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Quick Chek wants to come to Goshen
September 02, 2010
Goshen — Hoping to locate a Quick Chek in the Village of Goshen, spokesman Jeff Albanese said he came to the board “looking for direction.”...

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Chester asked to reconsider sewer expansion lawsuit
September 02, 2010
Chester — Blooming Grove Supervisor Frank Fornario made an urgent plea that Chester join a lawsuit to stop Orange County’s planned sewer district expansion....
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Husband remembered with lifesaving donation
September 02, 2010
Chester — Lucy Abbatine honored the memory of her late husband by donating a device critical to saving lives....
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Utility plans new substation to improve electrical service
September 02, 2010
Goshen — An additional Orange & Rockland substation in Goshen will increase service capacity and reliability in the area, John Coffey, chief engineer for the...
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Voters to decide on longer supervisor’s term
September 02, 2010
Chester — Chester voters will decide in November whether to extend the town supervisor’s term from two years to four....
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Correction
September 02, 2010
Last week’s article “Big plans for Chester students this year” misstated the school where Superintendent Sean Michel once made impromptu visits to see how teachers...
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Davinci likes to relax
September 02, 2010
Davinci is a 4-month-old bi-color kitten who likes to relax on his back with his tummy exposed. “Wow, what a personality,” said Susan Bossley, Goshen...
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Chester’s case against C&S tax break starts Wednesday
September 02, 2010
Chester — The Town of Chester’s suit against Orange County’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA) over a super-enhanced tax break will be heard Wednesday....
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Chester teachers contract rolled over
September 02, 2010
Chester — The contract for Chester’s teachers has been rolled over for an additional year, Superintendent Sean Michel said recently....
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Chester Golf hearing planned for November
September 02, 2010
Chester — The draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Chester Golf development was accepted as complete by the Town of Chester on Wednesday night....
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New ice cream shop has nostalgic charm
September 02, 2010
Chester — Macaroni the Clown lit up the sidewalk with his antics as he enticed children and adults into the new Sweet Creamery ice cream...
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Kids’ bake sale raises money for homeless animals
September 02, 2010
Kids Can Make a Difference raised $150 for the Goshen Humane Society at their bake sale on Aug. 14 at Knollcrest apartments in Chseter. This...
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Chester Village Police
September 02, 2010
Lorrie Drucker, 37, of New City, N.Y., was arrested on a charge of failure to surrender suspended license, a misdemeanor. She was released to appear...
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State Police at Monroe
September 02, 2010
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Monroe police charge woman charged with DWI after hit and run accident
September 02, 2010
Monroe - Village Police have charged a young Chester woman with driving while intoxicated following a hit-and-run accident at the intersection of Lake Street and...
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Correctional facility awarded accreditation
September 02, 2010
Goshen — The Orange County Correctional Facility, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, has been awarded accreditation....
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Gillibrand hailed by Brady gun control group
September 02, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been endorsed for election by a leading gun control group, two years after earning a top...
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Study: NY authorities’ watchdog needs more bite
September 02, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York needs tougher enforcement of a new law meant to force its scandal-plagued shadow government of public authorities and other entities...
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State: ‘Facial recognition technology’ is working
September 02, 2010
ALBANY — The initial results of the state Department of Motor Vehicles’ use of facial recognition technology to identify fraud cases, which began last February,...
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School bus Driver honored
September 02, 2010
Nicholas Preval was recognized on Aug. 30 for 20 years of dedicated service as a bus driver for the Goshen Central School District. During the...
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School district is now on Facebook
September 02, 2010
GOSHEN — The Goshen school district is now on Facebook....
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Children’s Day to benefit Hannah Crossley Foundation
September 02, 2010
GOSHEN — Venturing Crew 65 will host a Goshen Children’s Day to benefit the Hannah Crossley Foundation on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 1 to 5...
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Goshen congratulates summer grads
September 02, 2010
The Goshen High School is proud to announce its summer graduates. Congratulations and best wishes to Mandisa Adams, Jaycee Chaney, Kevin Jaffier and Yolanda Sparrow,...
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Buy a raffle ticket and remember Alison Klepper
September 02, 2010
Warwick — Fred and Mary Ann Klepper are holding a drawing to raise money for the Alison Klepper Memorial Fund through the Community Foundation in...
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A good year for Tuxedo Park School third-graders and Promenade residents
September 02, 2010
TUXEDO PARK — When children are in the third grade at Tuxedo Park School, they become buddies with the senior residents down the mountain...
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Backpacks for needy kids, vaccinations for all
September 02, 2010
Goshen — A number of Orange County organizations, including Middletown Cares and Team Newburgh, have stepped up to help needy children by collecting donations of...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters night at speedway
September 02, 2010
Orange County Fair Speedway sponsored a Big Brothers Big Sisters Night recently, inviting all children, siblings, parents, guardians and mentors to a free night at...
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Harness Racing Museum receives art conservation grant
September 02, 2010
Goshen — The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen has been awarded a grant of $3,340 for treatment of its 1865 oil...
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Gillibrand starts listening tour at Goshen farm
September 02, 2010
Debate over 2012 Farm Bill already under way in Congress...
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Nominations sought for Rising Stars Awards
September 02, 2010
Montgomery — The Orange County Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Orange and the Junior League of Orange County seek Orange County’s outstanding leaders in the public,...
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Orange chamber expo is Sept. 15
September 02, 2010
New Windsor —The Orange County Chamber of Commerce’s 19th annual expo business trade show will be held Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. to...
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Monroe couple open Just-A-Buck franchise in Chester Mall
September 02, 2010
Chester - In today’s economic times, you have to be brave to consider opening your own business. With unemployment rising and a recession looming,...
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Anti-abortion advocates to rally in Goshen
September 02, 2010
Goshen — The “40 Days for Life” campaign against abortion will be held in Goshen on Monday, Sept. 22....
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NY bans phosphorus in detergent, lawn fertilizer
September 02, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new law to improve water quality makes it illegal for stores in New York to stock fresh supplies of household dishwasher...
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SPORTS

