Gilman Denies Candidacy for Congress Amid Redistricting
Middletown figure Benjamin A Gilman denies plans to run for Congress while Orange County Republicans discuss reapportionment. He focuses on state fiscal crisis and ensuring fair Assembly district lines as plans suggest the 95th district could include northwestern Orange and Sullivan, with other parts linked to Rockland Putnam Dutchess and Ulster.
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Middletown
Hols
Carotment Assemblyorain
Benjamin A Gilman
Congress
Gilman
G. Dow
Balmville
Orange
William E. Doulin
Doulin
Orange County
Sullivan County
Rockland
Gilman weighing Congress run as redistricting looms
Gilman said he would not rule out a congressional bid, noting January boundary reapportionment. The Warwick Republican Committee backed him with 37 members in late October to run for Dow’s seat, while Dovlin said he has not pledged support and urged patience until new lines are drawn.
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Gilman
Congress
Warwick
Republican Committee
Dow
Dovlin
Bodeen
Public housing plot quizzed in Goshen planning session
A Goshen planning consultant faced minor grass roots snags Monday while reviewing a public housing plot. Local residents pressed questions about site use and impact on neighbors as officials outlined proposed developments and timelines.
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Goshen
Santa tale and fair unfold at St James Church event
Jessica Ruth hears of Santa Claus during a family moment at St James Episcopal Church where the church hosts a Christmas fair from Thursday to Saturday. Women of St James sponsor the St Nicholas bazaar as 8 year old Rebecca Meinking reads about St Nick and shares the Christmas spirit. A separate housing study by Nathanial J. Parish of Raymond May Parish and Pine maps Orange County into seven market areas for evaluating needs. towns divided and debated by committee before Dec 14 meeting sponsored by the Urban Development Corporation and county housing committee.
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Ann Glasspool
Jessica Ruth
Santa Claus
Rebecca Meinking
St. Nick's
St. James Episcopal Church
St. Nicholas
Women of
Orange County Housing Advisory Committee
Nathanial J. Parish
White Plains
Raymond, May Parish and
Pine
Parish
Port Jervis
Deerpark
Middletown
Greenville
Mount Hope Minisink
Wawayanda
Wallkill
Goshen
Chester
Warwick
Greenwood Lake
Tuxedo
Monroe
Woodbury
Blooming Grove
Newburgh
New Windsor
Hamptonburg
Montgomery
Crawford
Urban Development Corporation
County Housing Committee
O&R bans new large gas customers in service area
Joseph C. Griffo of Orange and Rockland Utilities told the Middletown Lions Club that the Public Service Commission has barred adding new commercial gas customers in the region. He noted O&R will supply all current and future residential gas needs while relying on a Tompkins Cove plant for summer gas generation and fossil fuels in other seasons. He projected demand across 1350 square miles to double each decade and announced Bowline 1 and Bowline 2 plants, costing about 100 million each, with Bowline 1 starting in 1980.
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Middletown Orange and
Rockland Utilities Inc
Joseph C. Griffo
O&r
Middletown Lions Club
Griffo
Public Service Commission
Tompkins Cove
Haverstraw
Bowline No. 1
Bowline No. 2
Draft Counseling Service aids Orange County draftees
Wayne Caskey leads the Draft Counseling Service of Orange County in Blooming Grove. In under two years it handled over 400 cases, offering counsel on Selective Services, hardship deferments, and appeals. The non profit group operates a 24 hour phone line, relies on donations, and meets monthly at Blooming Grove Church to discuss cases and update on the new draft law timing and procedures.
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Washingtonville
Draft Counseling Service of
Orange County
DCSOC
Donald Hodeen
Blooming Ferove Congregational Church
Here
Bedeen
Brie
Kris
Selective Service
Draft Board
Bodeen
Peter Brooks
Balmville
Seymour Greenblatt
Newburgh
Barbara Yorkis
Beaver Dam Lake
Doris Cipriani
Tom Muello
IBM
Rock Tavern
Mr. Bodeen
Blooming Grove
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Helmut Rimpel
Orange County Republican Party
John
Putnam
Dutchess
Ulster County
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