Driving father cat, wife, son die in highway crash
Weekend highway accidents in Orange and Sullivan Counties killed three people including a Brooklyn mother and her infant son. Frank Falkowski 38 and his son Frank Jr 3 died after a one car crash on the Thruway near Mountainville. The mother and child died within 24 hours at St Luke's Hospital Newburgh. The family was en route to Albany. father Frank Sr 40 was injured and released. The 5-year-old daughter Kim Falkowski remains hospitalized. A Liberty teenager in Cochecton was also fatally injured in a separate crash nearby.
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Orange
Sullivan Counties
Mountainville
Brooklyn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Newburgh
Thruway
Frank Falkowski
Frank Jr
Orin Wall
St Luke’s Hospital
Falkowski
Wall
Orange County
Kim Falkowski
Frank Sr
Liberty Maimonides Hospital
Cochecton
John Hartman
Howard W. Travis
Liberty
Travis
William Mungeer
Livingston Manor
Walter McCoyd
Huntington
S.J
Fric Williams
Sullivan County
Tree-killing gypsy moths threaten Ulster woodlands
In Ellenville area and western Ulster County, defoliation from gypsy moths leaves large forest tracts leafless. Officials say spraying and egg-egg cluster work are needed, with permits from property owners and careful use of chemicals to avoid streams and bees. Economic damage could devastate timber, resorts, and dairy country areas.
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Ulster County
Ellenville
Ulster
Wawarsing
George
Arthel
Deloise W. Craft
Shawangunk Mountains
Barthel
Conservation Department
William Masterson
Forest Pest Central
Rochester
Minnewaska Trail
New Paltz
Lake Minnewaska
Napanoch
Shawangunk Mountain
Lundi Road
Masterson
Death Ends Struggle Over Kitchen Knife in Pleasant Street
In Monticello a fight over an eight inch kitchen knife in an 11 Pleasant St apartment left Edward Thomas dead. Jasper A C Taylor 22 faced a first degree manslaughter charge after police found Thomas bleeding from a leg wound and later died at Monticello Hospital. The case hinges on whether the wound was self inflicted or caused during the struggle and the scheduled hearing was postponed.
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Monticello
Pleasant Street
Edward Thomas
Jasper A.C. Taylor
Taylor
Thomas
Pleasant St
Ruth Ann Thomas
Monticello Hospital
Walter Gersten
Riot in Woodridge Ends with 4 Arrests After Mass Brawl
In Woodridge early Saturday about 35 men fought in the village. Woodridge Patrolman Richard Drew called in State Police from the Ferndale Barracks. Charles Anderson John Robinson and William Owens of Woodridge were arrested for disorderly conduct. Larry Dickerson of Woodbourne held for possession of a dangerous weapon. Robinson pled guilty and received 900 days in Sullivan County jail. The others faced adjournments and remained jailed in lieu of $250 bail each.
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Woodridge
Woodbourne
Richard Drew
Ferndale Barracks
Charles Anderson
John Robinson
William Owens
Larry Dickerson
Robinson
Falrsburgh
Seymour Krieger
Krieger
Sullivan County
Port Jervis School Board Adopts New Budget Today
The Port Jervis Central School Board will meet at 4 45 p m today to adopt a 2 million budget approved at a June 8 hearing. The new budget is about 194 000 higher than the current one with a tax rate estimated at 20 20, roughly 2 64 higher. Instructional costs show the largest increase.
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Port Jervis
Port Jervis Central School
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George Barthel
Richard M. Scraggs
Hartman
South Fallsburg
Flushing Meadows, II
Arthur Winarick
Concord Hotel
Kiamesha Lake
Edward Kramer
Schenk
Thompsonville Road
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