Town of Lloyd spreads the word about its revolving loan fund
Businesses in Highland have a little help they might not realize is actually there — the Town of Lloyd revolving loan fund. While that money has been around for decades, not everyone in town knows about it. Town officials have promoted it with advertisements, a glossy brochure and the town website. “We really are trying...
Highland supervisor-elect Paul Hansut
On New Year’s Day, the Lloyd Town Board will go through the age-old tradition of swearing in its newest members during a special ceremony at the firehouse. In this case, election winners Paul Hansut, Herb Litts III and Mike Guerriero will take their seats next to Jeff Paladino and Kevin Brennie. Already the new supervisor...
Highland Year in Review
For the Town of Lloyd, 2011 began with a bitter note — the announcement that St. Augustine School would close its doors in June. Prior to the beginning of the year, the private Catholic school had struggled with the news the Archdiocese of New York had put them on the chopping block of at-risk schools...
Lloyd town leaders unveil hamlet revitalization plan
Revitalizing the Hamlet of Highland will take some doing, but Lloyd town officials have four key areas to focus on, according to a report by Camoin Associates and Barton & Loguidice. The two consultants highlighted Lloyd’s luck in being so close to the Walkway over the Hudson state park and the Hudson Valley Rail Trail....
Voters go bipartisan in Lloyd, elect Hansut
Voters in Lloyd elected a mixed slate of two Republicans and one Democrat to the Town Board on Tuesday night. According to the Ulster County Board of Elections, former county legislator Paul Hansut will become the new supervisor. He earned 1,168 votes to his rival Jon Decker’s 809. “Obviously, I’m happy that I won,” said...
Three run for two Ulster County Legislature seats in Lloyd
Ulster County’s government shakeup and redistricting plan cut 10 legislators of 33 from the mix up in Kingston. Those changes will finally come home to roost next week, when voters in Lloyd, Plattekill and Marlborough get to decide who will represent them in the new District 9 and District 10. For some voters, they’ll only...
Town clerk candidates face easy wins in New Paltz, Lloyd
In both New Paltz and Highland, the November election will feature but one name on the line for town clerk. Despite the fact that both Rosanna Mazzacarri, of New Paltz, and Rosalie Peplow, of Highland, will run unopposed, this paper asked them both about how they would deal with their responsibilities if elected. Highland’s...
Two men face off to become Lloyd highway super
Voters in the Town of Lloyd will have two men to choose from when they enter the ballot box on Election Day and stare down at the Highway Superintendent line. Both men claim some ties with Frank Lombardi, the current highway superintendent, and both have said they’d represent a continuation of the former Highway Department...
Lloyd voters will have many options to fill Town Board seats
This November four men will face off in Highland for two Town Board seats. Even across party lines there seems to be a lot of concern about the flooding from the tropical storms last month and how that should guide policy into the future. Candidates also had a lot to say about high taxes, transparency...
Two county legislators vie for Lloyd supervisor seat
Two former Ulster County Legislature colleagues will face off in November to become the supervisor of the Town of Lloyd. Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee-related flood damage were fresh on both candidates’ minds, as was the need for a transparent town government and the implication of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2 percent tax cap. However,...