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School Budgets Unofficial Results

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

Wallkill Central School District Budget: Passed (Yes – 932; No – 423) School Board Election: Donna Crowley, Mitchell DeCoeur and Thomas Frisbie Valley Central School District Budget: Passed (Yes – 1,561; No – 873) School Board E…

Town approves Taylor Biomass proposal

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

“Our goal is to start construction as soon as possible,” said Jim Taylor of Taylor Biomass Energy during a recent presentation to the Montgomery Town Board. Taylor’s project to create a biomass gasification facility in the Town of Montgomery has …

Car break-ins on the rise in Crawford

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

According to the Crawford Police Department, the hamlet of Pine Bush has seen about a dozen car break-ins since April 1. In every case, the cars were left unlocked. “We are experiencing some [increase],” said Lt. Dominick Blasko, who is acting as o…

Mayor gavels unruly meeting to a close

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

For the second time in recent weeks, Mayor Judy Kennedy Monday night abruptly ended a Newburgh City Council meeting that had dissolved into a tirade by activist Omari Shakur. Shakur has made a point of disrupting any council meeting that includes time …

City crime hasn’t taken a holiday

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

Police Chief Michael Ferrara looked up from his desk as he handed me the 2011 Annual Report of crime in the City of Newburgh: “Aggravated assaults are down 17 percent,” he said. “Commercial burglaries are down 12 percent and auto thefts are down …

Marlboro cemetery in midst of renovations

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

For years the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery on Route 9W in Marlboro has needed repairs made to its headstones, brush and overgrowth cleared, dead trees removed and branches trimmed. In the past few weeks progress has been made on all of these fron…

Marlboro budget approved, Highland budget fails

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

Last night the Marlboro School budget of $52,954,958 for the calendar year 2012-2013 was approved by a vote of 666 to 405. After adjustments and revenue calculations the actual tax levy is $40,602,789. In a separate item, voters approved $4.3 million f…

VC snatches a late game lacrosse victory

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

Valley Central’s girls’ lacrosse team has some numbers to work with – and it all might turn out in their favor for a Section IX playoff berth. Haliann Fitzgerald and Morgan Holbrook scored a pair of goals with two minutes to go in the second half…

Comeback too little, too late for Goldbacks

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

It really never stopped raining Tuesday, May 8 when Newburgh’s boys’ lacrosse team traveled Valley Central. And the scoring really never stopped either. Valley Central led 12-4 at the half, but the Goldbacks tried to make a comeback in second half,…

Dukes hand the Huskies a 6-0 loss

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

Mike Schoonmaker was perfect for Marlboro when his team played visitor to their neighboring rival Highland at Dutchess Stadium, Monday, May 7. Schoonmaker opened the game in the top of the first with a single. He singled again in the third, drove in a …

Cutmore’s melodies finish Grand Montgomery season

by Times Community Newspapers 05.16.2012

Closing out the 24th season of the Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series is pianist Jason Cutmore, who will be performing the works of Bach, Beethoven and more this Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. at the Montgomery Senior Center. The senior center is located …

Wallkill voters reject ‘free’ fire truck

by Times Community Newspapers 05.09.2012

“We feel betrayed. We all are taking it to heart,” said Mike Denardo, chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the Wallkill Fire District. Voters in the district once again voted down the purchase of a ladder truck for the district at the Board o…

Walden boards clash

by Times Community Newspapers 05.09.2012

“We do not feel it is fair to the applicants. We do not feel it is fair to the board,” said Walden Planning Board Chairman Stan Plato. Walden’s Planning Board voiced displeasure Monday night with the recent decision of the mayor and Village Board…

Town opposes Marketplace PILOT

by Times Community Newspapers 05.09.2012

In what could be the death knell for plans for a super mall on Route 300, Newburgh Supervisor Wayne Booth Thursday asked the Orange County Industrial Development Agency to deny applicant Wilder Balter Partners’ request for $9.9 million in special tax…

Postal Service ‘canceling’ Plaza office

by Times Community Newspapers 05.09.2012

“Return to sender, address unknown; no such number, no such zone” are lines from a 1962 Elvis Presley hit bemoaning the breakup of a relationship. Fifty years later the lyrics could apply to the U.S. Postal Service, which is telling independent con…

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