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Pine Bush Central School District residents are asking what they can do to help with the efforts to encourage the State of NY to provide our District with a fair share of the pie. The State has cut back on state aid to School Districts throughout the state but Pine Bush is one of seven or eight ...
02/13/2010
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Saturday February 13, 2010 in Orange County NY Saturday's Weather Partly Sunny with Temps in the Low 30s (click here for the latest NOAA Information.) Special Events Skiing and SnowBoarding - Warwick, NY Mount Peter, 40 Ski Lane, Warwick, NY has been making snow and lifts will be open from 8:3...
02/12/2010
Last night the wind was howling and jack frost was definately nipping at everyone's noses. We had the woodstove cranking out some heat and it was cozy and warm. The cats were a bit chilled on reentry to the house so ...... From what I hear some of my southern friends are wishing they had a w...
02/11/2010
TDADD, Technology Driven Attention Deficit Disorder, yes I have it. Everyday there is something new and shiny for me to look at. I barely have time to process what hit the ground yesterday when the next great whatever is presented to me. I still have notes from RainCamp I have to follow up on ...
02/10/2010
When I am working as a Home Buyer Representative for some people they mention to me that the School District is not important to them because they do not have children. I always point out to the buyers that resale value and ease of resale will matter to them and a good School District means high...
02/10/2010
Last night I attended a portion of the Pine Bush Central School District Board of Education meeting. During the meeting one of the things that really hit home for me was the fact that the State of New York has used old data to compile it's budget for the cuts in State Aid to our district. Mr Ste...
02/09/2010
So many times we are tempted to defend our hard won gains or our positions at a point where it is no longer logical. When we draw a line in the sand we often lose everything in the end. Case in point a world known local Orange County Motorcycle empire. I drove past the world headquarters on Ro...
02/09/2010
I have been writing about the Pine Bush Central School District budget planning process. At tonight's Budget Forum there were many wonderful people who showed up to express their concerns about and offer suggestions to help with the school budget. I heard a lot of great ideas and I was encourage...
02/08/2010
You might find buying a house in the Greater Hudson Valley of New York's Orange, Ulster, or Sullivan Counties is a little different than buying a home in other states and even in different areas of New York State. This series will prepare you for searching for and buying real estate in my neck o...
02/08/2010
One thing that is great about having a blog is that you can go back and pull old posts to refer clients and associates to. A recent comment on one of my posts by Elva Branson about the look of my blog posts led me to send an email with a link to an old tutorial I did a full year ago. I am no te...
02/07/2010