TRR photo by Fritz Mayer Spectators will fill the grand stand at the Bethel Motor Speedway beginning on opening day, April 24.

Neighbors blast speedway

Permit renewed for 2010

By FRITZ MAYER

KAUNEONGA LAKE—For Marsha Schubert, the noise of the engines was most aggravating. “I have to close my windows, blast my television; you can’t hear yourself think,” she said.

For John Van Fradenburgh, the main complaint was the loudspeakers.

For his aunt, Marietta Von Fradenburgh, it was the fumes from the cars. “I got very sick last June, and I think that’s what it was from,” she said. All three people live close to the Bethel Motor Speedway on Horseshoe Road.

The remarks came at a meeting of the Bethel Town Board, as lawmakers considered conditions that would be inserted into the permit that would allow the speedway to operate again this season.

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Tree to table

New ‘sugar bush’ tour taps region’s maple resources

By SANDY LONG

UPPER DELAWARE REGION—Despite the dirty drawbacks of mud season, this time of year is special in a sweet sort of way. Warming days followed by cold nights provide the right combination not only for muck, but also for the flow of maple sap, setting the stage for harvest by bucket or line, and ultimately, for that incomparably delicious syrup and other items offered by maple producers in the region.

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Sullivan’s homeless population grows

Single adults drive the number skyward

By FRITZ MAYER

SULLIVAN COUNTY—Every year in the last week of January, John Van Etten coordinates a count of Sullivan County’s homeless. This year, 385 people were identified, which is up more than 140 from last year.

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Other stories in this issue:

• No fracking on county land
• Officials act on new septic rules
• Gas at a Glance
• White Lake soldier died in Afghanistan
• Pike library board to change by-laws
• School health plan disagreement
• Highland hears special presentations
• Shohola board fires the Walls
• Storm knocks out services

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