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Before I forget: please attend the Rochester Republican Caucus, today, Monday, August 12, 6:30 PM at the Accord Firehouse. :: This caucus will mark about four years of having Captain David O’Halloran at the helm of the local Republican Party. … Continue reading →

Reporters Kellie McGuire (Blue Stone Press) and Terence P. Ward (Shawangunk Journal) agree that one picture is worth a thousand words. Town of Rochester Conservative Party held its 2013 nominating caucus Thursday, August 8 at the Accord Firehouse. Town Party … Continue reading →

Subliminal. The word means not obvious, and is often used in reference to a particular way of messaging found in advertising. For instance, a product is placed where your eyes see it, but you don’t really think about it. Next … Continue reading →

Blue Stone Press – July 19, 2012 Rondout Valley School Board elected Breanna Costello as its president and Wayne Beckerman as its vice president. The other members of the School Board are: Kent Anderson James Ayers James Blair Kevin Cothren … Continue reading →

On July 20 the Rochester Democratic Caucus nominated the candidates to join Councilwoman Lynn Archer on the November ballot. Here is the Town of Rochester Democratic slate: Lynn Archer – Ulster County Legislator, District 21 Carl Chipman – Town Supervisor … Continue reading →

Here are the candidates for Ulster County Legislature. Nine of them are enjoying free rides, and the people in their districts have lost the right to complain of anything. There will be two primaries, but this could change if signatures … Continue reading →

I don’t know where and when I bought these postcards, but I remember my thoughts years later, when I put them side by side. Let’s look at them together… At left is a postcard published in 1903, showing Our 25 Presidents. … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday America! – Jon Dogar-Marinesco

Dear Editor:   There has been some recent controversy about an email from the Rosendale Town Supervisor that I forwarded to my colleagues on the Town Board to keep them in the loop.  The forwarded email related to the proposal … Continue reading →

Steven Lance Fornal (left) and Jon Dogar-Marinesco – both pictures taken in 1973. :: “It sucks to write a book only to see it ranked at #9,023,651.” Yes, I wrote that in a post dedicated to Steven Lance Fornal, and … Continue reading →