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We'll have candidates for Comptroller, District Attorney, Ulster County Court Judge, and County Legislature Districts 7 and 5. You can hear the candidates' messages and audience questions will be answered.

This panel will be moderated by members of the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region. This event will be livestreamed by Radio Kingston.

We'll have candidates for Comptroller, District Attorney, Ulster County Court Judge, and County Legislature Districts 7 and 5. You can hear the candidates' messages and audience questions will be answered.

This panel will be moderated by members of the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region. This event will be livestreamed by Radio Kingston.

Come and join us for an enlightened discussion and learn something new about the workings of our government. New participants always welcome! For more information, please contact Daisy Tyler at 331-5103 or daisytyler68@hotmail.com.

Reservation required by Wednesday, October 31. Contact 845-235-5410 or cynthia.bell2@aol.com.

Participants are asked to donate towards the cost of the meeting.

Please RSVP on the LWVMHR Facebook page or to Jacki Moriarty (jackim@hvc.rr.com or 845-331-3418) by January 15, as space is limited.

Please RSVP to Jennifer Clark at jenclark3@gmail.com and let us know what you plan to bring.

For more info, contact Kathy OConnor, (845) 757-2247 oconnor.kraye@gmail.com

The meeting is free and open to the public.

More information available here.

All members and friends are invited Reservations are required by 6/9 to Irene Miller (518-678-3516, imiller65@hvc.rr.com)

Be sure to look at our 2015 Book Group Selections in our March Commentator

Be sure to look at our 2015 Book Group Selections in our March Commentator

Discuss wealth distribution and income inequality on a global scale.

For more info and to confirm, contact Dare Thompson, 845-236-3074, darethompson@gmail.com

Costumes optional!

We are guests every 3rd Monday of the month from 8:30-9:00pm. We will have Tim Rose, Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency Executive Director, as our guest on this date.

Kick off the fall season with us and bring friends! All welcome. Ingredients for our salad and other potluck items appreciated.

• Tom Turco (R) and Vic Work (D) from Ulster,
• Marco Caviglia (D), Christopher Baiano (Deputy Commissioner, R) from Dutchess
  

Get a slice, a beer, whatever, and some lively talk!

How hard is it for candidates to qualify for the ballot? What's the role of the various parties? Are multiple party endorsements good or bad for candidates and voters? Can primaries be made better for candidates/voters? What election practices encourage corruption? How helpful is the state Board of Elections? Etc.

JOIN US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS. All welcome! Light refreshments

Go to http://lwvmidhudson.org/elections.html for links to find where to vote and to find a printable sample ballot that you'll use on Election Day.

Go to https://voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/ to confirm your registration status, polling place and voter district information.

Go to http://www.vote411.org to see information about the county-wide candidates.

Go to http://www.lwv.org and click on the Voters Guide Part II (Ballot Proposals)

Go to http://www.nycourts.gov/vote/2013/vg-2013.shtml to get information on your judicial candidates.

NOTE: For judicial candidate profiles, when using VOTE411, be sure to scroll down to the bottom of your personalized Voter Guide and click New York State Judicial Candidate Voter Guide

NOTE: Ulster voters need only pick one Supreme Court candidate out of three, and the family court judge is running unopposed. BUT Dutchess voters have to pick FIVE out of TEN Supreme Court candidates and choose between two family court candidates. It's not easy being a responsible citizen!

The Gateway Diner is located just north of the Mid-Hudson Bridge (across from Burger King.)

Supper from 6 + 7 pm. Program at 7 pm.

The Gateway Diner is located just north of the Mid-Hudson Bridge (across from Burger King.)

The Gateway Diner is located just north of the Mid-Hudson Bridge (across from Burger King.)

Woodland Pond is located on North Putt Corners Road about 1.5 miles from the New Paltz Thruway exit. The meeting will be in "The Game Room"

The Gateway Diner is located just north of the Mid-Hudson Bridge (across from Burger King.)

Be sure to check our meeting notice in our April Commentator for important information to be discussed and voted upon

The Gateway Diner is located just north of the Mid-Hudson Bridge (across from Burger King.)

The Gateway Diner is located just north of the Mid-Hudson Bridge (across from Burger King.)

Coffee and tea available. Call 845-340-2003 for details.

The Gateway Diner is located just north of the Mid-Hudson Bridge (across from Burger King.)

