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ONESDALE, PA — It was former mayor Jack Bishop who introduced the topic that must not be discussed. Speaking during the citizen input segment of the April 11 Honesdale borough council meeting, he urged swift action by the council to make final the dismissal of a police officer suspended from duty without pay since the December incident when he allegedly failed to respond to a call for backup.

Bishop’s comments were immediately followed by those of former councilperson Harry DeVries, who asked why the procedure surrounding an officer’s suspension should take precedence over facts compelling it. Saying that this is a case in litigation pending against the borough’s police department, he urged the council to let a court decide the officer’s fate.

To many spectators, remarks by both men were mystifying. The unnamed officer’s suspension and dismissal had, to date, been discussed only in council executive sessions. Little information was released to the public, although in late December, Scranton and Honesdale newspapers reported (then) Council President James Brennan saying that Sergeant Keith Colombo had been dismissed from the borough police force.

The current council refused again to discuss the matter, citing attorney advice with regard to pending litigation.

Asked after the meeting for clarification, Police Chief Rick Southerton confirmed that Bishop and DeVries had been referring to the suspension and subsequent dismissal of Sergeant Keith Colombo. The police union is grieving

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Colombo’s suspension, on grounds that improper procedure was followed.

At the time of Colombo’s suspension, there were only three full-time borough officers and Southerton, a working officer as well as chief of police. Since then, there have been only two full-time officers and Southerton, supplemented by about a dozen part-time officers recruited from neighboring forces.

But that number has been insufficient to meet the demands of 24/7 policing of the borough and neighboring townships.

Southerton told the council that the borough is routinely called to handle incidents at Walmart and KMart malls in Texas Township, which is served by state police but has no police force of its own.

It is likewise regularly called to handle incidents in Dyberry Township, which also relies solely on thinly stretched state police patrols.

Regional policing, a concept being explored by Southerton and the council, could be the answer. But, in remarks made after the meeting, Southerton said his experience has been that outlying townships are often either unable or unwilling to assume the cost of a dedicated police force, relying instead on the combination of state and borough police to serve their peace-officer needs.

To meet that growing need, the council voted to hire two new part-time officers, beginning April 12, at a salary of $15 per hour.

A stopgap measure at best, the hiring of part-time officers does not address the long-term challenges facing a borough that encompasses rural, urban and Continued on page 5

CURRENTS: Sustainable foraging

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Beauty and the Beast and more

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ONTICELLO, NY — Austin-Michael Komat (The Beast) wasn’t concerned about frightening seven-month-old Cheyenne during a “Beauty and the Beast” pre-show meet and greet because “she’s my niece,” he explained to

the crowd.

They were part of the scene at a Monticello High School student performance of the musical on April 10. For Jonathan Fox’s take on the show, and more goings on in the region, turn to page 16.

SPANNING 2 STATES, 4 COUNTIES, AND A RIVER THAT UNITES US

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By LINDA DROLLINGER

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IN BRIEF

TRR photo by Fritz Mayer

Maria Alvarez, executive director of the New York Statewide Senior Action Council, addressed the audience of about 60, with Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther and Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy Buck listening.

Another push for single payer

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ONTICELLO, NY — It’s been widely reported that Sullivan County has the second least healthy population in the state, and part of the cause is a lack of access to affordable healthcare. While Obamacare has improved the situation somewhat, there are still too many people who can’t afford premiums or co-pays.

According to most members on a panel of experts who gathered at the Ted Stroebele Community Center in Monticello on April 9, the healthcare picture in the county would be greatly improved if the state passed the New York Health Act. The act, which would create a statewide, universal, single-payer healthcare system, was passed by the Assembly last year, but so far the Senate has declined to vote on the legislation.

If the state were to pass the law, the county government would save millions of dollars in Medicaid payments every year, and the cost of providing healthcare to county employees and pensioners would be greatly reduced.

Gail Myers, deputy director of the Statewide Senior Action Council (SSAC) repeated an oft-reported figure that if the act should pass, the state will save $45 billion in healthcare costs in the first year alone.

There was only one person on the panel who did not necessarily buy into that rosy projection. Dr. Gerard Galarneau, the CEO of Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC), said that the devil is in the details, but he promised no matter what shape healthcare takes in the future, CRMC would be ready and willing to serve county residents.

The rest of the panel, which included Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, herself a registered nurse, and various other professionals, were convinced that the health of the state’s population would improve, care would be better and costs would be lower if the plan were passed.

Maria Alvarez, executive director of SSAC, said medical debt is responsible for the largest share of bankruptcies in the country, and if the act were passed, those bankruptcies would fade away in New York State.

Under the act, healthcare would be paid by a progressively graduated payroll tax, split 80%-20% between employer and employee respectively, or 100% to those who are self employed, but payments would be lower than those currently being paid.

A lobbying day is planned in Albany on May 10 to show support for the legislation. Go to www.nysenior.org or call 800/333-4374 for more information.

Gunther cosponsors GMO law

Sullivan Pride Awards announced

MONTICELLO, NY — Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther has cosponsored legislation that would require labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in New York State. “Assembly member Gunther showed real leadership by standing up for the right of New Yorkers to know whether the food we feed our families is genetically engineered,” said Alex Beauchamp, Northeast Region director at Food & Water Watch (FWW) on April 8. “It’s time for her colleagues in the Assembly and the Senate to follow suit and pass GMO labeling into law now.”

