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VOLUME 121, NUMBER 34 WARWICK, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2006 50¢ 

Village Vindicated Over Truck Leasing 

By Katie Bisaro 

At the Village of Warwick Board meeting on Tues., Jan. 

17, Village Attorney Michael Meth wanted to put to rest, 

once and for all, the issue of the lease of five Ford trucks by 

the Department of Public Works (DPW) for Village use. 

The controversy stemmed from the fact that the Village 

leased the trucks without first going through the bid 

process. Furthermore, as the trucks were leased from 

Gordon Ford in Rockland County where Village Trustee, 

George McManus, is employed, several accusations of 

impropriety were leveled at the Board for their actions in 

this matter. 

Trustee McManus’s role in the lease issue was found to 

be ethically sound as he is not a salesman for Gordon Ford 

and did not benefit financially from the lease transaction. 

The issue that remained was the fact that the Village did 

not go through the bid process when leasing the trucks. As 

it turns out, the Board was not legally bound to put the 

leases out for bid. 

At the Village Board meeting, Meth described to those 

present the exhaustive research and analysis he had conducted 

in an effort to resolve this issue. He reviewed the 

lease agreements, spoke with legal counsel for both Ford 

Motor Company and Ford Motor Credit, read case law and 

statutes pertaining to municipal leases and was in contact 

with the New York State Controller’s office and the New 

York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM). 

Meth reported that there is a master lease agreement 

between the Village and Ford Motor Credit as well as five 

individual lease agreements for each truck and addendums 

to those leases. These leases were all executed by the Village 

and Ford. He explained, “Under General Municipal Law, 

Section 103, which is generically known as the ‘State Bid 

Requirements,’ there is no bid requirement for leases. There 

is a pile seven inches thick of Attorney General Opinions 

stating that leases are not subject to the Bid Law.” 

According to Meth the leases were written on official 

municipal lease agreements with all language that is 

required by municipal leases. All forms required by municipalities 

in these situations were duly filed. The Village is 

responsible for the quarterly payments and the trucks are 

limited to Village use, their alteration is restricted and the 

trucks must be kept in a certain condition. At the end of 

the 48-month term of the lease the trucks must either be 

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returned to Ford or the Village will have the option at that 

time to buy out the lease and purchase the trucks. If, at the 

end of the lease term, the Village decides to purchase the 

trucks the Board will then have to go through the bid 

process. 

Meth went on to explain the nuance of lease agreements 

with respect to the Village’s intent at the time they 

entered into the lease. The Attorney General’s office, in 

reviewing these types of cases, considers the ‘useful life of 

the product’ as a major factor. In other words, is the useful 

life of the product equivalent to the term of the payments? 

If so, then the lease would merely be a disguised payment 

plan and thus subject to the bid law. In the Village’s case, at 

the end of the lease agreement, the DPW trucks will have 

value far beyond what they would have at the end of their 

useful life, making the Village’s intent to lease, rather than 

disguise a purchase, clear. 

According to Meth’s review of the leases, the amendment 

file to the leases discusses the Village’s tax benefits. 

The Internal Revenue Service Section 325 (b) specifically 

Police Keep Order at Town Planning Board Meeting 

By Scott Webber 

Two Warwick Town Police came to the standingroom-only 

Town Planning Board meeting last Wednesday 

night Jan. 18 as a group of about 50 residents “adamantly 

opposed” a proposed Animal Hospital off Route 17A. 

Not since the zoning wars of 2001 was there such outbursts 

of opposition as residents struggled to control the 

meeting to fight against the application of Warren 

McFarland for a special use permit for an 8,000 square foot 

Village Animal Hospital with the intersection of Ball Road. 

Chairman Ben Astorino reminded the crowd that he 

ran the meeting as the opposition lamented their coming 

to Warwick to live in the midst of what they called a commercial 

structure in their residential area. The property is 

zoned suburban residential low density (SL). 

Astorino and other Board members tried to explain 

that the SL zone allows Animal Hospitals and that only the 

Town Board can rewrite zoning laws. The job of the 

Planning Board is to see that the construction is done in 

accordance with the code. 

McFarland’s testimony was that the operation will be 

inside the building, in soundproof quarters, and that the 

lighting will all be directed toward the building and not 

away from it. The place will be landscaped. 

At one point one outspoken protester told Astorino to 

“be quiet.” At another point he shouted from the audience, 

“We’re being railroaded.” 

After an hour-long wrangling public hearing, the 

Board decided to adjourn the hearing to the March 1 Town 

Planning Board meeting. 

Another group was there to question the application 

of Kenneth Luft, for preliminary approval of a proposed 

22-lot plus two affordable homes in a cluster subdivision, 

on 80 acres on the north side of Newport Bridge Road at 

the intersection with Blooms Corner Road. This too was 

adjourned to March 1 to allow more environmental studies 

to be done. 

This group was quieter and did not indulge in shouting 

at the Planning Board. Town Planner Ted Fink pointed 

out that no endangered species have been found on the 

site. 

Residents like Liz and Jeff Fisher, who live at 26 

Newport Bridge Road, raised questions about water supply, 

noting that wells in the area have been dry at times. Town 

Engineer Zenon C. Wojcik of Tectonics said that the water 

problems should be addressed to the Orange County 

Department of Health. 

states that these leases will be treated for tax purposes to 

the Village as leases. The leases will be tax exempt because 

the trucks are leased to a municipality and there is also a 

limit to the amount of money the Village could pay for a 

year. These facts, according to Meth, are another indication 

that the agreements are in fact leases and not a purchase. 

The Village was looking for a tax write-off with these leases 

and filed the separate form that was required to do so for 

each individual truck. 

Meth conceded that he is not a judge or arbiter but has 

nevertheless spoken to every involved party, reviewed all 

pertinent documents, case law and statutes, leaving no rock 

unturned in an effort to resolve this issue. Meth concluded, 

from his analysis, that the combination of the useful life of 

the product, the intention of the Board at the time of the 

lease, the restrictive language of the contract itself and the 

date-specific 48-month term of the contract at which time 

the trucks must be returned, all indications are that these 

are vehicle leases and therefore not subject to General 

Municipal Law 103. 

The Village, in his opinion, was well within its rights as 

a Board and within the confines of the law when it entered 

into a lease agreement for the trucks. Moreover, the benefits 

of leasing are evident: the down payment was not exorbitant 

and the interest rate was good because the Village is 

a municipality. 

Trustee William Iurato questioned the feasibility of 

putting out for bid, at the end of the lease term, for used, 

four-year-old trucks. Meth explained that parameters 

would have to be set and bids would be taken for trucks 

from the same year, with the comparable mileage, etc. 

Mayor Michael Newhard thanked the Village attorney 

for his time and energy in his efforts to resolve this issue. 

Newhard commended him for his thoroughness and for 

educating the Board on this matter. 

Resident Eileen Patterson also commended Meth on 

his efforts but pointed out that originally, before the Board 

agreed to lease the trucks, it was said that the Board didn’t 

have to go out to bid because the lease was matching the 

price on the bid list. She continued that, in this case, “it 

turned out okay, but I think it was a good education and 

exercise for the Board to go through to understand that in 

the future the Board needs to understand the bid laws,” and 

that essentially, it was a lucky break. Newhard agreed that it 

was a difficult lesson. 

A third matter on Wednesday night was the application 

of the Kings Quartet Corporation, known better as the 

Mid-State Lumber Corporation, who asked to have its special 

use permit, first granted in 1992 and then amended in 

2000, to allow trucks to use the Kings Highway facility 

beginning at 3:30 a.m. The permit now allows business to 

start at 5 a.m. 

Board members Brian Fisher and Carl Singer called it 

“an unreasonable request” because of the very early hour. 

Residents have opposed the lumber application in the past 

on grounds of noise and truck traffic. 

Town Engineer Wojcik reported that sound tests 

showed that the only big noise from trucks was from the air 

breaks which were found to be in excess of Town noise limits 

by one decibel. Seizing on this, the applicant’s attorney, 

Alan Lipman, said all they were asking was to “enlarge” the 

existing permit to make it legal, adding that the Town noise 

code does not apply to vehicles, only to business operations. 

Lipman called Mid-State Lumber a “major business 

concern, paying major taxes” that has not woken people 

up, adding, the business needs this. It was finally agreed to 

carry the matter over to the Feb. 6 Planning Board 

Workshop Session. 

Lipman is frequently before the Board, most of the 

time arguing why developers can build inspite of the code. 

When a reporter noting the contradiction of having him 

represent the opposition to builders, suggested he represent 

the Animal Hospital opponents, Lipman, who in the 

past has represented such clients as ShopRite on Rte. 94, 

said they would not pay his fees.

2 WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, JANUARY 25, 2006 

Town Seeks Public Input About 

Commercial Developing on Rte. 94 

Special Planning Session on January 26 


The Warwick Town Board will conduct a planning 

session tomorrow, Thurs., Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Town 

Hall, to hear public views on developing Route 94 for 

commercial purposes. 

Supervisor Michael Sweeton told the public at last 

Thursday night’s, Jan. 19, Town Board meeting that the 

scoping session will focus on things like how shall the 

highway be developed, will it become a four-lane highway 

or will marginal access roads be instituted to siphon 

off much local traffic? 

He said the open meeting for public opinion will be 

the start of an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) that 

will be drawn up on developing the state highway south 

of the Village of Warwick. 

Already there are traffic pile-ups at major road 

intersections of the highway down to ShopRite. Also to 

be considered are possible zoning code changes. 

During a privilege of the floor time, Bellvale resident 

Phyllis Briller talked about Wednesday night’s Town 

Planning Board session where Town Police had to be 

summoned, as residents along Route 17A and Ball Road 

boldly confronted the Board demanding that they deny 

the Warren McFarland application, for an 8,000 square 

foot Animal Hospital on three acres in the SL (suburban 

residential low density) zone where the zoning code 

allows them. 

"I was embarrassed for the Planning Board, I was 

embarrassed for Mr. McFarland and embarrassed for the 

couple who came to Warwick on Wednesday to sign a 

contract to buy a house in that area only to back down 

January 10 

A 20- year-old male from Warwick was arrested and 

charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd following 

an incident on Galloway Rd. He was released to reappear 

in Village Court. 

A 17-year-old male from Warwick was arrested and 

charged with Assault 2nd, Menacing 2nd, and Reckless 

Endangerment 2nd following an incident on Darin Rd. He 

was released to reappear in Town Court. 

Craig Curry, 45, of Greenwood Lake was arrested and 

charged with Criminal Mischief 2nd, Criminal Possession 

of a Weapon 4th, Menacing 2nd, and Reckless 

Endangerment 2nd following an incident on Williams 

Drive. He was arraigned by Judge Coleman and released 

on $500 bail. 

Matthew Bates, 26, of Warwick was arrested and 

charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd follow- 

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on it that same day," said Briller. 

Briller who has been attending all Planning Board 

meetings for the past several years as part of the Save Old 

Bellvale group that has been fighting development of 96 

homes in the Route 17A and Pumpkin Hill Road area, 

called on the Town Board to amend the zoning code to 

require developers to notify all adjoining property owners 

about what they are doing when the subdivision 

application is filed rather than five days before a public 

hearing. 

Supervisor Sweeton agreed with Briller on the conduct 

of those opposing the Animal Hospital, adding that 

the matter will be included in some other zoning code 

changes being contemplated. Briller noted that they 

complained they had only a day or two warning about 

the hearing. 

In other business Thursday night, the Town Board 

passed an ordinance requiring all outdoor furnaces and 

boilers to be at least 150 feet from the property line and 

any smoke stacks should be at least four feet above a 

roof. 

It was reported that Columbia Gas Pipeline will 

install a 30-inch pipe across Warwick, starting in 2007, 

all of which is under federal government jurisdiction. 

Councilman Floyd DeAngelo reported that the 

police received over 36,000 calls in 2005 and responded 

to over 16,000 by dispatching a policeman. 

County Legislator Michael Pillmeier, a one-time 

Warwick Town Councilman, spoke in his newly elected 

capacity as Republican majority leader and told of plans 

next year for a $40 million 9-11 center in Goshen. He 

lives in Florida. 

Warwick Police Blotter 

ing an incident on State Hwy 17A. He was released on $80 

bail to reappear in Village Court. 

January 12 

Richard D. McDonough, 42, of Middletown, NY was 

arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen 

Property 5th following an incident on Quaker Creek Lane. 

He was released to reappear in Town Court. 

Kerri Pritchard, 21, of Greenwood Lake was arrested 

and charged with Driving While Ability Impaired by 

Alcohol and Leaving the Scene of an MVA that occurred on 

Lakes Rd. She was released to reappear in Town Court. 


charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana following 

an incident on County Hwy 1. He was released to reappear 

in Town Court. 

January 13 

Joseph Squillante, 41, of Greenwood Lake was arrested 

and charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd 

following an incident on Galloway Rd. He was released on 

$100 bail to reappear in Village Court. 

Daniel Hargis, 28, of Warwick was arrested and 

charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th and 

Menacing 2nd following an incident on Spring St. He was 

released to reappear in Village Court. 

Felix Fernandez, 34, of Florida was arrested on a 

Warrant charging Petit Larceny. He was arraigned by Judge 

Coleman and remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu 

of $100 bail. 

January 14 

Andrea R. Bailey, 23, of Montague, NJ was arrested 


following an incident on West St. She was released on $50 

bail to reappear in Village Court. 

January 16 

Vincent Rudinski, 51, of Pine Island, NY was arrested 


following an incident on County Hwy 1. He was released 

to reappear in Town Court. 

SUPERVISOR’S 

CORNER 

By Michael P. Sweeton 

Warwick Town Supervisor 

www.townofwarwick.org 

Tune to Cablevision Municipal Channel 21 or 

log on to www.townofwarwick.org for Town information. 

