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Make a reservation a few weeks in advance if you want to dine there.

Seriously??  

Yes! Especially in August when it is booked solid. They never advertise and rely solely on word of mouth. The Bears is the best steakhouse in the entire Capital District, forget about the County, where there is no competition.

    The of the owner is also a chef/instructor at excellent Culinary Arts Program at SCCC. Duanesburg has many hidden gems but don't tell the MSM-then we won't be able to get a table.

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New Duanesburg highway chief Perog deserves to be fired

    Here we go again! Duanesburg Highway Superintendent Francis Spor resigned after only a few months in offi ce because he decided that he did not want the job. He created an uproar by illegally contracting to have work done on a town road and by neglecting maintenance on other town roads.
    A special election was held to fill the remainder of his term. Steve Perog was elected, and it turns out that he is a “loose cannon.” Duanesburg needs a town highway superintendent that can work within the law, is capable of doing the job that needs to be done and is fiscally responsible.
    At a recent town board meeting I was dismayed to learn that Mr. Perog has been providing services and materials to private and public entities at taxpayers’ expense. It is illegal to use town funds to support private interests, and for the highway superintendent to enter into contracts without the expressed approval of the town board.
    At the meeting, the town board authorized Supervisor Rene Merrihew to send a letter to Mr. Perog, advising him that he was not authorized to provide services on private property, and that he was not authorized to enter into contracts with other public bodies — and to point out to him the personal hazards of his actions. This was after he had been advised verbally of the limits of his authority. The board also authorized the supervisor to send letters to the parties that had received the unauthorized services, or might be contacted by Mr. Perog, advising them that the superintendent was acting illegally.
    Following is some of the information:
    He had town employees fill potholes in the roads and parking lots of Duanesburg Central Schools, although the school district did not request the work and asked him to desist;
    in winter, he had town employees sand parking lots at the Duanesburg Area Community Center and the Day Care Center, although there was no request for this work;
    he had town employees haul sand from Gloversville for the Little League baseball field;
    during winter, he had town employees sand the lots at fire stations. All this was illegal use of taxpayers’ money.
    The services provided were a help to the parties receiving them, but it is not the town’s responsibility to provide these services.
    Mr. Perog [also] appears to suffer from fiscal irresponsibility. For example, he chooses not to buy equipment and supplies through the state, thereby costing Duanesburg taxpayers extra money. For purchases not available through the state, the town has accounts with local businesses. Rather than use these accounts, Mr. Perog chooses to charge the purchases on his own credit card, then submit a voucher to the town for reimbursement. Why? Maybe it’s because he accumulates free airline miles by using his personal card.
    It is not a stretch of imagination to see that Mr. Perog provided these materials and services to gain favor from the various recipients. It appears that he is campaigning for the next election at taxpayer expense. The Town Board should request Mr. Perog’s resignation, and if he refuses proceedings for a recall should be initiated.

    ROBERT L. WALL
    Delanson
The writer is a former town board member and supervisor.     

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Partisan politics behind complaint about D’burg highway chief

    In response to Robert Walls’ complaints about Steven Perog, Duanesburg’s new highway superintendent [April 23 Gazette], I offer the following insights:
    Duanesburg is a staunchly Republican township. Mr. Perog is a registered Democrat. This fact alone may explain a lot of what Mr. Wall is talking about.
    You just can’t fire elected officials. The people — Republicans, Democrats and otherwise — elected him fair and square.
    Politics in Duanesburg is a dirty, lowlevel business. I, for one, would like it all to stop right now. We need to start pitching in for the good of the entire township. When it comes to bettering the lives of our children, or our elderly, or our work-a-day families, political shenanigans should just get the heck out of the way.
    Mr. Wall complains that our new highway superintendent patched potholes at the public school so our teachers and students could have better and safer roads and parking lots, and then he sanded the parking lots at the Duanesburg Area Community Center so our community residents would not fall down on their way into the child care or fitness centers. He even had the audacity to sand the icy parking lots at the town firehouses so our volunteer firefighters would not be injured before they could even get to the scene of an emergency.
    Mr. Wall uses these examples to prove that the highway superintendent is illegally benefiting private interests for his own personal gain! Oh, and what else? He hauled sand for the Little League! Did Mr. Wall know that Steven Perog also invests countless hours of his spare time as scoutmaster for the local Boy Scout troop and is active in the local Lion’s Club chapter? What I have noticed since Steven Perog took over the highway department is quicker and better response to dangerous weather conditions. The roads get plowed and repaired, and debris cleared promptly If all our public servants were up to Steven Perog’s caliber, we would all live in a safer more enriched community. Shame on Mr. Wall, who puts politics before the people of Duanesburg.

CARRIE O’CONNOR-BROSNAN
Duanesburg
The writer’s son is a member of Perog’s Boy Scout troop.     

Ya can tell it's an election year. Here comes the stupid mud!!

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DUANESBURG
New building at park ransacked, items stolen
BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter
Reach Gazette reporter Justin Mason at 395-3113 or jmason@dailygazette.net.

    Vandals struck the newly constructed buildings at Shafer Park again on Monday, just two days after the buildings were covered with graffi ti.
    Supervisor Rene Merrihew said someone broke into the storage building near the Duanesburg Elementary School off Chadwick Road and stole anything they could from inside. She said the missing items include a gas-powered weed trimmer, a saw and a variety of tools used to keep the park in order.
    “They broke in and stole everything,” she said. “They took just about anything that wasn’t nailed down.”
    The vandals seriously damaged the building’s electrical panel and grinder pump, meaning the building’s toilets will no longer function. They also broke into the bathrooms and ripped down all the towel dispensers.
    The $117,000 grant-funded project was officially completed and open for public use Friday, just hours before the building’s vinyl siding and bay doors were tagged with spray paint graffiti. Town officials were still trying to determine how much damage was incurred by the graffiti when the buildings were struck again sometime late Monday evening or early Tuesday morning. “The building is going to be closed until further notice,” Merrihew said. “At least it was open one day.”
    The graffiti prompted members of the Town Board to put up $250 of their own money for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the vandals. Merrihew said anyone with information regarding the incidents can contact her personally and confidentiality.
    Merrihew was uncertain how much the new damage would cost the town. State police are investigating the case and following several leads that came into town hall following the graffiti incident. ....................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....amp;EntityId=Ar01501

These vandals need to have the book thrown at them if and when they are caught and made to pay for all the damage that they have done.

one of the problems over there is that they are repubs and dont have the laws to stop this kind of thing and in the country the people who are repubs think you can do and get away with almost anything

No security cameras?

The residents of the town are contacting their town government officiials to volunteer both money to supplement the reward fund established by the Town Board and their time and skills to repair the damage done by the vandals and replace the stolen equipment.   The person/people responsible for the vandalism will be identified, charged and held accountable.  This is a small town where everybody knows your name.

Thank you for your contribution Brad.  Jean, Brad, and I fielded many emails and phone calls from residents who want to help. It made a horrible week seem a bit better.

My understanding is that there many who have volunteered to fix the facility.  Must first wait for the police to finish their investigation.  The reward fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those guilty of the vandalism and theft is up to $1000 and growing.  The perpetrators of this criminal activity will be identified and held responsible.    

let's hope they or their parents PAY for the damage when caught.

Along with paying for the damage I would make them work right along side the volunteers that are going to repair the damage and let them work off x number of hours of community service assigned be the judge.