According to FWW, “An overwhelming majority of Americans—over 90% in many polls—want GMOs to be labeled.” If the bill passed, New York would be the fourth state, following Vermont, Connecticut and Maine, to pass a law to require labeling. Gunther’s announcement comes less than a month after a rally in Albany where 250 attendees from around the state flooded the capitol to demand their right to know what’s in their food.

“They say you are what you eat,” Gunther said. “It’s important to pass this legislation so that we know what is in the food that we are eating.” The New York bill now has 75 cosponsors in the state Assembly and 29 cosponsors in the Senate.

MONTICELLO, NY — The Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 25 years of honoring individuals as the pride of their community. The 25th Anniversary Pride Awards Gala, to be held on Sunday, May 15 at the Villa Roma Resort, will honor five individuals from throughout Sullivan County for their community involvement and their contributions to the economic development in the county.

“This is an opportunity for everyone in Sullivan County to participate in this process. It is the way to honor people throughout Sullivan County that wouldn’t normally get recognized, but these individuals deserve the most prestigious recognition,” said Cathy Paty, president/CEO of the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce.

The 2016 Pride Award Winners are: 25th Silver Anniversary Award—Les Kristt, Kristt Kelly Office Systems; Business Person of the Year—Franklin Trapp, Forestburgh Playhouse; Distinguished Achievement Award—Dr. Gerard Galarneau, CRMC; Distinguished Service Award—Jeff Siegel, Spencer Daniel’s Agency; Young Emerging Leader—Evan and Brynn Allees, Pickled Owl (Gastropub).

Delaware Water Gap gets trail grant BUSHKILL, PA — The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DWG) was awarded $20,625 from the 2016 Active Trails grant program. The grant will be used to conduct the “Active Adventures: Find your Path to Wellness” program in 2016. The program will be carried out by the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) in Dingmans Ferry.

The DWG is one of 25 national parks selected to receive a 2016 Active Trails Grant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks. Now in its eighth year, the Active Trails program supports healthy living by getting people out and active in national parks through projects promoting recreation and exercise. Since 2008, the National Park Foundation has granted more than $3.35 million through its Active Trails program. As of early 2015, Active Trails has engaged more than 12,000 volunteers and 740 project partners.

Through this grant, PEEC will partner with expert teachers in Tai Chi, yoga, meditation and mindfulness to teach introductory programs and bring active lifestyle programs to the Park.

Bill would prohibit pay for officials serving on boards HARRISBURG, PA — State Rep. Ryan A. Bizzarro introduced legislation on April 11 that would remove perceived conflicts of interest for public officials and employees serving on corporate or non-profit boards outside of government service, by prohibiting them from receiving any salary or compensation for serving on such boards. The official or employee still would be permitted to receive reimbursement for actual expenses that are provided to other board members.

“Pennsylvanians whose taxes pay the salaries and other compensation of elected officials and public employees expect those individuals to be responsive to their needs, not to special interests or other private groups,” Bizzarro said. “Unfortunately, the growing influence of money in our elections and government has made the wealthiest voices the loudest and the ones with the most influence and access to government officials in Harrisburg.

“We, as public servants, have an obligation to our constituents to ensure that we are just as responsive to the needs of Pennsylvanians and their families, as we are to a corporation or special interest group.”

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THE RIVER REPORTER

Decree Party Principals listen, but audience questions comprehension

By LAURIE RAMIE

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AWLEY, PA — When the next document to govern flows from New York City’s Delaware Basin Reservoir System is unveiled on June 1, “expect it to look much the same as 2015,” Delaware River Master Robert Mason Jr. told a crowd of 130 who had largely turned out to advocate for meaningful changes.

The Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) Regulated Flows Advisory Committee (RFAC) met April 5 in the same Lake Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center upper basin location where they last convened on December.

3, 2015, but with a significant difference regarding what had been a source of complaint four months ago.

This time, the committee’s environmental agency staff members brought to the table four out of the five 1954 U.S. Supreme Decree Party Principals who are responsible for negotiating terms of the Flexible Flows Management Plan (FFMP), compared to none last time. Any revisions to the FFMP require unanimous consent from the four basin states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and the City of New York, represented by the five principals.

Mid-way between three presentations and a public comment period dubbed a

“listening session” with the Decree Party Principals, the Delaware River Master, who is based at the USGS office in Reston, VA gave an update on where the negotiations stand “as talks for the 2016 agreement are nearing an end.”

Mason reported that the Decree Parties “have met 19 times in the last 18 months” to prepare for the current FFMP’s expiration on May 31, but said to expect no significant amendments to the plan, which has been extended on an interim basis every year since 2011.

He attributed the decision-makers’ inability to agree on any major plan revisions to “differences of opinions and priorities, since they represent different constituencies. I can tell you they listen.”

The Delaware Watershed Conservation Coalition, represented by Jeff Skelding from Friends of the Upper Delaware River and Garth Pettinger from Trout Unlimited, said with some frustration that “our wish list of what we’d like to see in the new plan hasn’t changed much because neither has the plan.”

The core of their 2016 “Fair Share Request” urges immediate adoption of three interim procedures to address aquatic habitat concerns in the Upper Delaware River, specifically by providing mechanisms for thermal stress relief during high-water-temperature events, gradual

ramp-downs of directed releases, and a more equitable distribution of water releases from the Cannonsville, Pepacton and Neversink reservoirs.

Skelding displayed a graph depicting how the water flow in the West Branch of the Delaware River took a nosedive from about 750 cubic feet per second to 100 cfs in one 24-hour period, which ironically occurred on the opening day of trout season in New York State.

