Area News Briefs of Sussex and Surrounding Towns
Gas explosion at Dunn and Dunn water-well firm near Rt. 23 injures 21, with 1 taken off critical list and another remaining critical after burns. Separate items report local political, housing, legal, and minority employment efforts in Orange, Ulster, and surrounding counties.
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Sussex
N.J
Harrison Fouth
Ogdensburg
Alexander Linn Hospital
Bruce Winkler
Shawnee
Dunn and Dunn
Rt. 23
Sullivan County Feature in Mohawk Airlines Magazine
Sullivan County earns praise across business recreation and sports as Gateway Mohawk Airlines magazine highlights the area in its June issue. Benjamin Kaplan notes the feature centers on Monticello with air service starting July 2 and a broad county focus.
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Monticello
Sullivan County
Neversink
Joseph Raffa
John J. Knapp
Publicity and Development Commission
Benjamin Kaplan
Gateway
Mohawk Airlines
Kaplan
Beacon Warehouse Blaze Destroys Four-Story Building
A four story brick warehouse at 154 Main St in Beacon burned out of control late Monday, spreading to two adjoining structures. Firemen from three Beacon units and seven Dutchess communities fought the blaze for hours, evacuating nearby residents as flames fed on rags and boxes. The roof collapsed and sides caved in. the cause cited as spontaneous combustion. The building is owned by a Spanish church group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon
Dutchess County
Hudson River Valley
Main St
Tompkins Hose Co
Hopewell Junction
Fishkill
Glenham
Chelsea
Wappingers Falls
Hughsonville
New Hackensack
Main Street
Manslaughter trial delayed in Orange County
New Windsor man Allen Richard Cherry, 47, faces a first degree manslaughter case in Goshen. The 1967 slaying of Charles Rice, 36, of Scott's Corners involved a pickup ram incident at a bank. Trial delay followed defense motions. Rice widow Patricia seeks $1 million civil damages.
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New Windsor
Orange County
Goshen
Abraham Isseks
Malcolm J. Carey
Newburgh
Isseks
Carey
Allen Richard Cherry
Charles Rice
Scott
Cherry
Patricia Rice
Shay rejects blame in Newburgh water decision clash
Ruth Tighe Shay Republican candidate for Town of Newburgh council responds to Democratic rival Lawrence E. Bennett alleging her role in a board decision. She defends efficient government, transparent costs, resident hiring, and cautions against wasteful programs and closed meetings while backing state or federal aid for major projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Tighe Shay
Newburgh
New Windsor
Lawrence E. Bennett
Shay
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Alsdorf
Hoyt
Gardnertown
George D. Alsdorf
Julius Larkin Hoyt
Penn Vnna
Port Jervis
Matamoras
St. Francis Hospital
Bernard John Innella
Cemetery Road
River Road
Lumber Street
Walter Street
Innella
Polly
UDC
Orange County Legal Aide Society
Goshen Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
Dim
Romm
New York
Stuart Dim
Times-Herald-Record
A.N. Romm
New York Urban Coalition
Communications Skills Bank
New York City Human Resources Administration
Skills Bank
Douglas W. Clarke
Mid-Hudson
Alan Conover
Cornwall
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