The Columbia Gas company has informed 

the Town that the Federally approved Millennium 

pipeline project is slated to begin in 2007. The 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is 

preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (SEIS) for a slight variation of the 

approved plan in the Pine Island area near Merritt’s 

Island. A copy is on display at the Albert Wisner 

Library and here at Town Hall. Public comments 

can be submitted to Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

St., N.E., Room 1A, Washington, D.C. 20426, Attn. 

Gas Branch 2. Please reference Phase I Project 

CP98-150-006 and 007. Comments must reach 

Washington by Feb. 10. It is strongly urged that 

you file on line by following the instructions at 

www.ferc.gov. 

A scoping session to solicit input for the 

preparation of a generic environmental impact of 

the Rte. 94 business district will be held on Thurs., 

Jan. 26 at 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the Warwick Town 

Hall. 

The next regular meeting of the Town Board 

will be held on Thurs., Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the 

Warwick Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway. 

An 18-ear-old male from Warwick was arrested and 


an incident on South St. Ext. He was released to reappear 


January 18 

Thomas Chuvala, 31, of Warwick was arrested and 


an incident South St. He was released to reappear in 

Village Court. 


charged with Unlawful Possession of a Weapon on School 

Grounds following an incident on Sanfordville Rd. He was 

released to reappear in Town Court. 

January 19 

A 20-year-old male from Cornwall, NY was arrested 


following an incident Lakes Rd. He was released on $50 

bail to reappear in Town Court. 

Daniel J. Fleming, 40, of Greenwood Lake was arrested 

and charged with Resisting Arrest, Driving While 

Intoxicated, and Disorderly Conduct following an incident 

on Maple Ave. He was arraigned by Hon. Farina and 

remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $500 bail. 

January 20 

James K. Brush, 47, of Florida was arrested and 

charged with Issuing a Bad Check and Aggravated 

Unlicensed Operation 3rd following an incident on State 

Hwy 94. He was arraigned by Hon. Barlet and remanded to 

the Orange County Jail in lieu of $1,200 bail. 

January 21 

Nicholas Fratangelo, 22, of Harriman, NY was arrested 

and charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana following 

an incident on Maple Ave. He was released to reappear 


Peter Mami, 27, of Chester, NY was arrested and 


an incident on Maple Ave. He was released to reappear 

in Village Court.

WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, JANUARY 25, 2006 3 

Village Selects CAMO as Sewer 

Station Operator & Decides to 

Revisit Division St. Sidewalk Project 

By Katie Bisaro 

At the Village of Warwick Board meeting on Tues., Jan. 

17, several items of interest were on the agenda: 

Public Hearing Regarding Consultant’s Fee Schedule 

Following the Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance 

and Roll Call, there was a Public Hearing to consider 

amending the Fee Schedule of the Village code to require 

applicants before any Board to pay for consultant’s time. 

There were no public comments and the Hearing was 

closed. Later in the meeting, a motion was made and seconded 

regarding this matter and passed by a unanimous vote. 

Village Sewer Service Contract 

Village Engineer, Michael Murphy, presented the 

results of the bidding for operation of the Village sewer station 

and his recommendation for awarding a contract. The 

Village received four bids for the contract. All bidding 

firms met the minimum requirements and qualifications 

and are licensed to do the specified work. 

One bid was 30% lower than the other three and was 

investigated as to the reasons why. Upon review, this firm 

was found to be an undesirable candidate based on unfavorable 

recommendations, including polluted wells, and 

the conclusion that the work could not be done satisfactorily 

for the price quoted. 

The remaining three bids were very close in price, had 

good reputations and business practices and were good 

candidates. CAMO Pollution Control, Inc., of Wappingers 

Falls, NY, has operated the Village’s sewer station for the 

past 16 years. CAMO’s bid was 2% higher than another 

company’s bid and 15% lower than the third. A discussion 

ensued regarding whether the Board must go with the 

"lowest" bid. Village Attorney, Michael Meth, commented 

that the standard is "lowest responsible bidder" and determination 

of "responsible bidder" is at the discretion of the 

Board. 

Murphy’s recommendation was to retain CAMO for 

another three-year contract period. He felt that retaining 

the same firm was advantageous for the Village in terms of 

maintaining continuity and a consistent level of service. A 

motion was made to award the Village’s sewer service contract 

to CAMO Pollution Control, Inc. in accordance with 

the Village Engineer’s recommendation. The motion was 

seconded and unanimously approved. 

Sidewalk Rehabilitation Projects 

The Village Engineer also reported on the progress of 

the sidewalk rehabilitation projects that are taking place 

throughout the Village. The Factory St. and Van Buren St. 

sidewalks are complete. The Howe St. project will be completed 

in the spring as the weather gets warmer. The third 

phase of the project is Division St. 

Murphy explained the timing issue regarding the 

Division St. phase of the sidewalk project. The project is 

being funded by a HUD grant through the Orange County 

Office of Community Development whose fiscal year ends 

on Oct. 31. They would like the work completed before 

that date for their bookkeeping purposes. With that in 

mind, Murphy outlined a time-line for the project, including 

surveys, plans, specifications, bids, and final construction. 

His suggested time-line began in February with the 

preliminary phases, continue with construction during the 

summer and completion in August before school buses roll 

in September. 

Mayor Newhard pointed out that the Village’s new fis- 

cal year does not begin until June and the Division St. project 

is not budgeted for the current fiscal year. After a brief 

Board discussion, including comments that the Village 

should not pre-spend money that is not yet budgeted, it 

was decided that the Board will revisit the issue during the 

budgetary process. Murphy felt that there would still be 

ample time to finish the project before the October 31st 

deadline. 

Regarding the Howe St. phase of the sidewalk rehabilitation 

project, a motion was made and seconded to 

approve payment application #2 to Post & Lintel in the 

amount of $65,614.05. The motion carried by a vote of 3- 

1; Trustee Pascal voted against the motion. 

Inter-municipal Agreement for Police Service 

In response to a letter from Town of Warwick 

Supervisor, Michael Sweeton, the Board discussed the 

adoption of the Inter-municipal Agreement for Police 

Service as negotiated by the Town and Village. Under the 

new agreement, the Village will receive an increase in service 

to two police patrols per shift, including the overnight 

hours. Furthermore the costs will now be shared between 

the Village and the Town. 

Village Attorney, Michael Meth, pointed out that the 

way the agreement is written, the Village can revisit it at 

any time. The agreement would commence on January 1, 

2006 and end on December 31, 2006. The agreement shall: 

"automatically renew on an annual basis unless terminated 

by an affirmative vote by either municipal board by Oct. 1, 

2006; termination to take effect on Dec. 31. Notification of 

intent to terminate must be received by the other party of 

this agreement by no later than Oct. 15." There is a further 

provision for the agreement to be reviewed periodically 

during the year. 

Trustee Metzger commented that the agreement 

reflects a great deal of work by both parties, the Village and 

Town, and addresses the needs of the Village. He reiterated 

that the agreement can be reviewed periodically throughout 

the year and discussions can continue. He felt the 

Board should adopt the agreement. 

Mayor Newhard addressed the issue that was a sticking 

point of the agreement. The Village would like a joint 

Police Commission set up to establish and address communication 

and chain-of-command issues. The Town is 

resistant to the Commission and feels that a joint 

Committee could be established instead. There are budgetary 

and time constraints in establishing a Commission that 

would not be the case with forming a Committee. 

According to Newhard, the Town feels that a Committee 

will serve the purpose of keeping the lines of communication 

open and providing the Village with input into the 

Police Department that the Village and Town will now share. 

Trustee McManus called attention to the fact that the 

agreement gives the Village some control, cuts costs and 

increases the patrols, giving more protection in the Village 

during the overnight hours. 

A motion was made and seconded "authorizing the 

Mayor to execute the Inter-municipal Agreement between 

the Town of Warwick and Village of Warwick Inter-municipal 

police services dated January 17, 2006 and effective 

until December 31, 2006 pursuant to the contract." The 

motion carried by a unanimous vote. 

Applefest 

The Board voted to grant permission to the Chamber 

of Commerce and Warwick Valley Community Center to 

hold their annual Applefest on Sun., Oct. 1, 2006. 

Black History Month at Warwick Library 

The Albert Wisner Public Library will commemorate 

February as Black History month with a poetry reading of 

“Remember the Bridge: Poems of the People” on Thurs., 

Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. 

“Remember the Bridge” is a collection of poems written 

by Carole Boston Weatherford. As the author she sees 

it, "The bridge is men and women,/famous and 

unknown,/leaving paths of memories,/ timeless stepping 

stones." Her subjects are sometimes anonymous (an 

African woman sold into slavery, a farmer, a basket weaver, 

a cowboy), and sometimes prominent (Harriet Tubman, 

Jesse Owens, Martin Luther King Jr.). 

The program will offer those attending an opportuni- 

ty to join in reading a poem from the collection. Following 

the reading, refreshments will be served. This program is 

open to adults and young people in grades six and up. To 

register, call the library at 986-1047. 

During the month of February the Library will also 

feature displays of music and literature highlighting 

African American artists and the African American history. 

All of the materials are available for borrowing. All residents 

of the Warwick Valley Central School District are eligible 

for library cards at the Albert Wisner Public Library. 

All that is needed to get a card at the Library is proof of residency 

in Warwick. Applicants should bring their driver’s 

license or a utility bill as proof of residency. 

From 

The Mayor’s Office 

By Mayor Michael Newhard 

Village of Warwick 

www.villageofwarwick.org 

Congratulations to Supervisor Sweeton and the 

Town Board for securing $400,000 in Federal Funds 

for Trail Improvements. This is great news on the 

heels of the Village’s feasibility study on the 

Wawayanda Walkway. 

The Village is looking for a Village resident to 

serve on the Planning Board. Please address all 

inquiries to the Mayor’s Officer, Attention: Michael 

Newhard, Box 369, Warwick, NY 10990. 

The Village has recently received $75,000 for 

sidewalks, curbing and drainage on Factory and 

Division Street from the Office of Community 

Development. 

The Village Board will be having a joint Work 

Session with the Village Planning Board to begin the 

review and determination of a new zoning code. 

The next Village Board meeting will be Mon., 

Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall. 

Chess Class for 

Adults Scheduled 

Learn one of the world's oldest most popular games 

from local chess teacher, Ed Dubin. During the month of 

February the Albert Wisner Public Library will host a series 

of classes for adults scheduled for Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23 at 7 

p.m. If you want to learn to play chess or learn to play a bit 

better be sure to sign up. 

This workshop is designed to teach the beginning student 

the basic rules, moves and strategies, and to enable 

intermediate and advanced players to reach higher levels. 

In addition participants will gain a sense of the history 

of the game. Chess lessons are a wonderful way to develop 

your mind and provide a productive activity that can be 

enjoyed throughout life. 

Chess classes for adults are open to all adult residents 

of the Warwick Valley School District. Registration is 

required as class size is limited. To register call the Library 

at 986-1047 or stop by the Reference Desk at the Library. 

Village Planning 

Board Meeting Set 

A special Planning Board meeting for Liberty Green 

will be held Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. 

Village Elections Information 

•Feb. 7 - First day to file an independent 

nominating petition. 

•Feb. 14 - Last day to file an independent 

nominating petition 

•Mar.11 - Voter registration day, noon to 5 p.m. 

•Mar.21 - General Village Election at Goodwill 

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a.m. - 9 p.m. 

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Editor, 

Legality Is One Thing & Ethics 

Is Another 

Did you see the village meeting when the mayor’s attorney 

attempted to "clear" the mayor and a trustee of any legal problems 

brought on because the mayor signed those no-bid truck leases? 

The mayor should have thought this through three years ago. 

The mayor’s lawyer concerned himself with the legal problems 

not the ethical ones. My understanding is that the mayor, even 

though he said he would write the ethics board for a determination, 

has not! It seems to me that this agreement was wrong, but 

then later, and only when this scandalous activity was exposed, the 

mayor’s attorney was tasked, at taxpayer’s expense, to see if it was 

illegal. 

At best, this is sloppy and it jeopardizes government’s credibility. 

But sounds more like the Jack Abramoff scandal, I will 

scratch yours you scratch mine, or you vote my way and I’ll lease 

some trucks from your company, wink, wink nod, nod! 

Village elections are coming, and there is time for those who 

want to be mayor to get the 100 signatures needed to be on the 

ballot. You have until the second week of February to collect them. 

The job is part time (4 hours a day), pays $36,000 per year plus 

healthcare, and a thoughtful leader could do it in less time. 

Call the village clerk, 986-2031, she will fill you in on the 

details, and others will help you win. 

To the Concerned Residents of 

Ball Road 

Editor, 

My name is Dr. John Ludmerer. I am the veterinarian who is 

petitioning to build the Village Animal Hospital on the corner of 

17A and Ball Road. 

My family owns Masker Orchards and I have spent my entire 

life, 36 years, on Ball Road. 

At the last Town of Warwick Planning Board Meeting there 

were many legitimate concerns brought to my attention about 

Village Animal Hospital. I am writing this letter to help clarify 

what my animal hospital would be and would not be. 

Village Animal Hospital would NOT be: 

1) An animal shelter. 

2) A boarding kennel. 

3) A 24 hour emergency clinic. 

Village Animal Hospital would NOT have: 

1) A crematorium. 

2) Outdoor kennels. 

3) Large animal capability. 

STAN MOCARSKY 

Village Animal Hospital WOULD have: 

1) Normal business hours during the week (7p.m. closing 

at the latest), 9a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays, and closed Sundays. 

2) Altered Saturday morning hours during the apple season 

to help prevent more traffic woes. 

3) About 4 to 12 cars of traffic produced in an hour on Ball 

Road during normal business hours once the hospital becomes 

well established. 

4) Boarding for ongoing medical/ surgical cases only. 

5) Animal wards within the building to prevent any noise 

pollution from being produced. 

Village Animal Hospital WOULD be: 

1) A beautiful building with wood and stone construction 

resembling an old farmhouse. 

2) Buried into the hillside to minimize the size of the visible 

building. Almost half the building will be below ground 

including the animal ward areas. 

Needless to say, misinformation and gratuitous insult will not 

survive the editor’s pen. 