“When we talk about yo-yo impacts, this happened in the normal course of an FFMP release. None of us can understand how this possibly happened,” he said.

Pettinger acknowledged the challenge of obtaining unanimity among the parties, but said that the effect of this negotiation deadlock is causing “preventable damage to the region’s ecology and economy.”

Eldred resident Dr. Peter Kolesar of the Columbia University Water Center, reiterating calls for a thermal relief protocal, suggested that the interim proposals are statistically calibrated, conservative and put no entities at risk.

“We have a system that needs to improve and people who can’t agree on a structure to do it. It’s just stupid and everyone in this room knows it. You haven’t refuted our analyses but have either rejected or ignored our proposals. How do you justify not acting on it?” he shouted.

TRR photo by Laurie Ramie

Decree Party Principals who participated in the listening session on April 5 were Dr. David Wunsch, State of Delaware, left; Daniel Kennedy, State of New Jersey; Paul Rush, New York City; and Kelly Heffner, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; joined by Delaware River Master Robert Mason Jr. from the U.S. Geological Survey and DRBC’s Regulated Flows Advisory Committee Chairperson Hoss Liaghat from the PA Department of Environmental Protection.

New Jersey has declined to consider any individual proposals such as those regarding yo-yos or water temperatures until its demands for a larger revision of the system are met. When it was time for the Decree Party Principals to speak, Daniel Kennedy of New Jersey said, “I came here from a perspective that I believe everybody can win. I take no personal pride in being perceived as part of the problem.” But he re-emphasized New Jersey’s position that “we’re not interested in negotiating niche, small solutions.”

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River panel okays NYC hydro support

By DAVID HULSE

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ARROWSBURG, NY — Fred Peckham offered grudging support on April 7 as the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) approved a letter of support to Congress, backing New York City’s effort to extend its permit to build a hydroelectric generator at the Cannonsville Dam. The two-year permit, issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is set to expire in May without largely unprecedented Congressional action to extend it. Preliminary work had begun last summer when workers drilling test borings below the dam tapped into an aquifer, prompting concerns about a possible breach. The city’s proposed extension was approved by the House on March 16, but the Senate has yet to take up the legislation.

To forward its case with Congress, the city is seeking the support of governments and agencies in the affected area.

As a result, two New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) officials to UDC’s March meeting. It was only the NYCDEP’s second appearance at a UDC meeting in 28 years, despite frequent past UDC requests on various issues.

UDC Chair Peckham, a Lordville resident, has been a frequent critic of city reservoir management policies.

“This is typical of New York City. They want a 10-year extension of something they didn’t want in the first place.

Then, when everybody forgets about it…” he said.

“I’m voting to agree to this [letter] because the Town [of Hancock] did, but it doesn’t hold New York City responsible,” he said.

Peckham’s comment related to uncertain city policy

about the 14.08-MW hydroelectric station. Once said to be too costly to be feasible, the $72 million hydro effort had more recently been included in the city’s carbon emissions reduction plan, but in March NYCDEP admitted that new engineering studies will be needed to determine how increased costs will impact plans.

The only opposing vote on the letter came from Town of Delaware delegate Harold Roeder, noting that anglers, who could be affected by increased water temperatures, had not been asked for comment.

Another proposed letter, this one to PennDOT regarding repairs to the closed Skinners Falls Bridge, was tabled after the Damascus Township supervisors appeared at the meeting with questions.

Supervisors Chair Steve Adams wanted to press PennDOT to increase the bridge’s weight limit from four to seven tons, and noted that a clearance bar, designed to keep heavy truck traffic off, needs to be high enough to allow ambulance access. “It’s an active area for emergency responses,” he added.

Peckham felt that going from the four- to seven-ton weight limit would cost more and take longer. Emergency repairs are now scheduled to be completed by August 29.

Peckham directed UDC Executive Director Laurie Ramie to query PennDOT about the change at the upcoming May 18 annual meeting of the NY-PA Interstate Bridge Commission.

National Park Service Superintendent Kris Heister recommended that Damascus should not wait for the May meeting, but frame its own letter to PennDOT now.

“That bridge needs to be open as soon as possible,” said Berlin Township delegate Al Henry.

In other business, Heister reported on the “Every Kid in a Park,” campaign, part of this year’s NPS Centennial plans, which will bring programs on the Delaware & Hudson Canal to local elementary TRR photo by David Hulse schools. With the exception of Steve Tambini, executive Shohola, “We’ve got every el- director of the Delaware River ementary school in the valley Basin Commission, is pictured taking part.” The programs at the April 7 meeting of the will be held on May 4, 5 and Upper Delaware Council.

6 and again on May 11, 12 and As a follow-up to the April 5 meeting of the Regulated 13.

Starting in June, the NPS Flows Advisory Committee Centennial will be celebrated meeting, Tambini presented with a segmented 100-mile a slideshow history of paddle, from Hancock down- Delaware’s flow regulation. river, terminating 30 miles inside the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

The trip will be segmented by town/township, and the NPS is seeking local guides to paddle along for each segment. The journey is scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 4, and continue on various dates throughout the boating season. Canoes and transportation will be provided for the local guides, and there will be buses for the public taking part. For more information about NPS programs, call 570/685-4871.

[Look for more information on the 2016 NPS Centennial activities in the river valley in The River Reporter’s Explore the Scenic Byway special section this May.]