• Agriculture: Where Will the Hudson Valley Be in Ten Years?
• Regional Agriculture in Our Schools and Institutions
• Reaching the Regional Market
• Success Stories: Farm Food for Strengthened Families and Communities
• Our Brand for 25,000,000 Customers in the Tri-State area

For info or to register contact http://www.newpaltz.edu/CRREO, 845-257-2901, or rreo@newpaltz.edu.

Written and oral comments are welcome. Our LWV is doing both. (Inclement weather date, February 28.)

View the Plan here.

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W, accross from Burger King) justy north of the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

Call 518-465-4162 (LWVNYS) NOW to reserve your place in Albany Call either LWVNYS or LWVMHR for further details.

Proposed RESOLUTION

Proposed MAP

Call 486-2000 to attend.

Call 340-3800 to attend.

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

Sponsor: the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Region.

Speakers include Legislators Carl Belfiglio (R) and Ken Wishnick (D) of the Ulster County Legislature's Environmental, Energy and Technology Committee

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

Learn a bit about Women's Equality Day at The National Women's History Project and take its NWHP Women's Equality Day Quiz

The Friends Meeting House is at the intersection of Hooker Ave. and Whittier Blvd. 845-454-2870.

Friends Meeting co-sponsoring.

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

NOTE: The map link in the Location column may not work (it's a long story why) so you should use this Google Maps link to find us - McGarry Home

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

Be sure to see Annual Meeting Notices for the Nominating Committee report of Board and Officers nominations, a proposed budget for next year, proposals for continuation of our Solid Waste and Shared Services studies, and proposals for several amendments to the Bylaws.
(Our current bylaws can be found HERE)

TENTATIVE DATE - CALL TO CONFIRM

• Ulster County Legislative Chambers, County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York, at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Tuesday, April 3, 2012;
• Town of New Paltz Community Center, (behind) Town Hall, Veterans Drive, New Paltz, New York, at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Wednesday, April 4, 2012;
• Reginald Bennett Elementary School (Gymnasium), 4168 State Route 28, Boiceville, New York, at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Tuesday, April 10, 2012; and
• The Village of Ellenville Government Center, 2 Elting Court, Ellenville, New York, at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Copies of the Proposed Charter Amendments or Revisions are available at the Office of the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, County Office Building, Kingston, New York, where they may be inspected or procured by any interested person during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, or on the County website at: http://www.co.ulster.ny.us/charterrevision/draft.html You'll find the complete marked up charter (74 pages) and a file with just the changed sections, also marked up (15 pages).

More information is at the CRREO website and you can e-mail recycling@townofnewpaltz.org or call 845-255-8456.

For a program flyer click HERE
For a map of the SUNY campus click HERE

LWVMHR is a co-sponosr. Free and open to all.

Film "Iron-Jawed Angels" at the Rosendale Theatre. Free admission.

Discussion to follow: Why, 92 years after winning the vote, are women still under-represented on legislative bodies?

Limit of 25. Contact Irene McInnis to register: 845-336-0487, iemcinnis@aol.com

BOCES is on Route 9W just south of Port Ewen, NY. 845- 255-1400, http://www.ulsterboces.org.

The Gateway Diner is on Rt 9W near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highland.(845) 691-6326

Brand new solid waste coordinator, Lindsay Carille, will share her questions and concerns and welcomes ours.

Dutch treat coffee and dessert. Crafted Kup, 845-483-7070, http://www.craftedkup.com

Proceed south on Pearl St. to the very end (at the top of a hill). Go left on Ringtop. #80 is on the right, across from Overlook Dr. 845-339-3180

Register: http://www.newpaltz.edu/crreo or 845- 257-2901

Presented by SUNY's Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach (CRREO) and LWV Mid-Hudson Region.

$26, includes breakfast, lunch.

Dutch treat at the bar. Free snacks generously provided by 11 Main Street Bistro.

Ulster and Dutchess Counties are both currently working on 20 year plans for their Resource Recovery Agencies and this conference will present speakers who will outline options that will help them do this in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way. Open to all at no charge. Refreshments will be served.

To attend you must register as the Survey Monkey website: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LWVSolidWaste

For more details see: http://lwvmidhudson.org/files/SW_Conf_11-16-11.pdf

We salute their civic effort, whether they win or lose. We are also thanking any person who served as a county elected official during the past two years and is retiring. Candidates and retiring officials are guests. Anyone else who wants to join us (like you!) is welcome at the $13.95 per person.

See Program News in our June 2011 Commentator for more details.

