Sullivan fires burn out two more families in Christmas tragedy
In Sullivan County two more trailer households, totaling 11 people, were burned out during Christmas week. Max Miller, 50, his wife Sylvia and their children lost their Hurleyville trailer when an electrical fixture sparked a blaze. Reynolds family of seven from Bloomingburg also lost their trailer and are staying with neighbors as firefighters from Sullivan and Orange counties coordinate clothing and furniture aid. Fire officials reported total losses, with Miller treated for smoke inhalation and in fair condition. The previous Egan family from Searsville had already lost their home and Christmas gifts.
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Monticello
Max Miller
Hurleyville
Bloomingburg
William Reynold
Elizabeth Robinson
Sullivan
Orange Counties
Walter Smith
Harry Cramer
Miller
William G. Carlson
Sylvia
Marilyn
Paul
Nelson Garelick
Garelick
Fallsburg Ptl
Edward Kowalik
Samuel Holtzman
South Fallsburg
Hamilton Avenue Hospital
Walter Hessinger
Columbia Hill
Hessinger
Millers
Reynolds
Frank Egan
Searsville
Unemployment Still a Threat in Region Despite State Decline
In Middletown region offices report persistent joblessness despite New York State Department of Labor data showing a sharp drop in statewide unemployment. Officials note slower hiring, limited openings, and outreach efforts to connect residents with available positions. Local agencies warn that the regional trend remains fragile amid statewide improvement.
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New York State
Department of Labor
Dow daughter wed to prof in D.C.
The eldest daughter of Rep. John G. Dow of Grand View wed Walter B. Schull of Oneonta in Washington. Diantha Dow, a Marlboro College graduate, studies for a museum program master's and works as a consultant for the New York State Historical Trust at Olana. Schull, a St. John's and NYU graduate with an MFA from Iowa, is an assistant professor of English at State University College at Oneonta. The couple will live in Oneonta.
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Washington
John G. Dow
Grand View
D-27
Diantha Elizabeth Dow
Walter B. Schull
Oneonta
St. John’s University
New York
New York University
University of Iowa
Writer’s Workshop
State University College
Family receives five posthumous medals for son in Vietnam
The family of Pfc. James G. LaFleur of Middletown was presented five posthumous awards for his Vietnam service. Maj. Noyal J. Adair at West Point gave the Bronze Star Air Medal Purple Heart Good Conduct Medal and Combat Infantryman's Badge in their home, following his burial in Bloomingburg on June 12.
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Middletown
James G. LaFleur
Vietnam
LaFleur
Chester E. LaFleur
Noyal J. Adair
United States Military Academy
West Point
Pfc. LaFleur
Bloomingburg
Handyman Willie Richardson Dies After Fall in South Fallsburg
Willie Richardson a 51 year old handyman in South Fallsburg died after a fall on a street early Thursday police said. Fallsburg officers found him unconscious at 1 30 a m and he was taken to Monticello Community General Hospital with an apparent skull fracture and severe hemorrhages. An autopsy by Sullivan County coroner Dr Sydney P Schiff ruled the death accidental.
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South Fallsburg
Willie Richardson
Fallsburg
Richardson
Monticello Community General Hospital
Sydney P. Schiff
Sullivan County
State takes over Regional Market land in Newburgh
The State Office of General Services has seized the Lower Hudson Regional Market Authority property on Dickson Street, Newburgh, dissolving the authority. Legislation authorized sale of the 6.9 acre site to the state for a public housing project, but the Newburgh Housing Authority will no longer need it as Lake Street plots will host low and moderate income housing. The State UD C may outline a development plan soon, with UDC a possible purchaser and additional legislation possible to dispose of land after development.
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Newburgh
State Office of General Services
Lower Hudson
UDC
Housing Authority
Office of General Services
Albany
State Development Agency
E. Lester Mack
Wallkill
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Charlie Crist
Orange County
Harold Herbert
Monticello-Liberty
Charles Royal
Handyman
Robert M. Like
Edward J. Logue
Market Authority
Dickson Street
Evening News
State Transportation Department
Storm King
George F. McKneally
Lake Street
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