The Roxbury Arts Group Announces A Call for Actors

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The Roxbury Arts Group Announces A Call for Actors
Auditions for Crimes of the Heart

607.326.7908 or roxburyartsgroup.org

The Roxbury Arts Group is posting a Call for Actors. Upcoming auditions for Beth Henley’s tragic comedy “Crimes of the Heart” will be held on Wednesday, June 11th from 5 – 7pm and Saturday, June 14th, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at 76 MAIN!, 76 Main Street, NY. Gilbert Hirscher will direct and performances will be in Stamford, NY, August 22nd and 23rd. All roles are available and and auditoners will read from the script. No appointment is necessary.

Henley reunites the three MaGrath sisters at Old Granddaddy’s home after Babe, the youngest sister, shoots her abusive husband. Lenny is the oldest sister who is unmarried and facing diminishing marital prospects and Meg is the middle sister, returning back to her hometown after a failed singing career on the West Coast. Supporting roles are Chick Boyle, the sister’s holier-than-thou cousin; Barnette Lloyd, Babe’s lawyer; and Doc Porter, Meg’s old flame. For more information please call 607.326.7908 or go online to roxburyartsgroup.org.

All programs offered by the Roxbury Arts Group are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson-Broadhurst Foundation, the Community Foundation of South Central New York, 2014 Season Sponsor WIOX Community Radio 91.3 FM, and by the generous donations from individual community members like you.

JUNE 2014 ROXBURY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TUESDAY FORUM BUFFET LUNCHEON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Person: Dian Seiler, Director, Roxbury Library
Telephone and Fax: (607)-326-7901

JUNE 2014 ROXBURY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TUESDAY FORUM BUFFET LUNCHEON

On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, a buffet luncheon at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown, New York, will close the 2013-2014 Roxbury Library Association Tuesday Forum season. Individuals interested in attending the June 10th luncheon should contact RLA Tuesday Forum Coordinator Julia A. Menne at (607)-326-3027 to make a reservation.

At 10:15 a.m. on June 10th, luncheon attendees will meet in the Roxbury Library parking lot for carpool transport to Cooperstown.

The Roxbury Library Association welcomes the public to all RLA Tuesday Forum programs, activities, and gatherings, which are free of charge.

For information about upcoming RLA Tuesday Forum programs, activities, and gatherings, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or Roxbury

Library Clerk Helen Faraci at (607)-326-7901.

Located at 53742 State Highway 30, the Roxbury Library is directly opposite the town’s United Methodist Church on Main Street.

The Roxbury Arts Group Presents 2 Youth Camps

Telephone: 607.326.7908
Email: mcullen@roxburyartsgroup.org

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The Roxbury Arts Group Presents 2 Youth Camps
Rock ‘n Pop Musical Camp and Dance Intensive Camp

607.326.7908 or roxburyartsgroup.org

The Roxbury Arts Group is happy to have the opportunity to offer this summer two jcamps in July for our youth, ranging in ages from 4 years to 15 years. The very popular one-week Rock n’ Pop Theater Camp returns, running from Monday July 7th thru Friday July 11th, will be led by youth educator, playwright and director Malissa Kano-White, and for the first time being offered, a two-week Dance Camp Intensive starting Monday July 14 and culminating with a recital on Saturday, July 26th, will be led by professional dancer and children’s dance instructor Victoria Lundell. Both camps will be run at Stamford Central School in Stamford, NY. Registration is now open and for more information and applications forms, please call 607.326.7908 or go online to roxburyartsgroup.org.

At Rock ‘n Pop Musical Camp, experienced children’s theater director/ playwright and educator Malissa Kano-White will lead campers, ages eight thru thirteen, through a week of training and rehearsals culminating in a musical written especially for them, followed by an encore concert they will perform in the Camp Show on Friday evening. Using her decades of experience and fueled with highly honed skills including theater, character development, directing, and vocal coaching and technique through the help of her assistant, Kano-White will lead the campers through a week of exploration, imagination, and the ins and outs of performing in a musical and in a concert.