Cost: free (donations accepted)

http://www.carbonnationmovie.com

This FREE event, open to all, will give you insights into the important role local courts play in our society (e.g. this is the only court most people ever interact with) and how they might be run more efficiently in these lean times without compromising justice.

All the key players are represented. Speakers include Holley Carnright, District Attorney; Andrew Kossover, Public Defender; Paul Van Blarcum, Ulster County Sheriff; and several town justices including Justice Tim Cox (Town of Olive), head of the magistrates association.

After a light breakfast, the program will begin with a presentation of "Shared Municipal Services Study Report on Justice Courts" by its author Professor Sydney Cresswell of SUNY Albany's Intergovernmental Studies Program. It is part of a larger study for Ulster County and town governments on the potential for intergovernmental collaboration in our communities.

Our League is co-sponsoring with CRREO at SUNY New Paltz and the Ulster County Bar Association, and our Shared Services study committee and many board members will be there. We'd love to see you there too!

Interested? RSVP as soon as possible (they need a head count for refreshments and printed materials) to Joanne Bernardo at (845) 257-2901 or at bernardj@newpaltz.edu.

NOTE: You may want to take a look at the Shared Municipal Services Study Report on Justice Courts published for Ulster County by Pattern for Progress. Go to the Ulster County website at its Municipal Resources page.

Then at 7:00 pm see the film "Gerrymandering" at Rosendale Theatre, free admission, no reservations required.

NOTE: Confirm date, time & location with Margaret Sellers, mcsellers@aol.com

Please call Margaret Sellers at 339-3180 with any questions or comments.

Polling place lookup for Dutchess County: http://ntsdata.dnsalias.com/dutchessboe/pollingplacelookup.aspx

If you are already registered, you can Look up your voter registration and find your polling place through the NYS Board of Elections website.

Join us and local political leaders as our League participates in a statewide League effort to inform the voters about how redistricting might be done more fairly and equitably and to engage citizens in making this happen. Help take the "dys" out of our state's famously dysfunctional government.

An advocacy workshop with Barbara will take place from 4:30 - 6pm. Our Ulster County volunteer lobbyist, Tom Kadgen, will also be on hand with tips about lobbying at the local level. This is valuable information for anyone who wield maximum influence on their elected officials. Elected officials are also most welcome to join us and contribute THEIR tips!

WHERE TO VOTE:

Polling place lookup for Ulster County: http://ntsdata.dnsalias.com/ulsterboe/pollingplacelookup.aspx

Polling place lookup for Dutchess County: http://ntsdata.dnsalias.com/dutchessboe/pollingplacelookup.aspx

If you are already registered, you can Look up your voter registration and find your polling place through the NYS Board of Elections website.

Call Jean to carpool, 336-6622

Dare Thompson
36 Reservoir Rd
Marlboro, NY 12542

Listen to live and archived broadcasts (when available) at MyKCR.org

To see what Ulster County has been doing, take a look at its consultant's Draft Report. Also, League member Frank Cassetta has prepared an excellent Summary to help you understand what's proposed.

Contact Cindy Bell for more information at CBell1000@aol.com

This program is NOT for professionals only. As taxpayers and interested citizens, you'll want to know what your government representatives and their advisers are supposed to know about energy options. It's your money they spend!

Please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K97DXYP to register. The event is free, however tax-deductable donations are welcome; checks should be made payable to League of Women Voters Education Fund.

If you have already registered, please tell us if you can still attend by answering this survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6DLMD5V

Click HERE to see the program flyer.

See our January 2010 Commentator for more information.

Go to http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/ for a campus map and directions.

Please call Margaret Sellers at 339-3180 with any questions or comments.

Please call Margaret Sellers at 339-3180 with any questions or comments.

Please tell us if you can still attend by answering this survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6DLMD5V

Listen to live and archived broadcasts (when available) at MyKCR.org

For more information, contact: LWVNYS, 518-465-4162 or email: lwvny@lwvny.org

To view the flyer, go HERE

New committee members are welcome.

For more information, contact: LWVNYS, 518-465-4162 or email: lwvny@lwvny.org

To view the flyer, go HERE

New committee members are welcome.

The cost is $13.50 to be collected at the door.

Please RSVP to Irene McInnis if you can at 336-0487 or just show up. We'll make room for you.

Click HEREto view our flyer for the event.

Please call Margaret Sellers at 339-3180 with any questions or comments.

