Summer soft ice cream and dripping fun in Middletown
In Middletown the hot day scene centers on soft serve from Lloyd’s Carvel and Frosty Delite. Kids like Christopher Cole, 5, melt into vanilla and chocolate swirls, while parents note the mess and the quick melt. Vendors say vanilla and chocolate remain top choices.
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Middletown
Christopher Cole
Lloyd's
Playtoys
Dolson Avenue
South Pole
Bradley's Corners
Dairy Queen
Miracle Mile
Carvel
Herbert Heinz
Rockefeller vetoes Nyquist powers curb bill
Governor Rockefeller vetoed a bill intended to curb the state education commissioner Ewald B. Nyquist powers on technical grounds. The measure would have required a formal public hearing on appeals of Nyquist decisions, but the veto stated it denied due process by limiting appeals to the petitioner only.
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Albany
UPI
Rockefeller
Ewald B. Nyquist
Joe Plummer Love Story Patrons Hit With No Free Passes
Despite Love Story grossing $60 million Paramount enforces nationwide no free passes. The policy affects Orange and Sullivan county theaters including Plaza Theater on Route 211, Windsor Theater at Vails Gate, and others where Middletown residents previously won free admissions.
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Joe Plummer
Paramount Pictures
Wallkill
Windsor
Vails Gate
Orange
Sullivan
Paramount tightens free passes as Love Story drives profits
Paramount executives defend withholding free passes to Love Story amid theater industry pressure. The studio aims to maximize profits as the film dominates in theaters, while critics warn of higher booking costs to secure screenings. West Point reports artillery practice at Camp Buckner with limited residential impact and a road closure on Mine Torne Road during sessions.
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Riordan
Paramount
Boyea
Vails Gate
Dr. Zhivago
Sound of Music
Middletown
Paramount Theater
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Pisa
Nyquist Review
Peg Leabaguad
Jaycees
Times Herald- Record
Wall
Jaycee
Robert Mercilliotte
Ray Boyea
Pictures
Barry Riordan
Times Herald-Record
Paramounts
West Point
Camp Buckner
Fort Montgomery
Rt. 298
Pine Island
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