New DWI rules take effect New Year in mid Hudson area
Police warn drivers to limit alcohol as blood content limit drops from .12 to .10 percent starting Jan 1. Breathalyzer use rises arrests, with tests taking under 30 minutes. Local chiefs pledge steady enforcement and no leniency on drunken driving during New Year celebrations.
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Middletown
mid-Hudson Valley
Orange
Sullivan
Ulster
Greene
Rockland
Kurt W. Grimm
Break-in at Warwick Valley High School Sparks Vehicle Theft
Warwick police investigate a break-in at Warwick Valley Central High School early Thursday. Thieves smashed a rear window and a glass office door, ransacked the district business office, and stole a 1970 Chevrolet parked outside after finding keys in an office drawer. Superintendent Sleight called it not vandalism and noted extensive disruption but limited property loss.
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Warwick State
Warwick Valley Central High School
Howard R. Sleight
James Eckerson
Warwick Town Police
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Monroe
Housing Violations Cited In Newburgh Inspection Drive
Newburgh building inspectors report 117 homes checked under a $642,800 Washington Heights code enforcement program with about half showing violations. Eleven homeowners sought aid. one $8,300 HUD grant approved. Additional applications and processing continue at 57 Henry Ave for a one year grant offering $80,000 in outright aid for low income homeowners.
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Newburgh
Washington Heights
Charles H. Hafeman
Hafeman
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Middletown men placed on probation for drug possession
Two Middletown men, Gregorio Diaz and Salvadore Merced, were given five years probation by Judge Angelo Ingrassia in Orange County Court after arrests in a large drug roundup. Both men must avoid drugs and undergo testing. Diaz had joined a rehabilitation program before arrest, while Merced is in rehab.
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Goshen
Middletown
Orange County
Angelo J. Ingrassia
Gregorio Diaz
Salvadore Merced
Norman Shapiro
Merced
Ingrassia
Orange year end agenda weighs reapportionment plan
The Orange County Legislature meets at 11 a.m. to approve housekeeping measures and minor personnel appointments while voting on a county reapportionment. A separate resolution seeks state takeover of Union Avenue and Temple Hill Road in Newburgh and New Windsor to curb traffic as Stewart Airport grows. Committee member James Wright notes the roads from Vails Gate to Rt 207 and Rt 207 to Rt 300 would be included. Boundary changes affect 18 of 21 districts, mainly around Newburgh Middletown and Port Jervis, shifting city districts into nearby suburbs. Most leaders back redistricting with only Thomas Amarosi opposing, urging election district reform first.
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Goshen
Orange County
Physical Services Committee
Union Avenue
Temple Hill Road
Newburgh
New Windsor
James Wright
R-11
Vails Gate
Rt. 207
Rt. 300
Stewart Airport
Wright
Middletown
Port Jervis
Thomas Amarosi
D-4
Amarosi
Advisors named to UCCC council
Three new members have been appointed to the Engineering Technologies Advisory Council at Ulster County Community College, President George B. Erbstein has announced. They include Joseph Benjamin of Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. in Kingston, William Kossian of the VAW of American Inc. in Ellenville, and David Seaver of the New York Telephone Co. in Kingston.
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Stone Ridge
Ulster County Community College
George B. Erbstein
Joseph Benjamin
Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp
Kingston
William Kossian
VAW of American Inc
Ellenville
David Seaver
New York Telephone Co
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William Nadekow
Fallsburgh
Joseph Wasser
Francis T. Petraglia
Charlie Crist
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