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VOLUME 121, NUMBER 40 WARWICK, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2006 50¢ 

Police, Slick Top Cars, New Radar Unit - 

Impact Decrease of Auto Accidents in Warwick 

By Jennifer O’Connor 

While driving on a road in Warwick, a car goes by you 

in the opposite direction, and just when it gets along side 

you, have you ever given it a second look, a double take - 

not realizing it was a police car until you noticed the decal 

on the white, car door. This has happened to Lieutenant 

Thomas Maslanka, a 19-year veteran of the Town of 

Warwick Police Department, on his way to ShopRite on 

Rte. 94 and the car was one of his own. 

By blending in and not having lights on top of the 

vehicle, these low profile, slick top police cars are less visible, 

especially the car with the roof painted black – the 

other two are white. “People don’t recognize you right 

away and people that see the red lights on the top of the car 

a mile away are modifying their behavior because they are 

aware of your presence,” said Lt. Thomas Maslanka. 

“Nobody that works here likes going out and 

having to knock on someone’s door and say 

your son, your daughter, your husband, your 

wife has been killed in a traffic accident,” said 

Lt. Maslanka. “I’ve had to do it – most everybody 

here has had to do it – no one enjoys it. 

These are people that know me – they’re sons 

and daughters, brothers and sisters, of people I 

went to school with. It’s really hard.” 

But when it’s time to turn on the colored strobe lights 

that are visible in the front and back windows of the vehicle, 

it’s clear that it’s one of Warwick's finest. This is just 

one of several tools that the Town of Warwick Police 

Department is exploring for the sake of its residents, especially 

while on the road. And it seems to be working - accidents 

are beginning to decline. 

Accidents on the Decline 

In 2003 there were 830 automobile accidents in 

Warwick with six fatalities and 166 injuries, compared to 

784 in 2004 that saw five deaths and 146 serious injuries, 

and 761 accidents in 2005, where four people died and 130 

people were hurt. While the accident totals may seem high 

they include accidents that occurred on private, dirt roads 

on farms in which police don’t have much enforcement. 

Throughout Warwick’s 104-square-miles, these numbers 

also are indicative of automobiles hit by deer crossing 

the road, which has become more and more common due 

to the growth of the Town and the County. Fortunately 

though, in most cases, car/deer related accidents don’t 

cause serious personal injuries. The number of fatalities 

are declining, according to Lt. Maslanka, who recalls that 

while being a police officer in the late 80s and early part of 

the 90s, it wasn’t uncommon for the Town to have a dozen 

or more fatal accidents each year. 

Entered As Second Class Matter 

Warwick, N.Y. 10990 

Publication No.666800 

Lt. Thomas Maslanka demonstrates a new two-antenna radar unit that was recently installed in one of the Town of 

Warwick’s slick top police cars. 

School Board Reviews Budget Line-By-Line 

By Nancy Owen 

In a relaxed atmosphere, with the Budget Advisory 

Committee seated up front, along with Warwick Valley 

Central School District Board members, the district 

administrators presented areas of increases and many more 

reductions in their line-by-line budget, during the School 

Board work session Feb. 27. 

Many questions were raised by both Advisory 

Committee members and School Board members about 

specific programs. Some Board members expressed con- 

Even with the number of fatalities down it doesn’t ease 

the pain for the families who have lost a loved one in an 

automobile accident. “Nobody that works here likes going 

out and having to knock on someone’s door and say your 

son, your daughter, your husband, your wife has been 

killed in a traffic accident,” said Lt. Maslanka. “I’ve had to 

do it – most everybody here has had to do it – no one 

enjoys it. These are people that know me – they’re sons and 

daughters, brothers and sisters, of people I went to school 

with. It’s really hard.” 

Having that distressing experience always embedded 

in the back of their minds, the Warwick Police 

Department, spearheaded by Chief Thomas McGovern, 

focus on enforcing traffic laws - 587 tickets have been written 

this year alone. The idea, says Maslanka, isn’t to write 

as many tickets as they can - instead it’s to educate the public 

that this is for real and people can get killed out there. 

Behind Every Tree 

He stresses that the key to traffic enforcement and 

keeping residents safe are Warwick’s 30 police officers, four 

sergeants, and two detectives. “I give them all of the credit,” 

he said. “It’s the officer going out there, being visible 

cerns about the very few requests for supplies and equipment 

in the budget, but it was evident that the administrators 

are trying to keep costs down, so that this year the 

budget will pass and austerity will not be an issue. 

Of the elementary schools Park Avenue had the largest 

increase ($9,000) because they are piloting a Xerox printing 

program which will save on printing costs in the future 

and is expected to earn its initial start-up cost and save over 

the long haul. Most of the elementary school budgets were 

very tight with slight increases between $750 to $2,000, 

which is minimal, considering that the staff received con- 

and being active. They take an interest and care about what 

goes on here.” After all, most people aren’t driving on the 

road thinking about the cops but when all of a sudden an 

officer is talking to someone that they pulled over to the 

side of the road it makes people think. 

“I don’t want everyone to be nervous thinking a cop 

could be hiding behind every tree,” said the Lieutenant, 

“but you know what - there really could be a cop hiding 

behind every tree.” And with hand held radar guns that literally 

is something that has occurred in the past and may 

continue in the future – if that’s what it takes to get drivers 

to slow down. 

In the process, modest upgrades in technology have 

helped along the way in a department that isn’t one of the 

best funded in the County. They make the best of it, with 

what they have and recently equipped a car with a radar 

unit that has two antennas, giving the speed of the vehicle 

coming towards and away from police as well as driving 

from behind them. 

“Here’s the thing about speed,” said Lt. Maslanka, “you 

have the people that get caught once every ten years 

continued on page 5 

tractual increases in salary and benefits. 

The Middle School budget actually shows a decrease 

in expenditures of $7,000 over last year’s budget despite a 

slight increase in printing costs. Even on the High School 

level, where the increase is 2.9 percent, ninety percent is for 

equipment- cafeteria tables, benches and planning for a 

rainy-day graduation ceremony. If it doesn’t rain on graduation 

day then this money would be carried over to next 

year’s budget. 

The district provides transportation and health services 

to both public and private school students since all 

homeowners pay school taxes even if they choose to send 

their children to private and/or parochial school. The district 

also has to pay tuition for students with special needs 

that the school district cannot meet, whether the needs are 

due to physical and/or psychological limitations. 

continued on page 3

2 WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, MARCH 8, 2006 

Animal Hospital & Luft Pack the House 

By Scott Webber 

The Warwick Town Planning Board meeting held 

Wednesday evening, March 1, played to a packed house. 

More than half were there to see what was going to happen 

to the “Village Animal Hospital” application. Nothing did 

happen, it was continued until the April 19 meeting. 

The Board closed the public hearing on Warren 

McFarland’s Animal Hospital proposal after Attorney Jay 

Myrow, representing the adjoining property owners, asked 

that some of the proposed parking be moved from the back 

to in front of the 8,000 square foot building, which is 

allowed under the 2002 Town Zoning Code. 

There was a policeman standing in the rear of the 

room during this hearing as Dr. Charles E. Brown of the 

Warwick Valley Animal Hospital at 75 Belcher Road 

recalled that when he moved here seven years ago there was 

opposition to his hospital. As it turned out he said his facility 

“has had a minimal affect on life” on Belcher Road. 

Dr. Brown termed the McFarland plans as “looking 

good” and will have no barking problems. He called it “an 

asset, not something for concern.” His remarks drew a 

round of applause from the audience. 

In a letter to the planners, the Town Conservation 

Board (TCB) commenting on the agenda last week, said 

only that parking should only be in the rear “to mitigate 

adverse aesthetic impact on Route 17A.” The building will 

be along Ball Road. 

February 26 

Daniel V. Sollecito, 59, of Glen Ridge, NJ was arrested 

and charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd 

following an incident on Jersey Ave. He was released on 

$100 bail to reappear in Town Court. 

February 27 

John M. Scorzello, 23, of Warwick was arrested on a 

warrant charging Open Container. He was released to 

reappear in Village Court. 

February 28 

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

charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana 5th, 

Disorderly Conduct, and Unlawful Possession of 

Marijuana following an incident on Sanfordville Rd. He 

was released to reappear in Town Court. 

Joseph A. Duryea, 31, of Middletown was arrested and 

charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd following 

an incident on County Route 1A. He was released to 

reappear in Town Court. 

Warwick Police Blotter 

The other attraction at the meeting was over the 

Kenneth Luft application to build 24 homes on 80 acres at 

the intersection with Blooms Corners Road and Newport 

Bridge Road. This hearing was adjourned while Town 

Engineer Zenon C. Wojcik of Tectonic does more tests concerning 

the water situation. 

Adjoining property owners raised concerns about 

what 24 homes will do to the water supply in the area. They 

said some wells go dry in the summer. Engineer Wojcik 

said tests will be made this summer. 

The Conservation Board wrote they were concerned 

about the water problem and sewage disposal. They also 

wrote that the site is in the Southern Wallkill Biodiversity 

area, “an important wetland-upland complex” and home 

to “some very important declining range-edge and statelisted 

amphibian and reptile species.” 

The TCB also noted there are nine other housing 

developments planned for this area along Amity Road, 

Onderdonk Road, Big Island Road, Prices Switch Road, 

Ryerson Road, Feagles Road and Pine Island Turnpike. All 

this will have an impact. 

Town Planner Ted Fink said that among the species on 

the site are the woodpecker and the owl. So far the bog turtle 

has not made an appearance, he said. 

The only action taken Wednesday night was the final 

approval of a proposed two-lot subdivision of Jeff 

Sapanaro on 1.3 acres on the south side of Kings Highway 

at the intersection of Prince Street. 

Zoning Board Approves One Variance – 

Holds Three Over 

By Scott Webber 

The Warwick Town Zoning Board of Appeals granted 

one variance application on Feb. 27 and held three over to 

next month. 

Gary and Eileen Christiano of Melissa Lane in 

Greenwood Lake were given variances to reduce a front 

setback from 39.4 feet to 35 feet and a rear setback from 

31.7 feet where 50 feet are required and one side setback 

from 19.9 feet to 15 feet, where 35 feet are required for the 

purpose of an addition of about 26x50 feet on an existing 

single family dwelling. They were also granted a 4x8x8 shed 

on the west side of the property. 

The holdovers were Daniel McCullough of Penaluna 

Road to allow an accessory shed without a required principal 

residence and filling a fourth of an acre without 

Planning Board approval. The second was the application 

of Bliss Sima and Bert Linder of Price Switches Road allowing 

the construction of an eight-foot high fence where only 

six-feet are allowed. The third holdover was that of G. 

Rhein Builders, Inc. of Amity Road to allow access via a 

common right-of-way or easement in place of a public 

road on a proposed seven-lot development. 

Local Schools Win Odyssey of the Mind 

Regional Tournament 

On Sat., Feb. 25, the Region 5 Odyssey of the Mind 

Competition was held at the Orange-Ulster BOCES campus. 

The Greenwood Lake Middle School won first place 

in Division II, “Great Parade” category. Pine Island 

Elementary School took first place for “Ancient Egypt” 

Division I, and the Warwick Middle School won first place 

in “The Jungle Bloke,” Division II. 

The Greenwood Lake Middle School also won the 

OMER Award in the “Tech Transfer” Division II category. 

This award is presented to teams or individuals who exemplify 

the spirit of good sportsmanship, exemplary behavior 

or exceptional talent. Recipients of this award may be 

coaches, team members, parents, officials or anyone else 

that tournament officials or directors feel exhibit these 

traits. This award is not intended to reward creativity. 

Gary Singer, 21, of Monroe was arrested and 

charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd following 

an incident on Long Meadow Rd. He was 

released to reappear in Town Court. 

March 1 

Jonathan Miles, 35, of Warwick, NY was arrested 

and charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle with a 

Suspended Registration following an incident on 

Colonial Ave. He was released to reappear in Village 

Court. 

Brenda J. Garofalo, 47, of Warwick was arrested and 

charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Driving 

While Intoxicated over .08% following an incident on 

County Hwy 1. She was released to reappear in Town 

Court. 

March 2 

An 18-year-old male from Warwick was arrested 

and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon and 

Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd following an 

incident on Elm St. He was released on $60 bail to reappear 

in Village Court. 

SUPERVISOR’S 

CORNER 

By Michael P. Sweeton 

Warwick Town Supervisor 

www.townofwarwick.org 

For Town information log on to For Town 

information log on to www.townofwarwick.org or 

turn to Cablevision Municipal Channel 21. 

I have been chosen by the seven Supervisors 

of the Southern Orange County region to serve a 

two year term as voting member of the Orange 

County Transportation Council. This opportunity 

will allow the Town to make sure our transportation 

needs are considered when the NYS DOT and 

Orange County plan and fund projects across 

Orange County. 

Orange County will be holding a Hazardous 

Waste Collection day on Sat., Apr. 8 at the Orange 

County Airport, Dunn Road in Montgomery from 

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please pre-register by calling 1- 

800-728-4808. This service is free to all residents. 

Tax time is once again upon us and AARP is 

providing FREE tax help for middle and low 

income seniors 60 or older. This service is every 

Thursday starting February 16th and is held at the 

Reformed Church in Warwick across from the hospital. 

Call 988-9517 for an appointment. 

The next regular meeting of the Town Board 

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

Warwick Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway. 

WVHS Parent/ 

Teacher Conferences 

Warwick Valley High School will be holding its annual 

Spring semester Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wed., 

Mar. 15, from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Sign-up begins at 5 

p.m. in the old gymnasium. 

WVCSD Board Meeting – 

March 13 

The Warwick Valley Central School District Board of 

Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Mon., 

Mar. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Pine Island Elementary School. 

The agenda includes Board Liaison reports for Health & 

Safety and Technology. An executive session will be held 

following the meeting. 

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Public Hearing on Warwick Library 

Budget - March 21 

The Albert Wisner Public Library’s annual tax levy and 

trustee election will be held on Tues., Apr. 4, at the library. 

This is not a vote for funding for the construction of a new 

library. Each year, the library goes directly to the voters of 

the Warwick Valley School District asking for support of its 

proposed tax levy and to vote for library trustees. The 

library receives no funding from the school budget. 

The polls will be open at 9 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. 

Residents of the Warwick Valley Central School District 

who are registered to vote may participate in this election. 

Voter registration is held at the School District Office. 

Voting by Absentee Ballot can be requested at the library at 

least seven days before the election date if the ballot is to be 

mailed and one day before the election if the ballot is to be 

picked up by the voter. 

The Library is seeking approval for a tax levy of $753, 

615; an increase of $36,850 from the current library tax 

levy. Using tentative projected assessment values and 

equalization rates, the proposed FY 2006/2007 library tax 

WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, MARCH 8, 2006 3 

rates are estimated at $ 2.04/$1,000, an increase of 

$0.10/$1,000 for Warwick homeowners, and $0.51/$1,000, 

an increase of $0.02/$1,000 for Chester homeowners in the 

WVCSD. The current tax rates are $1.94/1,000 for 

Warwick Homeowners and $.48/1,000 for Chester homeowners 

in the Warwick Valley School District 

At these rates a Warwick family with a home assessed 

at $50,000 would pay a library tax of $102.00 per year, an 

increase of $5.00 a year and a family in Chester with a 

home assessed at $200,000 would pay $102.00 per year, an 

increase of $6.00 a year. 

A Public Hearing on the library budget will be held on 

Tues., Mar. 21 at 7 p.m. at the library at 2 Colonial Avenue 

in the Village of Warwick. Copies of the “Proposed 

FY2006/2007 Operating Budget” are available at the library 

or can be found on the library’s website at www.albertwisnerlibrary.org. 

There is the election of one Library 

Trustee on the same ballot. For more information, contact 

Rosemary Cooper, Library Director at 986-1047. 

Congresswoman Discusses Issues With 

Small Business Owners 

At a small business forum held recently with the 

Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce, Congresswoman 

Sue Kelly met with area small business owners and employees 

to discuss various issues affecting Orange County small 

businesses, including taxes, health insurance, and regulatory 

fairness. 

Kelly sought input from Warwick small business owners, 

and asked them to share the problems and challenges 

facing their businesses. Kelly said she is taking their input 

back to Washington as small business tax concerns and federal 

budget issues will be debated in the coming weeks. 

Kelly returned to the Nation's Capital on Tuesday evening 

following a week-long Congressional break and District 

work period. 

Kelly, a senior member of the House Small Business 

Committee, discussed her five-point small business agenda 

that she has been pushing in Congress during the past year. 

She said she wants to expand that agenda to further help 

small businesses in the months ahead. 

Kelly said she has been working to: 1) lower health 

insurance costs for small business owners and employees; 

2) stop unnecessary federal regulations on small businesses; 

3) level the playing field for small businesses; 4) permanently 

end the death tax on small businesses; and 5) enact 

additional tax relief measures to help small businesses succeed 

and continue creating jobs for area residents. 

Kelly shared details of the “Small Employer Tax Relief 

Act” that she co-introduced in Congress this fall to help 

ease the federal tax burden on small businesses. Kelly also 

noted that a major portion of a tax relief bill passed into 

law by Congress in 2003 is direct tax relief for small busi- 

nesses. The House recently voted to extend the increased 

expensing rules for small businesses, enabling them to continue 

using federal tax deductions of up to $100,000 for 

business expenses. 

