Fatal Thruway Crash Kills Mother and Infant in Orange County
A Mountainville one car crash on the Thruway near Mountainville killed Brooklyn mother of two Mrs Frank Falkowski 38 and her infant son Frank Jr 3 on impact and later at St Luke's Hospital Newburgh. Their five year old daughter Kim was injured and in satisfactory condition. The driver Frank Falkowski 40 was treated for facial wounds and released. Police say the car left the road after the driver dozed off while heading toward Albany. The incident marked Orange County's 23rd and 24th highway deaths of the year. A Liberty teenager later died in Cochecton in a separate weekend crash.
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Orange
Sullivan Counties
Mountainville
Brooklyn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Newburgh
Thruway
Nead
Frank Falkowski
Frank Jr
Orin Wall
Falkowski
Wall
Orange County
Kim Falkowski
Frank Sr
Liberty Maimonides Hospital
Cochecton
John Hartman
Howard W. Travis
Liberty
Travis
William Mun=geer
Livingston Manor
Walter McCoyd
Huntington
Fric Williams
Sullivan County
Hartman
South Fallsburg
Flushing Meadows, II
Monticello Hospital
Arthur Winarick
Concord Hotel
Kiamesha Lake
Leaf Eaters Threaten Ulster Woodlands Insect Crisis
In Ulster County, gypsy moths defoliate large forest tracts from Ellenville to Minnewaska area, threatening timberlands and resort areas. Officials urge egg-harvesting and targeted spraying after owner consent, noting DDT and bee-safety limits. Urban and dairy regions worry about ecological and economic damage if infestation spreads.
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Ulster County
Ellenville
Lake Minnewaska
Napanoch
Shawangunk Mountain
Lundi Road
Wawarsing
Barthel
Masterson
Ulster
Death in kitchen knife struggle ends in death in Monticello
In Monticello a struggle over an eight inch kitchen knife at 1 Pleasant Street left Edward Thomas fatally wounded. Jasper A C Taylor, 22, was charged with first degree manslaughter. Police initially cited self harm but evidence showed a fight between the men. Thomas died 14 hours after being taken to Monticello Hospital. The hearing for Taylor was postponed as he sought counsel.
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Monticello
Pleasant Street
Edward Thomas
Jasper A.C. Taylor
Taylor
Thomas
Pleasant St
Ruth Ann Thomas
Monticello Hospital
Walter Gersten
Woodridge Riot Leads to 4 Arrests for Disorderly Conduct
In Woodridge a 35 man brawl drew State Police aid from Ferndale barracks. Charles Anderson John Robinson and William Owens all of Woodridge faced disorderly conduct charges while Larry Dickerson of Woodbourne was charged with possession of an iron pipe. Robinson pled guilty and received 90 days. others sought adjournments. All four remain jailed on bail.
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Woodridge
Woodbourne
Richard Drew
Ferndale Barracks
Charles Anderson
John Robinson
William Owens
Larry Dickerson
Robinson
Fallsburgh
Seymour Krieger
Krieger
Sullivan County
Port Jervis School Board To Adopt New Budget Today
Port Jervis Central School Board meets at 4 45 p m today to adopt a 2 million budget. The budget approved at a June 8 hearing is about 184000 higher than the current one. The estimated tax rate is 20.20, about 2 64 higher than the present one with instructional costs rising as the largest single item.
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Port Jervis
Port Jervis Central School
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George Barthel
Richard M. Scraggs
Deloise W. Craft
Shawangunk Mountains
William Masterson
Rochester
Minnewaska Trail
New Paltz
Edward Kramer
Schenk's
Thompsonville Road
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