And new to the Roxbury Arts Group this summer is a 2-week Dance Intensive Camp culminating in a recital, Saturday, July 26th, dancers will be led by professional dancer and instructor Victoria Lundell. Creative Movement is for the youngest set, ages 4 – 5 and will concentrate on free dance, balance coordination and fun. Ballet is geared for those in the age group 5 – 8 and will focus on the fundamentals and beauty of the dance, as well as build strength and fitness across the whole body. For ages 8 – 12 JazzFunk is all about fun, modern and hip-hop with a splash of theater, while for age group 12 – 15, Bring Your Moves will challenge the dancer to create and execute tasteful, skilled and fun dance moves for the entire class to learn and make collectively into a dance.

Spots are limited and fill fast. Youth scholarships are available. To find out more about scholarships, or for any other questions regarding the camps, please visit www.roxburyartsgroup.org or call the Roxbury Arts Group at 607.326.7908.

All programs offered by the Roxbury Arts Group are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson-Broadhurst Foundation, the Community Foundation of South Central New York, 2014 Season Sponsor WIOX Community Radio 91.3 FM, and by the generous donations from individual community members like you.

The Roxbury Arts Group Popular Drop In Art Class Series Continues With A Photography Workshop

Telephone: 607.326.7908
Email: mcullen@roxburyartsgroup.org

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The Roxbury Arts Group Popular Drop In Art Class Series Continues With A Photography Workshop

At the Roxbury Arts Center – 5025 Vega Mountain Rd., Roxbury NY 12474
Saturday, May 17, 2014, 11:30 AM
607.326.7908

The popular Drop In Art Class Series offered by the Roxbury Arts Group continues on Saturday, May 17th with a photography workshop led by artist Kevin Q. Gray.

This month’s workshop, Digital Camera: The Basics, will lead participants through all of the basic (and not so basic) functions of today’s digital cameras. Shutter speeds, apertures, ISO, file formats, lenses, filters and much more will be discussed. Gray will talk on compositional skills, making sure that what the participant envisions in their mind is what comes true through the camera lens. The workshop will include an outdoor ‘photo safari’ in Roxbury (weather permitting) and a brief discussion of photo editing software.

This workshop is best suited to those participants who own a digital SLR camera with interchangeable lenses, or an advanced point-and-shoot camera with manual shutter and aperture modes.

Workshop instructor, Kevin Q. Gray, is a fine art photographer living in Cherry Valley, NY. He has exhibited his work widely in the region, including in the Walt Meade Gallery of the Roxbury Arts Center. He has won numerous awards for his digital, film, and alternative process photography. He currently teaches photography at SUNY Oneonta.

The workshop takes place at the Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Road in Roxbury NY. The workshop feel is $30 per person for this 2.5 hour workshop. For more information visit www.roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607.326.7908.

The programs of the Roxbury Arts Group are made possible in part by the support of the New York State Council on the Arts, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation, the Community Foundation of South Central New York, 2014 Season Sponsor WIOX Community Radio 91.3 FM, Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center, members of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley, and by the generous donations from individual community members like you.

The Roxbury Arts Group Celebrates 35 Years of Great Arts Programming with Caravan of Thieves

Telephone: 607.326.7908
Email: mcullen@roxburyartsgroup.org

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The Roxbury Arts Group Celebrates 35 Years of Great Arts Programming with Caravan of Thieves

At the Roxbury Arts Center – 5025 Vega Mountain Rd., Roxbury NY 12474
Saturday, May 24, 2014, Memorial Day Weekend, 7:30 PM
607.326.7908

Opening their 35th summer season of bringing the arts to the region, The Roxbury Arts Group has confirmed that this Memorial Day Weekend, Caravan of Thieves, self proclaimed gypsy-swinging-serenading-firebreathing-circus-freaks, will overtake the Roxbury Arts Center with their charismatic blend of gypsy jazz, 1930’s swing and contempoary pop. “If Django Reinhardt, the cast of Stomp and the Beatles all had a party at Tim Burton’s house, Caravan of Thieves would be the band they hired.” It all happens Saturday, May 24, 2014, 7:30 PM at the Roxbuty Arts Center, located at 5025 Vega Mountain Road in Roxbury, NY. Advance tickets for this performance are $18 for adults and $16 for students and seniors. All tickets purchased the day of the event are $23.