Kelly co-sponsored the “Small Business Health 

Fairness Act” that was passed by the House last year to help 

decrease health insurance costs for local small business 

owners, their families, and their workers. The bill is currently 

pending in the Senate. Small business groups estimate 

that if Kelly's bill becomes law, it would help 8 million 

currently uninsured small business owners or workers gain 

access to affordable health insurance coverage. The 

Congressional Budget Office reported that passage of the 

bill would save the average small business owner or 

employee up to 30 percent on a health insurance premium. 

Kelly also discussed legislation she introduced in the 

House last year that would enable Congress to better 

ensure that there is regulatory fairness for small businesses. 

The bill is called the “Cut Unnecessary Regulatory Burden 

(CURB) for Small Business Act” and would prevent federal 

agencies from implementing unnecessary or duplicative 

laws or regulations against small businesses. 

Other Kelly bills that passed the House this past year 

include the “Business Checking Freedom Act” that repeals 

an outdated financial law and enables small businesses in 

Orange County to earn interest on their checking accounts, 

and the “Increased Capital Access for Growing Business 

Act” that would help small and medium-sized business 

owners gain increased access to capital to sustain or 

improve their businesses. 

Congresswoman Sue Kelly answers questions posed by Warwick area businesses, with Chamber President Bob 

Krahulik, at a Warwick Chamber Forum for Small Businesses. 

From 

The Mayor’s Office 

By Mayor Michael Newhard 

Village of Warwick 

www.villageofwarwick.org 

There will be a Joint Work Session of the Village 

Board and Planning Board to discuss changes in the 

zoning ordinance on Wed., March 15 from 4 – 6 p.m. 

at Village Hall. 

The next Budget Work Sessions will be Tues., 

March 7 and Wed., March 8, starting at 6:30 in Village 

Hall. 

Best of luck to the three candidates running for 

Village Trustee. Public service is an important way to 

serve your community. I applaud all three candidates 

for their desire to work and represent our Village. 

The Village Elections will be held at the Good 

Will Hook and Ladder Co. on Church Street 

Extension on March 21 from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. 

Village of Warwick Meetings 

The Village of Warwick Planning Board Meeting will 

be held on Thurs., Mar. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Village Hall. 

The Village of Warwick Planning Board will be holding 

a Public Hearing for Liberty Greens for Site Plan 

Approval on Mar. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Village Hall. 

The Village of Warwick Zoning Board of Appeals 

Meeting will be held on Tues., Mar. 20, at 7 p.m. in Village 

Hall. 

Zoning Ordinance Joint 

Village Work Session 

The Village Board of Trustees and the Village of 

Warwick Planning Board will hold a joint work session on 

Wed., Mar. 15, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Village Hall, 77 

Main Street, Warwick. The work session is being held to 

review changes to the Zoning Ordinance. 

2006/07 Budget Work Sessions 

The Board of Trustees of the Village of Warwick is 

having work sessions on Wed., Mar. 8 and Mon., Mar. 20, 

6:30-9:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 77 Main Street, Warwick, in 

preparation of the 2006/07 Budget. The public is invited to 

attend. 

School Board 

continued from page 1 

One new student, moving into the district with severe 

limitations, can throw the budget off by hundreds of thousands 

of dollars. Despite $800 thousand in grant money 

the amount budgeted for such tuitions is well over a half 

million dollars. 

Last year, at budget time, there was a lot of concern 

over the fact that a Lacrosse team was added to the afterschool 

program while a kindergarten teacher was dropped. 

The cost for the athletic program has decreased and the 

actual cost of supplies and equipment for the athletic program 

amounts to $88 per student. “Quite frankly, that cost 

is very low for keeping children off the streets,” stated the 

Athletic Director John Russo. 

The biggest increases in the budget are due to circumstances 

outside the administration’s control. “Fuel prices 

were way under-budgeted for this year but due to the 

milder-than-expected winter temperatures we should be 

alright,” said Rick Daubert, Director of Operations & 

Maintenance, “and the Village of Warwick doubled its 

water prices for non-Village customers.” 

Oil prices affected the transportation budget as well 

but the district diverted some of the cost by utilizing recycled 

vegetable oil in the diesel-run buses. During the winter, 

utilization of the alternative “fuel” was 12 percent, and 

its usage will be increased to 20 percent as the weather gets 

warmer. 

Central Services budget was decreased by $60 thousand 

in the area of General Support, which includes insurances 

(student accident, bus fleet, etc.), printing, paper 

business supplies, etc. but when debt service, school library 

and audio visual, security costs and textbooks, for both 

public and non public schools, are added in, there was an 

overall increase of $22+ thousand. Part of the debt service 

is the interest the district has to pay for a loan while they 

await STAR fund payments.


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Patterson Will Accomplish Even 

More as a Village Trustee 

Editor, 

We write in support of Eileen Patterson’s candidacy for 

Trustee of the Village of Warwick. Former business administrator 

now home owner and full time mother of three children - two currently 

in our public schools with the third to follow. We expect that 

she will bring a fresh and youthful outlook to the Village Board of 

Trustees. 

As a reporter for “The Warwick Valley Dispatch,” Mrs. 

Patterson attended meetings and work sessions of the various 

Village boards. Her reports evidenced a keen understanding of the 

proceedings; they were factual and suitably detailed, yet fairly presented 

competing points of view on matters in contention. She has 

reported on other events in the life of our community and participates 

in a variety of school and public service activities. 

In the process, she has become a familiar and welcome presence 

in our midst, knowledgeable about local current events and 

alert to concerns of residents. Mrs. Patterson has been a selfemployed 

small business systems consultant and an integral member 

of the equity risk management sales team of a large international 

bank. All of this experience will enhance her effectiveness in 

management of our local government. 

Join us in electing Eileen Patterson. Already a real contributor 

to our community, she will accomplish even more for us with a 

seat on the Village Board of Trustees. 

GLENN P. & SUSAN D. DICKES 

McManus is of Great Value to 

Residents 

Editor, 

This letter is written to urge all Warwick Village voters to support 

George McManus on March 21 for re-election to the Village 

Board. George has been interested and active in the community for 

many years in the following capacities: Warwick Lions (many 

offices including President); Warwick School Board (President for 

3 years); and the Warwick Village Board (one term). His energy 

and experience are of great value to the Board and all Village residents. 

Please come out and vote. 

PHIL & MARY DEMAREST 

Urges Residents to Support 

Patterson as Warwick Trustee 

Editor, 

I am a resident, volunteer and professional living in the Town 

of Warwick. I would like to urge Village residents to support Eileen 

Patterson for the position of Village Trustee. 

I have had the honor and pleasure of working with Eileen as a 

volunteer member of St. Anthony Community Hospital’s 

“Winding Through Warwick” and their Annual Spring Ball. Eileen 

is a dedicated member of our community who knows how to handle 

a multitude of tasks in a professional, yet caring manner. She is 

a strong decision maker and exemplifies leadership qualities in 

everything she does. 

As a part-time reporter for a local newspaper, Eileen’s exposure 

to the Village’s management, infrastructure and development 

gives her added background for the position of Trustee. 

Eileen demonstrates leadership and strong team spirit in 

everything she does. As a resident, mother of three, professional 

and community volunteer, Eileen is the ideal candidate for the 

position of Village Trustee. Most importantly, she is available and 

accessible to Village residents since she not only lives in Warwick 

but works in Warwick. I urge all Village residents to continue to 

take interest in their community, exercise their right to vote and do 

so in favor of Eileen Patterson. 

DEBORAH KROL 

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Eileen Patterson Will Make a 

Difference 

Editor, 

I am writing in support of Eileen Patterson for Village of 

Warwick Trustee. I believe that Eileen demonstrates the leadership 

skills and accessibility for which Village residents wish. Having 

recently run my own countywide race for public office, I know that 

most people, who put themselves “out there,” do it because they 

wish to make a difference. Eileen is one of those people who not 

only wants to make a difference by serving her community but also 

WILL make a difference. 

I have personally witnessed Eileen in action as a part time 

reporter for “The Dispatch”; as a full-time mother; and as a volunteer 

in the community and the schools. She is a dedicated resident 

of the Village (and the Town), who asks the questions, gets the 

answers and takes action. She is the candidate who will BEST serve 

her community. 

Although I do not live in the Village nor am I able to vote in 

the Village elections, those elections are important to my family 

and me. They are important because the Village of Warwick is a 

central aspect of our Town. It is one of the many, but extremely 

important locations, that make the Town of Warwick such a desirable 

place to live. 

The Village residents and the Town’s residents who support 

the Village need to have leaders who care, who are accessible, and 

who are dedicated to Village issues. Eileen Patterson is someone 

who will be all of those things and more. Please go out and exercise 

your right to vote, and vote for Eileen Patterson as your next 

Village Trustee. 

CHRISTINE KRAHULIK, ESQ 

Concerned Citizens Committee 

Supports Village Trustee Pascal in 

Re-Election Bid 

Editor, 

The Committee of Concerned Citizens for The Preservation 

of the Village of Warwick, a community and environmentally oriented 

organization, based in the Village of Warwick, supports the 

re-election of Village Trustee Stephen Pascal. 

According to the Concerned Citizens Committee, Mr. Pascal 

is a highly qualified candidate with a strong and lengthy administrative 

background in public service. This will enable Mr. Pascal, a 

well-respected Trustee, to continue to bring professionalism, 

integrity and accountability to Village Hall. 

According to the Concerned Citizens Committee, Mr. Pascal, 

who is sensitive to the needs of all villagers, requires voters’ support 

in order to maintain his superior performance in Village Hall. 

This includes keeping Village taxes down; maintaining property 

values; protection and improving the Village’s infrastructure; 

monitoring costs and quality of public services; improving relations 

with Town, County and State officials; and communicating 

openly and fairly to all Village residents. The Concerned Citizens 

Committee urges all voters to support Village Trustee Stephen 

Pascal on March 21. 

MICHAEL ALTMAN 

COMMITTEE OF CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR THE 

PRESERVATION OF THE 

VILLAGE OF WARWICK 

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you would like to report? 

Contact The Dispatch editorial offices at 

986-2216, or 

email: editor@wvdispatch.com

Auto Accidents in Warwick 


because they weren’t thinking or were just in such a rush 

that they did something foolish. And then you have that 

group of people that constantly drive over the speed limit.” 

Speeding from pedal pushers is costly for those who 

get caught - a single offense averages three to four points 

on a drivers’ license causing insurance rates to go up, reach 

11 points in an 18-month period and the license will be 

suspended. Speeding is also a common cause of automobile 

accidents that result in serious injuries and even death. 

Ripped in Two 

An unfortunate deadly car accident occurred last 

Christmas on Rte. 94 near Minturn Rd. It involved an 

extremely high rate of speed that killed two men as their 

vehicle struck a pole. Lt. Maslanka recalls being called to 

the scene that morning, the car was spilt in two and the 

front of the vehicle - the dash board, the steering wheel, the 

front hood, axle, and tires - ended 196 ft. from the pole the 

driver hit. 

“When you walked up to the front of that car it looked 

like someone cut everything straight down the dash board 

and it was pulled forward and out,” said Maslanka, “and 

two bodies were seat-belted in – they were killed almost 

instantly.” According to the Lieutenant, the man who was 

driving did not have a driver’s license and keeping people 

who don’t have a license or have a suspended one off the 

road is something that police strive to do. 

“Can you stop someone from getting behind the wheel 

of a car again when they have a suspended license,” said Lt. 

Maslanka, “no, it’s virtually impossible. When someone has 

lost their license because they got too many tickets from 

speeding – that’s the law doing their job. We arrest people 

for this all the time and charge them with Aggravated 

Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle.” 

Yet, unlicensed drivers and excessive speed are not the 

only factors in serious automobile accidents, there are road 

and weather conditions, falling asleep behind the wheel, 

and being under the influence of drugs and alcohol. In 

many instances it has to do with a drivers lack of experience 

that leads to poor judgement and not driving defensively. 

A Snails Pace 

People that are a little over cautious, driving at a snails 

pace, tend to cause accidents as well. Police often find that 

in situations where someone is driving considerably below 

the speed limit, people driving behind them, especially 

commuters tend to get frustrated. “And that’s when people 

will do something that they shouldn’t,” said Maslanka, 

“like passing in a no passing zone.” 

Maslanka adds, “In that respect, driving a car and the 

number of accidents that happen in this Town, it’s something 

that everyone can control. And in order to do that we 

all need to be mindful that not everyone is in the hurry that 

I’m in.” 

Increases in Traffic & Commuters 

Although people are often in a rush for different reasons, 

the most common is getting to work on time. The 

Town has seen an influx of commuters traveling, not only 

from Warwick, but also from surrounding towns like West 

Milford, Minisink, Greenville, and Goshen. County Rte. 1 

and Rte. 17A has become a major thoroughfare for residents 

from these areas getting to jobs in New Jersey and 

New York City. 

Growth is having a two-fold impact, more traffic 

equals a greater chance of an accident but at the same time 

it does help to slow things down. “The days of police writing 

several tickets a day to people doing 80 plus on County 

Rte. 1 are nearly gone,” said Lt. Maslanka. And yet, at the 

same time, he admits that growth has impacted the police 

department, which is getting busier and busier. 

“We’re doing a lot more than just responding to traffic 

accidents and burglar alarms,” said Maslanka. “Our officers 

aren’t just police officers we also respond to fires and medical 

calls.” There are four to six cars on the road during a 

shift and all officers know CPR and are trained to operate 

an Automatic External Defibrillator, which are in every 

police car. 

The rise in service related calls are indicative of the 

impact that growth is having on the department. Even 

though traffic has increased, Warwick’s top brass – Chief 

McGovern and Lt. Maslanka - point to the numbers that 

are showing a steady decline in automobile accidents and 

they say all the thanks goes to the men and women riding 

around in those black and white cars you see on the road 

everyday. 


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It combines modern technology with a comfortable, family-oriented atmosphere. 

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Our national award winning staff of nurses, board certified, experienced obstetricians/ 

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S. S. Seward Institute Students are 

‘Spartans of Excellence’ 

On Fri., Feb. 24, students of S. S. Seward Institute in 

Florida were selected as “Spartans of Excellence” and were 

honored with a luncheon. To be eligible, students must 

have at least a 90% average and demonstrate leadership in 

and outside the classroom. Students are nominated by 

their teacher, and then a selection committee determines 

each month’s honorees. Congratulations to the “Spartans 

of Excellence” for the month of January! 

Honored as “Spartans of Excellence”for the month of January are (front row, from left): M. Cordaro, C. Miller, C. Sinisi, R. Maas,A. 

Savaglio and B. Burnside; and (back row, from left): J. Morena, J. Murtie, C. Lemire, B. Folkl and P. Melli. 

Florida Kindergarten 

Registration 

The Florida Union Free School District announces 

that Kindergarten Registration for the next school year will 

take place at Golden Hill Elementary School on May 1, 2, 3 

and 4. To be eligible for admission, a child must reach the 

age of five (5) on or prior to the first day of December 

2006, have the necessary immunizations signed by a doctor, 

birth certificate, Social Security Number and proof of 

residency. Call Golden Hill Elementary at 651-4407 to 

receive an appointment to register. 

Attention All Seniors 

A new Senior Citizen Group is forming for those 55 

and older, but priority is being given to residents of the 

Florida Union Free School District. An information meeting 

will be held on Wed., Mar. 15 at 1 p.m. at the Senior 

Citizen Building on Cohen Circle (next to the library). 

Refreshments served! For more information, call 651-4304 

and leave a message. 

Warwick Chamber Sponsors 

Direct Networking 

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

Commerce will sponsor speed networking for businesses 

during a buffet breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at The 

Village Grille, 117 S. Main Street, in Florida. This event will 

provide guests a unique forum to promote their business. 

The cost of the event is $10 for Chamber members and 

$15 for non-Chamber members. Advance reservations are 

required by March 10. Registrations at the door will cost 

$20. For more information about the networking events 

contact the Chamber office at (845) 986-2720, or email at 

info@warwickcc.org. 

St. Patrick’s Parade 

Starts at 2 p.m. 

The 30th Annual Mid-Hudson St. Patrick’s Parade will 

be held on Sun., Mar. 12 in Goshen at 2 p.m. Dennis P. 

Browne of Chester is this years Grand Marshal. Parade Day 

will kick-off with a Mass at 9 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist 

Church, 71 Murray Ave. in Goshen. The Grand Marshal’s 

Breakfast will be held immediately following the Mass at 

Brookside Manor, located on the Goshen Turnpike. 

Tickets for this event are $15 per person and must be purchased 

in advance. No tickets will be sold at the door. For 

more information, call 469-2815. 

‘Power Networking’ 

Lunch for Local 

Businesses 

On Thurs., Mar. 23, the Orange Networking Alliance, 

LLC will be hosting a “power networking” lunch from 

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at The Landmark Inn, at 126 Route 

94N in Warwick. “The purpose of this networking event,” 

says event coordinator Paul Rafanello, “is to provide business 

and not-for-profit professionals from local counties 

unique ways to up-sell their businesses without the commitment 

of joining an organization.” 

The event will be hosted by Paul Rafanello and Syd 

Farber. Guests will enjoy networking in a friendly, intimate 

environment while taking delight in a three-course lunch. 

Each participant will be invited to speak about their business 

and what products or services they offer. All businesses 

and not-for-profit organizations are welcome. No 

more than two people from any one company. 

Advance reservations are required by March 16. The 

cost of the event is $30 in advance and $35 the day of the 

event. Checks may be payable to Orange Networking 

Alliance, LLC, 211 Jessup Road, Warwick, NY 10990. For 

more information or to make a reservation, contact the 

Orange Networking Alliance at (845) 651-3316 or email: 

paul@prcpa.biz. 