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Pike seeks heroin solutions How to search your kid’s room

By DAVID HULSE

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ILFORD, PA — Catholic Social Services last week reported that of 244 drug and alcohol treatment episodes it dealt with in Pike County last year, the largest segment, 87 (36%) of them, were related to heroin use. Incidents involving beer (23%) and marijuana (20%) ranked second and third.

Officials say many of those episodes are deadly, but there is no centralized data because Pike has no hospital and its emergency cases go to hospitals in surrounding counties and states. “Too often I hear from families who have lost children,” said Commissioners Chair Matt Osterberg, who has been pressing for increased public awareness while increasing treatment opportunities through the county’s justice system.

Jill Gamboni of the Child Death Review Team of Pike County on April 6 reported that Pennsylvania now leads the nation in the overdose deaths of young people between the ages of 12 and 25.

Again last week, the commissioners’

agenda provided a platform for the announcement of two upcoming public programs. New on the agenda is the “interactive mock bedroom” being sponsored by the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug and Alcohol Commission for parents on Thursday, May 5. Spokesman Rob Mikulski said the setting, staged at the Atlantic Behavioral Health Office at 111 E. Catherine St., “will be your typical teenage bedroom,” and the focus will be “commonly used drugs as well as various methods used to conceal drugs and drug paraphernalia.”

The free program will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and no prior registration is required.

Gamboni is also the local director of “The Reality Tour,” a site-specific licensed drug prevention program that was researched and purchased through the Child Death Review Team. In addition to reviewing deaths, the team is charged with the task of devising ways to prevent future deaths in Pike County.

The Reality Tour is designed for students ages 10 thru 18 to attend with their parents. The three-hour program con-

sists of six dramatic scenes: peer pressure scene, arrest scene, overdose scene, jail scene, ER scene and funeral scene.

They’re followed by a talk with a recovering addict and a local law enforcement officer. At the conclusion of the program, the audience will view a prevention DVD and leave with an exit package that contains local and national drug prevention resources. Reality Tour dates are April 28 and May 19, both at the Milford Bible Church For more about the mock bedroom, call 570/421-1960. For registration or more about the Reality Tour, visit www.pikepa. org/Commissioners/RealityTour.html, or call Gamboni at 570/390-9102.

In related business, the commissioners announced Pike’s participation in an intermediate punishment program through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency which provides a $180,000 grant to address drug and alcohol issues. The grant will fund the creation of a new probation officer position to deal exclusively with level 3 and 4 offenders in those areas.

TRR photo by David Hulse

Michael Sullivan, executive director of the Pike County Economic Development Authority (EDA) and Cindy DeFebo, director of Pike County Workforce Development, appeared at the county commissioners’ April 6 meeting to announce that the 65 slots available for employers at the upcoming April 15 “Working Pike” job fair have been filled. “We have concentrated on getting employers and now we have to concentrate on getting the word out to the unemployed and under-employed,” Sullivan said. The fair will be held at Best Western at Hunts Landing, at 120 Route 6 in Matamoras, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information call Tammy Savarese at the EDA, 570/296-7332.

Commissioner Rich Caridi said the program allows someone in need to maintain a job and home. “We’re trying to keep the family unit together.”

In other business, the commissioners announced the annual Commissioners’ Fishing Derby will be held at Lily Pond from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on April 30.

Budget brings big change to STAR Rebate program

By FRITZ MAYER

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LBANY, NY — As part of the budget deal passed

by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature on April 2, the School Tax Relief (STAR) Rebate Program will undergo a significant change this year.

For new homeowners or for homeowners moving from one house to another, instead of getting the rebate up front when paying property taxes, residents will instead receive a tax credit to deduct from their state income tax payments.

Language in Cuomo’s budget plan said, “The STAR program is simplified by transforming the exemption into a refundable personal income tax credit, allowing school districts to collect revenue without having to wait for reimbursement from the state.”

Some lawmakers said the change would be tantamount to dismantling the popular tax-exemption program, and tried to launch a program to halt it, but it was approved as part of the budget process.

Under the STAR Rebate program the first $30,000 worth of home’s value is exempt from school taxes, and for homeowners who are 65 or older the first $60,000 worth of value is exempt. The program is open to all homeowners who earn less than $500,000 per year. Now, for homeowners who are eligible and who are already signed up for the STAR Rebate, there will be no change, but newcomers who are eligible will have to wait for the bonus until they file their state taxes to see the savings.

This will save school districts from handing out the savings first, then waiting to be reimbursed by the state.

The program costs the state an estimated $3 billion per

year. The typical savings for a homeowner is a few hundred dollars per dear.

Cuomo had also sought to halt the increase on the amount of STAR Rebates by capping them at this year’s rate, but the Senate and Assembly refused to go along, and so now the increase in rebates in the program is limited to 2%, the same amount as the cap on school district budgets.

State officials have said the changes will save the state some $180 million per year, but officials don’t plan to change the amount of rebates going out, and it’s not clear where the savings will come from.

Beginning with 2011-12 school tax bills, the savings resulting from the Basic or Enhanced STAR exemptions were limited to a 2% increase over the prior year.

Dental costs for county jail: $35,000

By FRITZ MAYER

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ONTICELLO, NY — Due to the fact that six of the nine Sullivan County legislators are still rather new to the task, sometimes questions arise because county obligations and the relationship between the county and the state may come as a surprise to some legislators.

Such was the case at a meeting at the government center on April 7, when legislators were asked to approve $35,000 for a contract between the county and an organization named Dental Trust, to provide dental services for inmates at the Sullivan County Jail.