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3) A beautiful wooded lot with minimal clearing of trees 

because I love trees. 

4) A lot with no fences so the deer can continue to run 

through the property. 

I did hear all your concerns at the last meeting. Having grown 

up on Masker Orchards I know Ball Road. I have seen the changes 

that have occurred, good and bad. I would never do anything to 

the area that I felt would not benefit the surrounding community. 

I hope this letter helps clarify some of the concerns about 

what Village Animal Hospital would be all about. At the next 

meeting on Mar.1, I will bring more detailed blue prints so everyone 

can see what the inside as well as the outside of the building 

would look like. I hope this too will help with your concerns. 

I apologize for any undo stress that I may have created. 

On a side note: To the couple I spoke to after the meeting - I 

spoke to my father about the early morning pruning at the farm 

and he will speak to my uncle. 

V. JOHN LUDMERER, DVM 

Mourns Passing of Colleague 

Editor, 

I join my Republican colleagues in mourning the loss of Ralph 

Russo who played a vital role in our community throughout his 

life. Ralph was a great and patriotic American who deeply cared 

about making a positive difference. 

Ralph fought for his country in World War II and later was a 

great advocate for veterans. He also served the Hudson Valley and 

his country with distinction as the longtime advisor to 

Congressman Benjamin Gilman. Ralph really understood what it 

truly means to be a public servant. 

My condolences go out to Ralph’s family and many friends. I 

hope they take some comfort in knowing he left a remarkable legacy 

and that he helped make Orange County a stronger and better 

place. 

ASSEMBLYWOMAN ANNIE RABBITT 

$400 Rebate On School Tax 

Editor, 

On Jan. 20, 2006, Governor Pataki announced a plan called 

“STAR-Plus” to be included in his 2006-07 Executive Budget. This 

plan could provide each homeowner in the Warwick School 

District with a $400 school tax rebate as well as increasing the current 

Star school tax exemption for seniors by about 13.5%. I said 

“could” because it is contingent on our District Board of 

Education adopting a 2006-07 budget that would “limit school 

spending increases to the lesser of 4% or 120 percent of the 

increase in the Consumer Price Index”. 

For Warwick School taxpayers to receive the benefit of this 

plan, the 2006-07 Budget can not exceed the “cap” of $71,428,030 

plus some exceptions that are allowed. With these exceptions 

added to the “cap,” I estimate that the final budget would be 

(roughly) $72,850,788 for Warwick School taxpayers to qualify for 

the $400 rebate that would be mailed from Albany, directly to 

homeowners in October 2006. 

A budget at this level would give the District an increase of 

$4,169,989 over this year’s budget. The Board of Education should 

realize that, with a $400 bonus at stake, the risk of another embarrassing 

rejection at the polls is not only possible but very probable. 

Should taxpayers be presented with a higher budget and reject it, 

the mandated maximum under “Austerity Budget” rules would be 

substantially the same! Why risk it? 

While this “STAR-Plus” program does absolutely nothing to 

address the long term social injustice of insatiable demand for tax 

increase from property owners each year, it does indicate that State 

Legislators acknowledge that local school board spending is out of 

control and this spending can not be sustained by the yearly 

continued on page 5

Editor, 

Point & Click with a 

Consequence 

Downtowns, Main Streets and business districts in 

places just like Warwick are fading nationally due in-part 

to the impact of online shopping. According to Comscore 

Networks, a global information provider and consumer 

consultancy, online non-travel spending during the 2005 

holiday season (11/01-12/31/05) totaled $19.6 billion. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Letters Warwick Taxpayers 

continued from page 4 

Respond To Survey 

increasing of school taxes that far exceed the rate of inflation 

and the increase in the Consumer Price Index. I firmly 

believe that each citizen (not just property owners) has a 

civic responsibility to provide funding of the public school 

system. It just makes more sense to tax income than to 

push low income families and retirees from their home 

because of excessive school taxes on their property. 

The State of New York is ultimately responsible for our 

public school system and, sooner or later, they will have to 

address the issue of a more equitable method of financing 

them. I suggest a good start would be to define exactly 

what programs are mandatory for taxpayers to fund. The 

local School boards tend to support the out of proportion 

expansion of “enhancement” programs that far exceed 

what can be reasonably expected of a public school system 

and contributes to significantly higher taxes. I believe that 

the State should finance the schools out of State income tax 

revenues where every taxpayer contributes to funding education 

but only as mandated by law. Should our school system 

continue on the same financial trend as it has over the 

last ten years, we will find our schools in a similar position 

as General Motors! 

If you have any ideas to share email: WAFULLER- 

TON@optonline.net. 

BILL FULLERTON 

That expenditure represents a 25% increase during the corresponding 

period in 2004. 

Expressed in different terms and translated for 

Warwick, as a result of increased online shopping during 

the 2005 holiday season there were at least seven UPS 

trucks servicing the Town of Warwick with primarily residential 

deliveries. Add to the equation the increased volume 

handled by Federal Express, U.S. Post Office and other 

carriers during this period and a national phenomenon 

becomes a very local reality. 

Without debate, there is a time and place for online 

shopping: no local alternatives, unavailability of specific 

merchandise, significant price differences, etc. However, 

there is a critical point when too many people direct too 

much spending online that tangible and irreversible consequences 

manifest themselves. 

The benefits of conscious decisions to support local 

businesses far outweigh the perceived savings of e-commerce 

and include: recirculation of money within the local 

economy, availability of jobs at fair wages, retention of 

hometown integrity and identity, preservation of local 

character, diversity of choices, environmental sustainability 

and community well-being. 

So, before you are too quick to "point and click," keep 

in mind the power of individual spending decisions and 

the role each of us shoulders in the vitality of the place we 

call home, Warwick. 

MICHAEL MCDERMOTT 

Warwick Independent Business Alliance 

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Stem 

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You’ve probably heard about 

stem cells in the news recently. A 

lot of what you’ve heard is controversial, 

but one thing is clear – 

stem cells are a natural and essential 

part of the process to maintain 

and support optimal organ and tissue 

function. 

Stem cells can be thought of as 

“master cells” and are found in 

adult tissue. Adult stem cells are 

most abundantly found in bone 

marrow and are released into your 

bloodstream to travel throughout 

Ninety-three percent of those responding to the 16th 

annual Warwick Taxpayers Association survey believe that 

the funding of abortions is not a proper function of government 

for which taxpayers should be required to pay – a 

one percentage point increase over the previous year’s 

response. Eighty-five percent of those responding also 

believed that the 2001-2002 federal tax cuts should be 

made permanent – up one percentage point from the previous 

year. 

The purpose of the survey, according to founderchairman 

Edward P. Scharfenberger, is to solicit and disseminate 

taxpayer concerns to public officials, news broadcasters, 

and policy makers. The complete survey results are: 

1. Should the 2001-2002 federal tax cuts be repealed or 

made permanent? Repealed-7%; made permanent-85%; 

not sure-8%. 

2. Should the federal death taxes be repealed or retained? 

Repealed-68%; retained-21%; not sure-11%. 

3. Should employees be able to put a portion of their 

Social Security payments into private investment accounts? 

Yes-75%; no-11%; not sure-14%. 

4. Is funding for abortions a proper function of government 

for which taxpayers should be required to pay? Yes - 

7%; no- 93%; not sure-0%. 

5. If Congress decides to change the tax code, which 

change would you prefer? fair tax national sales tax-36%; flat 

rate income tax-64%. 

6. Which of the following views on state education policy 

best describes your own views? 

a. All K-12 students should be required to attend public 

schools as mandated by the state constitution. -7%. 

b. The legislature should provide funding for all students, 

be they enrolled in public, private, or home-based 

schools. -28. 

c. Taxpayers who pay K-12 tuitions and/or book bills 

should be allowed credits for educational expenses as 

against school property taxes or income taxes. -78%. 

d. Educating children is a parental responsibility and 

not a collective responsibility for which others must pay. - 

32%. 

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Orange County Legislator 

Sworn-in at High School 

Students from Warwick Valley High School’s 

Government classes recently witnessed the swearingin 

of Noel C. Spencer as Orange County Legislator of 

the 8th District. Warwick Town 

Clerk, Marjorie Quackenbush, 

conducted the ceremony at the 

high school with the assistance 

of Susan Bahren, Mayor of 

Chester, holding the Bible. 

Mr. Spencer was born and 

educated in Kingston Jamaica. 

When he migrated to the 

United State he continued his 

education earning Bachelor’s in 

Business Administration from 

Pace University and an MBA in 

International Finance from St. 

John’s University. While at Pace 

Mr. Spencer was heavily 

involved in athletics and 

extracurricular activities. 

He has worked in a variety 

of capacities within the 

Financial Services and Banking 

Industries, often in leadership 

roles. His professional successes 

led him to the founding of 

Spence Financial Services, a company that provides 

professional advice and planning to businesses in the 

Orange/Ulster area. As a result of his accomplishments 

Mr. Spencer has been awarded numerous 

Noel C. Spencer 

awards for professional achievement. 

In 1998 Mr. Spencer began his political life when 

he became the only Orange County Democrat to win 

an elected seat in the county legislature. 

He is proud of his 

achievement of being the first 

African American of Jamaican 

descent to be elected to the Town 

Council of Chester, NY. He has 

followed this up by being the 

first black to campaign and win 

election in the State Assembly in 

the history of the Mid-Hudson 

area. 

Mr. Spencer is also quite 

involved in Orange County professional 

and community organizations. 

To name a very few of 

his commitments, he has served 

as a Director of Arden Hill 

Foundation, Chairman of the 

Professional Advisors of the 

Community Foundation of 

Orange County, the President of 

the Downtown Chester Historic 

Community Association, and he 

is a long time Chester Kiwanis 

Club member. 

Mr. Spencer lives in Chester with his wife, Dr. 

Patricia Miller, and his two children, Pillipa and 

Leighton. 

Kelly Introduces Bill to Help Ease 

Property/School Tax Burden on 

Hudson Valley Residents 

U.S. Congresswoman Sue Kelly announced in Orange 

County recently that she has introduced legislation in 

Congress to help give middle-class Hudson Valley residents 

some additional federal tax relief for the local property and 

school taxes they pay each year. 

Kelly's legislation, the “Homeowners Tax Relief Act,” 

would create a new federal income tax deduction for local 

residents who pay rates that are higher than the national 

average for property and school taxes. Kelly's legislation 

would enable residents to deduct the amount they pay in 

excess of the national average, which would lower the federal 

tax bill of most homeowners in the Hudson Valley. 

"A new federal tax deduction for property and school 

taxes will bring some relief to local residents who are finding 

their tax rates increasing faster than their salaries," 

Kelly said. "The more that people are overtaxed, the more 

difficult it is for them to pay their other bills and support 

the local economy. We need to develop ways to help people 

keep more of their income in New York rather than sending 

it to Washington in taxes." 

Kelly's bill would create an additional deduction on 

federal income tax returns for local residents who itemize 

their deductions and use the state-and-local income tax 

deduction on Schedule A. They would be able to use both 

deductions. The bill creates first-of-its-kind property tax 

relief on federal income tax returns for local residents who 

use the standard deduction. Taxpayers that use the standard 

deduction currently cannot deduct any property or 

school taxes on their federal returns. The IRS estimates that 

2 out of every 3 taxpayers use the standard deduction. 

Kelly began drafting her legislation after the bipartisan 

Presidential Tax Reform Panel recommended in 

November to eliminate the state and local income tax 

deduction and the mortgage interest deduction as part of 

tax reforms to simplify the federal tax code. Kelly immediately 

opposed the elimination of these federal income tax 

deductions, saying it would amount to a significant federal 

tax increase on middle-class homeowners in the Hudson 

Valley. 

Kelly again called on President Bush to come out in 

opposition of the panel's proposals to eliminate the two 

homeowners' deductions. "The federal government should 

be looking for ways to provide more, not less, tax relief for 

New York residents," she said. "The President should reject 

the idea of eliminating either of these critical deductions, 

and members of Congress in both parties should support 

the “Homeowners Tax Relief Act” as a way to provide some 

additional federal tax relief to local taxpayers." 

The federal tax savings for a Hudson Valley family 

under Kelly's bill varies by size of household, property 

value, and school district. But, for example, in general 

terms: 

• The national average of property taxes paid by a family 

of four with an income of $70,000 is $4,100. 

• The average Hudson Valley family of four with an 

income of $70,000 pays $7,769 in property taxes. 

• Under Kelly's “Homeowners Tax Relief Act,” Hudson 

Valley families would be able to deduct the difference on 

their federal income tax returns, in this case approximately 

$3,669. 

A Part time Monk is 

one who pursues the blissful enjoyment of 

getting off the fast track – 

if only for a moment, an hour, a day, a year, a lifetime, 

in order to achieve an appreciation for 

even the simplest of pleasures. 

“ 

Village of 

Florida 

By Mayor Jim 

Pawliczek 

This article is my way of communicating with 

you, the residents of the Village of Florida, on a regular 

basis. Any opinions expressed are solely my own. 

Jerry Gass, President of the Florida Little 

League, wants to announce that plans for the 2006 

baseball season are in progress. The Little League 

program not only encourages our children to 

become athletically involved, it also teaches them a 

sense of good sportsmanship and community 

involvement. This program is constantly growing as 

are the needs for maintenance of the Little League 

complex. The Little League field is owned by the 

Florida Lions Club but all maintenance and upkeep 

is handled by the Little League themselves. They 

receive no taxpayer money. Jerry Gass and his committee 

have plans for major improvements to 

upgrade the field and facilities but they can’t do it 

alone. To accomplish their goals they will need your 

help. Donations of any amount will be appreciated. 

The address is Florida Little League, P.O. Box 695, 

Florida, NY 10921. A donation to the Little League 

is an investment in the future of the youth in our 

community. 