American Legion Hosts 

Bowling Fundraiser for 

Bulldog Baseball 

The Nicholas P. Lesando, Jr. American Legion Post 214 

Bulldog Baseball is sponsoring a Bowling Fundraiser on 

Mar. 18, 7 p.m., at the Frontier Lanes on Rte. 94 in 

Warwick. American Legion Baseball is the oldest and best 

disciplined baseball program in the country. The organization, 

compromised of wartime Veterans, believe in operating 

a well disciplined baseball program with emphasis on 

teamwork, loyalty, the highest level of sportsmanship, and 

individual leadership. The ticket price includes: three 

games of bowling, whose, music, soda and hero sandwiches. 

There will be door prizes and raffles. Anyone interested in 

playing may come to the event. For more information, call 

Frontier Lanes at 986-3565 or Rhonda Holt 986-5986. 

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 strictly my 

own. 

On last Thurs., Feb 23, you may have noticed a 

white limousine on Main Street in the mid-day 

hours. It was the proud pleasure chariot that carried 

our Honorary Mayor of the Day, Nikolaus Muller, 

and his entourage, which included his Dad and 

Golden Hill Principal, Ron De Pace, on Nikolaus’ 

award winning tour. The tour included a trip to the 

Professional Building where he spent some time at 

WTBQ radio station and to Village Hall where he 

was escorted on a tour of the Village municipal 

offices by none other than me. The award was the 

prize for finding the Willie Wonka chocolate bar 

golden certificate given out to Golden Hill 

Elementary School students after a viewing of the 

movie, “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” 

Nicklaus mastered the proper handling of the meeting 

gavel in no time at all. Good job, Nicklaus! We 

hope you enjoyed your day as Honorary Mayor. 

Senator Tom Morahan was in our Village again 

last week to take a look at the new garbage truck 

purchased through grant monies of $125,000 

obtained by him. This new equipment will enable us 

to retire the 28-year old truck still in service. Thank 

you Senator Morahan. 

On Sun., March 12 at 2 p.m. the Florida 

Chamber of Commerce is hosting a political public 

forum at the Seward Senior Center on Cohen Circle. 

Jim Mezzetti, President of the Chamber of 

Commerce will moderate. Please attend as this is the 

perfect time for you to meet the candidates and pose 

any questions you may have regarding the platforms 

for their election. Light refreshments will be served. 

WTBQ radio station will tape it for future broadcasting. 

If you have a child in school you received a 

community survey form last week. The purpose of 

this survey is to gain community input towards the 

development of a Village of Florida newspaper 

which will gather and report all pertinent news and 

promote scheduled community events from all governmental 

, educational and social factions of the 

Village with regular distribution. The idea is the 

brainchild of Stephanie Simon, a Village resident 

and a member of the Florida Chamber of 

Commerce, and the proprietor of Neutralgrey.biz. 

The Chamber of Commerce is promoting this ideology. 

If you do not have a survey form, you can 

obtain one and fill it out on-line by going to on the 

WTBQ website (www.wtbq.com) and clicking on 

their link or by going to 

www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?ud=34807 

8. If you would like a paper copy call the Florida 

Chamber of Commerce at 651-6000 and leave your 

message. One will be mailed to you promptly. 

Florida School District 

Budget Session 

The Board of Education of the Florida Union Free 

School District has re-scheduled their Budget Work 

Session from Mar. 2 to Thurs., Mar., 9 at 7:30 p.m., due to 

a snowstorm, at the Memorial Building. A regular Work 

Session will follow. 

Gloria’s Total Beauty Salon’s 

Grand Opening 

Come and join in the fun at the grand opening and 

ribbon cutting ceremony for Gloria’s Total Beauty Salon & 

Spa at her new location on Sat., Mar. 11, 12 Noon – 4 p.m. 

For total body relaxation, Gloria’s salon will be offering 

massage therapy as well as facials by Ana Brandt. Door 

prizes and refreshments will be available. The celebration 

will take place at 127 Rte. 94 South, Suite 2 in Warwick. For 

more information, call 986-2277.


Mt. Alverno Center Celebrates National Activities 

Professionals’ Week 

Stop by any afternoon and visit the activities room at 

Mount Alverno Center, an adult residence and assisted living 

program in Warwick. Once there, you’re likely to find 

most of the residents gathered for a Karaoke session, dance, 

guest lecture, musical entertainment, bingo, a variety of 

games, trivia quiz, party, movie, monthly resident meeting 

or what have you. 

National Activity Professionals’ Week, Jan. 22 – 27, was 

designated to honor those dedicated men and women who 

supervise a variety of programming related to community 

involvement, mental stimulation, community service, 

physical well being and all types of activities to maintain 

normal life pursuits for the elderly. Each year Mount 

Alverno Center celebrates the significant contribution to 

health care made by the nation's Activities Professionals 

who help to enrich the daily lives of older adults in long 

term care facilities, retirement homes, day programs and 

senior centers. 

Daily activities at Mount Alverno play a major role in 

quality health care and Activities Coordinator Amy 

Steinberg is largely responsible for scheduling fun, interesting, 

provocative and educational events. “We’re primarily 

concerned with the quality of life of our residents,” she 

said. “And each activity is designed to provide therapeutic 

as well as recreational value in order to meet the needs of 

the individual.” 

Steinberg is also a licensed art teacher who earned her 

Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education. She began her 15-year 

career on the nursing home level and has served as Mount 

Alverno’s Activities Coordinator for the past eight years. 

She is a member of the National Association of Activities 

Professionals (NAAP), an organization that represents 

activity professionals working in long-term care facilities, 

retirement living, assisted living, adult day services, and 

senior citizen centers. 

As Vice President of the Hudson Valley Activities 

Professionals Association (HVAPA), Steinberg recently 

joined fellow members at a luncheon to celebrate this 

year’s National Activities Professionals Week. The wellattended 

event was held at Boodles Restaurant in Chester. 

Mark La Bruna, president of the association, explained that 

‘Little Feet’ Visit Schervier Pavilion Residents 

The performance ranged from the classic ballet, “Swan 

Lake,” to examples of modern dance. On Sun., Feb. 26, 

members of the Orange County School of Dance's "Little 

Feet Dance Company," visited Schervier Pavilion, a skilled 

nursing facility on the Warwick Healthcare Campus that it 

shares with Mt. Alverno Center and St. Anthony 

Community Hospital. The children, ages 9 – 18, were there 

to entertain the residents, families and staff of the Warwick 

skilled nursing facility. 

“We do this every year,” said Joanna Markowitz, 

Director of the Orange County School of Dance. “The children 

love to perform for the residents and everybody has a 

members meet once each month to exchange information 

and share ideas. “This is a wonderful way to network and 

learn new ways to improve our programs,” added 

Steinberg. 

Amy Steinberg, Mount Alverno Activities Coordinator (center) referees a game of dominos enjoyed by residents 

Marjorie Illenberg (left) and Rose Reiser. 

wonderful time.” Since its inception in 1996, “Little Feet” 

has performed for over 7,000 audience members at elementary 

schools, nursing homes, art festivals, County Fairs 

and at Woodbury Commons, local colleges and Storm 

King Sculpture Park. 

“We are thankful to Joanna Markowitz and the students 

from her Orange County School of Dance for bringing 

us this wonderful performance,” said Kari Call, a 

Certified Therapy Recreation Specialist (CTRS). “Art and 

entertainment have an important value in long term care at 

Schervier Pavilion.” 

Members of the Orange County School of Dance's "Little Feet Dance Company," visited Schervier Pavilion to entertain 

the residents, families and staff of the Warwick skilled nursing facility. 

Hospital Hosts 

Lecture On Vision 

& Cataract Surgery 

At first you notice that your vision is slightly blurred. 

Lights may seem too bright and driving at night, against 

the headlights of oncoming traffic, becomes more difficult. 

These symptoms could be an indication of the early stages 

of cataracts and when they have progressed to the point 

that your vision is seriously impaired, your ophthalmologist 

may recommend surgery, a simple, relatively painless 

procedure to restore your vision. 

This Thurs., Mar. 9, at 7 p.m., St. Anthony Community 

Hospital invites you to take advantage of an opportunity to 

learn more about a breakthrough in vision surgery. 

The hospital will host a lecture on vision and cataract 

surgery presented by Board Certified Ophthalmologist 

Mandes R. Kates, MD. The public is invited to attend the 

informative talk, which will be held in the Greenbriar 

Room at Mount Alverno Center, 20 Grand Ave., Warwick, 

just a short distance past St. Anthony Community 

Hospital. 

“The latest advance in cataract and refractive surgery 

is multifocal lens implants,” said Dr. Kates. "and the latest 

design innovation in multifocal lenses is the Restor Lens, 

manufactured by Alcon.” Dr. Kates explained that in conventional 

cataract surgery, the lens of the eye is removed 

and replaced with an artificial lens made of soft plastic 

such as acrylic or silicone. The traditional or monofocal 

lens, however, does not offer good near vision and cataract 

surgery patients with this type of lens implant will generally 

need reading glasses. Multifocal lens implants, however, 

offer the possibility of complete freedom from glasses. 

Following the lecture on Thursday evening, Dr. Kates, 

whose Warwick Eye Center is located at 35 Ronald Reagan 

Boulevard, will answer questions about vision in general 

and the procedures used in cataract and refractive surgery.


Renowned Playwright to Attend 

Illustrious Theatre Gala in Warwick 

The Illustrious Theatre Company will 

be hosting “An Illustrious Revel,” a merry 

gathering to benefit its “Shakespeare in the 

Orchard” series on Sat., Mar. 25 at the 

Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery. The 

company, now in its fourth theatre season 

at the winery, is best known in the region 

for its popular outdoor Shakespeare productions. 

This July, the company will present 

“Romeo & Juliet.” 

The gala will feature the epicurean 

delights of Michael DeMartino and 

Katherine Grizzanti, the chefs of the new 

restaurant, which will be opening at the 

winery this coming spring. As part of the 

Renaissance theme of the evening, a talented 

string ensemble from Vernon Township 

High School will be part of the entertainment 

for the evening and guests are given 

the option to dress in contemporary clothing 

or “Elizabethan” garb. 

The Honorary Chairman of the revel 

Ira Levin, renowned playwright and author 

best known for “Rosemary’s Baby,” 

“Deathtrap,” and “The Steppford Wives” 

St. Stephen-St. Edward School 

Hosts Annual Golf Outing 

The St. Stephen - St. Edward School, 

located in Warwick, will be holding its 

fourth annual golf outing, dinner and raffle 

on Apr. 28, at the Crystal Springs Golf 

Club in Hardyston, NJ. Shot-gun start is 

at 1 p.m. – scramble play. Golfer registration 

includes driving range warm up, a tee 

Great Community... Great Schools, Warwick Valley 

Coaching Vacancies 

Boys Varsity Golf 

Girls Varsity Lacrosse 

Girls Modified Track 

Boys Modified Track Assistant 

Non Instructional 

Automotive Mechanic 

WANTED 

Per Diem Substitutes 

All Areas (Teaching and Non-Teaching) 

will attend the gala. Earlier this year Mr. 

Levin made a surprise visit to the winery 

for the ITCs production of his play 

“Veronica’s Room” – he enjoyed the production 

so much that he agreed to comeon-board 

as honorary chair. 

The executive committee of the revel 

includes: Orange County Executive, 

Edward Diana; Village of Warwick Mayor, 

Michael Newhard; Warwick Town 

Supervisor, Michael Sweeton; and business 

leaders - Rosita Gilsenan, Joanne Graney, 

George Laurence, and Liz Reese. The gala 

planning committee includes: Jenna Field, 

Dr. Joseph Grizzanti, Mary Clifford (artistic 

director) and others from the company. 

Tickets for the event are $50 in 

advance or $60 at the door; festivities begin 

at 7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit this 

summer’s production of “Romeo & Juliet.” 

For more information, email theitc@warwick.net 

or call 973-764-4936. The 

Illustrious Theatre Company is registered 

as a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) corporation; 

all contributions are tax deductible. 

Ira Levin, with the cast of the ITC production of his play "Veronica's Room," the honorary 

chair of the gala, will be present on Mar. 25 for the ITC's fundraiser. 

box lunch, a round of golf with cart, keg on 

the course, after play one hour open bar 

with hors d’oeuvres, dinner and entertainment. 

For registration forms or sponsorship 

information visit: www.ststephenstedward.org, 

call Terri at 988-1705, or 

email: sssegolf@verizon.net. 

Send letter of application 

and resume to: 

Personnel Office 

Warwick Valley Central 

School District 

PO Box 595, Warwick, NY 

10990 

EOE 

A Look Behind the Scenes of ‘The 

Mystery of Edwin Drood’ 

By Colleen McAvey 

The Warwick Valley High School 

Drama Club is presenting their premiere of 

"The Mystery of Edwin Drood." The production, 

the brain-child of Director Nick 

Dileo, began its journey last summer. 

Many months, work, and meetings later, 

the show goes on - Fri., Mar. 17 at 8 p.m. 

and Sat., Mar. 18, 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the 

Warwick Valley High School. There is no 

doubt that there will not be an empty seat 

in the auditorium and the Drama Club will 

once again give a first class performance. 

The work, however, is far from over as 

the cast is finishing their lines, staying late 

to practice and beginning to feel the butterflies 

that every performer feels. There 

are a group of individuals without whom 

there wouldn’t be a show, including the 

Stage Crew, who are an amazing array of 

individuals dedicating a tremendous 

amount of time and energy to make the 

show work. 

“Mr. DiLeo designs the sets and then 

we build everything," said freshman, Ben 

Pearce. With tremendous enthusiasm Ben 

proudly explained and showed this 

reporter how everything was made from 

scratch - French Windows, Church 

Entrances, and a Train, was only a few of 

the items created by this incredible group 

of individuals. Bryant 

Smith, Dana 

Kerstanski, Derek 

Mellina, Rachel 

Igroozak, Jeanette 

Chuan, Elise Chuan, 

Valentina Palladno, 

Emily Chu, Lindsey 

Moore, Ben Pearce, 

T.J. Hansen, Jed 

Kistner-Morris, Ray 

Smith, Reily Gray 

Plaistod, and Nick 

Cervone-Richards are 

some of the main support 

systems behind 

the entire show. 

The Stage Crew of the 

Warwick Valley High 

School Drama Club 

prepares for “The 

Mystery of Edwin 

Drood.” 

Dana Kerstanski, a freshman on the 

Stage Crew, was quick to say that they 

could not do it without the help of a lot of 

people. "Some teachers, like Mr. Torgeson 

are here on Saturday working on their own 

time," said Dana. “Students stay late on 

Friday nights and everyone is committed 

to making this work.” 

Lighting, sound, costumes, music - all 

is handled with great team work and cooperation. 

While the actors take their bows, 

the Stage Crew will be breaking down sets, 

and putting the props and scenery away for 

another year. The students proudly admit 

they are a self-running machine - the seniors 

teach the freshman and it keeps getting 

passed down. If there are any problems 

they cannot handle Mr. DiLeo, Ms. Donna 

Nestor, and Ms. Medie Ann Close, the 

Producers, are on-hand. 

As the sound of sawing and hammering, 

mixed amongst the laughter and 

friendships it was easy to see the story 

behind the scenes is no mystery. The 

shows dedicated teachers, Guidance 

Counselors, and students, who together 

will offer patrons a few nights of fun, 

laughter and good community times. 

Tickets are adults, $8; children (10 & 

under), $7; and Senior Citizens (65 +), $7. 

To reserve tickets call 987-3050, Voice box 

#4100.

Ask a Plant Girl 

By Jennifer Wardell 

Jennifer Wardell is the owner of Warwick Gardens. She 

moved to Warwick in June of 2004 with her husband, Tom 

Revelle, and opened the greenhouse in May of 2005. Jennifer 

has been gardening since she was no bigger than a poppy seed 

- first in her mother’s garden then in her own gardens, before 

deciding that she wanted to work with plants full-time. 

Jennifer became a nursery owner because of her adoration 

for the earth, her insatiable passion for plants and her 

love of people. Owning the nursery allows Jennifer the 

opportunity to introduce people to both native plants and 

funky plant material that they may not be familiar with, all 

the while promoting sound organic gardening practices. 

Jennifer has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Plant 

Science with a focus on Ornamental Horticulture. She has been a garden designer since 

2000 and is a freelance writer for Organic Gardening Magazine. 

Her greenhouse, Warwick Gardens, is Orange County’s resource for organic seeds, soils, 

fertilizers and pest controls. It offers out of the ordinary annuals, perennials and shrubs for 

the discriminating gardener along with functional, but elegant tools, gloves, and other gardening 

necessities. They also offer garden design and/or garden consultation. 

Dear Plant Girl, 

I live near a swamp and every spring this pretty, green leaved plant comes shooting 

up out of the mud only to disappear by late summer. Can you help me identify it? 

Frances Phelps, Warwick, NY 

Dear Frances, 

Congratulations on noticing one of our most intriguing native plants. This large, 

green leaved beauty, belonging to the araceae family, is called “Symplocarpus foetidus,” or 

skunk cabbage, so aptly named because of the odiferous skunk-like odor it emits when the 

plant is bruised. Skunk cabbage requires constant moisture to survive so you will find it on 

muddy riverbanks and in consistently moist swamps. 

There is so much to like about this plant starting with its early flowering. (First sighting, 

February 10th in my woodland swamp). The flower, or spadix, comes up encompassed 

by a protective, shell-shaped, burgundy colored sheath called a spathe, where it remains for 

the duration of its short lifespan. The spadix is capable of producing temperatures of up 

to 68 F inside the spathe, melting snow and ice around it as it continues to mature. 