With the occasional banging on buckets, frying pans and hubcaps, gripping and sometimes haunting vocal harmonies and captivating stories both whimsical and bizarre, Caravan of Thieves is led by the husband and wife songwriting duo Fuzz and Carrie Sangiovanni. Rounding out this mad musical family is fierce violinist Ben Dean and double bass madman, Brian Anderson. Since joining forces in 2008, the four of them ran away from home and never looked back, inviting everyone they meet to come along with them.

It’s theatrical and humorous. It’s musical and intense. Caravan of Thieves entertains, dazzles and defies classification while welcoming the audience to join the band throughout the performance in momentary fits of claps, snaps and sing-alongs, and even mad lib! Caravan of Thieves just might be the most fun you’ve had at a concert… ever! Run away from home, at least for the night and spend it with Caravan of Thieves. You may never look back… Caravan of Thieves hasn’t! For more information and ticket reservations please visit www.roxburyartsgroup.org, or call the Roxbury Arts Group at 607.326.7908.

The programs of the Roxbury Arts Group are made possible in part by the support of the New York State Council on the Arts, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation, the Community Foundation of South Central New York, 2014 Season Sponsor WIOX Community Radio 91.3 FM, Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center, members of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley, and by the generous donations from individual community members like you.

Town Board Meeting Agenda - May 12, 2014

ROXBURY TOWN BOARD
Regular Meeting
May 12, 2014
Grand Gorge Civic Center

Call To Order 7:30 pm

Minutes April 14th Regular Meeting

Requests to Speak

Department Reports: Water / Sewer
Planning
Building & Grounds
Highway
Assessor
Building Inspector
Community Resources

Old Business

New Business

Letters to the Board

Martin Menne re: Water

Roxbury Historic Commission

re: permits

Discussion from residents

Audits

Issues for Discussion

• Resolution – Town Clerk monthly Report for April 2014
• Resolution – Supervisor’s monthly Report for March 2014
• Resolution – Assessor’s monthly report for April 2014
• Resolution – Justice Court monthly report for March 2014
• Resolution – Tax Collector monthly report for April 2014
• Resolution – Tax Collector 2014 Annual report of tax monies received
• Resolution – HUD Program funds monthly report for April 2014
• Resolution – Building Inspector monthly report for April 2014
• Resolution – monthly water receipts report for April 2014 (Denver-GG-Roxbury)
• Resolution – appoint 1 more person for CDBG housing program review committee
• Resolution – appoint 1 person to Historic Commission 4/14/14-12/31/16
• Resolution – retirement reporting
• Resolution – Colonial Drive takeover (if paperwork received)

Reminder

* Highway Contract expires 12/31/14
* Rodrigues Gravel Contract & Mining Permit expires 8/3/14

Ongoing Issues

• Truck lawsuit status

May 2014 Roxbury Library Association Tuesday Forum Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Person: Dian Seiler, Director, Roxbury Library
Telephone and Fax: (607)-326-7901

MAY 2014 ROXBURY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TUESDAY FORUM PROGRAM

On Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at 1:00 p.m., at the Roxbury Library, Cornell Cooperative Extension Program Educator Tabitha Gilmore-Barnes will offer a program on budget friendly nutrition.

Regular RLA Tuesday Forum attendees will provide refreshments following Ms. Gilmore-Barnes’ presentation.

The Roxbury Library Association welcomes the public to all RLA Tuesday Forum programs, activities, and gatherings, which are free of charge.

For information about upcoming RLA Tuesday Forum programs, activities, and gatherings, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or Roxbury

Library Clerk Helen Faraci at (607)-326-7901.

Located at 53742 State Highway 30, the Roxbury Library is directly opposite the town’s United Methodist Church on Main Street.

