Nick Henderson

Woodstock

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Insurance claims adjuster, freelance writer, political junkie, liberal commie pinko former daily newspaper copy editor

Articles

“Just stop pretending this is okay”

1 week ago | hudsonvalleyone.com | Nick Henderson

Woodstock town supervisor Bill McKenna has again been harried for his handling of PFOS and now PFAS in the town water supply. Recent tests have shown spikes in the forever chemicals. “I’m here this evening to plead once again for long overdue action on the environmental hazards that are, at this moment, threatening the health and well-being of our entire community and its visitors,” said Vincent Mow, a member of Woodstockers United for Change.
Spike in PFOS in Woodstock’s water supply

2 weeks ago | hudsonvalleyone.com | Nick Henderson

Woodstock’s latest water-test results show a spike in the forever chemicals PFOS in the town’s water supply, the latest development in the roller-coaster-like saga. The town government is trying to identify the source of the problem and develop a solution. Well 2 in Pumphouse 1, which services two wells, shows 3.67 parts per trillion, up from previous results of 2.21. Well 2 is the newest of a total of seven wells. For the first time, PFOA has shown up in Well 2, at 2.06 ppt.
Defendant’s new lawsuit delays Woodstock police disciplinary case

2 weeks ago | hudsonvalleyone.com | Nick Henderson

A lawsuit by part-time Woodstock police officer Phil Sinagra has derailed a planned disciplinary hearing intended to seek closure on a case that has dragged on for some 18 months. On March 27, Sinagra filed an Article 78 lawsuit against Woodstock, the town board and supervisor Bill McKenna, contending that the disciplinary proceedings against him had violated his rights by extending far beyond the 60 days required by town law.
A definitive audit to analyze the situation won’t be quick or cheap

3 weeks ago | hudsonvalleyone.com | Nick Henderson

Hurley’s town board has agreed to conduct a financial audit of town government for 2022 and 2023. The resolution passed 4-0, with councilmember Gregory Simpson absent.
Woodstock taxpayers asked for a third

3 weeks ago | hudsonvalleyone.com | Nick Henderson

Woodstock’s youth center task force wants town taxpayers to foot a third of the cost of the expanded new intergenerational community center being proposed for a Rock City Road site. It is calling for a town referendum to finance that portion through a ten-to-eleven-million-dollar town bond. The rest will come from private and governmental sources.
Woodstock struggles with alternative futures

4 weeks ago | hudsonvalleyone.com | Nick Henderson

Should the central hamlet of America’s most famous small town be made more dense to accommodate more housing for the needy? Or should more such housing be strategically built in various clusters around the township? Or perhaps a little of each? Placing housing in town parking lots drew a mixed reaction from board members and audience at a March 18 meeting of the town board in which the findings of a consultant reviewed town-owned land as subsidized building sites were explored.
Important Onteora vote

1 month ago | hudsonvalleyone.com | Nick Henderson

Onteora School District voters will decide May 20 whether to spend $70.5 million on improvements toward closing the elementary school in Woodstock and making upgrades to the school campuses in Boiceville. The school board voted unanimously on March 18 to place the referendum on the ballot. The improvements will require $55.5 million in bonding, with the final $15 million from the capital reserve.
Woodstock forms working group with state health officials to protect drinking water supply

1 month ago | hudsonvalleyone.com | Nick Henderson

The Town of Woodstock’s Drinking Water Source Protection Plan Working Group has collaborated with state health officials to determine sources of contaminants and come up with ways to prevent them from entering the town water supply. The group presented its findings to the town board on March 11, which was a follow-up to work promised at a town hall meeting on water concerns hosted by council member Anula Courtis last summer.
Woodstock Land Conservancy secures funding for major acquisition atop Mount Tobias

1 month ago | hudsonvalleyone.com | Nick Henderson

Woodstock Land Conservancy (WLC) has secured funding to purchase 65 acres near the top of Mt. Tobias in Woodstock for $310,000, assuring it will forever remain protected. WLC was able to fund the land acquisition with donations ranging from $5 to $105,000. “Our primary mission as a land trust is the preservation of lands for habitat and carbon sequestration,” WLC Executive Director Andy Mossey said in a press release.
How the $70.5 million bond proposition could shape Onteora’s educational landscape

1 month ago | hudsonvalleyone.com | Nick Henderson

The Onteora School Board voted unanimously last week to combine improvements at the middle/high school and Bennett Elementary into one single $70.5 million bond proposition, a step necessary to consolidate the district into a single campus. The consolidation will require closing Woodstock Elementary by 2028, making Bennett the only building serving grades K-5.