Washington Heights annexation fight heads to appellate court
City of Middletown asks five Appellate Division justices to allow residents of Washington Heights in Wallkill to decide by vote if they should join the city. The town argues against, citing service limits. 70 percent petitions push for annexation while 20 percent of population resides there. Ruling in weeks or months to come.
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Brooklyn
Middletown
Washington Heights
Wallkill
Howard C. Nolan
Nolan
Joseph G. Owen
State Supreme Court
Randall Heights
Louis Heimbach
Owen
Supreme Court
A. David Benjamin
Benjamin
James D. Hopkins
Frank S. McCullough
John Donohoe
Joseph Hawkins
Jury selection begins in Sullivan murder case
In Monticello Sullivan County Court seven of twelve jurors are drawn for the murder trial of Roscoe man Charles Hille 35 charged with strangling his wife Helga 31 on Gulf Road last Sept 16. Prosecutors question jurors on circumstantial evidence police accuracy and whether Hille will testify while defense probes juror biases and moral considerations. Hille has been jailed since Oct 2 with bail set at 100000.
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Monticello
Sullivan County
Benjamin Newberg
Charles Hille
Helga
Gulf Road
Ferndale
Hille
Rockland
Sydney P. Schiff
David Cohen
Cohen
Dist. Atty
Louis B. Scheinman
Middletown Home Blaze Destroys Kitchen and Damages House
Fire destroyed a kitchen and damaged a house at 61 East Ave in Middletown. No injuries were reported as flames burned from a stove in the kitchen where Dolores Dingui and her three children resided. Fire Chief Walter Richardson said the stove was lit when firefighters arrived. the cause is under investigation.
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Dolores Dingui
East Ave
Middletown
Walter Richardson
Registration set in Goshen for June 14 election
New voters in the Goshen school district and those who have not voted in two years can register for the June 14 election on Thursday from noon to 9 p.m. at Goshen High School.
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Goshen
UDC has no plans to revisit Newburgh housing talks
Edwin W. Finder, UDC regional director, said no current plan to return to Newburgh council discussions on a senior citizens housing complex. He noted UDC would consult and sign a memo of understanding with locals, but has not drawn plans or chosen a site. He praised county housing studies and urged towns to address need now.
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New York
The
Urban Development Corp
UDC
Town of
Newburgh
Edwin W. Finder
Finder
Orange County
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Mike Carey
Kitchen
Newburgh Board
Judith Cartwright
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