The Town of Webb Board passed a resolution at the monthly Board meeting on Tuesday, September 13, acknowledging the receipt of the completed audit of the 2010 financial records for the Town of Webb.
The motion was presented by Town Supervisor Robert Moore and was made a motion by Councilwoman Russell and was seconded by Councilman Ross. Continue reading
Kurt Ehrensbeck, formerly of Old Forge, has been named the Class C Girls Basketball Coach of the Year by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York State.
Ehrensbeck, who has taught Instrumental Music at Harpurs-ville Central School for 23 years, also coached Boys Basketball at the school for 12 years.
For the past 10 years he has coached the Girls Basketball team.
Ehrensbeck said there are 286 Class C Schools in New York state and that his team ended up with a record of 23 and 2—a record good enough to send them all the way to the Championships.
“No team at Harpursville had ever gone that far, so it was a big honor for our girls’ team,” he said. Continue reading
McCauley Mountain Committee liaison member, Council-woman Kate Russell, updated the Town of Webb Board on the most recent improvement activities planned for the McCauley ski chalet, at the board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 13.
Russell said this initial phase will be limited only to modifications that would improve the existing structure with no plans to expand or change the structure of the building.
The committee has met once a month since June, according to Russell.
It consists of Councilpersons Russell and Richard Risley, town residents Loretta Gaffney and Dave Kleps, and McCauley manager, Steve Uzdavinis. Continue reading
The most significant contest in last Tuesday’s primary was probably that between Demo-crats George Hiltebrant and Dave Berk-stresser, particularly for George Hiltebrant and his supporters.
All other primary day candidates had cross-filed as independents and were assured spots on the November ballot, regardless of their primary finishes.
Hiltebrant, on the other hand, put his full fate in the hands of Democratic primary voters, making it incumbent that he win.
Otherwise his quest to return as Town of Webb Supervisor, after having already served in that office for 25 years, followed by a 10-year hiatus, will end.
Right now Hiltebrant is trailing.
At the end of Primary Day, Berkstresser picked up 52 votes to Hiltebrant’s 46. Continue reading
Primary elections to determine the Democrat and Republican candidates for the positions of Town of Webb Supervisor and Town Justice were held Tuesday, September 13.
In the Republican race for Supervisor, the unofficial results show Theodore C. Riehle, Jr. with 310 votes and Richard S. Risley with 110. Riehle received 261 votes in Webb District 1 and 49 votes in District 2. Risley received 99 votes in Webb 1 and 11 in Webb 2.
In the Democrat race for Supervisor, David W. Berkstres-ser received a total of 52 votes, 42 in Webb 1 and 10 in Webb 2. Continue reading
The Postal Regulatory Commission has informed the United States Postal Service (USPS) that the USPS must provide its administrative record of closing proceedings to the commission before it can open formal appeal proceedings relating to the Woodgate Post Office.
The USPS was notified on Tuesday, September 13.
The notification was prompted by the commission’s receipt of a petition from the Woodgate Citizens Committee, which included signatures from community members and others opposed to the Postal Service’s planned closing of the Woodgate Post Office.
An appeal proceeding, conducted by the commission, under the direction of its secretary, Shoshanna M. Grove, will give the Woodgate Post Office a stay of closure against the USPS for 120 days.
During that time hearings will be conducted concerning the proposed closure. Continue reading
A thunderstorm with high winds and heavy downpours caused a power outage in Old Forge and surrounding areas shortly past 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13.
However, the storm did not interrupt the Primary Day voting at the Park Avenue Building.
Prior to the storm hitting, the National Weather Service in Albany had issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Herkimer County and surrounding areas, including the McKeever area.
Bob Lowenberg, the Republican Voting Coordinator for the Optical Scan voting machines at the Webb 1 voting location, said there were no problems using the voting machines because they are equipped with back-up power that lasts for two to three hours.
“The power went out at 7:15 p.m., and at 9 p.m. when the polls closed we still had power. There was a lot of thunder and lightning before the power outage, but we didn’t notice it in the building until the lights went out. Even without power, everything worked pretty well,” Lowenberg said. Continue reading