Legislator Joe Perrelli asked, “Do we get reimbursed for the inmates? What if someone here goes to jail, you don’t have a license, insurance, whatever, you get into a fight, a tooth gets knocked out. You go to a dentist, he fixes your tooth. Who pays for that? Would I have to pay for that?”

The answer was that when a person is in the custody of the county jail, the county is responsible for the inmate’s health and wellbeing.

Perrello persevered and added, “What about root canal?”

With regard to recovering the money from the state, another legislator asked of jail administrator Hal Smith, “We could ask, couldn’t we, Hal?”

It stated on the resolution to sign the contract that dental care is a state requirement, but Smith answered with a deadpan, “Yeah, go for it,” although the laughs in the room clearly indicated that most understood there is no way any state officials would agree to such a request.

County Manager Josh Potosek said the situation was the same for medical care.

He said a person’s medical expenses could be covered by Medicaid, but coverage stops as soon as the person is incarcerated, and the care becomes a local expense.

Legislator Ira Steingart wondered whether, if a person had health insurance, the situation would be different. Smith said, “No.” He said, “You become incarcer-

ated, you lose your health insurance.”

There were a couple of joking remarks suggesting that people might wait until they’re in need of root canal work, then commit a crime just serious enough to end up in jail.

However, Smith said, “Keep in mind, we’re not doing cosmetic dental work.

We’re not putting your tooth back in if it got knocked out. You’re either getting an extraction or you’re getting a filling; that’s pretty much it.

Without missing a beat, Legislator Catherine Owens asked, “Are you getting novocaine?” which elicited another round of laughter.

Smith said “I’m not the dentist.”

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THE RIVER REPORTER

Herbicides in Lake Simcha again

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LEN SPEY, NY — The owners of Camp Simcha are once again applying to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for a permit to allow them to put the herbicide Sonar SRP (Slow Release Pellets) into a five-acre area of Camp Simcha Lake to control the growth of aquatic vegetation in the lake.

The plants in question are white water lily, spatterdock and water shield, which, according to a letter from the camp to neighbors, impedes recreational activities. The application of the pesticide will be made only if “sufficient aquatic vegetation is present to warrant treatment.”

The active ingredient in Sonar SRP is fluridone, which

is listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with a dual role as a herbicide and a pharmaceutical. Fluridone is a non-selective herbicide and has been banned in the European Union and Japan.

There are no swimming, fishing or drinking restrictions listed in connection with the use of Sonar SRP, but the same letter issued last year noted that those activities be put off for 24 hours after an application. Neighbors will be informed seven days before any application, and the letter advises that any use restriction will be posted at the time of treatment. The letter says the applications may occur from May 1 through August 30.

Mercedes Schneider, a neighbor who lives across the street from the lake, sent a letter to the DEC saying she objects to any application of the herbicide. She writes,

Penny-farthing stolen from Lumberland porch

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LEN SPEY, NY — A custom-made old-fashioned bicycle called a penny-farthing, belonging to the late Bill Schneider Sr., had been happily sitting on a porch in Glen Spey for 22 years, since Schneider’s passing, Then sometime on or around March 28, a thief or thieves made off with the bike when no one was home.

Schneider’s grandson, Joshua Hunt, said the bike, which has a traditional 52-inch, hard-rubber front wheel, and is therefore also sometimes called a “boneshaker,” was made specifically for his grandfather, who was a cycling enthusiast for just about all of his life. The family would very much like to have the big wheel back, especially because of the strong sentimental attachment.

Hunt said the bike could not have fit inside a regular car, and one would likely need a truck to have spirited it away. The family has notified the police about the theft, but so far there have been no leads.

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This photo from 1996 shows Bill Schneider Sr. riding his old-fashioned high-wheel bicycle in Lumberland

“We ask that DEC prohibit the Sonar SRP application in Camp Simcha Lake both because of toxicity concerns to our drinking water, and because homeowners were not adequately notified of the dangers with the application (pertinent information was missing from the letter).

“There is nothing more important for us than keeping our family safe and our well water protected from any toxic substances. Treatment of the lake may cause an extreme danger to the potability of our well.”

Camp Simcha has had a rocky relationship with its neighbors mostly due to foul-smelling odors that reportedly stem from the open septic system used at the large camp for many years. Camp officials have said they intend to replace the septic system, but so far have not done so.

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suburban landscapes and lifestyles—as evidenced by Southerton’s question to the council regarding a proposed burn-ban ordinance: how can his already over-stretched force be expected to respond to every call about a backyard campfire marshmallow roast?

Recognizing Southerton’s need to make autonomous manpower decisions, the council rescinded a March 21 resolution limiting Southerton’s authority to elimination of no more than two shifts per week, if necessary. He may now eliminate as many shifts as he deems necessary.

And in the other important role historically assumed by local police—crime prevention and safety practices education— Southerton advises the public to dispose of unused prescription medicines by placing them in the collection box provided for that purpose in the county courthouse.

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ONTICELLO, NY — Larry Houman, who has been operating the lunch place at the Sullivan County Government Center, will soon be retiring for the second time. Houman, who was not in his usual place on this particular day, has been operating the breakfast and lunch food place for nearly 20 years.

Houman is legally blind, and he has operated the place in connection with the New York State Commission on the blind through a no-cost lease with the county. The 40-year-old Houman retired in 2013, but the woman who replaced him simply did not show up for work one day, so before long, Houman was back behind the counter.