Soon after the seeds form, the spathe disintegrates and bright green leaves rise out of 

the muck for the soul purpose of capturing sunlight for sugar production. Nutrients are 

used to form next year’s spathe and leaves and the rest will be stored in the rhizome. By 

midsummer the leaves disintegrate as quickly as they formed and soon there’s nothing left 

but a patch of dark slime. Under ground, though, is a massive root system capable of retracting, 

drawing itself further into the mud as it grows assuring a continuous supply of water. 

Botanists have found specimens several hundred years old and theorize they could 

potentially live for thousands of years so long as their swampy dwellings never dry up. 

This denizen of the mud earns its keep by preventing soil erosion, providing food for 

turkeys and bears and making a very interesting topic of conversation for the next dinner 

party, all good reasons to admire skunk cabbage and protect its native habitat. 

Editors Note: Jennifer Wardell is a contributing writer for a new monthly, gardening column 

in The Warwick Valley Dispatch. To contact Jennifer or to ask her questions for this column 

email her at jennifer@warwick-gardens.com or call, 986-7008. 

Annual Tree & Shrub Seedling Sale 

The Soil and Water Conservation 

District of Orange County is offering lowcost 

tree and shrub seedlings and a variety 

of wildlife products for sale at this year’s 

Tree & Shrub Seedling program. Planting 

stock comes with bare roots and are neither 

potted nor balled in burlap, but are 

wrapped in moist packing material. This 

is a successful method of distributing large 

number of trees, shrubs and groundcovers 

at low cost to residents. 

This year extra-large seedlings and 

transplants ranging up to four feet tall will 

be offered as well as perennial summer 


flowering bulbs and rain garden variety 

packs. Proceeds from the sale will help 

support innovation educational activities 

offered by the Conservation District. For 

an order form and species description sheet 

email chris.hopmayer@ocsoil.org or visit: 

www.ocsoil.org. All orders must be 

received by Apr. 13. Seedling Distribution 

Day is Apr. 21 between 1 – 4 p.m. and Apr. 

22 between 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Pillmeier 

Produce Farms in Florida, NY. If you miss 

the order deadline, come out that day anyway 

and take a look – extras are always 

available for sale. 

Nominees Sought for Senior 

Citizens Awards 

The Orange County Office for the 

Aging is taking nominations for the 2006 

Orange County Senior Awards Program. 

The Orange County Office for the Aging is 

looking for older adults 60+ who truly 

deserve to be recognized for their achievements 

as outstanding citizens because they 

have volunteered their time and talents to 

better their community. 

The Office for the Aging will sponsor 

awards in two categories: “Orange County 

Senior Citizen of the Year” and 

“Outstanding Contribution by a Senior.” 

Award winners are announced in May by 

County Executive Edward A. Diana, honored 

at a luncheon by the Orange County 

Senior Citizen Council, and will receive their 

awards at the Senior Forum on June 23. 

Those wishing to receive a nomination 

form or further information should call the 

Orange County Office for the Aging, 291- 

2157, or write the Office at 30 Matthews 

Street, Suite 201, Goshen, NY 10924. 

Applications are due before Mar. 24. 

Big Differences Between 

Hollywood Dogs & Dogs For 

Your Family 

Dogs in films and on television can 

capture your heart. But there is a difference 

between dogs on-screen and dogs in real 

life. Rich storytelling that explores the 

human-animal bond is great entertainment 

and a true promotion for the benefits 

of having a dog. The downside is that people 

become enamored by the character 

portrayed on screen and want THAT dog 

as their own. They assume the breed is perfect 

without examining if it is the right 

match for their lifestyle. 

History is proof: six months after the 

release of the 1996 film “101 Dalmatians,” 

the number of Dalmatians relinquished to 

animal shelters increased by over 25%. 

Families rushed out to purchase those 

adorable spotted dogs without researching 

the breed. Dalmatians, like all dogs, have 

specific needs that can make them the perfect 

dog for some, but not for all. 

On Feb 17, Disney’s film “Eight 

Below” brought attention to Siberian 

Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes. With 

their icy blue eyes and wolf-like appearance, 

Huskies and Malamutes are beautiful 

dogs. However, they are not the right dogs 

for everyone -- they are curious, energetic, 

and require a great deal of daily exercise 

and attention. 

If you are interested in a specific 

breed, do your research to learn if the physical 

and mental needs match your lifestyle, 

and don’t go on appearance alone. 

By Stephanie Shain 

Director of Outreach, Companion Animals 

The Humane Society of the United States 

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Uniquely designed multifocal lens implants may be the 

life-changing, vision improving solution for you. 

Vision & Cataract Surgery Seminar 

Presented by Mandes Kates, Ph.D., M.D., FACS 

Ophthalmologist, St. Anthony Community Hospital 

Thursday, March 9, 7pm 

Greenbrier Room, Mount Alverno Center 

20 Grand Street, Warwick, NY 

Please call 845-987-5240 to register. 

Improper care – a lifestyle that doesn’t help 

your dog thrive -- can lead to health and 

behavior issues for animals. To learn more 

about a specific breed, read books and 

online articles, or speak with someone 

from your local shelter or a national breed 

club or rescue group. 

When you believe you have found a 

match, visit a local animal shelter. It is a 

fact that 1 out of 4 shelter dogs are purebred. 

If the shelter doesn’t have the breed 

you want, they can direct you to a “purebred 

rescue group.” Breed rescue experts 

can provide information on the requirements 

of each breed and help you find a 

dog in need of a home. 

If adopting doesn’t work for you, and 

your heart is set on a purebred puppy, 

there are ways to help you identify a reputable 

breeder and avoid dogs from puppy 

mills, breeding facilities that produce purebred 

puppies in large numbers with little 

or no regard for the dogs’ health and well 

being. They sell to pet stores, or directly to 

consumers through the internet or newspaper 

ads. You should never buy a dog 

unless you can personally visit where that 

puppy was born and raised. 

For more information about pet care, 

finding a shelter or rescue group, or for 

questions about pet behavior issues, visit 

the The Humane Society of the United 

States at www.HSUS.org/pets or 

www.PetsForLife.org. 

ST. ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 

MOUNT ALVERNO CENTER - SCHERVIER PAVILION 


15 Maple Avenue, Warwick, NY www.StAnthonyCommunityHosp.org


Robert 

Monroe 

Rearrangement of the 

Human Form 

April � � �� 

Port of Call 

Internationally Acclaimed 

Photographer Robert Monroe 

Presents Works at Port Of Call 

A retrospective of some of the most 

outstanding work by internationally 

acclaimed New York photographic artist, 

Robert Monroe, will be presented April 1- 

29 at the Port of Call Gallery, 40 Main St., 

Warwick. 

Entitled “Rearrangement of The 

Human Form,” the exhibit showcases many 

of Monroe’s original dramatic black and 

white photographs he produced during the 

late ‘60s, as well as his groundbreaking 

Silveradiant prints, which received a U.S. 

patent and are a permanent collection of 

the Smithsonian National Museum of 

American History. 

“Robert Monroe’s work…is not a documentation 

of man, but a rearrangement 

of forms always keeping the essence of man 

or woman and producing a totality greater 

than the man,” wrote Elayne H. Varian, 

Director of the Contemporary Wing of the 

Finch College Museum of Art, in 1967 in 

New York City when his photographs were 

exhibited there. 

Time Magazine’s review of the Finch 

Museum show stated, “Photography is still 

a documentary art. One cameraman seeking 

to surmount those limitations and succeeding 

admirably is Robert Monroe who 

takes the human figure as his starting point 

and then reassembles its forms.” 

More than 45 of the original pieces 

from Monroe’s “Rearrangement of the 

Human Form” series will be shown at Port 

of Call, along with some large format 

Sugarloaf Music Offers 

New Twist to Celebrating 

St. Patrick's Day! 

On the heels of its recent sold-out 

Cajun Bash Concert, Sugarloaf Music will 

offer a rare treat on St. Patrick's Day, Fri., 

Mar. 17, when it hosts two of America's 

most celebrated jazz guitarists in a tour de 

force performance. Warwick’s own Frank 

Vignola and one of America's most recorded 

guitarists, Gene Bertoncini are two 

esteemed performers, of Italian descent, 

who will include a few Irish pieces in their 

presentation. 

This will be Mr. Vignola's second 

appearance for Sugarloaf Music. Last 

October, his internationally acclaimed 

group, “The Frank & Joe Show,” performed 

before a sold-out crowd in Sugar Loaf. Mr. 

Vignola has been described as "...one of the 

most meticulous, versatile, and invigorating 

jazz artists in contemporary music." 

His latest releases with Mr. Bertoncini and 

guitar legend, Becky Bizarrely, have been 

hailed by innumerable music publications. 

giclees, and selected Silveradiant pieces. 

The exhibit, curated by Monroe’s longtime 

friend, Warwick graphic artist Min Jae 

Hong, will be the first time many of the 

pieces have been available for public viewing 

since the ‘80s. 

Monroe’s cutting edge photographs 

have also been exhibited at the Museum of 

Modern Art in New York City, the Neikrug 

Gallery in New York City, and hang in the 

permanent collections of the U.S. 

Congressional Library, Bibliotheque 

Nationale in Paris, the Smithsonian 

Institution in Washington, D.C., The 

Brooklyn Museum, Pfizer International, 

George Eastman House and Sen. Hillary 

Rodham Clinton. 

Born Nov. 20, 1923, Robert Monroe 

started taking pictures at age 12 with a Jiffy 

Kodak camera. Over his 30 years as a commercial 

photographer he worked for magazines 

ranging from “Vogue” to “Playboy” 

and created numerous campaigns for 

Fortune 500 companies. He has been widely 

published on the photogenerative 

process and the Silveradiant process he 

invented which creates the illusion of 

depth from a single photographic image. 

Monroe is now retired and lives in 

Cuddebackville, NY. 

During the exhibit, Port of Call 

Gallery will be taking custom orders for 

gliclees. For more information, call Min jae 

Hong at 845-986-2216 or 845-258-3020. 

Mr. Vignola's new DVD for Mel Bay Music, 

Gypsy Guitar "....should be part of everyone's 

music video collection." 

This will be a homecoming for guitarist 

Gene Bertoncini. His initial appearance 

was twenty-three years ago during 

Sugarloaf Music's first season with bassist, 

Michael Moore, in the torrid summer heat 

of 1983 in an outdoor concert, which was 

exuberantly received by the audience. His 

performance was highly touted by music 

columnist, Steve Isreal, for the “Times- 

Herald Record.” Mr. Bertoncini is 

February's cover story in the prominent 

guitar publication, “21st Century Guitar 

Magazine.” 

This stellar event takes place at the 

Warwick Valley Winery at 8 p.m. and 

promises to be a sell-out. Tickets are $20. 

Reservations will be honored on a first call 

basis (845-986-6463). Seating is limited! 

Auditions to be Held for 

‘Complete Works of 

William Shakespeare’ 

The Illustrious Theatre Company, in 

residence at the Warwick Valley Winery, is 

having auditions for its upcoming production 

of “The Complete Works of William 

Shakespeare (Abridged),” by Adam Long, 

Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield. This 

zany, high energy comedy, directed by 

Mary Clifford, requires three male actors 

(ages 20s-30s) skilled in broad physical 

comedy and improvisation, who have the 

ability to handle Shakespearean verse well 

enough to parody it. 

The actors present all of Shakespeare’s 

works in outrageous styles and abbreviated 

versions in just about two hours! 

Auditions will take place at 7:30 p.m. on 

Tues., Mar. 14 at the Warwick Town Hall, 

132 Kings Highway, Warwick, and on 

Thurs., Mar. 16 at the Warwick Valley 

Winery, 114 Little York Rd, just off County 

Route 1 in the Pine Island region of 

Warwick. The auditions will consist of 

readings from the script and improvisation. 

Production dates are April 28, 29, 30 

& May 5, 6, 7. For more information 

and/or directions, call Mary Clifford at 

(973) 764-4936 or email questions to 

theitc@warwick.net.

Middle School Drama Club Celebrates 

50 Years of ‘My Fair Lady’ 

By Katie Bisaro 

On Mar. 15, 1956, Lerner and Loewe’s famed musical, 

“My Fair Lady,” opened on Broadway. It would run for 

2,717 performances, a record for musicals in that era. This 

month, the Warwick Valley Middle School Drama Club 

will bring their version of “My Fair Lady” to the Theatre at 

Warwick Valley High School to celebrate 50 years of this 

popular musical. 

Based on the 1913 comedy, “Pygmalion,” written by 

George Bernard Shaw, “My Fair Lady” is the story of a poor 

flowerseller, Eliza Doolittle, in 1912 Edwardian England. 

Eliza, played by eighth grader Sage Holmes, crosses paths 

with one Henry Higgins, a stuffy, self-centered, boorish 

phonetician who boasts that he can make a lady out of 

Eliza and even pass her off as a Duchess at an Embassy Ball. 

Higgins will be played by seventh grader, Harry Dowden. 

With the help of his friend, Colonel Pickering (James 

Huchital), Higgins takes in Eliza to begin the work of banishing 

her guttersnipe ways and making her into a “proper 

lady.” The results are both comical and endearing. 

Other colorful characters in “My Fair Lady” include 

Eliza’s father, Alfred P. Doolittle, a lovable, common dustman 

of questionable morals, played by Ricky Aiello, Jr., and 

his two cohorts, Harry and Jamie, played by Eric Hague 

and Cody Houghtaling. They are the center of workingclass 

London, and stand in stark contrast to the privileged, 

upper-crust society that is generally associated with 

Edwardian England. 

Over 140 Middle School students make up the cast of 

My Fair Lady, portraying everything from the high-society 

patrons of the annual Ascot races to flowersellers, tenement 

dwellers and servants. Drama Club Director, Noreen 

Hanson, has made it a priority to maintain historical and 

societal accuracy in all aspects of the play. The students 

have practiced with dialect tapes to perfect the various 

accents from “cockney” English to that of a proper upper 

class gentleman. Hanson feels it is important for the students 

to not only act out the parts they are playing, but to 

understand the history of the era. 

Costume Designer, Gwen Bettini, has spent countless 


hours researching and designing costumes that are accurate 

to the period, particularly the elegant, even outlandish, 

outfits of the Ascot patrons. She has been assisted by 

milliner Maria Havriliak whose fabulous hats add substantially 

to the overly ostentatious, high-society atmosphere 

portrayed in the Ascot scene. Of course, the hilarity of this 

scene comes out when Eliza, in her first official outing as a 

lady, cannot restrain herself and cheers enthusiastically 

during the race, something that simply isn’t done at Ascot 

and certainly not in the vernacular that Eliza uses. 

Music for “My Fair Lady” will be provided by a 25member 

pit orchestra under the direction of High School 

Band Director Chris Persad. Music teachers, students and parent 

volunteers are all participating in this year’s orchestra. 

The Warwick Valley Middle School Drama Club production 

of “My Fair Lady” will be presented at the Theatre 

at Warwick Valley High School on Mar. 31 at 7:30 p.m. and 

Apr. 1 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 

for students and senior citizens. Tickets will go on sale 

beginning Mar. 10, and are available by calling 987-2126 or 

emailing wvmsdrama@optonline.net. 

Eighth grader, Sage Holmes, as Eliza Doolittle, and 

seventh grader, Harry Dowden, as Henry Higgins, 

dressed for the Ascot Opening Day. 

Wolf & Wildlife Artist 

Holds Exhibition 

The Cardinal Art Gallery of Vernon, NJ will host a personal 

appearance and artwork display of wolf and wildlife 

artist Ron Orlando on Sat., Mar. 11, from 1 – 5 p.m. and 

Sun., Mar. 12 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Ron is a native New 

Jersey resident who most recently won the Timber Wolf 

Alliance National Poster Competition with his wolf painting 

“Broken Silence.” The first 50 people to stop by the 

gallery to meet Ron will receive a free signed poster featuring 

Ron’s award winning painting. 

For more information on this opportunity to see the 

outstanding artwork of Ron Orlando and meet him in person, 

call the Cardinal art Gallery at 973-764-5050. 

Admission is free. 

Sugarloaf Music proudly presents 

gene Bertoncini & frank Vignola 

One of the great elder statesman of the jazz guitar, Bertoncini, meets the younger new 

guitar wizard, Frank Vignola in a tour de force chamber music presentation. 

Friday, March 17th 

Concert 8:00 pm 

The Warwick Valley Winery 

114 Little York Road, Warwick, New York 10990 

www.wvwinery.com 

Admission: $20 

For reservations: 845-986-6463 

www.sugarloafmusic.org, www.genebertoncini.com 

Sponsors: 

Wildlife artwork by Ron Orlando. 

Warwick Country Chevrolet, Newman’s Own, New York State Council on the Arts, Target, 

Backyard Grill, Peck’s Wine & Spirits, Provident Bank, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Orange 

Tourism, The Bookstore, Van Gelder Music, WVT Communication 

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Scott Webber 

SEVENTY YEARS AGO 

March 4, 1936 

• Bill Vitters rocket photos are on display in the 

window of "The Dispatch" office, which show the rocket 

being fueled, starting in flight and crashing on 

Greenwood Lake last week. 

• Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Doty have purchased the 

Harry Bliven farm of 120 acres formerly owned by 

Thomas K. Bliven. The contract was the work of Stage 

and Straton. 

• Harry L. Stanley has leased the house on Maple 

Avenue formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John 

Charles Straton to R.S. Jenner, the lease being affected 

by the Ketchum Agency. He and his wife are expected 

to move in March 7. 

• Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sanford Jr. left Saturday on 

a motor trip to Sarasota, Florida. 

• Mr. and Mrs. Harry Seely and family are moving 

from Galloway Road to part of the house of Mr. 

Blaumenauer on Grand Street. 

• Mrs. W. Walden Fountain cabled her parents, Mr. 

and Mrs. Nathaniel V. Welch, that she and her children 

arrived safely at Brisbane, Australia. They went to join 

Mr. Fountain who is working on the construction of a 

$2 million theater at Brisbane. 

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• Mr. Calvin Crawford, President of the Florida 

National Bank; Mrs. Crawford and niece, Clara Couser, 

who have spent the winter in Miami, Florida, are on 

their way home. 

• School Superintendent Clifford L. Haight and his 

wife have gone to Wappingers Falls to be with his 

mother who suffered a stroke on Monday evening. 

SIXTY YEARS AGO 

March 6, 1946 

• The new Oakland Diner, an all-steel structure, 

located just above the Oakland Theater, was put in 

place yesterday. It came in two parts on trucks and was 

made by the Paramount Diner Co. in Haledon, NJ. 

Felix Adler is the proud owner. The old diner has been 

sold and will be moved to Middletown. 

• A wedding shower was given to Mrs. George 

Hansen, principal of the High Street School, on 

Thursday night by Miss Clara Senecal, Miss Cornelia 

Cavanaugh and Miss Helen Buell in Miss Seneca’s 

apartment in the home of Mrs. John Lawrence. The 

guests included Miss Isabel Paddock, Miss Ann Louise 

Simms, Mrs. Edwin Rogers, Mrs. Clifford Benedict, 

Miss Hylah Hasbrouck and Mrs. Ralph Talcott. Mrs. 

Hansen is the former Ruth Pitcher. 

• Lt. Walter P. Schlagel received his discharge at 

Fort Dix. He entered the service Aug. 2, 1943 and 

trained as a bombardier at San Antonio, Texas. He was 

stationed at Clovis Army Air Base, New Mexico. He is 

now making his home near Warwick. 

• John S. Conklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 

Conklin of Bellvale Road, has left for New Orleans 

where he will get married. He was discharged from the 

Army after serving 18 months in the Air Force. He was 

once employed with the Lehigh and Hudson Railway in 

Town. 

FORTY YEARS AGO 

March 9, 1966 

• The Pulaski Fire Department will have a parade 

June 11 to celebrate their 30th anniversary. The planning 

committee includes: Albert Daubert, Joseph 

Barczak, John A. Hucko, Assistant Chief Alex Rogowski 

and general chairman; Louis Poloniak, Peter 

Bogdanski, Ralph Paffenroth, Vincent Rudinski, Joseph 

Purta, Conrad Morgiewicz, Sylvester Krasniewicz, 

Vincent Morgiewicz and Andrew J. Bogdanski Jr. 

• Congratulations to Miss Diane Skutnik, who is 

currently on the Dean’s List at the State University in 

Albany. A junior at the college, majoring in Spanish, 

Diane is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Skutnik 

of Pulaski Highway. 

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• The VFW Third Annual Fashion Show will be on 

March 31. Mrs. Richard B. Stage is Chairman of the 

Planning Committee, along with Mrs. Robert Schmick 

as Co-chairman. The committee members are Mrs. 

Kenneth Black, Jr., fashions; Mrs. Robert Feagles, commentary; 

Mrs. Phillip Demarest and Mrs. Theodore 

Jones, refreshments and Mrs. Vincent Lekoski, tickets. 

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO 

March 4, 1981 

• The Warwick Planning Board delayed final 

approvals of Homestead Village (former Card Farm) 

and the second phase of Senior Citizens Housing, 

known as Burt Farms, on Forester Ave. after the fire 

department said fire safety required a consolidation of 

the alarm systems and additional provisions for fire 

truck access. 

• Mrs. Sophie Sliwinski of Pulaski Highway celebrated 

her 75th birthday on Feb. 24. Her nieces, the 

Sliwinski girls, arranged a delightful surprise party for 

her, the previous Sunday, at the home of Stephanie 

Osczepinski 

• A field office of the Project Engineers, New York 

State - Dept. of Transportation, has located an office in 

the Green Bldg. on Main St. to begin work on the 

rebuilding of the Main St. Bridge. Traffic will be rerouted 

via Railroad Ave. and South St. while the work 

is being done. 

• The Warwick Town Police and Fire Dept. were 

called to Lloyd’s Shopping Center on Rte. 94 on Sunday 

night to check-out a bomb threat. None was found. 

• In the coming Greenwood Lake Village election 

this month for Mayor are incumbent, Ben Winstanley. 

Charles B. Barnes and Thomas G. Campbell were also 

on the ballot for the two-year term. For Trustee are 

Robert Langan, Richard M. Bellina and Peter A. Alessi 

for the two-year seat. 

TWELVE YEARS AGO 

March 9, 1994 

• The snow drifts were so bad in 1914 that rather 

than try to open the existing roads, new temporary 

roads were opened - going across empty fields. 

• Amanda Hoover of Warwick placed third in the 

Irish Rose Beauty Pageant held during Irish Day festivities 

on March 6 at Bear Mt. Inn. 

• The Supreme Court in Goshen upheld an Article 

78 litigation filed against the Town of Warwick 

Planning Board which on April 21, 1993, denied preliminary 

approval to Centennial Hills. They were asking 

approval of the proposed 252-lot subdivision on 

the 182 acre Kuperus farm at the intersection of 

County Rte. 1A, West St. Extension and Sandfordville 

Rd. The developer can now seek final approval from 

the Planning Board. 

• The Warwick Republican Committee will honor 

Helen Kelly at the fourth annual Champagne Brunch 

on March 20 at the Chateau Hathorn Inn. She is a former 

Greenwood Lake Citizen of the Year, the 1991 New 

York State Elks Mother of the Year, a former Orange 

County Citizen of the Year as well as Celt of the Year by 

the Greenwood Lake Gaelic Cultural Society. She is a 

Greenwood Lake Village Trustee and a former School 

Board President. Helen was widowed 11 years ago 

upon the death of her husband, Bill, a retired Captain 

in the New York City Police Dept. She has five children. 

• Three life-long residents are running unopposed 

for two – two-year Trustee seats in the Village of 

Florida – Marion Sicina for her second term and Albert 

Nowak for his eighth term. 

Culinary Class 

Junior Girl Scout Troop 582 

recently took a Culinary Class, 

at ShopRite in Warwick, 

taught by Chef Shawn. They 

learned about the nutritional 

and healthy values of Italian 

food while celebrating World 

Thinking Day 2006 for Girl 

Scouts around the World, earning 

their Thinking Day Patch 

and Lets Get Cooking 

Badge.

Airman Patrick Kelly Graduates 

from Basic Military Training 

Air Force Airman Patrick A. Kelly has graduated from 

basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San 

Antonio, Texas. 

During the six weeks of training, the airman studied 

the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs 

and courtesies; performed 

drill and ceremony marches, 

and received physical training, 

rifle marksmanship, 

field training exercises, and 

special training in human 

relations. 

In addition, airmen 

who complete basic training 

earn credits toward an associate 

degree through the 

Community College of the 

Air Force. 

Kelly is the son of 

Timothy Kelly of Warwick. 

The airman is a 2004 gradu- 

ate of Warwick Valley High 

School. 

Air Force Airman 

Patrick A. Kelly 

Lauren Massie Named 

to Dean’s List 

Lauren Massie, daughter of Paul and Donna Massie of 

Bellvale, was named to the Dean’s List for the 2005 fall 

semester at Lynchburg College, a private college in central 

Virginia enrolling 2,500 students in the professional, liberal 

arts and sciences, and graduate studies. 

Massie, a graduate of Warwick Valley High School, is a 

sophomore communication studies major at Lynchburg 

College. 

Luke Sattler Named to Dean’s List 

Hartwick College sophomore Luke Sattler of Warwick, 

son of Deborah and Edward Sattler, has been named to the 

2005 fall term Dean’s List at Hartwick. 

Inclusion on Hartwick’s Dean List is an indication of 

excellent academic work, including the completion of a full 

course load with at least a 3.5 grade point average based on 

a 4.0 scale. 

Sattler is majoring in Geology. At Hartwick, he has 

participated in Men’s Varsity Cross Country, Men’s Varsity 

Indoor Track & Field, Men’s Varsity Outdoor Track & Field, 

and Delta Delta G. Sattler is a graduate of Warwick Valley 

High School. 

Tutors are Needed for 

Literacy Volunteers 

Literacy Volunteers of Western Orange County 

(LVWOC) was able to infuse its program with over 20 new 

tutors at last fall’s training workshop. More tutors are 

needed, however, so a spring workshop has been scheduled. 

LVWOC improves lives through literacy. Adults who 

understand and speak English are taught to read and write 

the language. Adult speakers of other languages are taught 

to understand, speak, read and write English. 

The spring workshop includes a required ninetyminute 

orientation, an independent reading assignment 

prior to the conference and the two-day conference itself. 

Orientation will be held at the LVWOC office in the 

Southwinds Retirement Home at 70 Fulton Street in 

Middletown. Participants may choose between two sessions 

– Mon., Mar. 13 at 6:30 p.m. or Sat., Mar. 18 at 10 

a.m. Reading will be assigned at the orientation. 

The Literacy Conference will be held in the Polais 

Room of Southwinds on Sat., Apr. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

with continental breakfast and lunch provided; and Sun., 

Apr. 2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. with lunch provided. Anyone 

who is considering becoming a trained English tutor is 

urged to call LVWOC at 341-5460 or E-mail 

baclvwoc@warwick.net to pre-register—giving your name, 

telephone number and mailing address. If you can read, 

you can teach someone else how to read. 


Appreciating Life & 

the Compassion of Others 

By Lon & Rosita Tytell 

Take each day as a gift. Appreciate everything you 

have. Be positive. Keep your sense of humor. Have faith. 

These were some of the inspirational words which helped 

me and my wife improve through rehabilitation, since our 

car accident in early November. 

We are both very appreciative of the compassion 

shown to us by members of the Warwick community. 

These acts of kindness exemplify a line from the Jaycee 

Creed which reads, "Service to humanity is the best work of 

life." 

The immediate response from both the Warwick 

Volunteer Ambulance as well as the Warwick Fire 

Department was extraordinary. Using a machine called 

"The Jaws of Life," in addition to the strength of some 

wonderful people, my wife and I were extracted from our 

van and so happy to still be alive. I was transported to St. 

Anthony Community Hospital and my wife was taken to 

Good Samaritan Hospital. 

When I was again transported to the Hospital of Joint 

Diseases in NYC, I felt isolated, yet help was promptly provided 

to me. My wife underwent three surgeries at Good 

Samaritan and received assistance as well. Cards, phone 

calls, and telephone calling cards opened lines of communication 

for us. Visitors from the Warwick School System, 

Warwick Lions, Warwick Valley Dispatch, and the Warwick 

community boosted our spirits greatly. 

Our 19-year-old son at home was supplied with 

homemade and restaurant foods, our pets were not forgotten, 

volunteers from The Warwick Valley Dispatch cleaned 

our house, as well as professionals paid for by Park Avenue 

PTA. Members of the Warwick Lions invited our son to 

their homes for dinners, holidays, and special events. 

Personal matters were entrusted to very responsible, trusted 

people. 

The Park Avenue PTA arranged to transport our son 

when I eventually joined my wife at Northern Manor in 

Nanuet, after a brief stay at Campbell Hall and another trip 

back to NYC for a second surgery. 

Books, money, care packages, flowers, helped to cheer 

us. Visits by some of my second grade students and former 

students, lifted our spirits. Letters from students throughout 

the school system, as well as community members, 

gave inspiration. 

The time that people from the Warwick community 

took from their busy lives has been deeply appreciated by 

both of us. We are waiting for the moment we can walk 

unassisted, climb stairs again, bowl, and even dance. We 

have been encouraged by the therapists, doctors, nurses, 

aides, and the many friends we've made at Northern 

Manor and our local community who have spurred us on 

to do our best. 

We did not mention individual names for there have 

been many who have done so much to help us through this 

difficult time. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dombal 

Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary 

Audrey Granger and Stanley Dombal were united in 

marriage Feb. 24, 1946 at St. Stanislaus Church, Pine 

Island, NY. 

A 60th Wedding Anniversary celebration for the couple, 

hosted by their family, was held Feb. 25, 2006 at Ye Jolly 

Onion Inn in Pine Island. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dombal’s family includes three children: 

Jane Demberg and her husband, Gary, of Slate Hill; Jim 

Dombal and his wife, Marcia, of Gardnerville; and David 

Dombal of Arizona. "Nanna and Poppi" have two grandsons: 

Brian and Brett Dombal and two granddaughters by 

marriage: Andrea Gallagher and her husband, Bryan and 

Lara Demberg Cimino and her husband, Vinny. Audrey 

and Stanley Dombal have six great-grandchildren by marriage: 

Kyra, Aidan, and Jack Cimino, and Emma, Katie, 

and Ayva Gallagher. 

Two members of the original wedding party were 

present: best man, Walter Ptak of Fair Oaks and bridesmaid, 

Millie Sherlock of Middletown. Guests included 

many relatives and friends of the family who enjoyed sharing 

pictures and stories of Audrey and Stanley’s 60 years 

together. 

Stanley Dombal is retired from Dellwood 

Distributors, Inc. in Yonkers. He and Audrey Dombal were 

also produce growers in the rich black dirt area of New 

Hampton for over 50 years. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dombal are life-long members 

of the local community and have enjoyed their years 

together as members of the Middletown Elks and Farm 

Bureau Association. Their secret to a long marriage - lots of 

long hours working together and always finding time to 

have fun with friends and family. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dombal are life-long 

residents of the Pine Island Community. They 

were married in St. Stanislaus Church in Pine 

Island and have been "onion farmers" for over 

50 years. Audrey and Stanley, along with their 

children and grandchildren, have been part of 

all the Onion Harvest Festivals in Pine Island. 

Audrey has been an active member of the 

Poloniak Choir and the Pine Island Senior 

Citizens. 

Newly-Weds Audrey and Stanley 

with their wedding party.


Keeping Up-to-Date With Our Representatives 

Rep. Kelly Pushing for Open Space Funding 

for Orange County 

U.S. Representative Sue Kelly, Orange County 

Executive Edward A. Diana, and leaders of the Highlands 

Coalition met last week at the Sterling Forest Visitor Center 

to discuss their continuing efforts to obtain "Highlands 

Conservation Act" funding for open space preservation in 

Orange County and throughout the four-state Highlands 

region. 

The President's federal budget proposal last 

month included $2 million in conservation funding 

for the Highlands region that includes 

Warwick and much of New York's 19th 

Congressional District. The funds come as a result 

of the "Highlands Conservation Act" that Kelly 

and other Northeast members of Congress cosponsored 

into law in November 2004. 

The new law authorizes up to $10 million per 

year in federal funding for the Highlands region 

over 10 years. Most of the funding will be in the 

form of grants for land conservation partnership 

projects and open space purchases from willing 

sellers. The governors from Connecticut, New 

Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania jointly decide 

the priority projects for the region on an annual 

basis. 

Kelly is spearheading a bipartisan effort in the 

House of Representatives to protect and possibly 

increase the proposed $2 million in Highlands 

funding in the federal budget this year. 

Senator Urges PSC Chairman to Curb Orange & 

Rockland & United Water Rate Gauging 

Senator Thomas P. Morahan said that his efforts to get 

the Public Service Commission (PSC) to take a closer look 

at what he calls ‘utility company bullies’ has produced positive 

results. A week ago the Senator contacted PSC 

Celebrate Agricultural 

Literacy Day 

Celebrate National Agriculture Day on Mon., Mar. 20. 

In New York, this year’s theme is Agricultural Literacy and is 

being celebrated by reading the story "Extra Cheese Please! 

Mozzarella’s Journey from Cow to Pizza," by Chris Peterson 

to elementary students. "Extra Cheese Please" is a delightful 

picture book with photographs by Alvis Upitis. Under the 

guidance of Diana Lupinsky, Orange County’s Ag. in the 

Classroom Coordinator, volunteers are being asked to read 

this story to first, second, or third grade students. Assisting 

with recruitment of volunteers are Cornell Cooperative 

Extension Orange County staff. 

Orange County Farm Bureau is donating a copy of the 

book for each participating school library. The volunteers 

will visit classrooms, read the story and answer questions. 

School librarians are asked to participate. While Agriculture 

Literacy Day corresponds to National Agriculture Day, volunteers 

may visit classrooms throughout the week. If your 

school is interested in being involved, contact Diana 

Lupinsky at 845-344-1234 or email: ltj1@cornell.com. 

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Chairman William Flynn to express his outrage at 

announced double digit rate increases by Orange and 

Rockland and United Water. 

This week the Senator was notified that the PSC issued 

an order to United Water to defer increases until a proceeding 

is held on June 28. The Senator indicated that the 

fight to bring the rate hikes down would continue, and that 

he has placed on his Senate website an online petition 

which consumers who oppose the rate hikes can sign. The 

Carol Ash (from left), Eddie Diana, and Sue Kelly discuss open space plans 

while viewing a map of the Highlands region that includes Warwick. 

Senator plans to deliver all petitions to a PSC administrative 

hearing on O&R rate increases, which has been scheduled 

for Apr. 15 in New City. 