Warwick Chamber 

Sponsors Direct 

Networking 

On Tues., Feb. 14, the Warwick Valley Chamber of 

Commerce will host a power networking business luncheon 

from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Village Grille, 117 

S. Main Street in Florida. This event is sponsored by Myles 

Financial Services. This power networking lunch is the 

second of a monthly series of structured networking activities, 

which will also include a speed-networking breakfast 

on Mar.14 at The Village Grille. 

"The purpose of the networking events," says Linda 

Glohs, Executive Director of the Warwick Valley Chamber 

of Commerce, "is to provide a business venue where professionals 

– be they consultants, realtors, mortgage 

bankers, photographers – can reach all attendees directly 

with their information." 

The cost of the lunch event is $15 for Chamber members 

and $20 for non-Chamber members. Advance reservations 

are required by Feb 10. Registrations after February 

10 or at door are $25. For more information about the 

networking events contact the Chamber office at (845) 

986-2720, or email at info@warwickcc.org. 

Screen Printing • Sportswear 

Sporting Goods • Embroidery 

Trophies • Promotional Items 

Mon-Fri 10:30AM - 5:00 PM 

Sat 10:30AM - 3:00 PM 

314 Rt. 94 South • Warwick, NY 10990 

Phone: 845.987.8223 • Fax: 845.987.8224 

www.valleypromotions.com 

FINK’S MARKET 

95 North Main Street, Florida • 651-4657 

Full Service Florist & Cemetary Lites 

Greeting Cards 

Western Union • ATM 

Lotto - full service • Copies • Fax 

Cigarettes - N.Y.S. Minimum

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From a Gold Album to The Copper Bottom 

You may know Mark Scott as the former wild and 

charismatic drummer/frontman for the internationally 

renowned rock band “Trixter.” But did you know he 

bought The Copper Bottom Restaurant in Florida, NY? 

Mark has sold well over a million albums worldwide, 

he’s had three number one videos on MTV, four “Top 20” 

AOR radio hits as well as a “Top 40” Album on the 

Billboard Charts and a Gold Album in America. But what 

does this guy know about the restaurant industry? 

“People ask me this all the time!” exclaims Mark. 

“While being a part of a successful musical group can have 

its rewards, it also offers the opportunity for an individual 

to be exposed to working alongside major record label 

executives. That’s where I learned about global marketing 

and revenue generation.” 

After Trixter’s music fell out of favor in the mid-90’s, 

Mark took this knowledge and put it to use regionally for a 

Pataki Unveils $1.1 Billion Job- 

Creating Tax Cut Package For 

Businesses 

By Governor George Pataki 

Whether it’s cutting taxes by billions 

of dollars, creating new Empire Zones, or 

reforming Workers’ Comp-- we know that 

lowering the cost of doing business in New 

York is the best way to create new jobs and 

expand the economy. To ensure that our 

economy continues to experience unprecedented 

growth, I have included a new $1.1 

billion job-creating tax cut package for 

businesses in the 2006-07 Executive 

Budget. 

The Budget continues the $15 billion 

in annual tax cuts instituted since 1995 and 

adds a new chapter to that program. New 

York has led the nation in cutting taxes, 

including 81 cuts to 19 different State taxes 

which has pumped more than $140 billion 

back into New York’s economy and led to 

the creation of over 620,000 new privatesector 

jobs. This tax cut package builds 

upon the progress that we’ve made over the 

past 11 years to create an environment that 

encourages businesses to thrive and grow. 

This $1.1 billion pro-job, tax-reduction 

package would: 

Abolish Alternative Minimum Tax 

(AMT) Which Hurts Manufacturers 

• Since 1995 we’ve worked to reduce 

this rate from 5% to 2.5%, now we will 

eliminate this inequity in our tax code. 

• Savings for businesses: $330 million 

annually when fully effective (2008) 

Cut the Business Income Tax Rate by 

10% 

• Cut the corporate franchise tax rate 

on net income for companies from 7.5% to 

6.75%. 


annually when fully effective (2009). 

Increased Sales Tax Vendor Credit by 

43% 

• Increase the credit given to businesses 

that collect the sales tax on behalf of 

State and local governments by almost half 

(from 3.5% of collections to 5% of collections). 

• Save for businesses: $69 million 

annually when fully effective (2008). 

Encouraging New Capital 

Investments in New York: 

• Allow businesses to immediately 

number of family entertainment centers in the metro area. 

He found that his techniques proved fruitful not only for 

himself, but more so for the owners of the facilities that 

employed him. 

Mark’s successful track record caught the attention of 

a recruiter for the Dave & Buster’s Corporation. That’s 

when things really went into high gear. Innovators in 

restaurant and entertainment, Dave & Busters’ operates 46 

large venues, high-volume restaurant/entertainment complexes 

throughout the United States that offer a food and 

fun-filled experience to adults and families. 

D & B’s impressive selection of high-quality food and 

beverage items, combined with an extensive array of interactive 

entertainment attractions and amusements made 

Mark’s mouth water. When Dave and Buster’s offered 

Mark the opportunity to be Director of Sales for their 

Palisades Center location, he jumped at it – and so did the 

“expense” any new capital investment they 

make in New York, such as new plants, 

facilities and equipment. 



Eliminate the Tax on S-Corporations: 

• Eliminate the corporate tax assessed 

on the more 150,000 S-Corp businesses in 

New York – most of which are small businesses. 



Accelerate the Naming of Nine New 

Empire Zones 

• Include legislation that would accelerate 

the current Empire Zone designation 

process to ensure that every county currently 

without an Empire Zone has one by 

the end of the year. 

• Counties includes: Delaware, Greene, 

Hamilton, Putnam, Rockland, Schoharie, 

Tompkins, Yates and Wyoming Counties 


annually 

Offer New Low-Interest Loans 

for Small Businesses: 

• Increase the State’s Excelsior Linked- 

Deposit Program by $60 million – to a total 

of $410 million. 

• This program allows banks, credit 

unions and the New York Business 

Development Corporation to make lowinterest 

loans to small businesses that are 

looking to expand and create jobs. 

Workers’ Compensation Reform: 

• The budget includes a comprehensive 

plan that would reform and improve 

New York’s Workers’ Compensation system 

by reducing costs for businesses by more 

than 15%, while increasing benefits for 

injured workers by 25%. 

• These new reforms would build on 

the success of the historic workers’ compensation 

reforms I fought to achieve in 

1996, which have already reduced costs by 

25 percent on average. 

The 2006 budget will continue this 

tradition of prudent fiscal policy we established 

over the past 11 years. It will provide 

tax cuts to ensure that businesses in New 

York can remain competitive in the global 

marketplace, create opportunity and continue 

to expand and make the entire State 

of New York a better place to invest and 

create jobs. 

sales! 

In just over a year, Mark became one of the top ten 

sales people in the company. Everything was going great 

until he saw he next sales quota. “To beat those marks, I 

would have to work my tail off and I would never be 

home,” Mark confesses. “I might as well own my own business 

and do it for myself.” And that’s just what he did. 

Mark purchased The Copper Bottom last November and 

has been happy ever since. 

Today, Mark lives in Warwick with his wife, Susan, and 

three children. “Life is very different these days,” Mark 

admits. “But I must tell you, I never thought that working 

over sixty-five hours a week could be this fun!” The 

Copper Bottom offers award-winning food just five miles 

from Warwick and was just recently named one of the Top 

Ten Restaurants in the Hudson Valley by the “Times Herald 

Record.” For more information, call 651-5700. 

Safety First: 

‘Ice’ Your Cell Phone! 

By Assemblywoman Rabbitt 

The idea originated with a London 

paramedic who wanted to make it easier 

for emergency personnel to contact relatives 

of accident victims who were unable 

to communicate with their rescuers. The 

innovation, known as “ICE” for “In Case of 

Emergency,” is sweeping cell phone users 

around the globe. 

ICE is an easy way to include one or 

more emergency contacts in your cell 

phone’s built-in address book. Cell phone 

users create entries, such as “ICE – Mom” 

for children and “ICE – Son/Daughter” for 

parents. Individuals can enter as many 

emergency contacts as needed so someone 

is sure to be reached in times of distress. 

In turn, emergency workers responding 

to accident or disaster scenes can use 

victims’ cell phones to quickly dial designated 

family members and friends to alert 

them to problems. According to the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, more than 900,000 hospital 

emergency room patients during 2003 

were unable to provide hospital personnel 

with information about friends or families 

to contact because they were incapacitated. 

Everyone can easily prevent becoming 

a statistic by using this new, free, safe and 

easy plan. British paramedic Bob Brotchie 

said he created the system to provide information 

for emergency responders who initially 

treat victims at accident scenes. He 

took note while carrying out his duties that 

most people didn’t carry emergency contact 

or next-of-kin details, but that many of 

the victims he treated carried cell phones. 

Paramedics and other first responders 

throughout the United States are becoming 

increasingly aware of the system. Rather 

than browse through all of the names and 

numbers in an individual’s cell phone, they 

can simply press the “4” button to go to the 

letter “I” in the address book and find individuals 

with the ICE designation before 

their names. 

ICE also provides personal privacy for 

cell phone owners because emergency personnel 

and strangers who are trying to help 

the victims won’t be looking at names and 

numbers posted throughout the directory 

that the injured individual may not want 

contacted. I urge all cell phone users to use 

this great service, and all emergency 

responders to remember that it may be 

available when answering calls. 

Who knows, a little ICE may save your 

life some day.


You Can Brighten Colors for Harness Racing Museum 

The Carol Fleming Messenger Fund for the Care & 

Conservation of Drivers’ Colors continues to grow and 

garner interest from Harness Racing Museum members, 

drivers’ families, friends and funding agencies. Between 

individual contributions and fundraising efforts, the Fund 

total now stands at over $13,000. This includes a $2,500 

grant received from the Upstate History Alliance to survey 

the collection. 

The cost of conserving these precious reminders of 

harness racing’s glory days is high, however museum officials 

recognize that by adhering to accepted museum conservation 

standards the integrity of the museum and the 

objects will be upheld. Expert textile conservator Gwen 

Spicer will begin the survey during January. She will also 

provide the conservation cleaning and repair of jackets 

worn by Walter Cox (1929), “Doc” Parshall (1940) and 

Fred Egan (circa 1930). All jackets undergoing treatment 

will be scheduled for exhibition as soon as they have been 

stabilized and are worthy of presentation. For many it will 

be the first time on display in more than twenty-five years. 

Some adoptive parents have found a connection to 

and an admiration for the history of their chosen projects. 

In recent weeks, 1997 Hambletonian Stake winning driver 

Mal Burroughs has adopted the colors of Harrison Hoyt, 

the first amateur driver to win the famous trotting race 

(Mal is only the second to do so). Harrison’s colors (1948) 

are in critical need of attention, with much of the fabric in 

the process of disintegration. Also coming to the aid of 

Mr. Hoyt’s memory is Glen Wise, who will ensure that 

Harrison’s driving cap will be conserved for the enjoyment 

of fans for many years to come. 

The museum continues to solicit project sponsors to 

fund the conservation of those driving colors currently 

awaiting adoption, either in their entirety or in part. Jackets 

and caps needing support are those worn by Henry 

Thomas of Joliet, IL. A star of the Grand Circuit, he went- 

to Hanover Shoe Farms, for whom he won two 

Hambletonians. The colors of Alonzo McDonald of 

Malone, NY, are among the oldest in need of attention. 

“Lon,” was another top star on the Grand Circuit during 

Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., 

Malcolm X & the American Conscience 

On Thurs., Feb. 2 (snow date: Feb. 16) at 7:15 p.m 

Vincent F. A. Golphin will deliver a lecture in Harriman 

Hall 111 Film Theatre entitled “The Writings of Martin 

Luther King and Malcolm X and the American 

Conscience.” This Lyceum event is the fourth in a series 

celebrating Black History and Heritage. 

Vincent F. A. Golphin is a Professor of Creative 

Writing/Literature/Cultural Studies at Rochester Institute 

of Technology, an author, and an award-winning writer 

and journalist. The lecture highlights the key moral arguments 

in the books, speeches, and writings of the Rev. Dr. 

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. The presentation 

shows how life and learning influenced their views, and 

moves toward and assessment of how each man’s work 

affected the nation’s moral conscience. 

Vincent F. A. Golphin is an insightful observer of 

social and political developments throughout the United 

States and the world. For more than 25 years, his articles, 

poems, essays and stories have appeared in a wide range of 

publications that include national magazines. Some of the 

books he has written includes - “Take Two, They’re Small,” 

“African-American Children’s Anthology,” and “Like A Dry 

Land.” 

The lecture is free and open to the public in universally 

accessible Harriman Hall which is located on the campus 

of Orange County Community College at the corner of 

A Trip to Ireland 

Orange County Community College's Department of 

English and Foreign Languages is sponsoring its second 

annual trip to Ireland this spring from May 16 to May 24, 

2006. The trip, which is open to all members of the community, 

may be taken for one college credit, and includes 

round-trip flights from JFK Airport to Shannon Airport, 

full breakfasts, guided transport by luxury motor coach for 

eight days, tea and scones at a traditional Irish farmhouse, 

a medieval banquet at an Irish castle, guided tours of 

Dublin, a performance at the Abbey Theater and more. 

The cost is between $2,299 and $2,599 per person sharing 

twin rooms, and includes all airline departure taxes. Single 

rooms and travel insurance are available. For additional 

rates, and all other questions, please call Dr. Kathy Malia at 

(845) 341-4005 or e-mail kmalia@sunyorange.edu. 

Wawayanda and East Conkling Avenues in Middletown. 

For more information, call Cultural Affairs at (845) 341- 

4891 or email: cultural@sunyorange.edu. 

Vincent F. A. Golphin 

Rehearsal Begins 

for Spring Concert 

The Community Choral Society will begin rehearsals 

for its Spring Concert on Tues., Jan. 31. Rehearsals are held 

each Tuesday evening from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Thomas 

Episcopal Church on Rte. 94 in Vernon, NJ. 

New members are welcome and rehearsals are open to 

any singers who want to get a feel for the chorus before 

joining. New members are encouraged to sit in as early as 

possible in order to effectively participate. A formal “Open 

House” to welcome new members will be announced within 

the next two weeks. 