Now, he’s looking to retire again, this time for real, and county legislators must decide what they want the future of TRR photo by Fritz Mayer the lunch facility to be. At a lunch concession discussion of the matter on The April 7, there was a general stand at the Sullivan County consensus among the legisla- Government Center may soon tors that if possible, it should have a new operator. remain with a non-profit operator, and county staff will seek a suitable arrangement to move forward.

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Earth Day 2016, measuring progress

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pril 22 will mark Earth Day 47 for our over-taxed planet, a good time to take stock of the environmental progress we’ve made over the decades, which in some cases is significant and, in other cases, looks more like regress.

The modern environmental movement was sparked, at least in part, by Rachel Carson’s book “Silent Spring,” which detailed the enormous damage being visited on plant and animal species because of the overuse of the pesticide DDT. The public was outraged, and the pesticide was banned.

Now, our society is dumping massive quantities of glyphosate on fields around the globe and howls of protest are once again rising. Glyphosate is used on crops that have been genetically modified (GMO) to be immune to the poison, the idea being that the poison will kill the weeds but not the corn, or soybean, or whatever. But the heavy use of the poison has led to resistant weeds, so new poisons are needed with new GMOs. One of the problems with this plan is that humans have not been genetically modified to be immune to glyphosate, and it is showing up everywhere: from wine made with organic grapes, to—as Moms Across America found—breast milk.

Monsanto, the largest seller of glyphosate via the product Roundup, disputes these findings, just as it disagrees with the World Health Organization’s finding that glyphosate is a probable carcinogen.

It is not, however, too much of a stretch to call glyphosate this generation’s DDT, and as primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall recently wrote, “Someday we shall look back on this dark era of agriculture and shake our heads. How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?”

If one looks only at the state of pesticide and herbicide use in the U.S., it’s easy to imagine that humans are making no progress at all in the area of the environment. In fact, however, there are areas where a bit of optimism might be in order.

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There is a tool for measuring environmental progress of countries called the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), developed by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, which measures countries policies regarding their “protection of human health and protection of ecosystems” (epi.yale.edu/chapter/key-findings).

In overall rankings for 2016, the U.S. comes in 26th out of 180 countries; China comes in at 109; Scandinavian countries have the top slots, and impoverished, war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Somalia are at the bottom of the pack.

The United States and China are the two top fossil-fuel polluters in the world, but on Earth Day this year, the leaders of the two countries, President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping, have promised they will both sign and join the global Paris Climate Agreement to combat climate change, which will also be signed by more than 130 countries at a ceremony at the United Nations.

The authors who assembled the 2016 EPI Report suggest that this may sound better than it is, because “More than 3.5 billion people, or half of the world’s population, live in nations where average exposure to fine particulate matter exceeds levels the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe.” Further the report asserts, “The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement specifies climate change action expected from all countries, yet solid metrics to evaluate performance remain elusive. Measuring climate change performance—that is, assessing which countries are implementing policies that result in measurable climate mitigation—is one of the most urgent challenges facing society today.”

So, the climate agreement is not perfect, and indeed at least a couple of the Republican presidential candidates have promised to scuttle the agreement, if they can, as soon as they get into office. But the signing event is still progress. Also, more U.S. citizens—75%—now express concern about global climate change than they did a decade ago, when a majority of residents thought global climate change was just a bunch of nonsense invented by liberals intent on selling more solar panels.

No doubt there is a long way to go on many fronts and, sometimes, it does seem we take one step back for every two steps forward. For instance, according to the EPI report, “The number of global deaths due to unsafe drinking water has declined over the past two decades, but the deaths from poor air quality have increased.”

At least, however, we have numerous organizations around the world measuring our progress, and growing acknowledgment by both the public and politicians that progress needs to be made. That’s an improvement over the past.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better, where slower can be faster, and where less can be more.”

— Gaylord Nelson

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bernie understands the system’s not working “Nobody who works 40 hours a week should be living in poverty.” Bernie Sanders said that. He understands that business as usual isn’t working for millions of hardworking Americans who remain cut off from affordable education, a decent job, a secure retirement.

The people of Vermont know Bernie best, and they like him. A lot. He won 85% of the vote in the state’s Democratic primary. In fact he got more votes than all five Republican candidates and his Democratic opponent combined. Vermonters know Sanders can be trusted.

He doesn’t revise history, shade the facts, or flip-flop on important issues. You know where Bernie stands and what he intends to accomplish. Americans of all political stripes trust Bernie more than any other presidential candidate. (The least trusted? His primary opponent and the likely Republican nominee.)

Democrats! If Ted Cruz scares you, if Donald Trump makes you want to pack your bags, then be aware that poll after poll shows Senator Sanders is the Democrat most likely to win the general election. Vote for Bernie on Tuesday, April 19.

Bruce Ferguson Callicoon Center, NY

Cheap local natural gas? Just a pipe dream It is admirable to think of ways to boost Sullivan County’s lagging economy by searching for cheap and reliable energy supplies. It has been suggested in our community that the Millennium Pipeline expansion and proposed gas compressor station might somehow be related to our gaining access to inexpensive natural gas for the county.

There are reasons why Millennium cannot offer us cheap gas. The most compelling being that they are not a gas utility company; they are simply a gas transit company.