"I invite hardworking taxpayers in my district to go to 

my website, senatormorahan.com, where they can join the 

fight against unreasonable rate increases, by signing a petition, 

which I will personally present to PSC officials at the 

April 15th hearing," said the Senator. In addition, the 

Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt is sponsoring a contest 

for children in her Assembly district to serve as a 

"Legislator for a Day." The "Legislator for a Day" contest 

emphasizes the importance of civic participation and public 

service. "I encourage teachers to promote this contest to 

their students and use this as a springboard to engage them 

in discussing how young people can make a positive difference 

in the community," said Rabbitt. 

The winners of this essay contest will be 

Assemblywoman Rabbitt’s guests for a day in Albany where 

they will join her on the Floor of the Assembly during a 

state legislative session. Students in junior high school 

Senator is cosponsoring legislation in the Senate (S2763) 

which would require the PSC to consider the economic 

impact upon consumers of any major increase by a utility 

company. 

Rabbitt Supports Stronger Buster’s Law to Combat 

Criminal Use of Animals 

Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt is a supporter of a 

proposed bill, "Buster’s Bill II," which would make the use 

of animals in the commission of a crime a felony 

offense punishable by up to two years in prison. 

The bill, proposed by Assembly Republican 

Leader James N. Tedisco was drafted in response to 

recent news stories of puppies that were having 

their stomachs cut open and stuffed with heroin by 

Colombian drug lords, who then sent the animals 

to the United States. 

Assemblywoman Rabbitt called the incidents 

horrific and unconscionable. "It is beyond belief 

how an individual can do such a thing to an innocent 

and harmless animal," said Rabbitt. "The people 

responsible for this must be punished swiftly 

and harshly." The original Buster’s Bill, signed into 

law in 1998, created the crime of ‘aggravated cruelty 

to animals,’ which carries a prison term of up to 

two years. Before Buster’s Bill, animal cruelty 

resulted only in misdemeanor charges, if any 

charges were brought at all. 

"Buster’s Bill II is important because it goes a 

step further in punishing animal cruelty offenses, in 

turn acting as a deterrent to prevent crimes against animal’s 

altogether," said Rabbitt. She also noted that the FBI 

reports animal cruelty is a crime that often leads to other, 

more serious crimes against humans. "Serial killers like 

Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer had histories of abusing 

animals," she said. "If this isn’t enough reason to pass 

Busters Bill II, then I don’t know what is." 

Kids Get A Chance To Be ‘Legislator For A Day’ 

who reside in Rabbitt’s Assembly district which includes 

the towns of Goshen, Hamptonburgh, Monroe, Mount 

Hope, Ramapo, Tuxedo, Wallkill, and Warwick are eligible 

to apply for this contest. Applicants must submit an essay 

of no more than 250 words answering the question, "Why 

I want to be a ‘Legislator for a Day.’" 

Rabbitt will appoint an independent blue-ribbon 

panel of community leaders to review the applications and 

recommend two finalists who will be "Legislators for a 

Day." Please submit nominations by April 7 to Rabbitt’s 

office, 41 High Street, Goshen, NY 10924. For more information, 

call (845) 291-3631. 

Local Massage Therapist to Speak at 

State-Wide Convention 

Connie Wehmeyer, licensed massage therapist, clinically 

certified aromatherapy practitioner, and owner of 

Subtle Energies Holistic Health Center has been scheduled 

to speak at the New York State American Massage Therapy 

Association convention in White Plains, NY Apr. 28-30. 

She will be leading an eight hour class and lecture on 

"Using Aromatherapy in Your Massage Practice." This class 

will give students continuing education units. 

"My goal," states Connie, "is to help other massage 

therapists learn how to use true aromatherapy in their 

practice – using the correct pure essential oils combined 

properly and in a proper carrier. Using true aromatherapy 

in a massage practice will enhance the practitioner’s ability 

to help clients even more effectively than using massage 

alone (in most cases). 

When asked why she felt this was important, Ms. 

Wehmeyer cited that the synthetic products "called" aromatherapy 

often cause severe allergies and do not have any 

clinically proven redeeming factors. They can make the 

massage a ‘bad’ experience for a sensitive client. Also, she 

continued explaining that some firms, especially multilevel 

marketing firms, are more interested in selling the 

products rather than training people to be true aromatherapists. 

She adds, "This can potentially lead to problems 

for the client. I have, unfortunately, had to correct a couple 

of very serious problems caused by the misuse of aromatherapy 

oils by multi-level marketing people. I hope 

and strongly feel my presentation at the convention will 

help massage therapists better understand this beautiful 

science and art so they can recognize how to use it properly 

in their practice." 

As a Clinically Certified Aromatherapy Practitioner, 

Ms. Wehmeyer has passed the Jane Buckle Aromatherapy 

for Health Professionals program in which the students 

learn how to use aromatherapy in clinical settings such as 

hospitals. 

Connie is also the author of "Aromatherapy and the 5 

Elements" a book explaining how aromatherapy can be 

used in a Traditional Chinese Medicine environment. 

"I’m very excited about this opportunity to share my 

knowledge and experience with my peers. Aromatherapy 

and Massage are two very important disciplines in the 

future of complimentary medicine and the opportunity to 

share these two things I greatly love with others is very 

rewarding." 

Connie can be reached at Subtle Energies, 845-469- 

7162, for further information. Subtle Energies is located at 

1136 Kings Highway #4 in Chester between Sugar Loaf and 

Warwick in Lake Station Plaza. 

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

Contact The Dispatch editorial offices at 986-2216, 

or email: editor@wvdispatch.com

9th Grade 

High Honor Roll 

Casey Abribat, Bridget Allan, Harrison 

Angle, Dorothy Arner, Thomas Ballard, 

Denis Barden, Emily Barker, Grace Barlet, 

Nicole Barron, Sadie Barth, Siobhan 

Barton, Ryan Bauer, Christopher Bertsch, 

Anna Bisaro, Marina Bisaro, Ariana Blake, 

Kara Bonelli, Brittany Botta, Cecilie 

Braadt, Siobhan Brady, Kevin Brown, 

Vincent Calabrese, Thomas Casse, Joseph 

Catanzaro, Jr., Antoinette Cervone- 

Richards, Megan Chester, Emily Chu, 

Victoria Ciummo, Andrew Collora, 

Stephen Conklin, Chelsea Connelly, 

Megan Connolly, Cori-Lynne Connors, 

Megan Conroy, Emma Crone, Chelsea 

Curtin, Stephanie Cwalinski, Madison 

Davis, Victoria Debold, William 

Delehanty, David DeWan, Dominick 

Dinardo, Lisa Divenuta, Noelle Downing, 

Yvonne Dykstra, Imani Finn, Carl Fischer, 

Shelby Fisher, Ashley Fitzgerald, Julia 

Fitzgerald, Loren Fitzgibbon, Jonathan 

Fox, Brian Gallagher, Nicholas Givas, 

Kristen Gorczynski, Levi Gordon, Marlee 

Goska, Patrick Grady, Guy Graney, Haley 

Gray-Plaisted, Lucas Groneman, Mariah 

Grosso, Jessica Hanley, Thomas Hansen, 

Alysha Hedding, Arianna Henry, Lauren 

Henry, Chelsea Herr, Sophie Ann Hicks, 

Kelsey Hilley, Nathaniel Hintermeister, 

Robert Howell, Miller Huffman, Megan 

Huften, Brynn Hutchinson, Julian Isler- 

Stuart, Julie Jacques, Kristen Jados, Paul 

Jannicelli, Elizabeth Jensen, Alexa Joanow, 

Christopher Johnson, Luke Johnson, 

Patrick Kemp, Jedediah Kistner-Morris, 

Mariel Klein, Julian Kleinsasser, Wesley 

Kuch, Daniel Lapidus, Lawrence Lau, 

Kevin Leahy, Oliver Leech, Aliaksandr 

Leuchanka, Breeanna Little, Audrey 

Longfellow, Kathryn Lynch, Kaitlyn 

Maguire, Laura Mahr, Lindsay Malin, 

Brandon Martineson, Christian Martinez, 

Ruben Martino, Rebecca Mendez, Ryan 

Metzger, Annemarie Miles, Gregory Miller, 

Erika Mohrmann, Bryan Morgiewicz, Jake 

Morrison, Kim Naples, Emmett O'Brien, 

Marco Oros, Valentina Palladino, Kelly 

Paluszek, Taylor Payne, Benjamin Pearce, 

Anne Pennington, Jessica Peterson, Robert 

Rockwell, Colleen Rogan, James Rose, 

Miriam Ross-Hirsch, Michael Santalla, 

Alyssa Santana, Michael Savoia, Kimberly 

Schultz, Ashley Segal, Alessandra Snigur, 

Catherine Stage, Laura Stanhewicz, 

Rebecca Starer, Peter Stika, Eric Stranski, 

Zachary Sullivan, Joshua Tanis, Lindsay 

Theodore, Asher Trinler, Jamie VanDuzer, 

Gregory Victor, Danielle Waldron, 

Elizabeth Williamson, Jennifer Yung, and 

Gina Zappala. 

Honor Roll 

Adara Abrahamsen, Christine Adami, 

Timothy Adams, Stephanie Bastanza, 

Shernai Bentley, Bianca Blaikner, Coner 

Blaine, Bryant Chavez, Peter Chong, 

Jeanette Chwan, Nicholas Comas, Brittany 

Corneby, Amber Crandall, Olivia 

DeBlanco, Theodore Epidy, Mary Beth 

Eurich, Ariana Gatti, Jacqueline Geoghan, 

Brian Gregorio, Lucia Hamling, Christina 

Hedding, Natalie Hong, Daniel Johnson, 

Matthew Johnson, James Kelly, Rebecca 

Kenny, James Laiso, Alfred Lang, Eric 

Layton, Emily Loverchio, Gregory Maher, 

Christopher Mansfield, Sean McNamara, 

Sara Medina, Derek Mellina, Trent 

Messina, Lindsay Moore, Lisa Negron, 

Benjamin Petersen, Stephen Peterson, 

Joseph Pfaffenberger, Michael Phillips, 

Sara Racchi, Sarah Rawson, Edward 

Romero, Karen Rutherford, Rachel Sander, 

Jonathan Santiago, Kaitlyn Sardo, John 

Scheinert, David Schell, John Schroeder, 

Jessica Sidoti, Bryant Smith, Anthony 

Triola, Elizabeth Vargas, Laura Walter, and 

Caitlin Waters. 


Warwick Valley High School Honor Roll 

10th Grade 


Michele Adams, Erik Adler, Ryan 

Amore, Mark Annunziato, Julie Armagost, 

Esther Barth, Amanda Brasier, Hannah 

Buckbee, Vincent Cannavale, Alyssa 

Capiaghi, Kristen Casse, Lauren Cassidy, 

Kylie Cespedes, Amy Connors, Lindsay 

Cosner, Laketha Costello, Clarissa Cupero, 

David Dagnone, Chelsea Evanyke, Erin 

Florkiewicz, Steven Florkiewicz, Thomas 

Fone, Devin Franklin, Joseph Gabor, 

Anthony Giannone, Samantha Giarratano, 

Larissa Gluszak, Anna Greenblatt, 

Alexander Gregorio, Thomas Groneman, 

Kayleigh Harrington, Andrew Hawkins, 

Rory Hayes, Brendan Henne, Michael 

Huchital, Dylan Hull, James Hurley, Jr, 

William Hutchison, Ross Imbrie, Christina 

Iwanow, Katherine Janes, Howard Joress, 

David Keene, Tara Kelly, Thomas Kimball, 

Andrew Kleinman, Vreneli Kleinsasser, 

Anders Korn, Steven Krell, Rachel Krieger, 

Helen Larkin, Matthew Laroe, John 

LoForese, Colleen 

Long, Joseph 

Mackey III, 

E l i z a b e t h 

Malocsay, Chelsea 

Marmor, Erin 

Martin, Charlotte McGill, Megan 

McGrath, Jennifer Menge, Samantha 

Metzger, Henry Milburn III, Lauren 

Morgiewicz, Corinne Nowak, James 

Opper, Lucas Paez, Victoria Pennings, 

Claire Pettit, Daniel Pregiato, Daniel Prial, 

Breann Quackenbush, Carly Ramos, Drew 

Schafer, David Schermerhorn, Karl 

Schnabl, Kristen Schork, Lindsey 

Scoppetta, Alexander Serbetzian, Anya 

Settle, Emily Shields, Kelsey Simmons, Asia 

Smith, Elliott Smith, Samuel Smith, Caitlin 

Straut, Samantha Sullivan, Raafay Syed, 

Beau Thompson, Jessica Troxell, Rebecca 

Van Der Jagt, Kaitlyn VanWoudenberg, 

Christine Westphal, Katie Wilson, Kyle 

Woodhall, and Derek Zimmerman. 

Honor Roll 

Bradford Ackerman, Kimberley 

Andersen, Matthew Bakker, Jillian 

Barbuto, Malcolm Boone, Benjamin 

Brunjes, Kerianne Cantelmo, Michelle 

Cardenas, Christine Cattani, Brittney 

Ciccone, Meredith Clavin-Marquet, James 

Colgan, Alyssa Colomba, Maria Costello, 

Jonathan Cronin, Matthew Culkin, 

Stephanie Day, Marissa DiMartino, Ilya 

Doumanoff, Kyra Frosini, Dean Gieger, 

Rebecca Gottfried, Megan Grogan, Jessica 

Gurda, Bryan Hague, Nicholas Horton, 

Frank Imperato, William Jackson, 

Matthew Johnson, Brendan Joyce, Kelly 

Kettenring, Shawn Killeen, Lauren Kohler, 

Daniel Kokulak, John Kolesar III, Christine 

Krasinski, Ryan LaMarca, Meghan 

Lamontagne, Orlando Loewenthal, Caitlin 

Lynch, Michael Maier, Matthew 

McCormick, Daniel McManus, Shannon 

McSwegan, Stephanie Milhaven, Kathryn 

Miller, Thomas Mindnich, Jean Murphy, 

Jormarie Nogue, Lianne Panzironi, 

Katherine Pitney, Amanda Pittinger, 

Alexandra Riedel, Joel Samuels, Matthew 

Schenk, Laura Shannon, Annie Stubeck, 

Yuriana Torreblanca, Kourtney Vanleuvan- 

Monroe, and Luke Yount. 

11th Grade 


Michael Arbuco, Christopher 

Augustyni, Erik Barlow-Layne, Matthew 

Bellantone, Melissa Berman, Jessica 

Bertollo, Robert Blanco, James Boyce, Jr., 

Jorge Braadt, Elliott Brooks, Nannearl 

Brown, Alexander Brozdowski, Katharine 

Buckley, Andrew Burke, Kevin Casciotta, 

Second Marking Period 

Elise Chwan, Laura Conklin, Tara 

Connelly, Thomas Cronin, Taylor Curtin, 

Ashley DeJesus, Kevin Doyle, Reid Duke, 

Shannon Farrell, Catilin Feldner, Sarah 

Ferguson, Samuel Ferrec, Peter Fiduccia, 

Michaela Frazier, Jesse Fuca, Sarah Fugate, 

Kieran Gannon, Lauren Garofalo, Valerie 

Gillotin, Allyson Gruberth, Kimberly 

Gurda, Sarah Harrison, Mary Hennessy, 

Clare Herceg, Dylan Herr, Erik Hilley, 

Gregory Hodgson, Rachel Hoffman, 

Hannah Holmes, Richard Huften, Brittany 

Jacks, Danielle Janiak, Kelly Johnson, 

Taylor Johnson, Patrick Jones, Fabian 

Justiniano, David Kempinger, Timothy 

Kolesar, Nicholas Korn, Rachel 

Lamontagne, Andrew Leahy, Natallia 

Leuchanka, Michael Linkens, Heidi 

Loewenthal, Nicholas Longfellow, Michael 

Ludwig, Amelia Lupinetti, Anna Makoujy, 

George Markt, Kaitlyn Mc Cloy, Chelsey 

McLeod, Cassandra Mehl, Matthew 

Melasky, Jason Meroni, Brielle Messina, 

Emily Moore, Colleen Moran, Tara Moser, 

Jenna Murphy, Thomas Naples, Elizabeth 

Neaverth, Jenna 

Parrillo, Kristen 

Peluso, Kevin Pink, 

Terence Prial, Callie 

Quinn, Catherine 

Raleigh, Daniel 

Rappaport, Blake-Kristen Riedel, Brian 

Rogan, Brian Romanczyk, Faye Rossi, 

Marissa Santalla, Timothy Sattler, 

Stephanie Savoia, Nicholas Schiavo, Kelly 

Schroeder, Nia Sciarretta, Tanya Shoock, 

Anna Singer, Elizabeth Skinner, Emily 

Smith, Jeffrey Smith, Laura Smith, Jennifer 

Specht, Jason Spiegel, Elizabeth Stephan, 

Jonathan Stogner, Cara Sullivan, 

Alexandra Tapalla, Anne-Laure Theall, 

Daniel Tobin, Lara Tomich, Jamie Troxell, 

Robert Valentine, Michelle VanTieghem, 

Erica Volpe, Andre Walker Upshur, 

Christopher Walsh, Ashley Watson, Anne 

Weslowski, Crisanne Wilken, Shannon 

Witte, and Nicole Wynn. 

