Dissidents win Empire National board control in proxy fight
A shareholder vote at West Point results in 12 of 19 seats for the dissident Schmidt Payne group opposing a Bank of Commerce merger. Independent Carl Barmann and Belle Mayer Zeck secure seats, while four rival nominees win, including eight directors tied to Rockland County banks. Empire National Bank, based in the mid Hudson area, quotes assets near 476 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Rosenberg
New York
Empire National Bank
Bank of Commerce of
New York City
Arthur W. Schmidt Jr
John Payne Jr
Carl Barmann
Middletown
Schmidt Payne
Financial Bankshare Inc
Richard H. Stover
Norman MacBeth
Newburgh
Belle Mayer Zeck
Rockland County
Rockland National Bank
County National Bank
Empire
mid-Hudson
Schmidt
Financial General
Bankshares Inc
Washington, D.C
FAA faces ruling delay in Stewart airport extension plan
The three judgment panel recognized the FAA must first issue environmental approval before the MTA can proceed with Stewart jetport expansion. The MTA seeks land seizure under eminent domain amid local opposition and environmental concerns, with hearings planned in Orange County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Cardinali
FAA
New York
Henry J. Friendly
Wilfred Fineberg
Leonard P. Moore
Asst. U.S. Atty
Daniel Riesel
MTA
Stewart
TransPlan, Inc
Seegle, Stevenson, Value and Knecht, Inc
Orange County
HRWC
Federal District Court
Ryan
Flooding Hits Ellenville Knife Plant After Thunderstorm
George Eck, an Ulster Knife and Schrade Cutlery Co. worker, vacuums water from a Ellenville plant workroom floor as Beerkill floodwaters inundate the facility. Officials expect high damage. no total estimate yet. Over a foot of water covered most of the floor at peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eck
Ulster Knife and Schrade Cutlery Co
Ellenville
Beerkill
Trio Injured In Mount Abraham Plane Crash Lincoln Vermont
An Orange County trio from Cornwall-on-Hudson and New Windsor were injured when their single engine Cessna crashed atop Mount Abraham in Lincoln Vermont. Piloted by Ernest Kastellc aged 46 with passengers Donald Hemmer 37 and William Wigline 49, the crash occurred at about 10 am. Hemmer walked three miles to a logging camp to seek help. Lawrence Felton alerted state police from Ruth Cobb’s Lincoln home at 11 45. Bristol Rescue Squad and Lincoln volunteer fire crews assisted the rescue using four wheel drive vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Cornwall-on- Hudson
New Windsor
Mount Abraham
Ernest Kastellc
William Wigline
Donald Hemmer
Cornwall-on-Hudson
Twin Mountains
N.H
Stewart Field
Felton
Vermont
Ruth Cobb
Bristol Rescue Squad
Hemmer
Eviction looming as Stewart Airport squatters face deadline
MTA reclaim of Stewart Airport land prompts eviction threat for families not seeking DOT extensions before Aug 13. By mid June 208 of 337 families have moved, with about 129 remaining. DOT says most must vacate by October while some have extensions or relocation issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Airport
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Patrick J. McIntyre Jr
DOT Real
Stewart
Orange
Ulster
McIntyre
DOQT
Washingtonville
MTA
Silverstream
Manhattan
Dtd
Catenin Department
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Empire National
West Point
Thayer Hotel
The
Corporation Trust Co. of
Walter Lasher
Charlie Crist
Lawrence Felton
Stewart Air Force Base
Central Hudson Gas and Electric Co
Roseton
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