The music selections for this season will include 

Mozart’s Requiem and other classical selections along with 

popular music. 

The Community Choral Society is led by conductor 

David Crone of Warwick and accompanied by Eleanore 

O’Mara of Vernon. 

For additional information call 973-764-3427. 

Many jackets such as this one, worn by Walter 

Cox (inset), are in need of repair at the Harness 

Racing Museum in Goshen. 

the 1920s; there are the 1930s colors of 

wealthy pharmacist and top amateur driver, 

John Dodge of Groton, CT. He helped 

build the Harlem River Speedway. 

For those wishing to adopt a driver’s 

colors or cap the process is 

straightforward. A call to the 

museum’s Department of 

Historic Collections, at 845-294- 

6330 will activate the work. 

Collections’ Manager Rebecca 

Howard will secure an estimate of 

the treatment cost, together with an 

outline of the treatment plan. Any 

or all of the cost of conservation 

may be donated to the museum by 

an individual or a group of friends 

and family. 

Once funding is in place, the 

conservator will be contracted to provide 

treatment. The adoptive parties 

will be advised at the completion of the 

project and will receive before and after 

photographs made by the conservator. 

Finally, when the colors are displayed, the sponsors will 

receive photographs of the exhibit and will be acknowledged 

on all exhibit labels. The Harness Racing Museum 

& Hall of Fame is a sport’s international museum, located 

at 240 Main Street in Goshen. 

Civil Rights Movement 

Documentary 

”My Soul Is A Witness,” a documentary drama about 

the key people and events of the Civil Rights Movement 

will be presented on Sat., Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. in Orange Hall 

Theater. The theatre troupe presenting the play is the 

JENA Company which took this moving drama on a coastto-coast 

national tour during 2005. 

Five talented, versatile New York City actors playing 20 

parts bring to life Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa 

Parks, John F. Kennedy, Elizabeth Eckford of the “Little 

Rock Nine,” Mamie Till Mobley (Emmett Till’s mother) – 

to name a few of the well-known and lesser known figures 

in the 1960's Civil Rights Movement. The actors speak the 

words of the characters and sing the relevant gospel music 

that galvanized the African-American community then, 

and now creates immediate connection to the audience. 

Admission is $10 adults; $8 senior citizens and alumni; 

$4 non-SUNY Orange students and children; group 

rates. Tickets may be purchased Mon. – Thurs., 9 a.m. - 

7:30 p.m. and Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Student Life 

Counter in the College Commons which is located at the 

corner of South Street and East Conkling Avenue. For 

more information, call (845)341- 4891. 

Art from Africa 

The 100th Anniversary Committee of Union AME 

Church, Warwick, along with Freddie Barber, Fine Arts 

Dealer and Gallery Owner is sponsoring an “Art From 

Africa” show on Sat., Feb. 25, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Senior 

Citizen Center, Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway, in Warwick. 

The show will feature selected African Crafts, Framed 

Works Of Art, African American Art Originals, 

Lithographs and Prints, Jewelry, Drums, and much more. 

For more information on this fundraising event, call 986- 

2277 or 986-3649.


Indian Himalaya Photography Exhibit at the 

Lycian Centre Galleries 

John Jordan’s hauntingly beautiful photographs of the 

people and landscapes of the Indian Himalayan region 

provide a stunning visual representation of the rich culture 

of this remote area. These photographs can currently be 

seen at the Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts Gallery in 

Sugar Loaf, Tuesday through Saturday from 11a.m. to 4 

p.m. 

These photographs were taken in the Himachal 

Pradesh state (northern India) during Mr. Jordan’s travels 

to this remote Himalayan region in July 2001. From viewing 

the images, one gets a feel for the terrain and people in 

these mostly Buddhist communities. Without running 

water and electricity for three weeks, Mr. Jordan camped 

and traveled in vehicles at 10 or 15 mph through the 

rugged mountainous landscape. This exhibit contains both 

black and white and color portfolios assembled from these 

journeys. 

Mr. Jordan has taught photography at West Milford 

High School in West Milford, NJ for almost 30 years. His 

work has appeared in books, magazines and periodicals 

and has been shown in galleries and museums. Mr. Jordan 

is also a past recipient of the Geraldine R. Dodge 

Foundation artist/educator grant and he has written articles 

for Ilford Photo’s Photo Instructor magazine, which is 

internationally published. His website can be visited at 

www.photojordan.com. 

In discussing his exhibit, Mr. Jordan comments, 

“Photography is many things to many people- close 

inspection of anything will reveal something worthy of 

capture to a sharp eye and enlightened soul. Traveling 

throughout the world has provided me an opportunity to 

experience nuances of many cultures. In the process, I have 

become a more literate and sensitive person with a truer 

understanding of our new global society. One which will be 

ever changing and shrinking in size as the ability to communicate 

becomes more readily available and sophisticated. 

It is my hope that my images will serve in a positive 

manner allowing each culture to maintain what makes it 

unique and permit all to recognize each other”. 

There will be a reception to mark the appearance of 

this wonderfully unique exhibit at the Lycian Centre on 

Sat., Feb. 11 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit will be available 

for public viewing until Feb. 25. 

Mudtower 

Artist to Talk About 

Making a Living at Art 

Aleathia 

Brown considers 

her artworks 

to be her 

“Visual Voice.” 

With that 

theme in mind 

she will present 

a Master Class 

for students 

and the general 

public 

at 7:15 

p.m. on Mon., 

Feb. 6, in 

Aleathia Brown 

Orange Hall 

Gallery. This 

Lyceum event is the fourth in a series celebrating Black 

History and Heritage. 

Aleathia explains that her art documents community 

and cultural history. During the Master Class, she will 

relate her journey as an African-American artist in the art 

world - demonstrating technique, detailing influences in 

her life, and describing what brings her inspiration. In 

addition, she will talk about making a living at art, give 

ideas on the presentation of one’s works in exhibit and in 

the portfolio, and comment on balancing the practical end 

of art and with the creative. 

Aleathia, who resides in the Bronx, is an engaging 

speaker as she discusses her struggles, challenges, and 

rewarding experiences. She is one of the four artists whose 

works are on display through Feb. 26 in Orange Hall 

Gallery in the show “Artworks by Contemporary African- 

American artists Toph, Aleathia Brown, Tracey Moore, 

Maxwell Kofi Donkor - paintings, drawings, sculptures.” 

The Master Class is free and open to the public and no 

reservations are necessary. Orange Hall is a universally 

accessible building which is on the campus of Orange 

County Community College at the corner of Wawayanda 

and Grandview Avenues in Middletown. 

For more information, call (845) 341-4891. 

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Jennifer O’Connor 

SEVENTY YEARS AGO 

January 22, 1936 

• "Chained to the Steering Wheel for 100 Hours" read 

the front page headline. Next Tuesday is the day of days 

for stunt fans in Warwick for on that day, Don Morse, 26, 

weighing 206 pounds and 6 ft. tall, will demonstrate a test 

of endurance at the steering wheel of a Chevrolet. This is 

Warwick’s first stint at the endurance driver as Mr. Morse 

will attempt 100 continuous hours, driving, shackled to 

the steering wheel. The car will travel thru Warwick and 

neighboring villages and will end at the Lazear Store. The 

Chevrolet will be serviced while it rides the highway. 

• Warwick Township, like all of Orange County, was 

blanketed in a blinding snow storm which raged all day 

Sunday, drifting as it fell. The average fall was 16 inches 

but snow drifts along highways was often waist high. 

• Frank Faliski of Florida received a leg injury while 

he was helping his brother, Ted, push his auto in the snow. 

He slipped and one wheel ran over the upper part of one 

leg. There were no broken bones, but the leg is very sore. 

• Walter S. Seely, Supervisor for the Town of Warwick, 

was operated on for appendicitis at the Warwick Hospital. 

He is coming along nicely. Harry L. Stanley is "pinch hitting" 

for Mr. Seely while he is recovering. 

• John Joseph Gaines, MD writes in "The Family 

Doctor" column: When we were young almost all wives 

were mothers. Now, I wonder sometimes, if mothers are 

becoming the exception rather than the rule – and why. I 

notice certain writers and quack propagandists condemning 

the medical profession for what is termed the high 

mortality-rate for American mothers. Civilization has 

stepped in. That’s the trouble. Future mothers are now 

wearing jay-bird heels, scanty clothing, and living on 

"patented" food! …and almost bare ankles in the wintertime! 

The only way to correct this is, to live right. 

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• Mr. & Mrs. Fred Houston of Bellvale entertained at 

a community social at their home. After playing cards 

and games, several "true" stories were told by Edgar 

Houston, Frank Kane (Bellvale’s first commuter), Harry 

C. Bradner, Harry Giveans and Ray Philips. Coffee and 

crullers were served and then an hour of music was 

enjoyed with the following playing: Mrs. Edgar Giveans 

and Mrs. Frank Thomas, piano; Edgar Giveans, saxophone; 

and Fred Houston, drums. 

SIXTY YEARS AGO 


• The Chamber of Commerce of Florida and the 

Orange County Health Association will conduct a Mass 

Chest X-ray survey in Florida for residents over the age of 

fifteen. 

• Fifty people were in attendance at the PTA Card 

Party at the Central School Auditorium with seven tables 

in play. Pinochle awards went to Mrs. Stella Malek, Mrs. 

Frances Bierstine, Mrs. Helen B. Yungman, Mrs. Stella 

Wiecek and Mrs. Josephine Lempka. 

• Mr. Charles Kennybrook, employed by Joe Hunt of 

Edenville, had the misfortune to break some bones above 

the ankle while unloading logs at N. J. Zinc Co. yards in 

Franklin, NJ. He is under the care of Dr. Freisinger. 

• A farewell party was given at Mezey Farms for 

Milton Lord who leaves for the Navy tomorrow. 

• All kinds of winter and summer clothes are badly 

needed in Europe and the Philippines. Everyone is asked 

to go through their wardrobes and to give everything they 

possibly can. 

• Lt. (jg) John S. Tate served on the USS Wildcat at 

Manila in the Philippines. The Wildcat is the only fresh 

water distilling ship in Manila Bay and it serves hundreds 

of small crafts in the harbor that do not have the equipment 

necessary to make their own water. 

• Lieut. Lawrence Stage, Jr. is one of the lucky enlisted 

men of the U. S. Army studying at the "elegant" university 

at Biarritz, located on the Bay of Biscay. Formerly 

famous for its spa, villas, casinos, and palaces which 

Napoleon III, Queen Victoria and Edward VII once 

enjoyed, it is now one of a chain of universities set up by 

the Army to keep idle soldiers busy and to improve their 

education. 

• Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Masker and son and Mr. & Mrs. 

Gary Cooper and family have moved into apartments in 

W. E. Masker’s building, formerly the Amity Hotel. 

• A classified ad in "The Dispatch" read: LOST – Long 

3-fingered gauntlet mitten, brown leather, fleece lined, 

somewhere in Warwick. Finder return to "Dispatch" 

office. 

FORTY YEARS AGO 


• The present Post Office at 58 Main St. in Warwick 

will soon close and the new office at 108 Main St. will be 

opened on Jan. 31. The completion of this new facility 

was long awaited by area residents. 

• The season’s first snowfall wasn’t a big one in light 

of past history, but eight inches of wet snow coming suddenly 

this weekend after two luxurious months of open 

weather, seemed like an awful lot. 

• A 1957 Chevrolet car went down the bank by the 

railroad crossing in Sugar Loaf. Also, a new Mustang that 

blocked the road between the Railroad and "The Knolls" 

caused much traffic that had to reverse and go back to 

King’s Highway. 

• Thursday’s School Lunch Menu is: Hamburger and 

Roll, Catsup, Buttered Parslied Potatoes, Buttered Wax 

Beans, Milk, and a Cream Puff. 

• The Amity Presbyterian Church is conducting a 

paper and scrap metal drive. Money realized from these 

collections will help finance a new Christian education 

building at Amity. 

• Jackie Rader had his tonsils removed last week and 

it was his second such operation. He is still having some 

difficulties swallowing. 

• Gilvnan’s store in Warwick advertised insulated 

boots for $3.99 and Roblee Shoes for men starting at $9.98 

and up. 

• Mrs. Isham Martin of Colonial Ave. was a luncheon 

24-Hour 

Customer Service 

guest at the home of Dr. & Mrs. John D. Beattie, Jr. on 

Forester Ave. Jeff Martin, son of Mr. & Mrs. Isham 

Martin, enjoyed the company of his friend, Chris 

Emmerich of Sleepy Valley Rd., after school. 

• A classified ad read: Help Wanted (Female) – Be a 

SATIN DOLL at the new Sterling Hotel and Motor Lodge. 

Attractive girls wanted to work in Crystal Room. 

• Cornwall shocks Warwick and defeats the Varsity 

Basketball Team, 82-65. George Rudy and Art 

Quackenbush were blocked from the backboards, which 

gave Cornwall the edge. 

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO 


• Quick and efficient action by the Warwick Fire 

Department saved the former Fred P. Wright farmhouse 

on Bowen Rd., which is occupied by the James Mikulski 

family. An overheated chimney started a fire in a beam. 

The Fire Department tore through the living room wall to 

reach the fire and set up a kind of "old time bucket 

brigade" from the kitchen with pots and pans to get water 

quickly into the smoldering area. 

• It’s been a tough winter on water lines and West 

Street was the scene of a king-sized problem for the 

Department of Public Works. The crew worked through 

the night to repair a broken valve caused by the freezing of 

a six-inch sprinkler line leading to the Wheeler Floor 

Covering Store. 

• The Warwick Town Board unanimously approved a 

resolution to impose a moratorium for six months on 

exploratory drilling and mining in the Mountain 

Residence Districts of Warwick. Existing mining operations, 

such as gravel banks, are exempted. 

• Raymond Shuback, a 14-year member of the Pulaski 

Fire Company, was named Fireman of the Year for 1980 

for service above and beyond the call of duty. 

