Town may offer $275K for land PRINCETOWN— Princetown officials will extend an offer on the Walther family for a pair of properties located adjacent to the Town Hall off Duanesburg Road. Members of the Town Board approved an offer of $275,000 for the nearly 27 acres of land, which includes a historic residence and barn. The offer would be contingent upon voter approval and is being extended with the caveat that the structures on the property be preserved for their historic value. Board members met with the Walther family for nearly two hours last month to discuss a purchase of the property, which is currently zoned for commercial use. The Walthers are believed to want significantly more than what the town is offering, Princetown officials said. Rotterdam’s Web site upgraded
PRINCETOWN Concert to honor local firefighters finds dry site BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter Reach Gazette reporter Justin Mason at 395-3113 or jmason@dailygazette.net.
Princetown had wanted to honor their fi refighters Saturday with a free concert outside Town Hall, but the weather appears to have other plans. Originally, the band Sweet Cider was going to play an outdoor concert at the gazebo by the Princetown Road plaza. Volunteers from the Plotterkill, Duanesburg. Pine Grove and Mariaville fire companies had planned to put on demonstrations at the concert, which was to honor the departments for their service. “These are the people that serve our community,” said Carol McLaine, the committee’s chairwoman. “We wanted to recognize and thank them.” But with rain, lightning and thunder predicted for the weekend, members of the town’s Civic Committee were left scrambling to find a place for the event. As the committee began searching for an indoor spot for the concert this week, they contacted local contractor Carver Laraway about using the former Tree Farm Restaurant off Settles Hill Road. McLaine said the group had initially intended to rent the spot, but Laraway would have nothing of it. “He decided to donate it as a service to us,” she said. Laraway will now host the concert inside at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. McLaine said the fire company demonstrations won’t be part of the event, but the committee’s homemade brownies and popcorn will. Sweet Cider, a country and bluegrass band from neighboring Rotterdam, was inducted into the Northeast Division of the County Music Hall of Fame last year. “It’s a really nice event,” she said. “Just not in the rain.”
PRINCETOWN Trucker cited in fatal collision BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter
State police cited the driver of a tractor-trailer truck for log book violations Thursday, the day after he was involved in a fiery crash that killed a 53-year-old Schoharie woman in the westbound lane of Interstate 88. Investigators said Richard Lafond, 54, of Quebec, Canada, was driving a 2006 Peterbilt in the right lane of the highway around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday when his truck struck a 1993 Jeep Cherokee driven by Margaret E. Woodman of Schoharie. Shortly after the collision, Woodman’s vehicle burst into flames, which then consumed the vehicle. Woodman was pronounced dead at the scene. She was taken to Ellis Hospital, where an autopsy was scheduled to be performed Thursday afternoon. Lafond was later cited by police for having a false log book entry and for violating the 14-hour work rule. State police spokeswoman Maureen Tuffey said the false entry appears to pertain to a time entry. “They’re mandated to do it every time they get in or out,” she said. “It has to be done at that time, not a day later.” The truck Lafond was driving belonged to Papineau International SEC, a trucking company out of St. Laurent. Quebec. He was hauling rolls of paper and had a half-full payload at the time of the crash. The crash closed down the west- bound lane of I-88 between Exit 23 and Exit 24 for more than four hours Wednesday as the state police Reconstruction Unit and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit investigated the scene. The closure caused traffic snarls on the adjoining sections of Route 7 and Route 20 during the evening commute. Tuffey said neither alcohol nor drugs appear to be a factor in the crash. But she declined to release further details about the events leading up to the collision until the investigation is completed. Tuffey said any additional charges against the truck driver would depend upon the results of the state police investigation. “I don’t want to speculate,” she said. “Right now, a lot of things are under speculation.” A woman answering the phone at the Parrot House restaurant on Main Street in Schoharie, below where Woodman rented an apartment, said Woodman was returning home from work when the accident occurred. Members of the Woodman family declined to comment. Reach Gazette reporter Justin Mason at 395-3113 or jmason@dailygazette.net.
Canadian drivers already have a reputation for not being good drivers with anyone who drive the Northway, especially further north. This just solidifies that reputation.
And to think, they want to build a highway from Mexico to Canada. Maybe that will be international territory and these 2 countries will pay the taxes on this roadway? can you say $4/gallon diesel on this road, and you're not allowed to get off of it until you cross the usual border? Bring back some of that foreign aid we're sending. If they send their workers here, we have no reason to send our money there to help them, we're already helping them here.