Please call Margaret Sellers at 339-3180 with any questions or comments.

For Ulster County Legislator, Judge and Clerk candidate profiles and positions, visit our Ulster County Voters Guide page.

For a detailed review of this important program click HERE.

Please call Margaret Sellers at 339-3180 with any questions or comments.

Please call Margaret Sellers at 339-3180 with any questions or comments.

For directions to the Doubletree Hotel click HERE to open a Google map.

Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, Chairman of the Statewide Commission on Property Tax Relief will be presenting on the recommendations of the Commission.

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein will welcome County Executive Suozzi and give remarks.

The League of Women Voters of the Mid Hudson Region will moderate a panel "question and answer" with additional participants:

• 39th District Senator William Larkin, Jr.
• 100th District Assemblyman Frank Skartados
• David Little + Director of Government Relations for the NY State School Boards Association
• Carole Krauss - Hudson Valley Property Tax Reform.

Topics to be discussed will include what we can reasonably expect of our national, state and local government in these difficult economic times and what problems we think officials at each level should tackle first.

The event is free and open to all. Refreshments will be available at 10:15.

DIRECTIONS: Parking is available on either the west side (Rt 208) or east side (Rt 32 - on Mohonk Ave) and is free. The building is located on the main campus quad near the northerly end. Go to http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/ for a campus map and directions.

Michael Hein and Len Bernardo, candidates for County Executive, and James Quigley and Elliot Auerbach, candidates for Comptroller, will entertain questions from the audience.

All questions will be in written format at the event- prepared questions are not permitted and verbal questions will not be allowed. The moderator will choose which questions to ask and may paraphrase for brevity/clarity. Issues only, please. No personal attacks will be allowed.

Michael Hein and Len Bernardo, candidates for County Executive, and James Quigley and Elliot Auerbach, candidates for Comptroller, will entertain questions from the audience.

All questions will be in written format at the event- prepared questions are not permitted and verbal questions will not be allowed. The moderator will choose which questions to ask and may paraphrase for brevity/clarity. Issues only, please. No personal attacks will be allowed.

• LIVE FROM HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Presidential Debate in Hempstead, NY moderated by Bab Schieffer, CBS News, "Face the Nation"

See our Elections Page for more information on the debates and the sponsoring organizations.

For a map of the SUNY Campus click HERE

Michael Hein and Len Bernardo, candidates for County Executive, and James Quigley and Elliot Auerbach, candidates for Comptroller, will entertain questions from the audience.

All questions will be in written format at the event- prepared questions are not permitted and verbal questions will not be allowed. The moderator will choose which questions to ask and may paraphrase for brevity/clarity. Issues only, please. No personal attacks will be allowed.

The LWV of Saugerties and the LWV of the Mid-Hudson Region warmly welcome all Ulster County citizens to attend one or more of our League-sponsored Candidate Forums. Find out who these people are and what they stand for.

It takes just 90 minutes to learn about your candidate. Hear them speak what's important to them. Ask a question to discover what they think about issues that are important to you.

Has your candidate earned your vote? Not sure who to vote for? Ask yourself the following questions.

• What is the quality of their interactions with other candidates, with the public and with the moderator?
• Do they answer questions directly or do the speak 'around' the topic?
• Do they work within the framework of the event or do they take the time of other candidates for themselves, thereby limiting citizens' right to hear from everyone?

All questions will be in written format at the event- prepared questions are not permitted and verbal questions will not be allowed. The moderator will choose which questions to ask and may paraphrase for brevity/clarity. Issues only, please. No personal attacks will be allowed.

• Sponsored by the LWV of Saugerties

• LIVE FROM HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Presidential Debate in Hempstead, NY moderated by Bob Schieffer, CBS News and "Face the Nation"

See our Elections Page for more information on the debates and the sponsoring organizations.

For a map of the SUNY Campus click HERE

• LIVE FROM BELMONT UNIVERSITY Presidential Debate (Town Hall Format) in Nashville TN moderated by Tom Brokaw, NBC News

See our Elections Page for more information on the debates and the sponsoring organizations.