• The Town of Warwick, in cooperation with 

Greenwood Lake, will sponsor "Afternoons of Ice Skating" 

at Greenwood Lake. Along with free skating, children’s ice 

skating races will be held. The area for skating is located 

off Waterstone Rd, across from the Grace Lutheran 

Church. 

• Celebrating birthdays are: Michael Beigel, Betty 

Petrucelli, Tracy Koar, Daniel Kelley, Sean Thomas 

Hedderich, and Lisa and Julie Lynne Ranieri. 

• The Warwick Varsity Girls Basketball team turned in 

two strong performances as they downed Tuxedo, 53-19, 

and Cornwall, 48-23. Leading scorers for both games 

were Sharon Scherman, Becky Hagerdon, and Beverly 

Hagerdon. 

• In a time of 27.87, Bob Krahulik of Warwick Valley 

High School’s Ski Team, was the overall winner in the 

Orange County League Southern Division competition. 

TWELVE YEARS AGO 


• The Village Department of Public Works employees 

received a resounding vote of thanks at the Warwick 

Village’s Board meeting for their dedication and the many 

long hours they worked to keep streets open after snow 

storms hit the area. 

• In session Monday night, the Warwick Village Board 

authorized Mayor Frank Lacalamita to sign a contract of 

sale between the Village and Sunbelt Realty Co. wherein 

the Village would sell a parcel of land on Gordon Terrace 

for $40,000 to the realty company. 

• Michael Franzese, an eighth grade student, won St. 

Stephen’s School National Geography Bee. 

• Jason E. Cosky, a 1993 graduate of S. S. Seward 

Institute, was selected as the winner of a $1,000 

Scholarship Award from ZIRCAR. Jason attends the 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 

• Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cahill of Sugar Loaf have 

announced the birth of their first child, Sara Marie, at St. 

Anthony Community Hospital. The baby was born by 

Lamaze method and weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and 

measured 20 inches long. 

• Kings Elementary second-grader Lisa Van Tieghem 

took first place in the Warwick Valley Gardeners "Smokey 

the Bear" poster contest with her boldly colored entry 

entitled "Big Fires Start Little."

Girl Scout Troop 582 from Warwick went to Merle Norman at the Mall to earn their 

"Looking Your Best Badge." This was accomplished with the generosity and donations 

from Merle Norman and their wonderful staff that have knowledge and professionalism 

regarding skin care. Not pictured are Troop Leaders: Robin Lopez 

and Debra Carmody. 

Accepting Nominations for 

‘Teacher of the Year’ Award 

On-Line Entry Forms Available 

Nominations for the New York 

2005-06 "Teacher of the Year" award are 

being accepted through March 1. The 

announcement came from the award 

sponsor, Teachers’ Insurance Plan, a 

car insurance program exclusively for 

members of the educational community.The 

award will include $1,000 to the 

winning teacher and a $500 grant to 

that teacher’s school. The state winner 

will also be eligible for the National 

Award that includes a special recognition 

and a $2,500 travel certificate. 

Teachers, students and parents can 

Krahulik Elected as 

New Warwick 

Chamber President 

The Directors of the 

Warwick Valley Chamber of 

Commerce have elected 

Robert E. Krahulik to serve 

as the new Board President 

for 2006. Mr. 

Krahulik is a 

partner in the 

law firm of 

Bonacic, 

LoBiondo & 

Krahulik, LLP. 

A ssisting 

Mr. Krahulik in 

the leadership 

of the Chamber 

are Vice 

Presidents, 

Pamela Arace 

(Arace & Co. 

Consulting LLC) 

and Joanne Graney 

(Greetings & Salutations); 

Treasurer, Jeff Alario 

(Borgmeier & Alario); and 

Secretary, Rosemary 

Cooper, (Director of Albert 

Wisner Library). Linda 

Glohs is Executive Director. 

T h e 

Warwick 

Valley 

Chamber 

enters 2006 

with strong 

membership 

growth, a 

renewed 

Program of 

Work, and 

increased 

benefits for 

members. 

For more 

information 

about Chamber programs, 

call the Chamber office at 

986-2720. 

Robert E. Krahulik 


nominate any of the state’s more than 

225,000 accredited teachers. 

Nomination forms are available online 

at www.teachers.com/toty. To nominate 

an educator, or yourself, explain in 250 

words or less why this teacher should be 

the Teacher of the Year. Nominees will 

be judged on their ability to motivate 

students, their special talents, and their 

contribution to their school, students 

or educational community. Winners 

will be announced at the end of the 

school year. 

Sara C. Werling, of Seely & 

Durland, has earned the designation of 

Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) 

following her successful 

completion of an 

insurance education 

program sponsored 

by the Society of 

Certified Insurance 

Counselors. 

The Society of 

Certified Insurance 

Counselors, headquartered 

in Austin, 

TX, is a national notfor-profitorganization 

dedicated to professional 

insurance 

education. "The CIC 

designation and other 

continuing education 

certifications are what set independent 

agents, like Seely & Durland, apart 

from the price-driven, 1-800 or inter- 

Dana DeGroat of Seely & Durland has 

received her insurance agent’s license. As 

the office receptionist at Seely & Durland, 

Dana plays a very important role in welcoming 

and directing clients and prospects 

to the various agents in the company who 

can help meet their insurance needs. 

"Dana’s hard work to earn her insurance 

agent’s license demonstrates the top 

priority we place on ongoing education at 

Seely & Durland to ensure that all of our 

employees are educated, licensed and upto-date 

on the ever-changing insurance 

industry," said Stuart Durland. 

Benvengo, Lehmann, & Parrillo on 

Quinnipiac Dean’s List 

Warwick residents Christine Benvengo, Jessica 

Lehmann, and Matthew Parrillo were named to the 

Quinnipiac University Dean’s List for the fall 2005 semester. 

Quinnipiac is a private, co-educational, non-sectarian 

institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and 

two hours from Boston. 

Mielcarek Graduates from University 

of Vermont 

Jason Mielcarek of Chester, a graduate of Warwick 

Valley High School Class of 2001, received a Bachelor of 

Science degree in Recreation Management with a Minor in 

Geography from the University of Vermont in December, 

2005. 

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Werling Receives Certified 

Insurance Counselor Designation 

Sara C. Werling 

net insurance companies," stated 

Stuart Durland. 

He added, "Individuals who hold 

the CIC designation 

have demonstrated 

their professional 

competence through 

a combination of 

experience, formal 

training and a series 

of comprehensive 

written examinations 

focusing on all major 

fields of insurance, 

insurance management 

and agency 

operations. This 

means that when 

clients call Seely & 

Durland, they can be 

sure that they are 

working with licensed and educated 

insurance professionals, not telemarketers." 

Dana E. DeGroat Receives 

Insurance Agent’s License 

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From Orange County to Israel… 

with Love! 

"Thanks to the generosity of the Jewish Women’s 

Circle of Chabad of Orange County, and Rabbi 

Pesach and Chana Burston, children from 30 Israeli 

families, ravaged by terror, received teddy bears, toys 

and beautifully wrapped gifts for Chanukah," said 

Rabbi Menachem Kutner, director of Chabad’s Terror 

Rep. Kelly Seeks Larger College Tuition Tax 

Deduction for Warwick Students/Parents 

With tax issues expected to be a major part of the 

policy agenda in Congress this year, U.S. 

Congresswoman Sue Kelly said she will continue 

pushing legislation that would enable college students 

or parents to deduct all of their out-of-pocket college 

tuition expenses and lower their federal income tax 

bills. 

Kelly said that families in Warwick need to be 

able to keep more of their own income to afford 

tuition costs that are rising at an average rate of eight 

percent per year (about twice the rate of inflation). 

The cost of a college education doubles every nine 

years. Kelly introduced the "More Money for College 

Act" in Congress last year to help give Warwick families 

more money to put toward a college education. 

"This new federal income tax deduction would be 

the most effective and absolute way to provide college 

tuition relief directly to families and individuals. 

What you pay is what you deduct," Kelly said. "The 

‘More Money for College Act’ provides Orange 

County families with more money to afford college 

rather than making them send it to Washington in 

taxes." 

Morahan Demands that NYS Schools 

Train Staff to Detect Teen Depression 

Alarmed by US Mental Health Services 

Administration report which reveals that one in ten 

American teenagers experience major depression, 

with fewer than half receiving treatment, New York 

State Senator Thomas Morahan wants mandated 

training for school administrators, teachers to recognize 

symptoms of depression. 

State Senator Morahan, Chairman of the Senate 

Committee on Mental Health and Developmental 

Disabilities, said that he was very alarmed by results 

Victims Project, in a letter recently sent to Chabad. 

On Tues., Dec. 13, over 30 women from throughout 

the County gathered for a "Pre-Chanukah 

Women’s Celebration" with Chabad’s Jewish 

Women’s Circle. Participant’s hand-made decorative 

and adorable clothing for fluffy teddy bears. Each 

bear was packaged with dreidels (spinning 

tops) chocolate Chanukah coins and personal 

cards. Beautifully wrapped in cellophane 

and ribbons, the gifts were sent to 

Israel to be distributed to children who are 

victims of terror. Included in the packaging 

were photos of the event to be shown to 

the recipients so the children could see the 

care that went into their packages! 

During Chanukah, Rabbi Menachem 

Kutner, personally distributed the gifts to 

the children. The happy recipients included 

nine year-old Eden Zilberman, whose 

45-year-old father, Pinchas, was among 10 

Israelis murdered in the double suicide 

attack at the Port of Ashdod. Another 

recipient is eight-year-old Bracha Steinberg 

of Hadera. Bracha’s mother, Avigayil, was 

wounded in the suicide attack in Hadera’s 

open market on Oct. 26, 2005, which killed 

six persons and seriously wounded many. 

For more information about Chabad’s 

Terror Victims Project, please visit 

www.ChabadIsrael.com. For more information 

about the Jewish Women’s Circle 

please call Chana at 782-2770 or write 

JWC@chabadOrange.com or visit 

www.ChabadOrange.com. 

Bracha Steinberg, 8-years-old, is all 

smiles after receiving this teddy bear. 

Keeping Up-to-Date With Our Representatives 

from a recent national survey conducted by the federal 

government, which indicated that 9.0 percent of 

adolescents aged 12 to 17 (an estimated 2.2 million 

adolescents) experienced one major depressive 

episode in 2004. According to the study, less than half 

(40.3 percent) of young people in the nation received 

treatment for depression. 

Almost 23,000 young people in the United States 

aged 12 to 17 were surveyed through face-to-face 

interviews. The Senator indicated that the findings 

demonstrate that the state’s public education agencies 

need to be more involved; that they were "overlooking 

this growing problem." He indicated that in the 

current session of the legislature, he will be urging 

that educators ‘step up to the plate’ by learning how to 

identify the symptoms of depression in their students. 

Rabbitt On Megan’s Law Victory 

"I am thrilled the Assembly has reached a bipartisan 

agreement on extending a Megan’s Law provision 

that will protect women and children from dangerous 

sex offenders," said Assemblywoman Annie 

Rabbitt. "This agreement will ensure that hundreds – 

possibly thousands – of sexual predators will not be 

dropped from the state’s Sex Offender Registry and be 

allowed to roam freely. This is a major victory for 

our families and for all New Yorkers." 

Assemblywoman Rabbitt said that if the 

Legislature had not acted, 168 Level 1 and 2 sex 

offenders would have been dropped from the Megan’s 

Law registry on January 21, and over 3,500 by the end 

of the year. This legislation keeps Level 3 offenders, 

those who committed the most serious crimes, on the 

registry for life. In addition, Level 2 sex offenders will 

now be required to register for 30 years, after which 

they may petition a judge to be removed from the registry. 

Level 1 offenders will have to register for 20 years. 

OBITUARIES 

SUSAN BULGER 

Susan Bulger of Warwick, NY a homemaker and 23 

year resident of the area, entered into rest on Tues., 

Jan.17th, 2006 at home. She was 88 years old. 

The daughter of the late George & Anna Podmajersky 

Kubecka, she was born on Oct. 3, 1917 in Manhattan, NY. 

She was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran 

Church, Warwick NY. 

She married Walter Bulger on Aug. 28, 1945. He predeceased 

her on November 27th 1990. 

Survivors include: Daughter – Kristine Klim & husband 

James, Warwick, NY. Three grandchildren – Jessica 

Klim of Warwick, NY, Michael Klim of Miami, FL, Melissa 

Klim of Rochester, NY. and several dear cousins. 

She was predeceased by her sister, Kristine Kubecka & 

grandson, Jimmy Klim. 

Visitation was Thurs., Jan. 19 at T.S. Purta Funeral 

Home, 22 Glenmere Avenue, Florida, NY 10921. 

Funeral Services were Fri., Jan. 20 at Good Shepherd 

Lutheran Church, 95 Kings Highway, Warwick, NY 10990. 

The Reverend Kenneth Susskraut officiated. 

Interment was in Warwick Cemetery. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Good 

Shepherd Lutheran Church, PO Box 218, Warwick, NY 

10990 or to the Warwick Valley Humane Society, PO Box 

61, Warwick, NY 10990. 

ANN LATHROP FINLAYSON 

Ann Lathrop Finlayson, 80, of Warwick, passed away 

on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Valley View, Goshen. 

Born on March 25, 1925 in New York City, she was the 

daughter of the late Frank and Anna Niecy Finlayson. 

Ann graduated from the Medill School of Journalism 

at Northwestern University and was always active in publishing, 

editing and writing books and magazine articles in 

a wide range of topics. She was a meticulous researcher and 

collector of books. Her second love was for animals. She 

was actively involved in rescuing abandoned cats and dogs. 

She is survived by her niece Mary Ellen Matthews and 

several other nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 

her sister Mary and Brothers Jude and John. 

Visitation was Sat., Jan. 21 at the Lazear-Smith and 

Vander Plaat Memorial Home, Warwick. 

A Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday at St. 

Stephen R.C. Church in Warwick. 