Free Rabies Clinic - Friday, May 23, 2014

May 23, 2014
Roxbury Highway Garage
52508 State Hwy 30
5-7 pm
Be sure to take a previous rabies vaccination certificate so a 3 year can be given

Jammin’ Divas come to the Roxbury Arts Group, Saturday, May 3rd at 7pm

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Telephone: 607.326.7908
Email: mcullen@roxburyartsgroup.org

The Roxbury Arts Group Celebrates 35 Years of Great Arts Programming with The Jammin’ Divas At the Roxbury Arts Center – 5025 Vega Mountain Rd., Roxbury NY 12474

Saturday, May 3, 2014, 7:00 PM
607.326.7908

Through stunning three part harmonies bedded against the melodic landscape of the flute and double bass, The Jammin’ Divas, Aoife Clancy (Ireland) of the Grammy Nominated group Cherish the Ladies, Nicole Zuraitis (USA), Kath Buckell (Australia), and Hadar Noiberg (Israel), will draw you into an experience that transcends culture and history by sharing music and stories of how these four compatriots of song culturally influence and enrich one another. Join in the eclectic creative energy on Saturday, May 3, 2014, 7:00 PM at the Roxbuty Arts Center, located at 5025 Vega Mountain Road in Roxbury. Advance tickets for this performance are $20 for adults and $17 for students and seniors. All tickets purchased the day of the event are $25.

The three women include Aoife Clancy from Ireland, who is the daughter of Bobby Clancy of the Clancy Brothers. While she was with Cherish the Ladies, the group was nominated for a Grammy Award. Aoife has had a long-standing career touring with the likes of The Clancy Brothers, Christy Moore of the Furey Brothers, Tommy Sands and many others. She also toured seven weeks with the renowned Paddy Noonan Show. In 1995, Aoife was asked to join the acclaimed group “Cherish the Ladies”, which is one of the most sought-after Irish American groups in history. For the past four years, Aoife has toured extensively doing no less than two hundred dates a year throughout the United States and Europe. She has been a featured soloist with orchestras such as the Boston Pops and Cincinnati Pops and, while performing with Cherish the Ladies, collaborated with the Boston Pops on their GRAMMY nominated Celtic album. Now with seven recordings under her belt in the last decade, Aoife has clearly established herself as one of the ‘Divas’ of Irish and contemporary Folk Music.

Singer/songwriter and pianist Nicole Zuraitis has been turning heads with her huge voice and catchy melodies since she returned to New York in 2009 as Suzanne Lorge from ALL ABOUT JAZZ recognized her as “…the big-voiced, well schooled singer”. She reflects a broad mixture of jazz, pop, r&b and indie fusion where she bridges the gap between genres and unleashing her unparalleled vocals. Having recently returned from a tour of Asia and India, she shared the stage with the extraordinary Jane Monheit for the performance of “Jane Monheit and the Ladies of Jazz”. She recently was recognized as a finalist in the 2013 Songdoor International Songwriting Contest, as well as selected for the 2013 New York City Battle of the Boroughs Competition. Nicole has opened for jazz legend Dave Brubeck, as well as “the Platters” and collaborated with world renowned Indian carnatic guitarist and composer Prasanna. She was featured by Columbia News Tonight as “New Yorker of the week” for her work with music and shelter animals. “Zuraitis’ fluid, natural sound is very much richly expressive and wide ranging… her composing full of jazz sensibility and great emotional depth, open to a variety of influences…. an emotive voice with seductive warmth…. ‘Pariah Anthem’ is a winning exhibition of her performance and songwriting skills…” said Owen McNally of the HARTFORD COURANT.

The Australian counterpart Kath Buckell is a rising Folk/Rock artist in the USA receiving airplay in the US, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Germany and the UK, charting on the following US charts: #63 on the National Folk DJ chart, #25 on the Roots Music Report Top 50 Internet Airplay Chart (for 6 weeks), #27 on the Antiquarian Librarian Breakthrough Recordings for 2012, Top 40 Americana Chart at KVMR (CA), Top 25 AAA chart at WVIA (PA) #12 on the Americana station at WERU (ME) and already won honorable mention at the Mid Atlantic Song Contest for her song ‘Orphaned By The Color Of My Skin’ along with a national radio representation that gave astonishing reviews for her new record… “ Faces Do Not Change stands as the strongest singer-songwriter albums I’ve heard in years” The Gazette (Tom Stauder, 2012) She has toured from Australia, Israel and now the USA and has found her roots in a project that is preserving traditional Australian poetry put to her original music. This new project call Faces Do Not Change was produced by Daniel Jakubovic and supported by well known producer Jaruslav Jakubovic (Bette Midler, Paul Simon, Carly Simon) with guest appearances of Bette Midlers very own Harlette, Ula Hedwig, where she did a beautiful rendition of her song Bird Of Mine.

