Democratic candidates for town supervisor offer different remedies for what ails Hurley (a HV1 article)

In Hurley, town-board member Mike Boms is challenging against incumbent town supervisor Melinda McKnight for the top seat in the June 27 Democratic primary.

Mike Boms

Mike Boms, a two-term town board member, has been a teacher for more than 50 years. He taught for many years in the Onteora schools and now teaches biosciences at Marist College and SUNY New Paltz. He has one child and two grandchildren. Boms has been resident of Hurley for seven years, previously living in Olivebridge. He was originally from Brooklyn…….

Melinda McKnight

Melinda McKnight grew up in Port Ewen and says she is the 14th generation of her family to live in Ulster County. She spent two decades managing budgets for non-profits. She served as a grants reviewer for state and federal agencies. She was on the Ulster County tourism advisory board and was a Hurley representative on the Central Catskills Collaborative’s Route 28 state scenic byway project…….

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