Walker Valley veteran returns from Vietnam with 1739 bell for orphanage church
Alfonso Sellet, a 47 year old maintenance chief from Ulster County, traveled to Vietnam to deliver a pewter colored 1739 bell to an orphanage church near Tan Son Nhat Air Base. He promised the bell years earlier after serving as a master sergeant in charge of airstrip maintenance. He and his wife Joan and sons cleaned the rusted bell and loaded it on a flight to the United States. He hopes the publicity will boost aid for the orphanage and school connected to the church.
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Walker Valley
Vietnam
Alfonso Seller
Rt. 52
Sellet
Tan Son Nhat Air Force Base
Joan Sellet
New Paltz
Kingston
Ulster County
Joan
John
Seller
Sellets
Michael
Alfonso
Kennedy
UPI
Blooming Grove debates motorcycle law and park land use
Blooming Grove Town Board postponed a public vote on a four acre park near Merriewold housing while discussing a proposed local law to regulate motorcycle, snowmobile and race track operations. The $100000 park plan remains pending with a September primary ballot slated for its appearance.
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Washingtonville
Blooming Grove
Merriewold
Patrick Kavanah
Kavanah
Spear
Lipman
Monroe weed control bill moves toward Walton Lake fix
After years of delays a weed control plan for Monroe's Walton Lake advances as both state houses pass a bill allowing towns to form weed control districts funded on a benefit basis. The measure, backed by Assemblyman Gilman and Sen. Schermerhorn, now awaits Gov. Rockefeller's signature amid disputes over cost sharing and eligibility.
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Monroe
Walton Lake
Benjamin A. Gilman
Middletown
Richard E. Schermerhorn
Cornwall
Rockefeller
Melvin Goren
Orange County Court to hold summer trials
Orange County Court will hold full scale criminal trial terms in July and August to meet state directives for prompt dispositions. Judge Abraam Isseks confirms plans amid expected juror shortages, with about 100 residents to be drawn per term and air conditioned courtrooms to aid jury service.
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Orange County Court
Goshen
Orange County
Abraam Isseks
Isseks
State Judicial Conference
Supreme Samah
Commissioner of Jurors
Michael DeStefano
State Conference
Angelo J. Ingrassia
Ingrassia
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G.I
Saigon
Bill Lowry
Alfonso Sellet
Anthony Chi
Margot Sperry
Alan Lipman
American Motorcycle Association
John Spear
Washingtonville Village
James Sweeney
Walton Lake Homeowners Association
Gilman
Assembly
Senate
Sweeney
Bob Pape
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