Honor Roll 

Joseph Briggs, Charity Buckbee, 

Hayley Cass, Benedict Catanzaro, 

Christina Cervone, Anna Ciappa, John 

Collora, Michael Curry, Seth Dale, James 

Davies, Elliott DeCesare, David Drexler, 

Stephanie Fisher, Gianna Fratto, Leigh- 

Ann Freccia, Kathleen Garro, Jennifer 

Gregory, Andrew Grosso, Joseph Hagen, 

Luke Hagen, Jessie Hall, Alyssa Hart, 

Devon Henry, Kristopher Hicks, Raechel 

Horowitz, Rachael Ignaszak, Heather Itjen, 

Scott Lemin, Kevin Long, Madeline Lynch, 

Kayleigh Maher, Nicole Marshall, David 

Martine III, Julio Martinez, Michael 

Milano, Diana Murphy, Jon Michael 

Osestad, Brittney Phelan, Tyler Reynolds, 

Jill Rhein, Brittany Roche, Chelsea Roman, 

Megan Rose, Kristan Rowan, Amy 

Rutherford, John Sala, Allyssa Santoru, 

Thomas Schick, Scott Schleiff, Stephen 

Schork, Heather Schrepel, Hemangi Shah, 

Matthew Stranski, Ryan Unick, Jorel 

Vargas, Johnathan Vega, Mary Welch, 

Rachel Zarrell, and Johnna Zimmerman. 

12th Grade 


Kathryn Adams, Talya Aji, Blake 

Alberts, Ryan Alberts, Olivia Andreas, 

Evrim Araz, Anna Maria Arias, Kara 

Arnowitz, Brian Bakelaar, Larissa Barbaro, 

Regina Barlet, Jessica Belmont, Samuel 

Bennett, Samantha Bisaro, Katelin Blaine, 

Robert Blaskovich, Alicia Bourne, Taylor 

Brady, Patrick Brown, Colleen Cameron, 

Robert Cantelmo, Jr., Nicole Careccia, 

Zachary Celizic, Mollie Celnick, Jonathan 

Cervone-Richards, Maria Cevallos, Gill 

Chowdhury, Brianna Ciccone, Leland 

Colburn, Kelly Colby, Kevin Colomba, 

Kristin Conklin, Jenna Coogan, Nicolas 

D'Ancona, Ryan Darcey, Ashlee Davis, Lexi 

DeFrancisco, Katharine DeLaunay, Dylan 

Depice, Nicole DeRoberts, Erika DeWan, 

Megan Dragonette, Eliese Dykstra, Scott 

Einhorn, Iris Fernandez, Aron Fersko- 

Weiss, Jillian Fitzgibbon, Richard 

Fivehouse, Terrence Fox, Conor Franklin, 

Andrew Freilich, Jonathan Gabor, Cailin 

Gallagher, Daniel Gallagher, Patrick 

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Kevin Geidel, Benjamin Gerstner, Matthew 

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Margaret Graham, Eric Granwehr, Gerald 

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Roxanne Holmes, Jared Horowitz, Warren 

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Benjamin Hutchison, Anna Jachymiak, 

Sabrina Jennings, Lauren Johnson, 

Thomas Johnson, Courtney Kates, Emily 

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Kovack, Matthew Krauze, Amy Krieger, 

Jocelyn Lederman, Samuel Lee, Austin 

Leech, Conner Leech, Katherine Linkens, 

Laura LoForese, Kathleen Logothetis, 

Megan Lombardo, Danielle Lopez, Ellen 

Mackey, Steven Maggio, Michael 

Marchese, Michael Mark, Samantha Jo 

Marra, Alicia Marrie, Daniel Mazzella, 

William McCormick, Arlo Meier, Danielle 

Mellina, Megan Metzger, Christopher 

Miles, Robert Monahan, Rebecca Mutz, 

Britany Napolitano, Kathleen Ngai, 

Andrew Nicolella, Elizabeth O'Connor, 

Caitlin Osborne, Meghan Ottochian, 

Ashley Pajak, Kendra Peters, Lonni 

Petersen, Emma Petrucci, Haley Rawson, 

Andrew Reighard, Chelsea Reil, Kaitlin 

Rodriguez, Alana Rome, Evan Rotar, 

Aislinn Ryan, Jacquelyn Sagaas, Leyla 

Saghafi, Stephen Scarpulla, Austin Schafer, 

Kelly Schenk, Robert Schick, Michael 

Segal, Joseph Siccardi, Derin Spector, Anna 

Stanhewicz, Joanna Stein, Joseph 

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Thiessen, Joseph Tomczak, Jared Treanor, 

Jamie VanDerMolen, Kyle VanDerPlaat, 

Lisa VanEerde, Laurie Vieldhouse, Jeremy 

Vogt, Kristi Webster, Paul Welsh, Lindsey 

Wiltse, Holly Wright, Marina Wright, Dana 

Zicchino, and Kathryn Zwickl. 

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Amanda Annunziato, Jennifer Ascienzo, 

Jenielle Balkowski, Ashley Ballard, Bradley 

Barlow, William Barrick, Jennifer Benedict, 

Joseph Bertsch, Robert Blake, Tara Boyle, 

Corissa Bundenthal, Nicole Burton, 

Michael Conklin, Alissa Defini, Shannon 

DeFreese, Eric Doucette, Jon Durieux, Jr., 

James Fitzgerald, Stephanie Fox, Lauren 

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Thomas Gruber, Matthew Guerrido, 

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Jared Mayer, Joseph McCarthy, Kelly 

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Amanda Morgiewicz, Jamal Morris, Frank 

Mulzet, Jr., Jill Nolan, Krystal O'Keefe, 

Claire O'Mara, Annie Parodi, John Peruso, 

Elizabeth Rand, Dana Regan, Kyle Regan, 

Donald Rock, Kyle Sather, Paul Scuderi, 

Nicholas Shields, Nicholas Sobiech, Kelli 

Taylor, Michael Villarosa, Nicole Wagoner, 

Matthew Wilson, Priska Wilson, William 

Woytkiw, and Evan Wyler. 

Congratulations!


Boys Track Strikes Again At Eastern States Championships 

By Mike Potter 

On Tues., Feb. 28, the Warwick Valley Boys Track 

and Field team traveled to the historic 168th Street 

Armory in New York City to compete in the Eastern 

States Championships, which gathers all of the finest 

Indoor Track and Field programs on the east coast 

from Maryland to Maine. Yet again, many fine performances 

were turned in by the hard working men in 

purple. The charge was lead by the boys' 4x800 meter 

relay team, which took home first place in a school 

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New Jersey, which had the third fastest time in the 

Nation going in. This mark is also currently the fourth 

fastest relay in the United States. 

The team was lead-off by senior Mike "Boom 

Boom" Segal in a great race of 2:00.5 to get the stick to 

the best sprinter in Section 9 Pat Gallagher who 

regained the lead with a personal best of 1:57.3. Junior 

Tim Kolesar handled his leg perfectly with a 2:00.4 performance 

to get the stick to All-American Mike Mark 

who took home the gold anchoring the relay with a time 

of 1:54.9. Look for this relay team to take home the gold 

in next weeks State Championship at Cornell. In other 

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action, Jesse "Hurdle Man" Fuca ran a time of 7.76 to 

make the effort his second best of the season as he 

proved to be among one of the finest hurdlers on the 

east coast. The boys Distance Medley Relay team of 

Jerry Greenlaw, Frank Pfaffenberger, Brad Ackerman, 

and Terrence Prial ran a tremendous time of 10:41.4 and 

placed 16th overall. The 4x400 meter relay team of Jesse 

Fuca, Pat Gallagher, Andy Grosso, and Brad Ackerman 

also performed well. Stay tuned for next weeks article to 

see how the Wildcats fared at the State Championships! 

Warwick’s Optimized-Energy Out Scores Cutting Edge 

On Fri., Feb. 17, teams from the Orange County 

Soccer League for Women’s Recreational Soccer played 

one another in Washingtonville. Optimized-Energy, 

located in Warwick, defeated Cutting Edge of 

Montgomery, 5 – 0. Cutting Edge had many shots on 

goal, but was not able to connect with any of them. 

Jennifer "Wilson" Callan and Lisa Brodsky played 

well defensively, but it wasn't enough to stop the 

Optimized-Energy offensive line. Cutting Edge would 

like to thank Jen Erbeck, Vanessa Bisone and Dolly 

Conklin, all from The Copper Bottom, for helping field 

a team. 

Optimized-Energy’s goals were scored by Laura 

Farley and Sarah Farina. Optimized-Energy would like 

to thank Jess Eichele from Keltic House, who played a 

great game in goal, and Bridgette O’Dell, from Copper 

Bottom, for helping field a team. 

Sweet Thoughts from Washingtonville beat The 

Copper Bottom of Florida, 4 – 0. Sweet Thoughts’ goals 

were scored by Beth Van Pelt and Donna Squillante with 

two goals each. Callahan & Nannini of Blooming 

Grove defeated Schlesinger’s of New Windsor, 6 – 1. 

Callahan & Nannini’s goals were scored by Victoria 

Fleming, Courtney Pagliaro, and Gina Dudgeon. There 

was excellent goal keeping by Jennifer Thompson. 

Keltic House, located in Fishkill outscored 

Halligan's Public House from Warwick, 7 – 0. Keltic 

House’s, Rachel Boccard, scored the first goal in the first 

half. Marie Cassels led the game with four goals and Jess 

Eichele and Heather Lodini each scored one goal. Jessie 

Nelson played an excellent game in goal. Keltic House 

welcomed back Adrienne Davet had been out the past 

few weeks. 

Halligan's Public House was missing players 

because of injuries and other commitments, so the players 

who could make it had to step up to the plate and try 

new positions. They played an excellent game. One key 

person that was out with an injury was goalie, Diana 

Piascik. Janet Toborg filled in, even though she had not 

played goalie since Youth Soccer League. Stacy 

Fitzgerald, Inga Helseth, Jen Disy and Sarah Franklin 

were constantly hammering shots at the opponent’s 

goal, but were unfortunate in connecting. 

On Fri., Feb. 24, Schlesinger’s beat Halligan’s Public 

House, 6 -2. Jen Disy and Sarah Franklin scored one 

goal each for Halligan's with assists by Inga Helseth and 

Maureen Connolly. Excellent defense was played by 

Janet Toborg, Karen Fringuello and Melissa Nicks. 

Schlesinger’s goals were scored by Erin Larkin with 3, 

Susan Waddell, Hope Buck, and Sue Schuler added one 

a piece. Teri Johnson played an excellent game in goal. 

Schlesinger’s players played a great game. 

The Copper Bottom out-scored the Cutting Edge, 2 

– 1. The first goal for The Copper Bottom was scored by 

Jess Eichele, subbing in from the Schlesinger's team, in 

the first quarter by an assist from Brigette O'Dell. The 

second goal was scored by Marianne Cummings in the 

second quarter, assisted by Jacy Smith's throw in. 

Cutting Edge scored in the second half, but The 

Copper Bottom was able to hold them to capture their 

first win of the season. Ann Conway did a tremendous 

job defending the goal, and defenders Vanessa Dow and 

Linda Dolansky had a great game constantly beating 

Cutting Edge to the ball first. 

Sweet Thoughts, located in Washingtonville, beat 

Optimized-Energy, from Warwick, 3 – 2. Sweet 

Thoughts’ goals were scored by Cathy Thompson. 

Special thanks to Kathy Roberts and Teri Johnson, from 

the Schlesinger's, for playing for Sweet Thoughts and 

Lesa Anonta, from Cutting Edge, for playing with 

Optimized-Energy. 

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Aislinn Ryan added an Indoor Track state championship 

to her incredible resume of victories as she outran 

Lindsey Ferguson of Saratoga Springs to win the 3K in 

9:44.53 on Saturday at Cornell University’s Barton Hall 

Senior girls from Warwick Valley High School Track Team at their last 

indoor meet are: (from left to right) Anna Maria Arias, Katelin Blaine, 

Alicia Bourne, Samantha Grady, Kaitlyn Hurley, and Aislinn Ryan. 

facility. Ryan followed a rather slow pace for 600m before 

taking the lead. Ryan passed the 1600m mark in 5:13.2 then 

increased the pace and ran away running the last 800m 

2:31.4. Ryan’s margin of victory was 16 seconds. Ryan now 

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By Gregory Sirico 

Warwick Senior Football standout Bill 

McCormick will take his athletic and academic 

talents to Reneselear Polytechnic 

Institute (RPI) in upstate New York, where he 

will continue his education as an Industrial 

Engineer major at the highly acclaimed engineering 

school. Bill was a standout Special 

Teams’ player, Tight End and Linebacker for 

the Warwick Football Team. He received the 

Special Teams’ MVP his senior season and 

impressed RPI Head Coach Joe King enough 

to offer him a spot in their football program. 

Bill is on pace to graduate in the top 99% 

of his class (he currently ranks two out of 340), but will be 

in contention for the position of Valedictorian as the sen- 


Aislinn Ryan Wins State 3K Title 

McCormick to Play Football at RPI 

Senior Gridder Awarded Academic Scholarship 

Bill McCormick 

indoor and outdoor 3K championships. "I was more nervous 

than I’ve ever been before a race because Lindsey is 

such a strong runner. I expected her to go out fast but when 

she didn’t I just relaxed and ran my race." When Ryan is 

running her race, she is very hard to beat. Later the 3200m 

relay team of Kristen Peluso, Tori Pennings, Ryan and 

Samantha Grady raced to second place in 

9:25.77. Peluso lead off in 2:23.8 with 

Pennings running a strong 2:20.0 second 

leg. Ryan moved into third leg to try to 

make up ground on Suffern but the 

Mounties adjusted with their ace Kara 

McKenna on third leg and the lead was 

only cut by four meters as Ryan clocked 

2:16.6. Grady anchored to seal second 

place in 2:24.5. Grady has run nearly identical 

times on anchor twice in the last 

week giving credence to the idea that she 

can come through in tough situations. 

Also placing for the team was Karen 

Adami in the pole vault. Adami has 

jumped consistently for the last two years 

at 9’6" but on Saturday cleared 10’, then 

10’ 3" for a personal record. 

Earlier in the week the girls traveled 

to the 168th Street Armory to compete in 

the Eastern States championship. The 

Distance Medley Relay team of Pennings, 

1200m 3:45.8, Claire Pettit, 400m 59.4, Peluso, 800m 2:21.1 

and Ryan 1600m 4:52.8 placed second in 11:59.93. This is 

the third fastest time run for the relay in the country so far 

this year. Later, Adami jumped 9’ in the pole vault and the 

3200m relay team of Lillian Greibesland, 2:25.7, Grady 

2:28.5, Kaitlyn Hurley 2:36.0 and Celilie Braadt 2:27.1 ran 

ior year comes to a close. Bill is a NYSPH- 

SAA Scholar/Athlete team award winner, 

Future Business Leaders of America member, 

Weight Room Wall of Fame member and 

Presidential Award winner for physical fitness. 

He is also a recipient of the RPI Medal 

Scholarship in the amount of $60,000. The 

scholarship is awarded by RPI for exceptional 

math and science accomplishments and is 

a tremendous credit to his hard work 

throughout his scholastic academic career. 

RPI uses the scholarship to attract the 

nation’s top prep students to continue their 

education in engineering at Reneselear 

Polytechnic Institute. Bill is the son of Nancy and Bill 

McCormick; he has two sisters, Katie, 15 and Kelly 10. 

Flying Circus Vaulters Sweep State Vault 

The big Purple Flying Circus pole vault team swept the 

New York State girls pole vault championships at Cornell 

University on Sat., March 4, winning first, second, third 

and fifth place medals and advancing all girls to this week’s 

National Pole Vault Championships on Friday and 

Saturday at the Armory. 

Ashlee Atwell took home the gold with a seasonal best 

of 11’3" followed by Jillian Gold at 11’0" for silver, 

Stephanie Duffy at 11’0" for silver, Stephanie Duffy at 11’0" 

for bronze and Karen Adami at 10’3" seasonal best for bronze. 

Junior Ben Catanzaro jumped 12’6" and senior, Ryan 

Darcey will both compete on Saturday at Nationals with 

13’6" seasonal bests for the Flying Circus. Clubmate Danny 

Allen, with a 14’0" clearance will join them for the final 

Indoor Meet of the season. Congratulations to all on a 

great State Meet. 

Komorowski Rides to Gold 

The Middle School Pole Vault Championships concluded 

with big jumps at the final day of Big Air as eighth 

grader, Jared Komorowski rode his pacer fiber glass pole to 

10’6" followed Gina Lasaladra of a personal best of 9’9" 

and Reid Wilson winning the seventh grade division at 

9’3". Colin Lindsay vaulted 8’3" for fourth place overall, 

followed by long jump/sprint star, Phil Wilson (8’3"), Steve 

Curry (7’6") and Kevin Marion at 7’6". The pole vault now 

moves outdoors this spring with the coming of boys and 

girls middle school track in mid-March. 

Leahey Wins Girls Vault 

Eighth grade distance running star, Kayla Leahey 

vaulted to 8’8" personal best to win the Middle School 

Division on the final day. Jillian Sir also jumped 8’2" and 

there will be a pole vault summer camp for girls on June 

26-27 for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced vaulters 

and a boys camp on June 28-29 at The Warwick Center. 

Contact Coach St. Lawrence (294-6085) for details. 

New Poles Coming 

Special thanks go out to all the sponsors at our Vault- 

A-Thon for new poles, for the Middle School Team. The 

new poles will arrive in two weeks. 

JV Hockey Shuts-Out 

Orange County West 

By Kristin Conklin 

On Sat., Mar. 4, Warwick’s Junior Varsity Hockey Team 

played Orange County West (OCW) in Newburgh. In the 

first minutes of play Warwick player Scott Sicina shot and 

scored with an assist by Alex Loughrey. Warwick made 

several attempts to score but OCW's goalie made some 

great saves. 

