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CATSKILL — The town of Catskill on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the new owners of the Friar Tuck Inn, alleging unpermitted construction and unauthorized paramilitary activity. The 200-acre property and vacant resort were purchased for $5.8 million in February 2020 by NY-32-Realty Group Inc., with Elena Fu named as the primary owner. Local officials were hopeful that the new owners would breathe life back into the resort, but Thursday’s lawsuit could dash those hopes. Issues with the new
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The Friar Tuck Inn and Resort in Kiskatom, pictured in this 2018 file photo.
ownership came to a head in March, according to the lawsuit. “On March 13, 2021, paramilitary maneuvers were
observed taking place at said buildings and lands,” according to the lawsuit. “Said maneuvers involved individuals in
camouflage fatigues enacting battle scenes with what apparently are fascimile AK-47s and using grenades with real
explosive discharges.” This type of activity requires a special-use permit, according to the lawsuit. Additionally, the town has no certificates of occupancy or building permits on file for the property, which sat vacant for many years, and the state Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, or SPDES, permit expired in 2011. Despite the lack of permits, a paramilitary event by MSATO Military Simulations and Tactical Operations), of Wallingford, Connecticut, was planned at the site April 30 to May 2, according See TOWN A8
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Touching the stars: Greenville students interview astronaut By Melanie Lekocevic
Germantown girls take first The Germantown Girls Varsity Soccer team took possession of first in the Central Hudson Valley League PAGE B1
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GREENVILLE — It’s not every day you get the opportunity to speak with an astronaut who has been to the International Space Station. That’s what students at Greenville middle and high schools did Friday morning when they interviewed NASA astronaut Capt. Stephen G. Bowen as part of the annual Career Day. Bowen is an officer with the U.S. Navy and was the first submarine officer selected as a NASA astronaut, according to his NASA biography. He has logged more than 40 days in space, including 47 hours and 18 minutes in seven spacewalks. He was also a member of the 27th International Space Station assembly mission. After attending the U.S. Naval Academy after high school, Bowen said he chose to work on submarines and did so for 14 years. Then in 2000 he applied to NASA to become an astronaut and of 8,000 applicants, Bowen was one of 17 chosen. “Becoming an astronaut is different than most careers because it’s not something you can really, really build up to and bank on,” Bowen told the students. He studied with NASA for seven years before he was assigned his first mission in 2007, traveling to the International Space Station to expand its capacity from a crew of three to a crew of seven, Bowen said. This was the first time an astronaut addressed Greenville students on Career Day. In a typical year, people in a variety of professions are invited to the school district to meet with students, but with COVID, that wasn’t possible this year so school faculty came up with a different plan. “We started working on this in the fall to replace See STARS A8
n LOCAL No tax hike for Coxsackie Coxsackie trustees adopt a budget with a zero tax levy increase in 2021-22 PAGE A3
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A view of space with astronaut Stephen Bowen, who spoke with Greenville students Friday.
Sheriff’s personnel move into new jail By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media
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COXSACKIE — Administrative personnel from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office moved into the new county jail this week. The new facility consists of 80 cells, 64 of which are furnished; an administrative section and the hotly contested $1 million garage. The project was funded by a $39 million bond from Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. at 2.49% interest and an $8.1 million contribution from the county. The county anticipates ac- The new county jail cepting inmates at the new facility starting in July. The county on Mansion Street in Coxsackie closed the former jail, located on in February 2019, where it has Bridge Street in Catskill in April remained until this week’s 2018, citing structural concerns. move. The jail project is about The former jail and sheriff’s office were demolished in No- $500,000 under budget, Greene vember 2020. The sheriff’s office County Legislature Chairmoved to temporary quarters man Patrick Linger, R-New
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Baltimore, said. “It’s pretty incredible they didn’t have one lost workday to COVID for anybody,” he said. The county on Friday had 37 inmates, two of whom were female, Greene County Sheriff Pete Kusminsky said, which
puts the new facility near capacity. The jail will contain 16 cells for female inmates and 48 for men. Eight female cells and 16 male cells are reserved for special classifications such as suicide watch, and are not for
general population, Kusminsky said. The state Commission of Correction also requires 10% of the cells to remain open. The new building is designed for direct supervision, where up to 32 inmates can be monitored by one corrections officer at a post within the pod equipped with security footage and one officer acting as a “floater,” Kusminsky said. The old jail had cells arranged in a linear fashion and corrections officers had to walk down the line of cells to monitor inmates. With direct supervision, the corrections officers have a direct line of vision to the cells designated for suicide watch, Kusminsky said. Some other novelties at the facility include male and female locker rooms for the deputies See JAIL A8