Pike and Sullivan counties fight gypsy moth outbreak
Pike County completed its 1973 chemical war against the gypsy moth with 14 000 acres sprayed and an evaluation due this week. In Sullivan County rain paused spraying but DEC officials expect to resume, with helicopters applying Dylox to about 1 200 of 4 500 acres in western areas. The effort, costing 3 87 per acre and funded by federal, state, county and local sources, targets moths in privately owned lands and near Boy Scout camps.
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Sullivan County
State Department of Environmental Conservation
DEC
Earl C. Wixson
Catskill
Pennsylvania
Paul Szabara
Pa. Department of Environmental Resources
Sullivan
Cochecton
Suffolk County
Wixson
Greater New York
Szbara
Szabara
Port Jervis voters hear bond plan for two new elementary schools
Port Jervis officials pressed residents at a Monday meeting for the $3.75 million bond to fund two new elementary schools in Cuddebackville and Cold Brook. Supt Venezia and board president Hamilton reviewed projections, financing, and hot line details for voter inquiries with transportation offered for those unable to attend.
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Mary Anne McEnery
Port Jervis
Nial Hamilton
Arthur J. Venezia
George Silverman
Cuddebackville
Sparrowbush
Venezia
Hamilton
Deerparrk
Cold Brook
Gold Medals Awarded at Special Athletics Olympia
Vicki O'Brien of Crystal Run Camp and School presents a gold medal to George Stangle as Scott Parker watches. The boys earned medals at the Special Athletics Olympia of New York in Cortland, sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr Foundation, the New York State Jaycees, and the New York Association of Teachers of the Mentally Handicapped. Scotti took gold in the softball throw and George in the 25 yard freestyle.
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Vicki O'Brien
Crystal Run Camp
George Stangle
Scott Parker
New York
Cortland
Joseph P
Woman hurt in accident in Blooming Grove
Mrs Berta Kohl 38 of Washingtonville is in critical condition at Arden Hill Hospital Goshen after a one car crash on wet Rt 208 in the Town of Blooming Grove. Police say she lost control skidding off the road into a tree.
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Monroe
Berta Kohl
Washingtonville
Arden Hill Hospital
Goshen
Blooming Grove
Opposition candidate joins bank proxy fight over merger
Carl Barmann a Middletown realtor and cattle dealer announces as an independent candidate for Empire National Bank’s board to oppose the Narrow merger. He questions local identification weakened shareholder value and warns the proposed exchange would cut the dividend from 1 to 66 cents. Financial General Bankshares would issue 2.2 Class A shares for each Empire National share if approved.
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Carl Barmann
Middletown
Barmann
Peopl
Schmidt and
Payne
Spring Valley
Schmidt
Empire National
Financial General
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Thomas E. Bull Memorial Park
Rt. 416
Beatrice Rosenblum
Woodridge
Bruce Gerson
Sam Prager
Max and
Louis Cohen
Harold Kronenberg
Twe
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