Town County State Presidential

Second hat thrown in the ring...

One month after Tricia Kortright's announcement on June 30, a second candidate is entering the only race in town.
Town of Rochester Democratic Committee broke the news on its website by endorsing Councilwoman Lynn Archer (pictured above holding a flag at the Memorial Day Parade) for the vacant Town Council seat. In December 2007, Lynn was chosen by the Pam Duke administration to fill the position left open by Councilman Alex Miller's sudden resignation.

Veronica Sommer has been elected First Vice President
of the New York State Association of
Tax Receivers & Collectors

Tricia Kortright is the first candidate to announce a run for the vacant Town Board seat...

June 30, 2008

The Republican Club Meeting

Tricia Kortright — VP/Acting President, Lisa Marx — Secretary
and Shane Ricks — Treasurer.

Tricia Kortright opened the meeting by reading David O'Halloran's resignation letter, sent on June 17, 2008 at 12:04:03 PM EDT:

Members,

Do to family & business matters; I must resign as President of the Rochester Republican Club June 29, 2008. Your Vice-President, Tricia Kortright, will be "acting president" until the Club can hold elections. The planned Club meeting, will go on as scheduled, June 30th, 7:00pm at the Ranch.

I would like to thank all of you, for the support each of you have given to the Club and the Republican Candidates and Elected Officials. We should all be proud of the fantastic job our Elected Officials are doing for the Town of Rochester.

Thank you,

David F. O'Halloran

UC Legislature Minority Leader Glenn Noonan
speaking in support of Len Bernardo.

Guest speaker Len Bernardo — candidate for Ulster County Executive, endorsed by the Republican, Conservative and Independence parties.

Councilwoman Manuela Michailescu reviews the achievements of the Republican majority Town Board after only six months in office.

Councilman Tavi Cilenti — a veteran — makes a laudatory review of the Memorial Day Parade.

Supervisor Carl Chipman speaks about the coming challenges due to the current state of the economy.

Highway Superintendent Wayne Kelder is cautious, but optimistic about the increasing fuel price affecting the town's roads.

Town Clerk Veronica Sommer stressed the fact that the Ulster County Clerk Passport Night, held at the Town Hall on June 19, was a success.

Volunteers needed!

We would like to bring to your attention the fact that on the Historic Preservation Commission the number of vacancies exceeds the number of members. Owners of historic structures and people with an interest in historic preservation are encouraged to apply for a seat on the HPC. Information regarding vacancies on Town of Rochester's committees, application procedure, and appointment policy is posted on the town's official website.

The May-July issue of the Hudson Valley Vernacular Architecture features an in-depth article about the circa 1860 eight-bay Schoonmaker barn — the largest Dutch-American barn! — located in the Town of Rochester on an ancient farm that has been occupied by the same Dutch family since before 1700.

Memorial Day Parade 2008

Town of Rochester's 2008 Memorial Day parade was a huge success. The townfolks brought their families to enjoy the colorful floats, the high school band, vintage cars, trucks, horses... The parade ended with a Memorial Service, followed by celebration at the Rochester Town Park.

Among the participants and watchers there were many elected officials: State Senator John Bonacic, County Legislators Sue Cummings and Mary Sheeley, Town of Rochester Supervisor Carl Chipman, Councilwomen Lynn Archer and Manuela Michailescu, Councilman Tavi Cilenti, Town Justice Al Babcock, Highway Superintendent Wayne Kelder, and Town Clerk Veronica Sommer.

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