Hadar Noiberg hails from Israel growing up with its eclectic musical culture. Hadar was surrounded by various musical styles that are a part of the Israeli melting pot; Middle Eastern, Eastern European, Yemenite and Moroccan Music to name a few. Since arriving in New York Hadar has been one of the leading players in the Cuban scene and Jazz scenes showcasing at Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club, Central Park Summer Stage, WOMEX, Iridium Jazz Standard, Merkin Hall and Lincoln Center to name a few. Hadar has been a featured performer with Dave Valentine, Anat Cohen, Omer Avital, Joel Frahm, Alvester Garnette, Junior Rivera, Louis Kahn, Rufus Reid and many more. “…Noiberg is an extremely gifted flutist who manages to bring out the deep colors and soul of her flute. With it she presents music that is nevertheless jazzy, and yet still reminiscing of Israeli music, of home.” – Lilit Vagner, Yediot Agaronot (nation Israeli newspaper)

Craig Akin is an in-demand upright and electric bass player living in New York City. Between 1997 and 2007 he averaged 270 gigs a year in his musical hometown of Kansas City. There he developed his rhythm and tone while playing or recording with nearly everyone on the jazz and blues scene. Craig has also performed with emerging pop and indie songwriters as well as legendary jazz artists including Tim Hagans, Pete Christlieb, Frank Mantooth, John McNeil, Dick Oatts, Karrin Allyson, Gary Foster, Bobby Watson, Dave Pietro, Claude Williams, Ken Peplowski, among others. To continue his growth as a musician, Craig moved to New York in 2007. He honed his skills even further with the help of Jay Anderson, Scott Colley, and Larry Grenadier. Craig was thrilled to be able to study with legendary Miles Davis bassist, Ron Carter, for two years. “Craig Akin is one of the most versatile bassists I’ve worked with. He is equally skilled with acoustic or electric bass and can play any style. Regardless of the setting, Craig always plays with commitment and creativity.”-Kerry Strayer, Artistic Director/Conductor, Kansas City Jazz Orchestra.

The Jammin Divas will provide a night of song and merriment like none you have experienced! For more information and ticket reservations please visit www.roxburyartsgroup.org, or call the Roxbury Arts Group at 607.326.7908.

The programs of the Roxbury Arts Group are made possible in part by the support of the New York State Council on the Arts, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation, the Community Foundation of South Central New York, 2014 Season Sponsor WIOX Community Radio 91.3 FM, Karen Miller’s Town & Country Canine and by the generous donations from individual community members like you

In celebration of its 35th year, Roxbury Arts Group announces its 2014 season

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Telephone: 607.326.7908
Email: mcullen@roxburyartsgroup.org

The Roxbury Arts Group Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary!
2014 Season is Announced Performances, Exhibits, Films, Worskshops, Youth Camps and more!

607.326.7908 or roxburyartsgroup.org

35 years ago, a group of community members gathered around a kitchen table in Roxbury and began to dream of an organization that would celebrate and make the arts accessible right here in the Catskills. That organization became the Roxbury Arts Group, and this year the organization is celebrating its 35th Anniversary with an exciting season of performances, events and workshops for all to enjoy! For full season details, visit the Roxbury Arts Group website at www.roxburyartsgroup.org.

The Spring/Summer Performance Season kicks off on Saturday, May 3rd at 7:00 PM with the Jammin’ Divas performing at the Roxbury Arts Center. The Divas, Aoife Clancy (Ireland) of the Grammy Nominated group Cherish the Ladies, Nicole Zuraitis (USA), Kath Buckell (Australia), and Hadar Noiberg (Israel) will blend stunning renditions of traditional and contemporary original folk music and elements of improvisation from each of their cultures.

The 2014 Performance Season continues with gypsy-rockers Caravan of Thieves, authentic Mississippi blues from the Cedric Burnside Project, an expanded Old School Baptist Church Essential Thursdays performance series, a series of outdoor performances in Veterans Memorial Park in Stamford, a series of films in Kirkside Park, a road trip to Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in MA for a full day of activities culminating with a rare east coast performance by the Pacific Northwest Ballet and so much more! Community favorites such as For Arts’ Sake and FIDDLERS! also return this year, as well as a special event offered in collaboration with the Catskill Quilters Hall of Fame.

