Windham Supervisor Tears Up Newspaper, Tosses Pieces at Election Challenger
Windham Supervisor Tom Hoyt ripped up a newspaper and threw the pieces at his election challenger, Connor Exum, during an Oct. 8 Town Board meeting after Exum showed him an ad criticizing the town’s review of a proposed luxury hotel. Exum, a Democrat, is challenging Hoyt for the second year in a row in the Nov. 3 election. Exum said he’d planned…
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In Phoenicia, the Coming End of a Cherished Communication Link Stirs Concern
Technology developed in the 1870s proved to be a communications lifeline in Phoenicia when Hurricane Irene roared through, leaving the hamlet without power for 10 days. Since wireless coverage is spotty, the only residents who could call the outside world had landline phones connected by copper wires. It’s a situation that repeats itself each year…
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Longtime Book Publisher Buys Woodstock’s Mirabai as Cusson, Cuiule Exit
Two word-of-mouth referrals, 26 years apart, began and ended the legacy of the couple who owned Mirabai of Woodstock, the spiritual and metaphysical bookstore that anchors Mill Hill Road. Saugerties residents Audrey Cusson and Jeff Cuiule bought the store in 2000 after learning about it from their couples counselor. In May, Cusson’s New York City…
