Ex Middletown priest plans to wed amid vows dispensation
The Rev. Cornelius Doherty, former assistant priest at St. Joseph's Middletown, has been given a leave of absence and intends to marry after reportedly receiving or seeking dispensation from his priestly vows. He would no longer be bound by celibacy, though remains a Roman Catholic in good standing. Doherty has been away from Middletown for about four weeks and is believed to be in New York. He plans to wed a widow whose husband died in an auto accident, a claim she denies. Officials declined to comment, citing pulled records and unavailable biographical material.
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Cornelius Doherty
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Cottage Street
Middletown
Father Doherty
Vatican
St. Joseph's
James J. Hanlon
St. Joseph’s
Archdiocese of
New York
St. Joseph’s Church
Mayor Botens’ Tumultuous Middletown Career Ends
Popular mayor Botens narrowly won a second term in 1965 but health issues struck in 1966 forcing his resignation on May 6 after four and a half years in office. He secured a $450,000 federal water project, created the human rights commission, launched urban renewal, pushed a five point slum elimination plan, aided regional programs, and backed Headstart with the school board.
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Roy S. Hutchings
Botens
Human Rights Commission
Middletown
Middletown School Board
Rioter sentenced after assault at Woodbourne Center
Harold Singer, 32, of Brooklyn, was sentenced by County Judge Benjamin Newberg to time served while awaiting trial in Sullivan County Jail for second degree assault on correction officers during the Woodbourne Narcotics Addicts Rehabilitation Center riot a year ago. The report then shifts to Port Jervis URA cont overviews and notes Botens suffered a fatal heart attack after addressing the council.
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Monticello
Woodbourne
Benjamin Newberg
Sullivan County
Harold Singer
Brooklyn
Middletown
Botens
Jerome Markovits
Port Jervis
Mr. Botens
Port
Port Ura
Council
URA
Pine Bush approves modified non-teacher retirement plan changes
Pine Bush School Board approves a revised non-teacher retirement plan linked to the State Employer Retirement System. The key feature grants pension time even after leaving the district. Superintendent Edward J. Russell reports on progress toward the 154,000 square foot senior high school, with a target date for final nonclassroom construction by Jan. 1, 1970. Voters face a $2,817,849 budget and an open school board seat between Arthur Eustance and Charles Barton.
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Pine Bush
Edward J. Russell
Frederick N. Bent
Russell
Kingston
Harry Halverson
Halverson
Robie Contracting Corp
Arthur Eustance
Circleville
N. Rev
Charles Barton
Urhool
Fabricant Calls for Audit of Wasteful County Tax Actions
Herbert J. Fabricant, candidate for county legislator from the first district covering Woodbury Tuxedo Park and parts of Monroe, says wasteful tax dollars and inequitable assessments are twin county wide troubles. He urges county level action to reduce duplication of local functions and relieve taxpayers from the resulting waste.
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Monroe
Herbert J. Fabricant
Fabricant
Woodbury
Tuxedo Park
Opposition group challenges Horizon Heights project in Monroe
The Monroe Woodbury School Board and town residents plan to urge the planning board to halt Horizon Heights, a 358 lot subdivision on West Mombasha Road, arguing current zoning requires 20 000 square foot lots and would cap homes at 193. They warn extensions have delayed final approval for years and hope planners apply the existing minimum during review.
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Monroe
Monroe -Woodbury School Board
Monroe Town
Horizon Heights
Planning Board
Kaiser and Hirsch
Mount Vernon
Albert F. Mishkin
Mishkin
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