And the Roxbury Arts Group is not just performances. RAG will also continue to offer their popular monthly community programs such as the Open Mic JAM!, Writers’ Evening, Art Start Academy, and their Drop In Art Class Series which continues on Saturday, May 17th with photographer Kevin Q. Grey. For next month’s workshop, Grey will lead participants through all of the basic (and not so basic) functions of today’s digital cameras, talk on compositional skills and photo editing software and include an outdoor ‘photo safari’ in Roxbury (weather permitting).

The Roxbury Arts Group is also offering a series of exhibition in the Walt Meade Gallery in Roxbury. The next exhibit Correspondences opens on May 10th, with a reception at 4:00 PM, and will feature ceramics by Peter Yamaoka and paintings and drawings by Carrie Yamaoka. Brother and sister, the two artists share certain affinities, developed over years of being in each other’s orbit.

It’s almost summer and that means it’s time for Rock n’ Pop Theater Camp, this year led by youth educator / director Malissa Kano-White who will direct campers through a week of training and rehearsals culminating in a musical written specifically for them and an encore concert performance. And new to the Roxbury Arts Group this summer is a 2-week Dance Intensive Camp culminating in a recital, Saturday, July 26th, led by professional dancer and instructor Victoria Lundell. Dance classes being offered are Creative Movemet, Ballet, JazzFunk and Bring Your Moves! for dancers ages four through fifteen.

“We are just in love with this year’s season” says Jenny Rosenzweig, Executive Director of the Roxbury Arts Group. “This year we really took the time to reflect on all of the important work RAG has done over the years in our community, and this year’s season celebrates the spirit of that work by offering performances, events, exhibits and workshops that are exciting, high-quality, and fun!”

For more information and ticket reservations please visit www.roxburyartsgroup.org, or call the Roxbury Arts Group at 607.326.7908.

All programs offered by the Roxbury Arts Group are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson-Broadhurst Foundation, the Community Foundation of South Central New York, 2014 Season Sponsor WIOX Community Radio 91.3 FM, and by the generous donations from individual community members like you.

Telephone: 607.326.7908
Email: mcullen@roxburyartsgroup.org

Town Board Meeting Agenda - April 14, 2014

ROXBURY TOWN BOARD
Regular Meeting
April 14, 2014
Grand Gorge Civic Center

Call To Order:  7:30 pm

Minutes: March 3rd Regular Meeting

Requests to Speak:

Department Reports:

Water / Sewer
Planning
Building & Grounds
Highway
Assessor
Building Inspector

Community Resources

Old Business

New Business

Letters to the Board:

Discussion from residents

Audits

ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION

• Resolution – Town Clerk monthly Report for March 2014
• Resolution – Supervisor’s monthly Report for February 2014
• Resolution – Assessor’s monthly report for March 2014
• Resolution – Justice Court monthly report for February 2014
• Resolution – Tax Collector monthly report for March 2014
• Resolution – HUD Program funds monthly report for March 2014
• Resolution – Building Inspector monthly report for March 2014
• Resolution – monthly water receipts report for March 2014 (Denver-GG-Roxbury)
• Resolution – appoint 1 more person for CDBG housing program review committee
• Resolution – appoint 1 person to Historic Commission 4/14/14-12/31/16
• Resolution – approve mileage reimbursement for Highway Supt. to attend training
• Resolution – approve reimbursements to Bookkeeper to attend training
• Resolution – agreement with CMS Internet Solutions, Inc. for Town website oversight
• Resolution – Slauson Trailer Park Rd. abandonment
• Resolution – Colonial Drive takeover (if paperwork received)
• Resolution – records destruction list
• 2013 Annual Financial Report – filed with the State and a copy at the Town Clerk’s Office

REMINDER: * Highway Contract expires 12/31/14

* Rodrigues Gravel Contract & Mining Permit expires 8/3/14

ONGOING ISSUES

• Truck lawsuit status

Just Desserts: A Volunteer Appreciation Event, at the Roxbury Arts Center, Saturday April 12, 2014, 3:00pm

