenure on the Pine Bush
School Board is over, but the
Shawangunk Councilman still
has a lot on his plate
By MELANIE ZERAH
Renderings courtesy Alex Damon
Shawangunk’s Main Street Revitalization Committee is trying to raise approximately
$25,000 to buy and install an antique clock in the hamlet of Wallkill.
For Pine Bush Board of Education
(BOE) member Matthew Watkins, a year
of service to the school district is coming
to a close.
After his predecessor Eric Meier passed
away, Watkins was elected to the seat,
making the Pine Bush BOE his fourth
public
service
position.
“I’ve always been
extremely
civic
minded,” Watkins said.
“I enjoy being able to
donate my services
and time to different
organizations.”
Watkins sits as a
councilman on the Matthew Watkins
Town of Shawagunk
Board, as a trustee for the Pine Bush
Library and as a professional councilman
for the Sullivan County Community
Foundation, an organization which aids
individuals set up charities for their cause.
During his time on the Pine Bush BOE,
the main issue facing the board was a
hunt for a new Superintendent of Schools.
Along with fellow board members, about 10
months of Watkins’ service was dedicated
to the recruitment of and interviewing
potential candidates for the position.
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SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL