School Budget Results (unofficial):
Wallkill, Pine Bush, Valley Central, Newburgh, Marlboro, Highland
PB, Wallkill OK budgets; VC budget defeatedBoth the Wallkill Central and Pine Bush Central school districts’ 2013-2014 budget proposals passed on Tuesday while the Valley Central School District’s spending plan was defeated. According to unofficial results, Valley Central’s $92.4 million spending plan was defeated by a vote of 2,207 to 2,062. Full article |
Health care for the homelessA new health care facility brings vital care to the homeless and shelter-bound in the City of Newburgh. “Today, we officially open Harper Health,” said Linda Muller, CEO and president of the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center, speaking before a gathering of about 60 people at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. Full article |
Marlboro school budget failsThe voters in Marlborough shot down the 2013-14 school budget of $50,441,631 by a vote of 1,266 to 734. Through months of work and many revisions, the District arrived at next year’s budget that is $2.5 million decrease from the current budget. Full article. |
Lady Vikings tune up for Section IX playValley Central’s Cindy Connoly was vying for her third no-hitter this season Friday, May 17, but Newburgh’s Kristen Steele drilled a two-out single through middle of the infield in the bottom of the seventh to spoil a perfect game. Full article |
Morales, Frontera winners at BroadwayMartin Morales is a former Newburgh resident who now lives in the Catskill community of Fleischmanns. Morales is also a runner, and he did forget how to get around Newburgh’s streets very quickly.Read full article. |
Huskies beaten in MHAL semifinalIt was their first MHAL playoff appearance in about a decade, and Highland’s baseball team worked a 2-2 tie with FDR until the the Presidents scorched the Huskies for six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.Read full article. |
Chamber series reaches grand finaleThe Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series concludes its 25th season, Sunday, with a performance of the Simon String Quartet performing works of Schubert, Janáček and Beethoven.Read full article. |
Titus project takes a step forwardThe Shawangunk Town Board voted last week to grant cluster approval for a 31-lot subdivision located on 25 acres off Buena Vista Avenue. The development, spearheaded by Lee Titus, has been hampered by wetlands located on the property. With the recent updating of DEC wetland maps, some of the proposed homes and lots are now within the 100 foot buffer required by the DEC. |
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