Telephone: 607.326.7908
Email: mcullen@roxburyartsgroup.org

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Its National Volunteer Appreciation Week and The Roxbury Arts Group invites you to a Volunteer Appreciation Event
The Nancy Harding Volunteer Service Award Inaugural
At the Roxbury Arts Center – 5025 Vega Mountain Rd., 
Roxbury NY 12474
Saturday, April 12th, 2014, 3:00 PM
Visit www.roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607.326.7908

This week is National Volunteer Appreciation Week and out of a sincere respect for all the volunteers that have passed through its doors, The Roxbury Arts Group (RAG) will give thanks to them at a Volunteer Appreciation Event, 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at the Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury, NY. The RAG staff and board of directors will be on hand to recognize and honor the many volunteers who collectively logged in over 2,000 hours of service last year, as well as announce the two volunteers who will be presented with the first annual Nancy Harding Volunteer Service Award. The community is welcome to come and help celebrate at this dessert potluck event.

2014 marks the 35th season the Roxbury Arts Group has been operating as a not-for-profit multi-arts organization, but it was actually closer to 40 years ago that a volunteer, along with a group of friends, decided to ‘bring the arts to the community’. It was from this ‘wanting to have some art in the community’ fueled by the dedication of one volunteer and a group of friends that The Roxbury Arts Group was born. And ‘that volunteer’ was Nancy Harding, who later became RAG’s first executive director. “Nancy Harding exemplifies how one person through volunteering and with the use of their imagination, can make a difference in their community. When it came time to name the award, it was unanimous that the volunteer award would be called The Nancy Harding Volunteer Service Award”, said Jenny Rosenzweig, Roxbury Arts Group’s current executive director.

“Volunteers are the heart, sweat and soul behind any not-for-profit organization,” said Rosenzweig. “Our volunteers are the best. Without their dedication and support, The Roxbury Arts Group would not have the fortitude to maintain our schedule of administering the Decentralization Grants, presenting all the many events, performances, workshops, gallery exhibits, youth camps and after school programs throughout Delaware County.”

National Volunteer Week is all about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out original and inventive ways to engage in their communities. Come to the potluck dessert Volunteer Appreciation Event in honor of The Roxbury Arts Group’s volunteers, bring a dish, be inspired and perhaps discover how you might volunteer! For more information, please visit www.roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607.326.7908.

The programs of the Roxbury Arts Group are made possible in part by the support of the New York State Council on the Arts, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation and by the generous donations from individual community members like you.

Grievance Day: May 29, 2014

Grievance Day is the one day each year that the Board of Assessment Review meets to hear formal complaints regarding property assessments.

The Board has the authority to change an assessment if they determine a change is warranted.

Grievance forms must be filed on or before Grievance Day and are available at the Roxbury Assessor’s office or through the links below.

The Board of Assessment Review will meet on Thursday, May 29, 2014 between the hours of 2pm-4pm and 6pm-8pm at the Roxbury Town Hall.

Contesting Your Assessment in New York State

http://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/orpts/grievancebooklet.pdf

Application for Filing a Real Property Assessment Complaint

http://www.albanyny.gov/_files/Forms/Government/Assessment_Forms/Protest_rp524.pdf

APRIL 2014 ROXBURY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TUESDAY FORUM PROGRAM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Person: Dian Seiler, Director, Roxbury Library
Telephone and Fax: (607)-326-7901

APRIL 2014 ROXBURY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TUESDAY FORUM PROGRAM

On Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at 1:00 p.m., at the Roxbury Library, the Roxbury Library Association will feature Roxbury resident Yung Yung Lerner’s discussion of her memoir THE DIFFERENCE IN BUTTERFLIES: A CHINESE DANCER’S MEMOIR OF HER FLIGHT FROM INNER AND OUTER TYRANNY.

Regular RLA Tuesday Forum attendees will provide refreshments following Ms. Lerner’s presentation.

The Roxbury Library Association welcomes the public to all RLA Tuesday Forum programs, activities, and gatherings, which are free of charge.

For information about upcoming RLA Tuesday Forum programs, activities, and > gatherings, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or Roxbury Library Clerk Helen Faraci at (607)-326-7901.

Located at 53742 State Highway 30, the Roxbury Library is directly opposite the town’s United Methodist Church on Main Street.