St. John CYO Basketball registration
September 02, 2010
Goshen — Registration for the 2010/2011 St. John CYO Basketball season will take place on Monday, Sept. 13 at the St. John school’s McCaffrey Hall...

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Registration underway for Warwick Valley Mat Club’s 2010-11 youth wrestling season
August 26, 2010
WARWICK - The Nov. 1 start of the Warwick Valley Mat Club’s 2010-11 youth wrestling season is fast approaching and online sign-ups are now open...

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Children jump start teamwork skills at Chester Academy
September 02, 2010
Chester — More than 65 new sixth-grade students rolled out of bed on Aug. 17 and headed to the Chester Academy to participate in a...

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State hunting, fishing, trapping licenses now on sale
September 02, 2010
ALBANY — New York State 2010-2011 hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and deer management permits (DMPs) are now available for purchase....
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OPINION

Principal welcomes students to GIS
September 02, 2010
The faculty and staff members of the Goshen Intermediate School are pleased to open its doors to all students and their families for the 2010-11...

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Seeking input for a state constitutional convention
September 02, 2010
Over the last year, my colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference and I have been researching and conducting informal studies regarding holding a state constitutional...
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MILESTONES

College notes
September 02, 2010
Dean’s list...

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The Sons of the American Legion honor the Jolly Seniors with annual picnic
September 02, 2010
Monroe - The Sons of the American Legion hosted their 10th annual picnic for the Jolly Seniors at the Monroe Senior Center on Aug. 26....
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Dave Conklin promoted to police sergeant
September 02, 2010
On Sept. 1, Monroe Police Detective Dave Conklin, a 20-year veteran in law enforcement, was promoted to the rank of sergeant. In the photo,...
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Goshen Senior Center schedule for September
September 02, 2010
Friday, Sept. 3: Osteo exercise - 11 - 12...
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Passings