Perhaps a utility company could hook us into the pipeline and create lines to service our county. Pipeline hookup could have happened anytime since it was built here in the 1930s. And pipeline hook-up could happen in the future without any pipeline expansion or gas compressor station being here at all. The reason it has not happened is that it is not cost effective to build the enormous and costly infrastructure to service such a small market. No utility company will ever make this investment. This decision has nothing to do with Millennium’s pipeline, pipeline expansion, or its proposed compressor station.

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COMMUNITY ACHIEVERS Monticello teacher receives regional excellence award MONTICELLO, NY — The Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) recently announced Ellen Nutters as a 2016 recipient of the organization’s Teaching Excellence Award. Nutters, a 26-year veteran of the Monticello Central School District, is an English teacher at Monticello High School (MHS) and is known throughout the district for her enthusiContributed photo asm, innovation and dedication to her Ellen Nutters students.

“She has a deep understanding that the best key we can give our students is the knowledge that they can be, and should be, life-long learners,” Superintendent Tammy Mangus said. “She demonstrates this through her words, her lessons and her own life—leading by example.”

Nutter serves as an advisor for the To Be Heard program and the step team. She is also heavily involved with the debate team as well as the Academy of Finance and has been involved in countless research committees. As a Monticello resident, she has cultivated deep ties within the community over the years and often knows each students’ entire extended family.

The MHSSC awards dinner will be held on April 27 from 6 to 9:15 p.m. in the Hudson Auditorium at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh.

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SUNY students recognized for leadership LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — Two SUNY Sullivan students, Andrew Martinez of Liberty and Johnathan Murphy of Hankins, were presented with the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence at a ceremony held in Albany on Tuesday, April 6. State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher presented the awards to 248 students from across SUNY’s 64 campuses. The Chancellor’s Award recognize students who integrate academic excellence with accomplishments in leadership, athletics, community service, creative and performing arts, campus involvement, or career achievement. It is the highest honor bestowed upon a student by the State University of New York.

Martinez is a criminal justice major. Despite homelessness and difficult domestic circumstances, this U.S. Marine Corps reservist faithfully attended high school, participating in football, wrestling and music programs. He also participated as a member of SUNY Sullivan’s wrestling team. He volunteers with many high school, SUNY Sullivan and community events. He will be pursuing his bachelor’s degree in homeland security and disaster management this fall.

Murphy is a liberal arts major. He is a non-traditional student who returned to school to earn his degree. The dedicated student not only does well in his classes, but also is very involved on campus. He is the president of the National Society of Leadership and Success, a member of the Garden Club and the founder of the running club.

Altman elected to Hall of Fame SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — The New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) announced that Josh Altman, vice president of Mountain/Service Distributors has been elected to the New York Convenience Store Hall of Fame, recognizing exceptional leadership and achievement in the convenience store industry.

Altman is the third generation of the family that owns and operates Mountain/Service Distributors, Contributed photo a broad-line convenience products distributor. The Josh Altman company services approximately 1,000 retail loca-

tions in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut. Since joining the company full-time in 1992 as a sales representative, Altman has assumed increasing responsibilities. In 2014, NYACS named the Altmans one of “New York’s Foremost Convenience Store Families.”

Altman will be inducted at NYACS’ annual Chairman’s Banquet on Thursday, May 12 in Syracuse.

Friends and industry colleagues are invited to register to attend by visiting the NYACS web site, www. nyacs.org, or calling 877/384-8829.

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my. Oversupply here will then diminish, causing the price of gas to rise in Sullivan County. Millennium will make higher profits and we will long be forgotten.

Cheri Dorr Barryville, NY

Together, we can find a cure I am a sassy, active and independent woman who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease a little over two years ago. After my diagnosis, I set out to learn as much as I could about the disease.

A problem that plagues the research and medical community is that Parkinson’s affects everyone differently.

Some patients experience predominantly motor symptoms, others are more disabled by non-motor symptoms such as depression, anxiety and cognitive decline. While the gold standard treatment provides symptomatic relief of tremor, no therapy exists to slow or halt disease progression. So how do we get there?

The combined direct and indirect costs of Parkinson’s disease are estimated to be in excess of $25 billion a year in the United States alone. Yet, the National Institutes of Health budget for Parkinson’s research in 2015 was only

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$146 million (less than 1% of Parkinson’s disease costs).

Approximately one million Americans are currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease, and with the increasing proportion of the aged population, the prevalence of the disease is expected to double by 2050.

Without increased public awareness and increases in federal and nonprofit funding, progress toward finding effective treatments is stalled. Patients, their caregivers and researchers need your support.

I decided that I would help by coordinating the first-ever Pocono Fox Trot in 2015 a 5k walk/run to raise funds for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

More than 200 individuals participated in 2015, and we raised nearly $25,000 for research. Plans for the second Pocono Fox Trot are underway. It will be held at 8 a.m. on June 18 at Ann Street Park in downtown Milford, PA. Please visit the Pocono Fox Trot website at PoconoFox Trot5K.com to learn more about the event, sign up to participate, or make a tax-deductible donation.

April is Parkinson Awareness month. This is your chance to make a difference.

Marcia Guberman, Founder Pocono Fox Trot Milford, PA

A question of values

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limate scientists and economists have developed some pretty good models for calculating the economic impact of climate change and the cost of delayed action. A 2014 meta-analysis of 16 peer-reviewed studies by the White House Council of Economic Advisors projected that the cost of mitigating climate change increases by 40% for each decade of delay in meeting greenhouse gas reduction targets. If delayed action results in a global temperature increase of three degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, that delay will induce annual additional economic damages of 0.9% of global output—roughly $150 billion a year for the U.S. based upon 2014 GDP. A temperature increase of four degrees would incur added annual costs of 1.2% of global output.