Notice - Roxbury Historic Preservation Commission Special Meeting on April 5, 2014

Notice

The Roxbury Historic Preservation Commission will hold a Special Meeting on April 5, 2014 at 11:00 am at the Town Hall to discuss applications received and any other business that may come before the Commission.

By Order of the Roxbury Historic Preservation Commission
Louis Wendell, Chairman
Dated: March 24, 2014

Town Board Agenda - February 10, 2014

ROXBURY TOWN BOARD
Organizational Meeting
February 10, 2014
Town Hall

Call To Order

7:30 pm

Minutes

January 6th Organizational Meeting

Requests to Speak

Department Reports

Water / Sewer
Planning
Building & Grounds
Highway
Assessor
Building Inspector
Community Resources

Old Business

New Business

Letters to the Board

Elisabeth Weidmann – water issues

Discussion from residents

Audits

ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION

• Resolution – Town Clerk monthly Report for January 2014
• Resolution – Supervisor’s monthly Report for December 2013
• Resolution – Supervisor’s monthly report for January 2013
• Resolution – Assessor’s monthly report for January 2014
• Resolution – Justice Court monthly report for December 2013
• Resolution – Building Inspector monthly report (Nov 2013 – Jan 2014)
• Resolution – monthly water receipts report for January 2014 (Denver-GG-Roxbury)
• Resolution – advertise for bids for Highway Fuels open March 3rd @ 2:00 pm
• Resolution – advertise for bids for Highway Material Hauling open March 3rd @ 2:15 pm
• Resolution – appoint 1 more person for CDBG housing program review committee
• Resolution – appoint 1 person to Historic Commission 2/10/14-12/31/16
• Resolution – WIOX Radio 4th Qtr -2013 Report
• Resolution – Marty Built junkyard license renewal
• Resolution – re-appoint Jean Stone to Planning Board
• Resolution – turn over Radio Station Public File to WIOX Station
• Updated Highway Equipment List distributed to Town Board
• Planning Board training hours as of 12/31/13 distributed to Town Board

REMINDER – March meeting is March 3rd

REMINDER – Highway Contract expires 12/31/14

ONGOING ISSUES

• Truck lawsuit status

Notice - 2014 Town Board Meeting Schedule

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Town Board, Town of Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, for the year 2014 will meet the second Monday of each month for their Regular Monthly Meeting, except for January when they shall meet on January 6, 2014 and except for March when they shall meet on March 3, 2014 and except for November when they shall meet on November 6, 2014. All meetings will begin at 7:30 pm and will be held at the Town Hall, 53690 State Hwy 30, Roxbury, NY except for April and August when they will meet at the Grand Gorge Civic Center, 60933 State Hwy. 30, Grand Gorge, NY.

By Order of the Town Board
Diane Pickett, Town Clerk
Dated: Jan. 6, 2014

Notice - 2014 Planning Board Meeting Schedule

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Board, Town of Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, for the year 2014 will meet the third Wednesdays of each month for their Regular Monthly Meeting. All meetings shall begin at 7:30 pm and will be held at the Town Hall, 53690 State Hwy. 30, Roxbury, NY.

By Order of the Town Board
Diane Pickett, Town Clerk
Dated: Jan. 6, 2014

Notice - Historic Preservation Commission

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Historic Preservation Commission, Town of Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, for the year 2014 will hold meetings the third Mondays of the month at 7:00 pm at the Town Hall for their Regular Monthly Meeting.

By Order of the Town Board
Diane Pickett, Town Clerk
Dated: Jan. 6, 2014

COLLECTOR’S NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF TAX ROLL & WARRANT

I, the undersigned Collector of Taxes for the Town of Roxbury, County of Delaware, State of New York, have duly received the Tax Roll & Warrant for the year 2014. I will be in attendance at the Town Hall, 53690 State Hwy. 30, Roxbury, NY on January 8th, 15th,22rd and 29th (Wednesdays) from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm for the purpose of receiving the taxes listed on such roll, or please mail.

Take further notice that taxes may be paid on or before January 31, 2014 without interest or charge. All taxes received after such date, there shall be added interest of one percent (1%) per month. February (1%), March (2%), April (3%). After April 15th, all checks must be certified. All unpaid taxes after April 30, 2014 will be returned to the County Treasurer pursuant to law.

Joan Moore, Tax Collector
Town of Roxbury