ALICE "BUNNY" ROUGH 

Alice Ruth Rough, affectionately known as "Bunny" by 

family and friends, of Warwick entered into eternal life on 

Sat., Jan. 21, 2006 at home surrounded by her family and 

loved ones. She was 49. 

The daughter of the late Edward Tiner and Dorothy La 

Valley Tiner, she was born Nov. 3, 1956 in Suffern, NY. 

A loving and devoted mother, Mrs. Rough was a 

parishioner of St. Stephen R.C. Church, Warwick, where 

she was a religious educator for many years. She worked in 

the Warwick school system. 

Survivors include her husband, Mathew, of Warwick; 

two children, Mathew and Jennifer, at home; her mother, 

Dorothy Tiner; two sisters, Carol Benincasa and her husband, 

Richard of Montgomery, Margie Shavitz and her 

husband, Stan of Melbourne, FL; an aunt, Margaret 

Sheridan of Melbourne, FL; and many nieces, nephews and 

cousins. 

Visitation was Tues., Jan. 24 at Lazear-Smith & Vander 

Plaat Memorial Home, Warwick. 

A Mass of Christian Burial was held today, Wed, Jan. 

25 at St. Stephen R.C. Church. Cremation will be private. 

Memorial donations may be made to Brian Ahearn 

Children’s Fund, P.O. Box 550, Warwick, NY 10990 

www.aboutbacf.org or Hospice of Orange & Sullivan 

Counties, Inc., 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. 

The Future Of Food 

If you eat food, you need to see this documentary by 

Deborah Koons Garcia, "The Future of Food," which offers 

an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind 

the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that 

have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade. 

The film will be followed by group discussion, including 

comments by Keith Stewart, an organic farmer and regular 

contributor to "The Valley Table." Stewart’s book, "It’s a 

Long Road to a Tomato: Tales of an Organic Farmer Who 

Quit the Big City for the (Not so) Simple Life," published by 

Marlowe & Co./Avalon Publishing Group, will be available Apr. 18. 

This special film screening, hosted by Learning for Self 

Reliance: A Learning Community for Local-Global 

Sustainability and assisted by the Warwick Film Group will 

be on Fri., Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Warwick Valley 

Community Center, 11 Hamilton Avenue in Warwick. For 

more information, call 987-2321.


Warwick Football Announces 2006 Captains 

Wildcats Begin Winter Work-Outs 

By Gregory Sirico 

The Warwick Football program announces the selection 

of the 2006 football captains. The players were selected 

by their teammates and carry on the responsibility of 

driving the direction of the football team 

through the 2006 season, which officially 

began two weeks ago with the winter workout 

program. 

The team selected senior 

quarterback/defensive back, Chris 

Meinhardt, who split time in the secondary 

his junior season and senior, John Sala, who 

was a starter at linebacker for a defense that 

posted four shut-outs in 2005. Pat Sweeney 

will serve as captain; Sweeney started on the 

defensive line and will be the anchor of a 

tough group of young men competing for 

time on the lines. Matt Stranski will round 

out the 2006 captains, Stranski was the 

Wildcats’ leading tackler in 2006 and a part 

of the one – two rushing combination 

(Derek Hrinya) that combined for almost 

2000 yards on the ground in 2005. 

Successful programs thrive on strong leadership, built 

on the foundation of seniors and direction from the captains. 

The 2006 team has definitely selected young men 

who possess all of the characteristics to drive the engine, 

"Tradition Never Graduates." 

Warwick Football Announces their 2006 Captains (from left) - Chris 

Meinhardt, Pat Sweeney, Matt Stranski and John Sala. 

Marrione Leaps to Triple Jump Record 

By Richard Furst 

Freshman Jenna Marrione turned what seemed to be a 

negative situation into a positive one and took advantage 

of a final jump to leap 33’ 9” in the triple jump. She broke 

a 17-year-old record. In an odd miscommunication 

Marrione thought that she was given a foul on what she 

thought was her final jump. 

Upset, Marrione returned to the team area without an 

explanation from the officials. When questioned the officials 

stated that indeed, Marrione had not fouled on what 

they claimed as her second jump of 33’ 2.5” and, in fact, she 

had been interfered with on her first jump and was awarded 

another attempt. 

When Marrione found out that she had another 

attempt, she got up and said, “I’m going to break that 

school record right now.” Within two minutes Marrione 

was speeding down the runway and with a synchronized 

hop, step and jump, she sailed 33’ 9”, to break the school 

record of 33’ 6.5”, set in 1989 by April Capek. 

The jump is the best in Section IX this season. 

Marrione has qualified for competition at the Eastern 

States meet to be held at the Armory on Feb. 28. There, the 

best in the east will be on the scene with five girls already 

over 36’. It will be a great experience. Other great performances 

occurred in almost every event. 

Freshman, Megan Chester clocked 9:32.0 in the 1500m 

walk and finished very strong. Senior, Anna Marie Arias 

posted a 9.6 in the 55m hurdles while Sophomore, Clair 

Petit ran fast, three times running the 55m in 7.6, the 300m 

in 42.9 and anchoring the SMR in 62.5 

Senior, Aislinn Ryan was busy winning the 1000m in 

3:02.6 and leading off the SMR in 2:20.1 for the 800m leg. 

Freshman Kristin Jados won the unseeded 600m in 1:47.1 

and ran 28.7 for 200m minutes later in the SMR. Eighth 

grader, Lillian Greibesland placed fifth in the 1500m in 

5:09.0, while Kaitlyn Hurley was right there in 5:09.3. 

Freshman, Taylor Payne jumped 4’ 8” to place third in 

the high jump. The SMR team of Ryan, Katelin Blaine, 

Jados and Pettit, won in 4:19.6, while the B team of Tori 

Pennings (2:26.5), Alicia Bourne (29.9), Soibhan Brady 

(29.4) and Amy Connors (63.6), placed second in 4:29.7. 

Next up for the team will be the Section IX 

Championship meet on Feb. 3. Before the Championship, 

Aislinn Ryan will be running in the Boston Invitational 

Mile on Jan. 29 and the Millrose Mile, also on Feb. 3. 

The stream running through Stanley Deming Park ran over its banks Wednesday after warm rain and 

melting snow caused flooding. 

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to the man in the wheelchair afflicted with cerebral palsy. His 

name is Doug Blevins, and he’s been incapacitated since he 

was a young boy. But amazingly, Blevins is the best football 

kicking coach in the world. Among his students are Pro Bowl 

place kickers Adam Vinatieri and David Akers, punters Josh 

Miller and Chris Hansen, and many others. In all, Blevins has 

helped nine kickers and punters make it to the NFL and 

worked with 13 others already in the league. 

The hockey powers that be have changed the NHL 

game, and apparently it’s working. Get this: During the 

entire 2003-04 season, only two games were played in which 

both teams scored at least six goals. Under the new rules, it 

happened in two games on the very same night of the opening 

weekend of the 2005-06 campaign. As a result, the fans 

are returning. The league reported the best attendance for 

November in its 88-year history, averaging almost 17,000 fans 

per game, a capacity of more than 91 percent. 

Here’s one way to make it into the record books by using 

your head – juggle a soccer ball with it. That’s what former 

Cuban soccer player Erich Hernandez did in October of 

2005, totaling 146 “headers” in 30 seconds to break the mark 

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Notice of Formation of VINCENT OF 

WARWICK, LLC, a domestic Limited 

Liability Company (LLC). Articles of 

Organization filed with Secretary of State of 

NY on 12/5/05. New York office location: 

ORANGE COUNTY; the Secretary of State 

is designated as agent upon whom process 

against the LLC may be served. The 

Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any 

process against the LLC served upon 

him/her to the LLC, c/o Bonacic, LoBiondo 

& Krahulik, LLP, 90 Crystal Run Road, Suite 

104, Middletown, New York 10941. 

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or 

activity. 

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Notice of Formation of Open House 

Staging & Decorating, LLC. Arts of Org. 

filed with Secy. of State on N.Y. (SSNY) on 

12/6/05. Office location: Orange County. 

SSNY designed as agent of LLC upon whom 

process against it may be served. SSNY shall 

mail copy of process to: 5 Eden Hill Rd., 

Florida, NY 10921. Purpose: any lawful 

activity. 

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIM- 

ITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 

BELLA 35 REALTY, LLC. Articles of 

Organization were filed with the Secretary 

of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/22/04. 

Office location: Orange County. SSNY has 

been designated as agent of the LLC upon 

whom process against it may be served. 

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the 

LLC, 70 Clinton Street, Montgomery, New 

York 12549. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 

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LEGAL NOTICE 

MEETING SCHEDULE FOR THE 

PINE ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT FOR 2006 

THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE 

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF 

THE PINE ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT WILL 

BE HELD ON THE THIRD THURSDAY 

OF EACH MONTH COMMENCING AT 

8:00 P.M.AT THE DISTRICT FIRE HOUSE 

ON COUNTY ROUTE 1 IN PINE ISLAND. 

ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE 

PUBLIC. 

JANUARY 19, 2006 

FEBRUARY 16, 2006 

MARCH 16, 2006 

APRIL 20, 2006 

MAY 18, 2006 

JUNE 15, 2006 

JULY 20, 2006 

AUGUST 17, 2006 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 (BUDGET 

MEETING) 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 

OCTOBER 19, 2006 

NOVEMBER 16, 2006 

DECEMBER 21, 2006 

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE 

COMMISSIONERS PINE ISLAND FIRE 

DISTRICT 

PAULETTE WILK RUDY, SECRETARY 

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NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION 

Notice of Complete Application 

Date: 1/12/2006 

Applicant:GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP. 

133 PEACHTREE ST NE 

ATLANTA, GA 30303-1808 

Facility: GEORGIA PACIFIC – 

WARWICK FACILITY 

17 FORESTER AVE 

WARWICK, NY 10990 

Application ID: 3-3354-00138/00010 

Permit(s) Applied for: 1 – Article 19 

Air Title V Facility 

Project is located: in WARWICK in 

ORANGE COUNTY 

Project Description: 

The Department has prepared a Draft 

Permit pursuant to Article 19 (Air Pollution 

Control) of the NYS Environmental 

Conservation Law (ECL) and Title V Permit 

Renewal for the applicant’s facility. 

Georgia Pacific – Warwick Facility is a 

packaging printing facility. Operations 

include flexographic printing of polyethylene 

materials. Emissions of volatile organic 

compounds (VOC) from the facility are 

above major source thresholds, as defined 

by the federal Clean Air Act, and therefore a 

Title V permit is required. 

The facility consists of three printing 

presses, a parts washer and a plate making 

operation. A regenerative thermal oxidizer 

is utilized to reduce VOC emissions and 

meet VOC control requirements. A regenerative 

thermal oxidizer is utilized to reduce 

VOC emissions and meet VOC control 

requirements. The printing process is subject 

to Part 234 and the parts washing is 

subject to Part 226. The facility is also subject 

to 40CFR 64 Compliance Assurance 

Monitoring (CAM) Rule. 

By acceptance of this permit, the permittee 

agrees that the permit is contingent 

upon strict compliance with the ECL, all 

applicable regulations, the General 

Conditions specified and any Special 

Conditions included as part of this permit. 

In accordance with 6NYCRR Parts 

621.5(d)(9) and 201-6.4(c), the 

Administrator of the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) 

has the authority to bar issuance of any Title 

V Facility Permit if it is determined not to 

be in compliance with applicable requirements 

of the Clean Air Act or 6NYCRR Part 

201. 

Persons wishing to inspect the subject 

Title V files, including the application with 

all relevant supporting materials, the draft 

permit, and all other materials available to 

the DEC (the "permitting authority") that 

are relevant to this permitting decision 

should contact the DEC representative listed 

below. It is recommended that an 

appointment be made to confirm the availability 

of the subject files. The DEC will 

endeavor to make the files available within 

two (2) business days of contact, during 

normal business hours (8:30 a.m. through 

4:45 p.m.), unless the requestor wishes to 

inspect the files at a later date. 

DEC will evaluate the application and 

the comments received on it to determine 

whether to hold a public hearing. A public 

hearing may be legislative or adjudicatory. A 

legislative public hearing is a proceeding 

which provides an additional opportunity 

for public comment. DEC’s determination 

to hold a legislative public hearing will be 

based on whether a significant degree of 

public interest exists. If a legislative public 

hearing is to be held, a Notice of Hearing 

will be published which will include the 

time and place of the hearing and submitting 

comments. The applicant and all persons 

who have filed comments on the permit 

will be notified by mail of the public 

hearing. Comments and requests for a legislative 

public hearing should be in writing 

and addressed to the Department representative 

listed below. 

An adjudicatory public hearing is a 

trial type proceeding, which provides the 

opportunity for adjudication on the basis of 

evidence, including direct testimony and 

cross examination. An adjudicatory hearing 

is held only if substantive and significant 

issues relating to any findings or determinations 

the Department is required to make 

pursuant to the Environmental 

Conservation Law exist. A copy of the 

Department’s permit hearing procedures is 

available upon request or on the 

Department web site at: 

http//www.dec.state.ny.us/website/ohms/gu 

dph 1.htm. 

Availability of Application Documents: 

Filed application documents, and 

Department draft permits where applicable, 

are available for inspection under the provisions 

of the Freedom of Information Law 

during normal business hours at the 

address of the contact person 

State Environmental Quality Review 

(SEQR) Determination 

Project is not subject to SEQR because 

it is a Type II action. 

SEQR Lead Agency: None Designated 

State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) 

Determination 

The proposed activity is not subject to 

review in accordance with SHPA. The permit 

type is exempt or the activity is being 

reviewed in accordance with federal historic 

LEGAL NOTICES 

Call 986-2216 

preservation regulations. 

