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‘Wallkill Valley Times’

Tower of patience needed

April 18th, 2012 No comments

A decision regarding the controversial proposed new cell phone tower in Crawford has been postponed again, and frustrated AT&T attorney John Furst is calling the Planning Board “unreasonable.” Read more…

Sidewalk project in works for Wallkill

April 11th, 2012 No comments

The Town of Shawangunk has secured federal funding for a major sidewalk project in the hamlet of Wallkill which is anticipated to carry a pricetag of nearly $1 million. Read more…

New Maybrook judge abruptly resigns

April 11th, 2012 No comments

Newly-elected Maybrook Village Justice Charles Woznick submitted his resignation to the Village Board, effective immediately, before he had served one day as judge. Read more…

Lawsuit brings Hannaford project to a halt

April 4th, 2012 No comments

A lawsuit filed recently in White Plains has brought the multi-million dollar redevelopment of Walden’s Thruway Shopping Center Plaza, which would include a new Hannaford Supermarket, to an abrupt standstill. Read more…

Voters reject new Wallkill ladder truck

April 4th, 2012 No comments

“The problem was not getting enough information out to the public,” said Mike Denardo, chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the Wallkill Fire District. Read more…

Crawford neighbor objects to septic business

April 4th, 2012 3 comments

“I don’t want it there. Not near the school or myself,” said Victor Januario. Read more…

Maher launches Assembly campaign

March 28th, 2012 1 comment

Village of Walden Mayor Brian Maher made a formal announcement Monday that he intends to seek election to the new 101st District of the New York State Assembly. Read more…

Montgomery looking at 1.8 percent tax increase

March 28th, 2012 No comments

“We kept everything as tight as we could,” said Village of Montgomery Mayor L. Stephen Brescia during the Village Board’s regular meeting last week. Read more…

Leahy: town tax ‘a disgrace’

March 22nd, 2012 1 comment

“There’s a problem, a huge problem here. Our residents are being used,” said Village of Maybrook Mayor Dennis K. Leahy. A recent court decision determined that the Town of Montgomery improperly taxed the residents of the villages of Maybrook, Montgomery and Walden to pay more than a half million dollars in fees resulting from a lawsuit filed against the town by a developer. Read more…

Crawford: out of options

March 22nd, 2012 No comments

“It’s a necessary evil,” said Crawford Town Councilman Dan Flanick. The Town Board, serving as the Telecommunications Advisory Board for a proposed cell tower on Route 17K, met last Thursday to review the proposal and consider making a recommendation to the Planning Board. Read more…