Inmate rehab program seeks magistrates support for launch
William Green head of Post-Prison Adjustment and Pre-Release Project asks Orange County Magistrates Assn for backing. The program, funded by a $30,000 Office of Economic Opportunity grant, aims to cut jail recidivism by skill building, counseling, and housing and job support, with potential probation stipulations and a halfway house planned. 48 volunteers are sought through RECAP in Middletown.
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Judith Cartwright Goshen
Orange County
Elmira
Green
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Law Enforcement Assn. of America
Association
Regional Economic Community Action Program
RECAP
Middletown
Fire damages Sullivan County offices in Monticello blaze
Monticello police aid firefighters in probing a Thursday night blaze of suspicious origin at the Bushnell Building where two second floor probation offices were heavily damaged and some records were destroyed. Firefighters reported water damage to ground floor offices as they removed items.
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Monticello
Sullivan County Probation
Bushnell
Sewage leak closes Merriewold Lake swim area in Blooming Grove
A four day seepage from the Merriewold housing development sewer plant polluted Merriewold Lake in Blooming Grove. A damaged valve and a drained drying bed caused seepage into a stream feeding the lake. After repairs and chlorine treatment, bacteria levels fell and the sign warning of danger was removed. Residents fear future malfunctions and will monitor the facility.
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Stephen Santangelo
Merriewold Homeowners Association
Karen Zaimes
Monroe
Merriewold Lake
Blooming Grove
Merriewold
Merriewold Homeowners Assn
Patrick Kavanah
County Board of Health
Santangelo
Kavanah
Flag Day Observance at Middletown Elks Lodge
Middletown American Legion Post 151 members joined the Middletown Elks Lodge 1097 Flag Day procession held at the Elks Lodge. About 175 people attended to hear a flag history and enjoy selections by the Middletown Concert Band.
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Middletown
American Legion
Elks Lodge
Elks
Lodge
Wallkill Man Found Dead In Apparent Self Inflicted Wound
A 26 year old Wallkill man Edwin William Kilpatrick was found dead in his trailer from a gunshot wound to the head. The body was discovered by his brother in law and a note was found but its contents were not released. Coroner Dr Grover Sprage will perform the autopsy at St Luke’s Hospital Newburgh. State police at Newburgh continue to investigate with no further details released.
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Wallkill
Newburgh
Edwin William Kilpatrick
RD 2
East Rod
Kilpatrick
Grover Sprage
St. Luke’s Hospital
Orange County
Edward J. Pekar
Bloomingburg film wins regional aging documentary award
A documentary by Bloomingburg residents DeeDee Halleck and Anita Thatcher earned a festival prize at the Sinking Creek Film Festival in Nashville Tennessee for aging themes. The film titled Mr. Story stars 87 year old Albert Story and will receive a cash award.
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Bloomingburg
Old Albert Story
DeeDee Halleck
Anita Thatcher
New York
Sinking Creek
Nashville
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