Audrey Gunn
Audrey (nee Hovsepian) Gunn of Vernon, N.J., died Monday Aug. 30, 2010, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was 91.
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Julia Stamski Barry
Julia Stamski Barry, loving sister, sister-in-law, aunt, great aunt and wife of deceased Earl V. Barry, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, at home of natural causes. She was 93.
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Joan Rogers Lopez
Joan Rogers Lopez of Warwick passed away Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, at St. Anthony Community Hospital. She was 81 years old.
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Kathleen A. Checola
Kathleen A. Checola of Warwick (and formerly of Yorktown Heights), passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, at Westchester Medical Center. She was 79 years old.
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Andrew Michael Krawczyk
Andrew Michael Krawczyk of Middletown died unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, at Ellenville Hospital. He was 41.
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Isidore ‘Matty’ Matlofsky
Isidore “Matty” Matlofsky, a resident of Chester, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at Orange Regional Medical Center in Goshen. He was 98.
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Dennis M. Mautner
Dennis M. Mautner of Washingtonville died Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, at Orange Regional Medical Center, Arden Hill Campus, Goshen. He was 59.
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Mary ‘Marie’ Cristina
Mary “Marie” Cristina of Chester, an area resident for 18 years, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at Orange Regional Medical Center, Goshen.
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Joseph Koenigsberg
Joseph Koenigsberg of Goshen, formerly of the Bronx, died Monday, Aug. 16, 2010, at Elant Nursing Home, Goshen. He was 100.
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ENTERTAINMENT

‘Taste of Warwick’ is Sept. 14
September 02, 2010
Warwick — The Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its 17th annual “Taste of Warwick,” celebrating its restaurants, farms, and wineries on Tuesday,...

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Arts and leisure digest
September 02, 2010
Annual three-day book sale at GWL library begins next Friday...
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DNA Quintet performs Sunday at Pacem in Terris
September 02, 2010
Warwick — Pacem in Terris welcomes Dragonetti’s New Academy Quintet, this Sunday afternoon, Sept. 5, at 5 p.m....
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‘For the Love of the Out of Doors’ exhibit at GWL library
September 02, 2010
Warwick artist Sarah Lane will be exhibiting her works at the Greenwood Lake Public Library Works of Art Gallery through the month of September. The...
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Florida library announces ‘Picturing America’ program schedule
September 02, 2010
Florida - The Florida Public Library has won a $2,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for “The Picturing America” program which seeks...
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Shop for a cure in Sugar Loaf
September 02, 2010
Sugar Loaf merchants sponsoring 2010 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer through donations from day’s sales...
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History renewed
September 02, 2010
Museum Village’s 33rd annual Civil War re-enactment takes place this weekend in Monroe...
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Air Pirates to open fall season at Lycian
September 02, 2010
Sugar Loaf — The Air Pirates Radio Theater continues its fourth season of live radio plays at the Pavilion at the Lycian Centre this fall...
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Help Jack Williams as he battles cancer
September 02, 2010
Greenwood Lake — “A Day for Jack” fund raiser will be held Saturday, Sept. 18 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at the Greenwood Lake...
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Chabad to hold High Holiday Services
September 02, 2010
Monroe — Chabad will hold High Holiday Services at two locations in Orange County - Monroe and Goshen....
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Twist and Shout to give concert at the Historic Track
September 02, 2010
Goshen — The Beatles tribute band Twist and Shout will perform at the Goshen Historic Track from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12....
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Chester 9/11 remembrance at Kiwanis memorial
September 02, 2010
CHESTER — Members of the Chester community and all interested parties are invited to attend the annual 9/11 remembrance on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 9:30...
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Camera club to visit Mohonk
September 02, 2010
Goshen — The Camera Club at St. James Episcopal Church will host a trip to Mohonk on Saturday, Sept. 4, from 9 a.m. to 5...
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David Patrick Wilson gives free acting lessons on Sept. 7
September 02, 2010
Goshen - A new, free introductory workshop by veteran actor, writer, director and producer David Patrick Wilson will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7 at...
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Pure Terror Scream Park comes to The Castle
September 02, 2010
Pure Terror Scream Park is joining forces with The Castle Fun Center Sept. 24 through Oct. 31 by offering four haunted houses at one location...
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‘Curious about Your Ancestors?’ talk is Sept. 4
September 02, 2010
Goshen — The Orange County Genealogical Society will present a program called ”Curious About Your Ancestors?” by Toni McKeen, genealogist lecturer, at the 1841 Historic...
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Annual garden tea at Orange County Arboretum
September 02, 2010
Montgomery — The Friends of the Orange County Arboretum will host its 7th annual Garden Tea at the Orange County Arboretum on Sunday, Sept. 19,...
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‘Water flowing by’
September 02, 2010
Seminar on water protection and planning...
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