sun dancer

Happy Mothers Day!

City Lights-William Pitt

Great Place to Submit Some Ideas for the City of Kingston:

"Kingston NY Neighborhood Watch 150 Good Ideas for Kingston": http://www.kingston-ny-neighborhood-watch.com/2011/05/150-good-ideas-for-kingston.html

List Made Regarding New Paltz:

"100 Ideas for New Paltz": http://100ideas.wordpress.com/

Other Places to Check Out for Ideas:

Rhinebeck

Woodstock

[Nice places to drive through... safer streets... lots of good things going on!]

Lights. Flowers that last all summer. Color. Action.

Colored Lights can also (inexpensively) make a world of difference...

[Too tired to think of anything else right now...]

Photos from Shayne Gallos Fundraiser at Mariners Harbor and the Surrounding Waterfront Area

[Beautiful Tulips Down At the Waterfront; Photo by NS]

[Bob thought this was dinner...; but there was a feast in the back room; Photo by NS; Hand by Jeremy Blaber...]

[Good Food, Good People and a Nice Place for a Good Cause...; Good Luck Mr. Gallo; Photo by NS]

[Happy Faces; Bob Smith and City of Kingston Alderman Landi; Photo by NS]

[Is This Beautiful or What? Blossoms on the Waterfront; Photo by NS]

[The New, Much Publicized Walkway on the Waterfront; Beautiful!; Photo by NS]

[I think I read that there were about 400 people at the Gallo fundraiser & there were surely a LOT of them! If I took your photo and it isn't here, it was either too blurry or someone stepped in front of the camera; whopper of a party!; Photo by NS]

[Mariner's Harbor hosted the Gallo Fundraiser and did an excellent job! Thank You. Photo by NS]

[Down by the Waterfront; Beautiful!; Photo by NS]

[[UC Legislature Michael Madsen (He always has that smile!); Photo by NS]

[The Bernardos Looked Like Happy Campers!; Photo by NS]

[All in all - "Just Ducky!" Photo by NS]

Photo from Shayne Gallo's Fundraiser [More Pending]

[Shayne Gallo's (Running for City of Kingston Mayor) Fundraiser; Mariner's Harbor; 5/4/2011; Photo by NS]

More Photos Pending - Along With Some Beautiful Photos of the City of Kingston Waterfront.

City of Kingston City Council Meeting Citizen Notes On Open Speaking Session Issues

[UC Legislature J. Provenzano; Photo by NS]

At tonight's City of Kingston City Council Meeting (Open Speaker Session), UC Legislature, Jeanette Provezano spoke on behalf of keeping the Ulster County Health Center in County (versus making a transition to private) hands. Two employees of the facility also spoke (in a similar manner) on this topic - and a very good case was built (in my opinion) for doing so.

Also discussed were issues of public safety (blocked roadways) / children on bikes with no helmets - and the registration / regulations / fees / etc. for lawn and/or garage sales.

A possible bike helmet collection and give-away is reputedly in the works.

The garage sale issue [John Burridge showed up with a petition with 511 signatures against limiting / regulating and/or charging a fee for garage / lawn sales) - and this issue seems to have been dropped (?) for the time being.

We did not stay for the rest of the City Council meeting; but what we saw / heard "was" interesting; and I wish more people would (when they can) attend.

[Flowers Outside Kingston City Hall; Photo by NS]

If I spelled anyone's name wrong - or otherwise made an error - please let me know and [if appropriate] this will be corrected. Thank you.

[Photo by NS]

Happy Spring!