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Old Brick House
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The slightly unusual single owner shop — at 5858 Route 209 in Kerhonkson — offers an interesting, fun and relaxing shopping experience... Americana, country stuff, glass, ephemera, art, furniture... Something for everyone to enjoy!
Open daily but Wednesday.
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Three special moments marked the Memorial Day in the Town of Rochester

In the morning, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Veterans Park took place on the spot where the park — honoring all veterans — is going to be located: down the hill from the Town Hall. Among the participants: veterans, town residents, all Town Board members, the Highway Superintendent, and members of the Historic Preservation Commission working on this project. Three of the eight bronze plaques to be featured in the future Veterans Park were on display.

The Memorial Day Parade, which became a town tradition, ended with a ceremony at the Accord Fire House, where speakers were State Sen. John Bonacic and Town Supervisor Carl Chipman. The flag raised at the Fire House — flown on 9/11 — belongs to Gerry Fornino, town's Emergency Management Director.

The third ceremony took place at the Town Hall where a flag which was flown over Baghdad, belonging to Roy Santosky, son of former Councilman Ron Santosky, was raised for the day next to the monument honoring "the men and women who defend our liberty."

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2010 Meeting of NYS Association of Towns

"I congratulate the Association of Towns on convening its 77th Training School and Annual Meeting. Our town officials — in more than 900 localities across the state — see firsthand both the devastation of a recession and the promise of a new economy, and it is important that they have the support of such a dedicated organization as the Association of Towns."

— Gov. David A. Paterson

Rochester Councilwoman Manuela Michailescu
and U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer

"The Association of Towns' annual training is, without a doubt, one of the most important civic events in New York. I never miss it because the very back bone of our democracy - citizens who commit themselves to the pursuit of the public good - are present in droves. With almost half of New York's population living in more than 900 towns across the state, it's essential that local officials have an opportunity to get training and make connections with each other."

— U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer

Robert Freeman, Executive Director, Committee on Open Government, NYSDOS and Rochester Councilwoman Manuela Michailescu

Rochester's newly elected officials sworn in

Swearing in of the newly elected officials in the Town of Rochester took place at the beginning of the first Town Board meeting on January 7, 2010. Justice Al Babcock swore in Town Clerk Kathleen Sergio, Justice Paul Shaheen and Highway Superintendent Wayne Kelder; Justice Paul Shaheen swore in Councilwoman Lynn Archer and Town Clerk Kathleen Sergio swore in Councilman Tony Spano and Town Supervisor Carl Chipman.

Justice Al Babcock and Town Clerk Kathleen Sergio

Justice Al Babcock and Justice Paul Shaheen

Justice Al Babcock and Highway Superintendent Wayne Kelder

Justice Paul Shaheen and Councilwoman Lynn Archer

Town Clerk Kathleen Sergio and Councilman Tony Spano

Town Clerk Kathleen Sergio and Town Supervisor Carl Chipman

Congratulations and good luck to all!

Town Board members Manuela Michailescu and Tavi Cilenti serve two more years of their 4-year terms.

Present in the audience — for the first time, after 28 years of superb service as Rochester's Town Clerk — was Ronnie Sommer, who retired this year.

Thank you, Ronnie!

Veronica Sommer — Town of Rochester's Town Clerk

Ronnie Sommer retires at the end of the year after being our Town Clerk for 28 years.

We are grateful for her knowledge, professionalism and dedication, for her love of our town and its people, for her smile, and yes! for her amazing blue eyes...

Ronnie, we wish you a healthy, happy retirement!

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Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

— Henry David Thoreau

"Dutch Vernacular Architecture in North America, 1640-1830
is a significant contribution to architectural history and our understanding of the early Dutch settlers.
It is an indispensable guide to those restoring early Dutch houses."

— Dr. Natalie Naylor
Prof. Emerita, Hofstra University

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