Wallingford man s plans for NY state war games halted, court says
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The old Friar Tuck resort is decorated with castle-like turrets on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Catskill, N.Y. Chinese investors have big plans for the long-dormant Catskill Friar resort including water park, skating rink and retail village. Resort is over 200 acres in Catskill but needs major renovation. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron / Albany Times Union
CATSKILL The war games at The Friar Tuck Inn are off, at least for this weekend.
The town of Catskill on Thursday was granted a temporary restraining order to stop the planned military re-enactment that was to begin on Friday and run through the weekend at the long-shuttered resort.
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Court says no to war games at long-closed Friar Tuck resort in Catskill
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A court has said No to war games initially scheduled to start Friday at the shuttered Friar Tuck resort in Catskill. Times Union file photoShow MoreShow Less
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An exhibit in the legal complaint shows these military re-enactors gathered at Friar TuckState Supreme Court Greene CountyShow MoreShow Less
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Exterior of the old Friar Tuck resort on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Catskill, N.Y. Chinese investors have big plans for the long-dormant Catskill Friar resort including water park, skating rink and retail village. Resort is over 200 acres in Catskill but needs major renovation. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Historic but closed Friar Tuck Inn is scene of war games, illicit gambling, says town
Shuttered and decaying for a decade, is supposed to be mindfullness resort
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A closed sign outside the old Friar Tuck resort in 2020. The Friar Tuck Inn, a storied Catskills resort whose new owners say they want to develop into a “mindfulness” resort, was the scene of “paramilitary maneuvers” last month with people toting replica AK-47s and using realistic explosive discharges, according to a lawsuit by the town.Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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The Friar Tuck Inn, a storied Catskills resort whose new owners say they want to develop into a “mindfulness” resort, was the scene of “paramilitary maneuvers” last month with people toting replica AK-47s and using realistic explosive discharges, according to a lawsuit by the town.Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less