Availability For Public Comment 

Comments on this project must be 

submitted in writing to the Contact 

Person no later than 02/17/2006 

Contact Person 

ROBERT J STANTON 

NYSDEC 

21 SOUTH PUTT CORNERS RD 

NEW PALTZ, NY 12561-1696 

(845) 256-3048 

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the 

Planning Board of the Town of Warwick 

will hold a Public Hearing on February 1, 

2006 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as 

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the matter can be heard, at the Town Hall, 

132 Kings Highway, Warwick, New York, on 

the application of Emily Austin-Galterio for 

the application for final approval of a proposed 

6-lot subdivision, entitled, "Fairview 

Heights Subdivision", located on tax parcel 

S 43 B 1 L 68; parcel located along the north 

side of Pine Island Turnpike, 250’ west of 

Shadow Drive, in the SL zone, of the Town 

of Warwick, County of Orange, State of 

New York. 

All interested parties will be given an 

opportunity to speak. 

TOWN OF WARWICK PLANNING 

BOARD 

Benjamin Astorino, Chairman 

1-25-t1 

Rental 

PINE ISLAND AREA — 

8500 sq. ft. Steel Framed 

Storage Bldg., 18 ft. Ceiling 

Clearance, Large Parking 

Area. $4/sqft. Ref. & Sec. 

Required. 845-651-7648. 

1/25/t2 

Wanted 

CARS, TRUCKS, METALS 

– Need auto parts? Call 

Specht’s 986-1052. Reg. dlr. 

7092957. 

12-4-tfn 

Dispatch Classifieds 

$12 for 12 lines and 

65¢ each 

additional line 

Orange County Civil Service 

Opportunities 

On Sat., Mar. 18, Civil Service Examinations are scheduled for the following 

titles: 

61010 Assistant to the Building Inspector – OC 

68531 Conservation District Technician – OC 

61212 Dispatcher – OC 

62591 Public Safety Dispatcher – OC 

61566 Storekeeper (Infirmary) – OC 

Application must be received no later than Feb. 8, 2006. For applications 

and further information send a legal size, stamped, self-addressed envelope to: 

Orange County Department of Personnel, County Government Center, Goshen, 

NY 10924. Exam information is also available at: 

www.orangecountygov.com/civilservice. 

Do you have a local news story or event you would like to report? 

Contact The Dispatch editorial offices at 986-2216, 

or email: editor@wvdispatch.com 

Village Realty 

of Orange County 

62 N. Main Street, 

Florida, NY 10991 

845-651-4466, 

Fax: 845-651-4536 

E-mail: 

villreal@warwick.net 

Website: 

www.villreal.com

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 

Afternoon Concert Series – Steve 

Vecchiotti, Acoustic Americana, on Sat., 

Jan. 28, 2 - 5 p.m. at the Warwick Valley 

Winery, 114 Little York Rd. For more information, 

call 258-4858. 

Salsa & Merengue Classes – on Sat., 

Jan. 28, 7 – 8 p.m., and Dance Party to follow 

at the Warwick Valley Community 

Center. For more information, call 987-1770. 

Uncorked & Unplugged Music Series 

– "Free Range," a classic rock band at the 

Warwick Valley Winery, 114 Little York Rd. 

on Sat., Jan. 28, 8 p.m. Cost: $10 with a 

reservation or $13 at the door. For reservations 

call, 258-4858. 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 

Afternoon Concert Series – Tim 

O’Donnahue, on Sun., Jan. 29, 2 - 5 p.m. at 

the Warwick Valley Winery, 114 Little York 

Rd. For more information, call 258-4858. 

Blood Drive – at St. Stephen’s Church, 

75 Sanfordville Rd. in Warwick, on Sun., 

Jan. 29, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. For more information, 

call 294-3362. 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 

Winter Classics Storytelling – "New 

World Grab Bag" at the Florida Library for 

grades K – 5 on Tues., Jan. 31, 4 p.m. No 

registration required. For more information 

call, 651-7659. 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 

Blood Drive – every donor will receive 

a free T-shirt & free admission to Mountain 

Creek Waterpark (with purchase of one 

ticket) on Fri., Feb. 3, at Pine Bush High 

School. For more information, call 294- 

3362. 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 

Drum Circle – Open to all drummers 

& dancers of any skill level on Sat., Feb. 4, 7 

– 10 p.m. at Subtle Energies Holistic Health 

Center, 1136 Kings Hwy. #4. For more 

information, call 469-7162. 

Tired of Being Tired? – Learn how you 

can increase your energy & stamina by eating 

foods that support the transformation 

of energy within your body on Sat., Feb. 4, 

2 – 4 p.m. Cost: $20. Register through 

BOCES at 781-6791 & press 2 for registration. 


To submit your Local Brief,email us at editor@wvdispatch.com 

Souper Bowl – homemade turkey vegetable 

with rice soup & beef chili with beans 

sale on Sat., Feb. 4, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., sponsored 

by the Chester Presbyterian Church 

Youth Group to raise money for PC USA 

Feed the Hungry Program. Cost: $5 per 

quart. Bring your own containers if possible. 

All orders must be placed by Feb. 2. To 

order, call 469-4877. 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 

Die Fledermaus – performed by 

Moscow’s Helikon Opera Company at the 

Lycian Centre in Sugar Loaf on Sun., Feb. 5 

at 3 p.m. Tickets: $42 (adults) & $31.50 (18 

& younger). For more information, call 

469-2287. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 

Pro Dairy/Winter Dairy Management 

– Venture from the Feeding System to the 

soil and back as attendees at Cornell 

Cooperative Extension in Middletown on 

Feb. 6, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Enhancing dairy 

profitability and achieving balance between 

crops & cows. FSA Borrower Training 

Credits & CCA & PAS credits available to 

attendees. For information, call 344-1234. 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 

Winter Classics Storytelling – 

"Animal Grab Bag" at the Florida Library 

for grades K – 5 on Tues., Feb. 7, 4 p.m. No 

registration required. For more information 

call, 651-7659. 


"The Future of Food" – a documentary 

by Deborah Koons Garcia offering indepth 

investigation of the disturbing truth 

behind unlabeled, patented, & genetically 

engineered foods in grocery stores. Fri., 

Feb. 10, 7 p.m., at the Warwick Valley 

Community Center, 11 Hamilton Ave. For 

more information, call 987-2321. 


Pasta Dinner Night – hosted by St. 

Stephen's School and Parish in Warwick on 

Sat., Feb. 11 in the O'Connor Hall. There 

will be three seatings: 4:30 p.m. early bird, 

$8 (10 and over) and $4 (3 – 9); 6 and 7:30 

p.m. seatings, $10 (10 and over), $5 (3 – 9). 

Menu: Manicotti, Pasta Primavera, Penne a 

la Vodka, Spaghetti Marinara, Meatballs 

and Italian Sausage, Italian Bread and more. 

Reserve in advance at 987-7235. Take out 

available. All proceeds to benefit St. 

Stephen's Parish. 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 & 


Snow Sculpture Competition - participants 

have 72 hours to create a snow sculpture 

masterpiece at Breezy Point Inn, 620 

Jersey Ave. /Rte. 210 in Greenwood Lake. 

Limit of 3 -4 person teams. Event begins on 

Thurs., Feb. 9. People Choice Judging on 

Sun., Feb. 12. For details, call 477-8100. 




Annual Winter Carnival - at Breezy 

Point Inn, 620 Jersey Ave./Rte. 210 in 

Greenwood Lake, on Fri., Feb. 17, Sat., Feb. 

18, & Sun., Feb. 19. Old fashioned sleigh 

rides, ice carving, ice skating, outdoor BBQ, 

auction & more. Free admission, parking & 

shuttle bus. Call 477-8100. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 

Reiki Gathering – open to all Reiki 

Practitioners, regardless of where you 

trained on Mon., Feb. 20, 7 – 9 p.m. Contact 

Subtle Energies Holistic Health Center, 

1136 Kings Hwy. #4 at 469-7162 to be on 

their call list for this relaxing event. 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 

Lenten Revival Evening Preaching 

Series – on Wed. Mar. 1, 7 p.m., presented 

by the Union A.M.E. Church – every 

Wednesday through Lent. For more information, 

call Sis. Lena Logan at 986-3649. 













THURSDAY, MARCH 16 

Rhythm of the Dance – performed by 

the National Dance Company at the Lycian 

Centre in Sugar Loaf on Thurs., Mar. 16, 8 

p.m. Tickets: $37 (adults) & $25 (18 & 

younger). For more information, call 469- 

2287. 

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FRIDAY, MARCH 24 

Beauty and the Beast – performed by 

Signstage Theatre at the Lycian Centre in 

Sugar Loaf on Fri., Mar. 24, 9:45 a.m. & 

11:45 a.m. Tickets: $15 (adults) & $12 (18 

& younger). For more information, call 

469-2287. 

MONDAY, MARCH 27 

The Supper at Emmaus – play reading 

at the Lycian Centre Pavilion in Sugar Loaf, 

7:30 p.m. on Mon., Mar. 27. Tickets: $20. 

Wine & Cheese reception included. For 








WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 


Series – on Wed. Apr. 5, 7 p.m., presented 




SATURDAY, APRIL 22 

Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake – performed 

by the Moscow Festival Ballet at the Lycian 

Centre in Sugar Loaf, 8 p.m. Tickets: $42 

(adults) & $31.50 (18 & younger). For 


SUNDAY, APRIL 23 

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – musical 

on Sun., Apr. 23, 3 p.m., at the Lycian 

Centre in Sugar Loaf. Tickets: $45 (adults) 

& $33.75 (18 & younger). For more information, 

call 469-2287. 

MONDAY, APRIL 24 

Play Reading – of "I’m Peggy 

Guggenheim and You’re Not" at the Lycian 

Centre Pavilion in Sugar Loaf, 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets: $20 & include wine & cheese reception. 

For more information, call 469-2287. 

WE “ CLICK ” 

WITH OUR 

CUSTOMERS!!

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The idea was to ask people to contribute costume 

jewelry that they no longer used but which could turn 

into "Mature gifts for mature ladies." Moshe 

Schwartzberg, his wife, Doris, and daughters Sarah 

Priest and Amy Fotino at Forever Jewelers are no 

strangers to community service, especially during the 

Holiday season. In the past, when they could take 

some time away from their busy schedule, they were 

instrumental in spearheading community Holiday 

events. Those included the placement of Santa’s Sleigh 

in Warwick’s Railroad Green and what has now 

become an annual tradition; the Menorah lighting on 

the first night of Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of 

Lights. 

Earlier this fall, Sarah Priest advertised that 

Forever Jewelers was looking for "beautiful baubles 

and beads." Priest asked members of the community 

to donate "old treasures" of their costume jewelry. 

Experts at the jewelry store, she offered, would then 

clean, box and wrap the donations and deliver them to 

the residents of Schervier Pavilion, a skilled nursing 

facility on the Warwick Healthcare Campus that it 

shares with Mount Alverno Center and St. Anthony 

Community Hospital. 

"The response was overwhelming," said Priest. 

"And we were thrilled to be able to hand out these gifts 

to the smiling residents and to bring even more cheer 

to their holiday season." On Dec. 22, Doris 

Schwartzberg, her daughters, Sarah Priest and Amy 

Fotino, with her children, Nicholas, 6, and Joey, 3, 

arrived at Schervier Pavilion with their arms filled 

with gifts. "But these are not our gifts," insisted Priest, 

"They are gifts from the people who responded to our 

request." 

It was perfect timing. Residents, along with families 

and staff had just gathered for the Schervier 

Pavilion Annual Holiday party and everyone was 

enjoying refreshments, a visit from Santa and live 

musical entertainment. Schwartzberg, her daughters 

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WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, JANUARY 25, 2006 

Local Business Plays ‘Santa’ to Schervier Pavilion Residents 

and grandchildren, joined Santa in handing out the 

jewelry gifts to all the residents. 

"We are grateful to the people at Forever Jewelers 

and those who contributed their jewelry," said Leah 

Cerkvenik, executive vice president/administrator of 

Warwick Health Care Campus. "These gifts will bring 

much happiness to the residents of Schervier Pavilion. 

It’s a wonderful demonstration of the generosity of 

local businesses and residents that has been instrumental 

in helping us in our mission to provide the best 

possible health care for our community. We thank you 

all." 

Amy Fotino (front, from left) with her sons, Nicholas, 6, and Joey, 3, and Sarah Priest; (center from left) Sr. 

Marguerette, Eileen Schappell, Brady Greer, Dorothy Keefe and Dorothy Mabie; and (standing rear, from left) Kari 

Call, Director of Recreational Services at Schervier Pavilion, and Doris Schwartzberg, co-owner of Forever Jewelers. 

You’ll Never See 

That Again… 


While riding through Vernon, NJ in 

Feb. 2002, I saw this 

gasoline sign. I had 

to stop and get my 

camera out. "You’ll 

never see that 

again," I told 

myself. Would that I 

had gotten my camera 

out years earlier 

when several gasoline 

stations along 

the highway where I 

was living were having 

a price war. 

During the day 

the prices dropped 

hour by hour from 

the starting 36 cents 

a gallon (that was in 

1966) and by afternoon 

they had 

dropped to 20 cents 

a gallon. The trick 

was knowing how 

long to wait before 

filling up. I could 

fill my Volkswagen 

Beattle for $2 back 

then. When I drove 

to Alaska in the 

summer of 1953, I 

thought I had seen 

the ultimate cost; it 

was 70 cents a gallon 

on the Alaska Highway from Dawson 

Creek, Mile 0, to Anchorage, some 1500 

miles later. 

Many people spent the time reading 

in the car on the gas lines of 1973 as they 

watched in horror 

as the pump prices 

were changed, 

passing 50 cents to 

79 cents a gallon. 

Because I worked 

for the post office 

the local station 

had specified 

hours on certain 

days when we 

could take turns 

leaving work and 

filling our cars up. 

The pumps were 

only open several 

times a week to the 

public. People 

slept in their 

campers waiting 

on line along 

Route 202 all night 

for the 6 a.m. 

opening, to get 

maybe three gallons. 

Those sure 

were the days. We 

got so anxious that 

we were willing to 

pay almost anything 

to get some 

gas to keep us 

going. It’s how 

they got the gas prices up and we were 

willing to pay for it.

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