New York Canal Times looks forward to its second year

Spring will soon be here, and it's time to start thinking about the 2007 canal season. We hope you've watched our website; it is constantly being updated with new material, especially notices of upcoming canal-related events. New York Canal Times also offered a special, one-time issue as a special gift of thanks to our readers to carry you through the winter months. We are especially gratified with the interest shown in our website. The response has been no less than incredible.

This first year of Canal Times was a great success. We are constantly receiving praise for the work we have done on this publication, and we could not be more honored and pleased. Thanks are due to those of you who have sent us your story ideas, those whom have done business with us as a subscriber or advertiser and those whom have called or written just to tell us we are doing a good job. Canal Times would not be what it is today without the support of all of you. Editor Richard Palmer has been doing a tremendous job of gathering your news and stories, and will continue to do so with your support. Richard may be reached at any time via editor@nycanaltimes.com .

New York Canal Times is an ever-evolving entity, and readers need to be aware of important changes that have been made to the production schedule. Originally, we had planned to publish Canal Times as a quarterly publication, but we have since decided that the most efficient production schedule is during the canal navigation season, (specifically May through September). Therefore, readers and advertisers can expect five issues of Canal Times in the 2007 calendar year.

It is our commitment to our readers and business partners to keep you as current as possible for canal news in our great state. In order to keep our readers in tune with developing news during the off-season, we have developed a new feature on our website ( www.nycanaltimes.com ) that is incorporated into this special winter issue. You will find a new section on the website with the title, Canal Times on the Web .

We plan to keep this section of our website updated constantly, and it will soon become your premiere source for breaking news relating to the New York State canal corridor. Most news items found on Canal Times on the Web will not be reproduced in the print version of the paper, so make sure to check back at our website regularly.

Again, thank you all so much for your support and appreciation of New York Canal Times . We will continue to do our best to bring you a timely, high-quality publication and website for years to come.

Jason Bernhardt
Associate Publisher