Shortly after the collision, Woodman’s vehicle burst into flames, which then consumed the vehicle. Woodman was pronounced dead at the scene. She was taken to Ellis Hospital, where an autopsy was scheduled to be performed Thursday afternoon
Okay then...can someone tell me why they had to perform an autopsy on this poor lady? The car burst into flames and consumed the vehicle, correct? So the autopsy was need to prove what?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
I believe it is a NYS law.....accidents, untimely death, children etc.....they would be checking for drugs/alcohol and the likes....maybe heart/brain issues too...It's all about finding who has more responsibility---for the insurance companies......can you say----
SHOW ME THE MONEY TRAIL....
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
CORN ROAST FUNDRAISER PRINCETOWN — The Princetown Republican and Conservative parties will host an old-fashioned country corn roast fundraiser from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Indian House Farm, 2627 Gifford’s Church Road. Take-outs will be available. Residents will have an opportunity to meet the Princetown candidates at this event. The cost is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $35 for families, $30 for couples and $4 for children younger than 12.
Now that is the way it use to be....the reps and the conserv's.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Now that is the way it use to be....the reps and the conserv's.
You know why this works? Because it's not Schenectady / Rotterdam and Princetown doesn't have it's own police force to dig into the "Conservative" Party.
You know why this works? Because it's not Schenectady / Rotterdam and Princetown doesn't have it's own police force to dig into the "Conservative" Party.
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
PRINCETOWN ‘Ideal public servant’ dies Muriel Peterson served 3 stints as town supervisor BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter From 4-H leader to town supervisor to devoted mother, there weren’t many roles Muriel Peterson didn’t fill in Princetown. After raising two sons and two daughters, the former school teacher and Schalmont Board of Education member put her hand to small town government. In her first run for town office she was elected clerk, cruising to an upset victory in 1989. Winning became Peterson, who went on to serve the better part of almost 20 years in town offices, including three stints as supervisor. She was to retire from offi ce in December, but died Thursday at the age of 75. “She liked doing things for the town and when she did, there was always a good outcome,” said her son, Rick Peterson. “She was not only there to help our family, but all the families in Princetown.” With her devotion to public service, Peterson was instrumental in helping the small western Schenectady County town grow into the 21st Century. She was the driving force behind both of Princetown’s water districts and securing the property the town now leases to the state police off Duanesburg Road. Peterson was also central to moving the Princetown Town Hall and Courthouse to the modern building behind the state police barracks. The old offices were in a remote area off Kelley Station Road. With each project, Peterson relied on her ability to snare state and federal grants to keep costs down. “She was the ideal public servant,” said Town Clerk Cathy Hasbrouck, who served 12 years with Peterson. “She always had the good of the town in mind and she always did what was best for the town.” Outside of public life, Peterson was an avid bowler and an artisan seamstress who loved to quilt. She always looked forward to baseball season, when she would follow Major League Baseball’s New York Mets with keen interest. “I don’t think she ever missed a game,” recalled Rick Peterson. To others, Peterson was a men- tor and someone to help out when there was trouble. Inge Gifford said her friend became the only family she had when she first moved to Princetown from New York City more than four decades ago. “She was like an older sister and a mentor,” she said. “She kind of took me under her wing and made sure I stayed out of trouble.” Peterson was proud of Princetown’s small size and cherished the notion that she knew most of its residents. While serving on the town’s Bicentennial Committee, she mused that the government was small enough to be run “like a family checkbook.” When Carolyn Bemis moved to Princetown during the bicentennial, it was Peterson who became one of her first friends. The following year, it was Peterson who helped start the Princetown Hourglass Seniors, a group with which Bemis has since become deeply involved. “She contributed more to this town and society in general than most people do,” she said. “It’s a big loss for this town — she held her head high.” Fellow Democrat and board member Doug Gray knew Peterson best through growing up in Princetown. But in his one year serving on the board with her, he came to know her as a sharp leader with an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of town government. “Nine out of 10 times she was right,” he said. “She always did her best and she tried to help everybody.” Even after Peterson fell ill, she carried on as supervisor, said board member Carole McClaine. Even if she couldn’t make it to Town Hall, she’d find a way to bring the work home with her. “She did her duties,” she said. “If she had to take it home with her, that’s what she would do.” Next week, board members are expected to discuss a plan of action for the remainder of Peterson’s term. Republican candidate Norm Miller, a candidate who ran against Peterson several times, will square off against Democrat Nicholas Maura Jr., the son of the town’s highway superintendent, in November’s election. Until then, the town will mourn the loss of its longtime supervisor, a well-regarded politician to some and the matron of Princetown to many others. “She’s the best mother anyone could have,” said Rick Peterson.
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