Jeffersonville
Defensive Driving Class
Six Hour Defensive Driving Class at St George's Parish Hall, 9am. $40 per person. 845/468-0125 or www.bethelsafety.com.
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Jazz trio at the Janice Center, 3pm and 7pm. Tickets: $10, $8 for students. 845/482-3324.
Chicken BBQ
Jeffersonville Fire Department annual chicken BBQ at the Fire House, 1-4pm. Takeout only. Tickets: $10. 845/482-4619.
Jay Mankita at Jeff Library
Songwriter/guitarist Jay Mankita at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, presenting his concert for children and families, 2pm. 845/482-4350.
Callicoon will not adopt comprehensive plan as written
There was tension and restraint about how to proceed regarding the town’s proposed comprehensive plan during the public comment period of the Town of Callicoon meeting on March 11. There was anxiety about language in the plan that suggests the town board is preparing for and inviting hydraulic fracturing. Read more
Six Hour Defensive Driving Class
St George's Church, 97 Schoolhouse Hill Rd. Cost: $40 per person. 845/468-0125.
Western Sullivan Public Library Board of Trustees meeting
The Western Sullivan Public Library Board of Trustees meets on the second Monday of the month at 5pm at the Jeffersonville Branch Library. The public is welcome to attend. 845/482-4350.
Gun resolution draws pushback
Like other town boards across the state, the board of the Town of Callicoon considered and passed a resolution opposing the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 (SAFE Act) passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in the wake of the killing of school children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Read more
Silent majority in Town of Callicoon? In rare move, Sullivan County denies approval of town plan
President Richard Nixon famously appealed to the “silent majority” in 1969 to support his efforts in waging the war in Vietnam, while the supposedly vocal minority took to the streets in opposition to the war.
The silent majority was invoked at a public hearing in Jeffersonville on February 6, as residents sounded off about the proposed comprehensive plan, which, in the eyes of critics, invites gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing into the town. Read more
Lawyers wade into Callicoon comp plan battle; Slottjes ask county planning commissioner to reject town’s submission
As officials of the Town of Callicoon move forward to adopt a controversial comprehensive plan, two prominent environmental attorneys are acting on behalf of a “number of residents” of the town. Read more
