Monthly Archives: September 2013

Lynn Archer’s candidacy for Ulster County Legislator elicits bittersweet feelings from me. I’ve had the privilege of working with her on Town of Rochester’s Town Board for nearly six years and must admit that I feel a sense of loss … Continue reading →

Letter published in Shawangunk Journal – September 26, 2013 I wish to respond to a recent comment to a story which appeared in the Daily Freeman, “Ulster County Legislature Chairwoman Terry Bernardo relishes GOP primary win.” Maple24‘s comment criticizes our … Continue reading →

If you place metronomes on a static object and set them rocking out of phase with one another, they will remain that way indefinitely. Place them on a moveable surface, and something mesmerizing happens. Watch to the very end! Scary, … Continue reading →

– Jon Dogar-Marinesco

Did you attend commemorative events today? Did you watch them on TV? How are you feeling? What are you remembering? The victims included 246 on the four planes, 2,606 in New York City, and 125 at the Pentagon. I find … Continue reading →

It’s 11:06 PM. The polls closed at 9:00 PM. All poll sites in Ulster County finished reporting, except those in District 21 (Rochester and East Wawarsing). What gives? – Jon Dogar-Marinesco

Let me tell you from the get-go: Terry Bernardo will win this Republican primary. Among the reasons are the self-serving political ineptitude of David O’Halloran (the BS artist formerly known as the Chair of the Rochester Republican Committee), and the … Continue reading →

Originally aimed at pre-adolescent females, Hello Kitty’s market has broadened to include Terry Bernardo, the incumbent legislator from District 21. Hello Kitty’s popularity began waning before the year 2000 and has never recovered, but Terry Bernardo didn’t get the memo. … Continue reading →

On September 10, 2013 two candidates for County Legislature (District 21) will duke it out in a Republican Primary. John “Jack” Dawson is one of them. Dawson is a modest man. Look at his yard sign! He only gave himself … Continue reading →