For a map of the SUNY Campus click HERE

Can't attend? Click here on October 7th to view a webcast of the Ulster County Legislative Meeting

• Gerald Benjamin - Member, Charter Transition Team
• Gary Bichoff - Member, Charter Transition Team
• Brian Cahill - UC Legislator
• Wayne Harris - Member, Charter Transition Team
• Lou Klein - Member, Charter Transition Team
• Bea Havranek - Assistant County Attorney

• Gerald Benjamin - Member, Charter Transition Team
• Brian Cahill - UC Legislator
• Wayne Harris - Member, Charter Transition Team
• Lou Klein - Member, Charter Transition Team

Speakers will include

• Gary Bischoff - Member, Charter Transition Team
• Wayne Harris - Member, Charter Transition Team
• Mary Ann Collins - Member, Charter Transition Team
• Bea Havranek - Assistant County Attorney

Sponsored by the LWV of Saugerties

• Cocktail Hour 6:00 pm
  
• Dinner and Awards 7:00 pm
  
• Music & Dancing 9:00 -11:00 pm
  

Martha Kennedy, President of the LWV of New York State, will be present and will speak about the League.

Luncheon will be a buffet with beverages including soft drinks and there will be a cash bar available.

For a copy of the invitation form, please click HERE and mail the reservation form to Dare Thompson, Treasurer League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region, 36 Reservoir Rd., Marlboro, NY 12542

Local Study Group will review their findings on the Ulster County nursing home. Bring your ideas for future local programs.

Local Study Group will review their findings on the Ulster County nursing home. Bring your ideas for future local programs.

For more information e-mail: lwvny@lwvny.org or call 518-465-4162

To find out who to call, see the Ulster County Directory of Town, Village & City Clerks
and take a look at the Map of Ulster County Election Districts

Dutchess County's Where to Vote list and it's Poll Site Selector tool should tell you everything you need to know about where to vote.

For more election information, including our Voters' Guide, click HERE

(Clicking each of the candidate's names will open a new window and take you their respective websites.)

See how each candidate has responded to our 2007 Voter Guide questionnaire.

Due to scheduling problems we had to cancel this activity but expect to revive it next Spring.

Admission is $12.00 if you register in advance or $15.00 if you pay at the door. There will be finger-food desserts to eat before or during play.

For more information click Women's Health & Fitness Expo 2005

The Everett Hodge Center is located just off Broadway, on the right. Some off-street parking.

The UN Headquarters are located at the intersection of First Avenue & 46th St in New York City.

For more election information including our thoughts on the Proposed Ulster County Charter and our Voters' Guide, click HERE

To find out where to vote, see the Ulster County Directory of Town, Village & City Clerks
and take a look at the Map of Ulster County Election Districts

Dutchess County's Where to Vote list and it's Poll Site Selector tool should tell you everything you need to know about where to vote.

For Ulster County see the Directory of Town, Village & City Clerks To find out who to call,

and take a look at the Map of Ulster County Election Districts

See Dutchess County's Where to Vote list and it's Poll Site Selector tool should tell you everything you need to know about where to vote.

For more information contact Ellie Charwat by email at echarwat@yahoo.com

For more information on this program contact Ellie Charwat by email at echarwat@yahoo.com

The proposed 101-page county charter will be reviewed in the county Legislature sixth floor chambers.

Draft Ulster County Charter Available for Viewing

• Ulster County Democratic Women UCDW;
• New York Citizens for Clean Elections NYCCE;
• American Association of University Women AAUW;
• League of Women Voters, Mid-Hudson Region

Registration deadline is Wednesday, November 9th. A Registration Form and a Flyer are available for printing. Registrations should be sent to:

United Nations Briefings
LWVNYS
35 Maiden Lane
Albany, NY 12207

You need to be there at 9AM to go through the UN security procedure. The briefings will go from 10AM to 12:45 PM.

There is also an optional lunch buffet for $32.50 and an optional tour of the UN for $11.50. The tour starts at 2:30, so there is ample time for lunch.

Registration deadline is Wednesday, November 9th. A Registration Form and a Flyer are available for printing. Registrations should be sent to:

United Nations Briefings
LWVNYS
35 Maiden Lane
Albany, NY 12207

You need to be there at 9AM to go through the UN security procedure. The briefings will go from 10AM to 12:45 PM.

There is also an optional lunch buffet for $32.50 and an optional tour of the UN for $11.50. The tour starts at 2:30, so there is ample time for lunch.

To find out who to call, see the Ulster County Directory of Town, Village & City Clerks
and take a look at the Map of Ulster County Election Districts

Dutchess County's Where to Vote list and it's Poll Site Selector tool should tell you everything you need to know about where to vote.

For more election information, including our Voters' Guide, click HERE

Barbara Bartoletti to speak