WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – Scrutiny of bills and the fiscal health of the town have become the new tempest between Supervisor Bill McKenna and two Town Board members. The issue was raised several times during a Jan. 23 meeting, beginning when Councilman Bennet Ratcliff wanted to remove $3,762 in bills submitted by the attorney who defended […]
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – Town Bear Task Force members are seeking to have a local law adopted with heavy fines for business owners who fail to secure trash containers. Plans discussed following a Town Board meeting Tuesday included drafting regulations based on state Department of Environmental Conservation recommendations. “We want this legislation and we want it fast,” […]
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. Democratic incumbent Supervisor Bill McKenna won a 1,757-775 election fight Tuesday over Working Families candidate Councilman Bennet Ratcliff after a campaign lasting about a year for a two-year term. Town Board seats carrying four-year terms were won by incumbent Laura Ricci with 1,721 votes and Anula Courtis with 1,701 votes on the […]
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – Residents have had a long campaign season to sort through feuds, allegations and bickering in advance of choosing from among election candidates in contested races for supervisor, two Town Board seats and highway superintendent. Supervisor Democratic incumbent Supervisor Bill McKenna and Working Families candidate Councilman Bennet Ratcliff have engaged in a campaign lasting […]
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – Bear Task Force member Anula Courtis urged a heightened sense of awareness about bears as they enter the time when they are most likely to be stopping at known food sources and are least willing to be interrupted while doing so. “Last year the (state Department of Environmental Conservation) received at least […]