May 9th, 2012

Wallkill voters reject ‘free’ fire truck

“We feel betrayed. We all are taking it to heart,” said Mike Denardo, chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the Wallkill Fire District.Voters in the district once again voted down the purchase of a ladder truck for the district at the Board of Commissioners meeting last week, voting 119 against and 94 in favor. Full article

Town opposes Marketplace PILOT

In what could be the death knell for plans for a super mall on Route 300, Newburgh Supervisor Wayne Booth Thursday asked the Orange County Industrial Development Agency to deny applicant Wilder Balter Partners’ request for $9.9 million… Full article

Assessments drop in Lloyd

As of May 1, the tentative 2012 assessment roll for the Town of Lloyd has been completed. Assessor Elaine Rivera informed the Town Board that assessments for 2012 have dropped by 4 percent for residential and by 3 percent for commercial properties. Full article.

Vikings rally to beat Pine Bush 7-5

They have played boisterous games, especially when they are played in Montgomery with the lights and the fans are sitting above in the stands over the benches. Full article

NFA’s Sult has his eye on a title

Newburgh’s boys’ tennis team will play three matches this week before the start of the OCIAA match next week at the Goshen Sports Complex.Read full article.

Bianco, McDonough lead Lady Dukes past Pine Bush

Marlboro’s and Pine Bush’s softball teams, though in different classes, had something in common when they met Saturday.Read full article.

The Center says ‘mazel tov’ to ‘Fiddler’

The Center for Performing Arts isn’t breaking with tradition for their performance of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof, running weekends through Sunday, May 20.Read full article.

A photographer’s legacy lives on in Newburgh

Sometimes when a storm had ended and Old Man Winter had blanketed the landscape, photographer and longtime Newburgh resident Ralph M. Aiello would bundle up his son, Carl, and go out hunting for the perfect image of a snow-covered barn.Full Article
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