With about seven minutes of play left Warwick's player 

Brendan Doyle scored an unassisted goal making the 

score 2 - 0. Warwick out-shot OCW 35 to 10. This game 

marks the second shut-out for Warwick's Rookie Goalie, 

Stephen Conklin and makes Warwick's record 8-6 and 2. 

9:57.5 overall. It was a great week of track and field for the 

team. The season will end this weekend at the Armory as 

the SMR and DMR teams run on Friday, the 4x 1-mile runs 

Saturday and the 3200m relay plus Aislinn Ryan in the 2mile 

run on Sunday. Come on down to the Armory this 

weekend and see if the team can break three school records. 

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were filed with the Secretary of State of New 

York (SSNY) on 01/23/06. 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, 126 Evan Road, 

Warwick, New York 10990. Purpose: For any 

lawful purpose. 

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Notice of Formation of BOWLER’S 

EDGE, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability 

Company (LLC). Articles of Organization 

filed with Secretary of State of NY on 

12/23/05. 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, P.O. Box 143, Chester, 

New York 10918. Purpose: to engage in any 

lawful act or activity. 

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ITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 3 

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Organization were filed with the Secretary 

of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/22/05. 

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, One Shiney Court, Monroe, New York 

10950. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 

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ITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 

SBSJJS REALTY LLC. Articles of 

Organization were filed with the Secretary 

of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/24/05. 

The latest date of dissolution is 12/31/2024. 

Office location: Orange County. SSNY has 


whom process against it may be served. 

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the 

LLC, c/o Sandra G. Sciortino, Esq., Post 

Office Box 1003, Goshen, New York 10924. 

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 

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ITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 616 

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were filed with the Secretary of State of New 

York (SSNY) on 02/13/06. The latest date of 

dissolution is 12/31/2099. 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, 29 Van Buren 

Drive, Suite 102, Monroe, New York 10950. 

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 

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ABOUT HOME IMPROVEMENTS, LLC. 

Articles of Organization were filed with the 

Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 

02/16/06. 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 c/o Franco Cangianiello, 536 Silver 

Lake Scotchtown Road, Middletown, New 

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an office in Orange County, filed Articles of 

Organization with the Secretary of State of 

New York (SSNY) on 2/7/05. The SSNY has 


whom process against it may be served. The 

LLC address to which the SSNY shall mail 

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process is 32 Station Road, Salisbury Mills, 

New York 12577. The purpose of the LLC is 

to engage in any lawful act or activity for 

which limited liability companies may be 

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT 

MEETING OF THE WARWICK VALLEY 

CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ORANGE 

COUNTY, NEW YORK 

The Board of Trustees of the Albert 

Wisner Public Library, 2 Colonial Avenue, 

Warwick, Orange County, New York, HERE- 

BY GIVES NOTICE that for Library purposes, 

a Special District Meeting of the qualified 

voters of the Warwick Valley Central 

School District will be held at the Albert 

Wisner Public Library, 2 Colonial Avenue, 

Warwick, New York on the 4th day April, 

2006, beginning at 10:00 AM, prevailing 

time, to vote upon the propositions hereinafter 

set forth. Polls for the purpose of voting 

will be kept open between the hours of 

10:00 AM to 9:00 PM prevailing time. 

LIBRARY TAX LEVY PROPOSITION 

That for the fiscal year July 1, 2006 - 

June 30, 2007, the Board of Education of 

Warwick Valley Central School District, 

Orange County, New York, shall be authorized 

to levy taxes on the taxable real property 

of said School District for the Albert 

Wisner Public Library, in the amount of 

$753,615. 

A copy of the July 1, 2006 - June 30, 

2007 Albert Wisner Public Library budget 

will be available at the Albert Wisner Public 

Library, 2 Colonial Avenue, Warwick, New 

York,for a period of fourteen (14) days prior 

to said School District Meeting. 

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES 

That pursuant to § 260 of the 

Education Law, Library Trustees will be 

elected at said Special District Meeting. 

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN, 

that a special informational meeting of the 

qualified voters of said School District will 

be held at the Albert Wisner Public Library, 

2 Colonial Avenue, Warwick, New York, on 

the 21st day, March, 2006, at 7:00 PM prevailing 

time, to consider the Library Tax 

Levy Proposition to be submitted at the 

aforesaid Special District Meeting. 


that pursuant to § 2014 of the Education 

Law, personal registration of voters is 

required, and no person shall be entitled to 

vote at said Special District Meeting whose 

name does not appear on the register of said 

School District or who does not register as 

hereafter provided, except a person who is 

otherwise qualified to vote and is registered 

under provisions of Article V of the Election 

Law. The Board of Registration shall prepare 

a register for said Special District Meeting, 

except that the register prepared for the last 

Annual Meeting or Election shall be used as 

the basis therefore and shall include all persons 

who shall have presented themselves 

personally for registration thereat, and also, 

all persons who shall have been previously 

registered hereunder for any Annual or 

Special District Meeting or Election and 

who shall have voted at any Annual or 

Special District Meeting or Election held or 

conducted at any time within four (4) years 

prior to the preparation of said year registered. 


that walk-in registration will be available at 

the office of the School District Clerk, West 

Street Extension, Warwick, New York, 

Monday through Friday, excluding School 

District holidays from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 

prevailing time. 

The register prepared pursuant to § 

2414 of the Education Law shall be filed in 

the office of the School District Clerk, West 

Street Extension, Warwick, New York, and 

will be open for inspection by any qualified 

voter in the district on each of the five (5) 

days prior to the date set for the Special 

District Meeting (excluding Saturdays and 

Sundays) between the hours of 9:00 AM and 

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NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBEY GIVEN, 

that applications for absentee ballots may be 

applied for at the Albert Wisner Public 

Library. Absentee ballots shall be provided 

in accordance with the policy for Absentee 

Ballot Voting Guidelines available at the 

office of the School District Clerk. Any such 

application must be received by the Albert 

Wisner Public Library at least seven (7) days 

before the date of the aforesaid Special 

District Meeting if the ballot is to be mailed 

to the voter or the day before such Special 

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home office. Hours may 

increase. Call Ruth 258- 

2589. 

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CLASSIFIEDS 

Call 986-2216 • Deadline 12 Noon Fridays 

Help Wanted 

SALES PROFESSIONAL 

WANTED - Motivated, selfmanaged. 

Flexible hours. 

Warwick retail store. Details: 

Call 201-560-9797. 

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District Meeting, if the ballot is to be delivered 

personally to the voter. A list of all persons 

to whom Absentee Ballots shall have 

been issued shall be available for public 

inspection in the office of the Albert Wisner 

Public Library not less than five (5) days 

prior to the day that the Special District 

Meeting (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) 

during regular office hours until the date of 

the aforesaid Special District Meeting. In 

addition, said lists shall also be posted con- 

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 

Dispatch Classifieds 

$12 for 12 lines and 65¢ each 

additional line 

Reduce 

Reuse 

Recycle 

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Wanted 

CARS, TRUCKS, METALS 

– Need auto parts? Call 

Specht’s 986-1052. Reg. dlr. 

7092957. 

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Advertising Representative 

Wanted 

Part time position 

If you are creative, motivated, enjoy meeting 

people,and have some sales experience this may 

be the position for you. 

Salary plus commission. Call the Warwick 

Dispatch at 986-2216 to schedule an interview, or 

e-mail to ads@wvdispatch.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 

Cooking with John Moultrie – will 

feature Chili – beef & vegetarian on Wed., 

Mar. 8, 6 p.m. at the Florida Library. Space 

is limited – call 651-7659. 

Lenten Luncheon – at the Warwick 

Methodist Church, corner of Forester Ave. 

& Rte. 17A on Wed., Mar. 8, 12 noon – 1 

p.m. Cost: $6. In case of inclement weather, 

listen to WTBQ radio. 

Lenten Revival Evening Preaching 

Series – on Wed. Mar. 8, 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. 

Movie Night ‘Grizzly Man’ - at the 

Tuscan Café, 5 _ South St. in Warwick on 

Wed., Mar. 8, 8 p.m. For more information 

call 987-2050. 

THURSDAY, MARCH 9 

Storytelling – theme is wolves by the 

Black Dirt Storytelling Guild on Thurs., 

Mar. 9, 7:30 p.m. at the Florida Library. Tell 

a story or just listen. For more information 

call 651-7659. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 10 

Fish Dinner - sponsored by the 

Warwick Knights of Columbus, St. 

Edward's Hall (located behind St. Edward's 

Church), Main St., Florida, Fri., Mar. 10, 5 - 

7 p.m. Cost: $10; children 4-14, $5 (includes 

appetizer, entree, beverage, dessert & coffee). 

Reservations not necessary but recommended. 

For more info., call 651-9171. 

Legal Notices 

spicuously at the place of the voting during 

the hours of such Special District Meeting. 

Dated:Warwick, New York 

January 31, 2006 

By Order of the Trustees of the Albert 

Wisner Public Library, Warwick, New York 

Donna Lee Applegate, President 

2-8,22, 3-8,22-t4 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE 

ANNUAL ELECTION of Offices of the 

Village of Florida shall take place at the 

Senior Citizen’s Center, located at the rear of 

the Village Hall, 33 South Main Street in 

said Village on the 21st day of March 2006 

between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 

p.m. and the following officers shall be elected 

for the terms indicated: 

One (1) Mayor (1) Two Year Term 

James R. Pawliczek, Sr. – 11 Highview 


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

Turkey/Salmon Dinner – with the fixings 

at the Raymond Hose Co. No. 2, 200 

West St. on Fri., Mar. 10, 4 – 8 p.m. (continuous 

seating). Take out available. Adults, 

$12 ($15 at door); children (5-12), $5 ($8 at 

door); seniors (65 +), $10 ($13 at door). 

For tickets, call 986-4644. 

"Voluntary Simplicity" – discussion 

with Pat Kenshaft & Fred Chichester, by 

Learning for Self Reliance: A Learning 

Community for Local & World 

Sustainability on Fri., Mar. 10, 7 p.m. at the 

Baby Grand Café, 7 West St. in Warwick. 


SATURDAY, MARCH 11 

Afternoon Free Concert Series – with 

Chrissy Roberts, Contemporary American 

Blues on Sat., Mar. 11, 2 – 5 p.m. at the 

Warwick Valley Winery, 114 Little York Rd. 

For more information, call 258-6055. 

Blood Drive – sponsored by the 

Goodwill Hook & Ladder Auxiliary on Sat., 

Mar. 11, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at Station 1 

Firehouse off Forester Ave. 

Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner – on 

Sat., Mar. 11, 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Florida 

Presbyterian Church, 1 N. Main St. Cost: 

adults, $12; seniors, $8; children 4 -10, $5; 

and under 3 - free. Includes beverage & 

choice of dessert. For advance tickets call 

651-7450. Tickets are also available at the door. 

Defensive Driving Course – hosted by 

Seely & Durland, Inc. on Sat., Mar. 11, 9 

a.m. – 3 p.m. at Warwick Town Hall. Cost: 

Avenue, Florida, NY 10921 

Edward Mythen – 138 North Main 

Street, Florida, NY 10921 

Two (2) Trustees (2) Two Year Terms 

Thomas Fuller, 21 Scanlon Avenue, 

Florida, New York 

Thomas Chevrier, 9 Werner Heights, 

Florida, New York 

Gloria M. McAndrews 

Village Clerk 

Village of Florida 

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the 

Planning Board of the Town of Warwick will 

hold a Public Hearing on March 15, 2006 at 

7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter 

can be heard, at the Town Hall, 132 Kings 

Highway, Warwick, New York, on the appli- 

$37. For more info., call 986-1177. 

Latin Dance Class – on Sat., Mar. 11, 7 

– 9 p.m. at the Warwick Valley Community 

Center, 11 Hamilton Ave. in Warwick. Cost: 

$35 per couple. Singles are also welcome. 

For more information, call 987-1770. 

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance - sponsored 

by the Greenwood Lake Gaelic 

Cultural Society on Sat., Mar. 11, 8 p.m. – 

12 p.m. at the Greenwood Lake American 

Legion Hall on Lakes Rd. Honoring Bridget 

Clarke as "2006 Celt of the Year." Music by 

the Irish Rovers. Tickets: $25 & include 

dinner, coffee, tea & dessert. Cash bar available. 


Teen Advisory Group – meets at the 

Florida Library on Sat., Mar. 11, 1 p.m. for 

teens interested in planning future programs 

for the Library. Stay for a special program 

at 2 p.m.: Make Your Own Pizza. 

SUNDAY, MARCH 12 

Afternoon Free Concert Series – with 

Steve Vecchiotti, Acoustic Americana Blues 

on Sun., Mar. 12, 2 – 5 p.m. at the Warwick 

Valley Winery, 114 Little York Rd. For more 

information, call 258-6055. 

Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner 

–hosted by the Hudson Valley Polonaise 

Society, Inc. on Sun., Mar. 12, 12 noon – 4 

p.m., at the Polish Legion of American 

Veterans (PLAV) Hall in Pine Island. 

Tickets: adults, $10; seniors, $9; children, 

$5 (5 – 12); and 5 & under, free. For reservations, 

call 986-4509. 

cation of Javic, LLC c/o Dr. Appel for the 

application for modified site plan approval 

and special use permit for the construction 

and use of a site plan modification, permitting 

a proposed Daycare Facility, situated on 

tax parcel S 44 B 1 L 80.2; project located on 

the northern side of Ronald Reagan Blvd., 

200 feet west of Wisner Road, in the OI 

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 

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the 

Planning Board of the Town of Warwick will 

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Rt. 94 Warwick 

MONDAY, MARCH 13 

Project Graduation Meeting - parents 

of seniors at Warwick Valley H.S. are needed 

to help raise funds for Project 

Graduation 2006, an All-Night Drug & 

Alcohol-Free Graduation Party. Meeting 

starts at 7:30 p.m. on Mon., Mar. 13. For 

more information call 986-0362 or email: 

mconklin@warwick.net. 

TUESDAY, MARCH 14 

"Casinos & You" – a free informational 

forum on how one proposed casino in the 

Catskills could affect Orange County traffic 

& other issues. Tues., Mar. 14, 7 p.m., 

Harness Racing Museum, 240 Main St. in 

Goshen. For more information, call 212- 

203-2921 or email: 

suzannemsawyer@msn.com. 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 

Care Giver Support Group – sponsored 

by Bon Secours Schervier Pavilion 

Adult Day Care, Medical Model on Wed., 

Mar. 15, 5 – 6 p.m. at Schervier Pavilion, 

Adult Day Care Room. For more info., call 

987-5764. 

Lenten Luncheon – at the Warwick 

Methodist Church, corner of Forester Ave. 

& Rte. 17A on Wed., Mar. 15, 12 noon – 1 

p.m. Cost: $6. In case of inclement weather, 

listen to WTBQ radio. 

Lenten Revival Evening Preaching 

Series – on Wed. Mar. 15, 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. 

WE “ CLICK ” 

WITH OUR 

CUSTOMERS!! 


hold a Public Hearing on March 15, 2006 at 

7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter 

can be heard, at the Town Hall, 132 Kings 

Highway, Warwick, New York, on the application 

of Alan House for the application for 

final approval of a proposed 16-lot subdivision; 

located on tax parcel S 27 B 1 L 14.52, 

along the westerly side of Big Island Road 

approximately 200± feet northerly of intersection 

with County Route 1, in the RU 

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 

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You deserve quality. 

Where can you find it? 

St. Anthony Community Hospital 

Commitment to Excellence and Quality 

With our growth comes a commitment to advancing 

our level of care and to continuing to provide 

excellence in healthcare. 

As the healthcare needs of our community continue 

to grow, so does St. Anthony Community Hospital. 

Investment in the Community 

St. Anthony Community Hospital recently opened a 

new multi-million dollar Women's Imaging Center, 

in Warwick, NY, featuring the latest generation in 

Digital Mammography, Stereotactic Breast Biopsy 

and Digital Bone Densitometry. 

In the works are plans for a $9.5 million 

modernization project slated to double the capacity 

of the emergency room and construct a new 

endoscopy and same day services unit. 

Reflection of our Mission 

At St. Anthony Community Hospital, delivering and 

maintaining the highest levels of care and quality 

doesn’t happen by chance. Always at the forefront in 

Patient Satisfaction, we are the recipient of 21 

National Patient Satisfaction Awards over the last 

three years. In addition we have received 

recognition from numerous national and state 

agencies. 

Proof of our commitment to quality is our caring 

staff meeting the needs of those we serve. 

We believe our community deserves no less. 

Quality 

When and where you need it. 


• Prenatal and Obstetrical Services 

• Medical Care 

• Emergency Department 

• Surgical Services 

• Diagnostic Care 

• Acute Care 

• Outpatient Services 

• Community Wellness Programs 

• Support Groups 

MOUNT ALVERNO CENTER 

• NYS Certified Adult Home 

• Licensed Assisted Living Program 

• Respite Care 

SCHERVIER PAVILION 

• Short and Long Term Skilled Nursing Care 

• Day-At-A-Time Adult Day Health Care 

• Rehabilitation Services 

• Social and Health Related Services 


MOUNT ALVERNO CENTER • SCHERVIER PAVILION 


15 Maple Avenue, Warwick, NY • 845-986-2276 • www.StAnthonyCommunityHosp.org 

Bon Secours Charity Health System serves: Rockland, Orange, and Sullivan Counties in NY, Northern Bergen, 

Sussex and Passaic Counties in NJ and Pike County in PA and includes: Bon Secours Community Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital 

Good Samaritan Home Care Mount Alverno Center Adult Home Schervier Pavilion Nursing & Rehab Center St. Anthony Community Hospital

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