Erie Lackawanna talks aim to save Orange County runs
Negotiations among Erie Lackawanna Railway, the MTA, and New Jersey DOT push to allow use of New Jersey’s new trains in Orange County. If no settlement by July 1, commuters face a shuttle service from Port Jervis to Suffern with old Erie cars and a transfer to Hoboken. Public officials remain optimistic.
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Hoboken
N.J
Erie Lackawanna Railway Co
Orange County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
MTA
Erie
New Jersey Department of Transportation
New Jersey
New York State
Port Jervis
Suffern
New York
George Eastland
The
David Baxley
E.J. McLaughlin
Washingtonville
Iron Horse Commuters Association
McLaughlin
Settlement reached in Walden harassment dispute
Walden Village Justice Earle Houghtaling Jr along with Bartlett and Bartlett reach a tentative settlement with Village Attorney Gerald N. Jacobowitz and others after weeks of negotiations. The dispute arose when Houghtaling refused a harassment complaint citing lack of attorney preparation. The matter prompted comments from Village Manager Robert C. Diehl and the board about notification and process.
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Walden
Iia
Earle H. Houghtaling Jr
Houghtaling
Bartlett and
Bartlett
Gerald N. Jacobowitz
Robert C. Diehl
Diehl
Jacobowitz
USA
Frank
McCullough
9Th Judicial District
Harold Silver
Garbage hauler challenges bid in Washingtonville contract
Washingtonville school board awarded a 1973-74 garbage contract to Tuxedo Sanitation over Intercounty Sanitation Co. after reports questioned Intercounty’s reliability. Intercounty’s owner John Velazquez plans to contest the decision, arguing his bid was lower and references were misrepresented. The district clerk cited lowest responsible bid rules and suggested court action as Velazquez’s only recourse.
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Washingtonville
Washingtonville School Board
John Velaquez
Intercounty Sanitation Co
Tuxedo Sanitation Co
Tuxedo Sanitation
Intercounty
Roger M. Hopkins
Hopkins
Intercounty Co
Velazquez
Rockland County
Maybrook
Orange County
Goshen Christian School to Graduate Fourteen Seniors
Goshen Christian School will graduate 14 students Thursday night at 8 from Goshen Christian Reformed Church. Rev W Tolama of Muskegon will deliver the speech. Valedictorian is Deborah Vellenga and salutatorian is Sheila Jellema, both expected to receive awards. The school serves grades 1-8.
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Goshen
Warwick Valley K of C Names Grand Knight and Officers
Edward Gorcynski of 6 Orchard St Warwick elected grand knight of Warwick Valley Knights of Columbus Council 4952. He is a past district deputy and past auxiliary chairman. Rudy Roemlien of Wickham Knolls chosen deputy grand knight in the June 13 election. Other new officers include Edward Hedas of Wickham Knolls as chancellor and Edward Repose of Benedict Drive as warden.
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Warwick
Edward Gorcynski
Warwick Valley
Woman Licensed to Preach in Reformed Church
Mrs. Joyce Stedge of Spring Valley Iowa becomes the first woman to receive a license to preach after four years of training at Union Theological Seminary in New York City this opens a new frontier for women in the Reformed Church in America.
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Pella
Iowa
Joyce Stedge
Spring Valley
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Reformed Church In America
Split Sessions Set for Port Jervis Grade Schools
Port Jervis to place primary grades on split and double sessions over two years to ease overcrowding amid a $3.75 million bond vote on two new elementary schools. Board president Nial Hamilton cited feasibility and cited plans to rent church space and adjust grades while a parents group vows to seek changes.
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Mary Anne McEnery
Port Jervis
Nial Hamilton
Hamilton
David Goldman
Drew United Methodist Church
Central Elementary
Goldman
St. Mary's Parochial
Mamilton
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Mike Carey
Christian School
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