To understand the real-life implications of those impacts, ask the parents of a child with severe asthma what value they would set on each emergency room visit avoided, or each extra day their child was able to attend school without an attack, to play basketball or perform in the school play. Imagine the real life, day-to-day limitations unchecked climate disruptions will impose on future generations— threats to health, safety, financial security, career opportunity, access to food and drinking water—every aspect of what we call quality of life.

Last Friday, a Federal District Court judge in Eugene, OR moved us closer to that more complete understanding. Judge Thomas M. Coffin denied motions by the fossil fuel industry and the U.S. government to dismiss an unprecedented lawsuit brought by a group of 21 young people aged eight to 19, with the help of the non-profit Our Children’s Trust and climate scientist James Hansen. Their legal complaint cuts to the heart of the problem by asserting that the U.S. government and the fossil fuel industry have put present-day profits for a few citizens above the safety and welfare of future generations by delaying meaningful action on climate change, and that this policy violates the public trust, the plaintiff’s civil rights (life, liberty and property) and their right to equal protection under the law. They cite a range of disastrous harms, from rising sea levels and ocean acidification to storms, floods, reduced crop yields and damage to drinking water supplies.

In allowing the lawsuit to move forward, Judge Coffin found that “The complaint does raise issues of whether government action/inaction violates the Constitution, and these are issues committed to the courts rather than either of the political branches.”

These 21 brave kids have put the so-called adult world on notice: the timeframe of climate change is not abstract—it’s their immediate future, their opportunity to thrive and to succeed. The environmental and economic risks are growing exponentially, and our failure to take action imposes an unconscionable burden on future generations. By addressing the issue on Constitutional grounds, they have taken it beyond the political arena and placed it squarely where it belongs: as a test of our most basic human values and the ability of our democracy to protect all of its citizens.

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OBITUARIES PHYLLIS BILICK Phyllis Bilick of Callicoon, NY died on April 8, 2016 at home at the age of 92.

She was born March 20, 1924 to the late Herman and Fannie Klinger in Ozone Park, Queens, NY. She was the youngest of three children, and predeceased by her siblings Milton and Charlotte. On June 18, 1942 she married Herman Bilick.

They had four children, Bennett, Gerald, Harold, and Laura. They lived in Kew Gardens, NY. They retired to Callicoon over 20 years ago.

She worked as staff photographer at the Queens Museum and later became assistant curator. She was an avid gardener, accomplished artist, and dear friend to many. She was a volunteer at the DVAA for 20+ years, doing everything from helping to install shows to having the online Gallery B named after her. There was no art medium that Phyllis did not try. She was a photographer, a potter, a painter, a jewelry maker, a bookbinder, and fi nally a knitter. In the 1970s she was awarded studio space at the newly renovated P.S.1 in Long Island City. She then formed Independent Studios 1 with fellow artists as well as the original BJ Spoke Gallery, originally located in Port Washington.

She is survived by her son Bennett and wife Nancy Davis; daughter-in-law Christina; son Harold; daughter Laura and husband Mark Sisti; grandchildren, Brian and wife Nicha, Alison and husband Steve Rudin, Jonathan Harting and wife Deniese, Erica and husband Matt Tovee, Summer and husband Kenneth Benjamin Jr., Matthew and partner Anji Bakos, Natasha and fiancé Jason Malloy, Joshua Bilick, Nicolas and Zachary Sisti; great grandchildren, Elenice, Annie Tovee, Glenn Tovee, Brandon Bilick, Olivia Rudin, Serena Harting, and Ella Rudin; and one great-great grandchild Clara. She was predeceased by her husband, Herman; son Gerald; daughters-in-law Gail and Sharon, and of course her beloved dog, Anna Banana. “If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.” ― Émile Zola.

In lieu of flowers please make donations in her name to the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, P.O. Box 170, Narrowsburg, NY 12764. Memorial services will be held April 24, 2016 at the Tusten Theater, located at 210 Bridge Street, Narrowsburg, NY 12764, reception to follow at Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, 377 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY 12764.

EDWARD THOMAS PURCELL JR. On the evening of March 26th, Edward Thomas Purcell, Jr., 59, passed away suddenly as a result of a heart attack.

Ed was born in Callicoon, NY on February 17, 1957 and spent his childhood in Barryville, NY. He graduated from Eldred Central School in 1976. He was the fourth child and second son of Edward and Billie Purcell of Barryville. Ed was a longtime resident of Milton, NH. Ed loved nature and the outdoors and his great passions were fishing, hunting and gardening. He was a detailoriented mechanic, having recently worked at Key Auto in Milton, NH. His coworkers speak of his practical jokes at work and his physical and character strength. His tough exterior hid a man with a big heart and the willingness to lend a hand to anyone in need, caring more for others than himself. His great love is his daughter Sarah Purcell, 15, who was with him the evening he passed.

Ed is survived by his daughter Sarah Purcell of Milton, NH, his sister Virginia Purcell of Freeport, ME, his sister Kathy and husband Bruce Beard of Germantown, TN and his brother Jim Purcell and wife Kelly of Hyannis, MA. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and was predeceased by his father and mother, Ed and Billie Purcell, older sister Margaret Purcell, and his younger brother Timothy Purcell. Remembrances may be posted on forevermissed.com/edward-thomas-purcell.

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COMMUNITY CURRICULUM Raising rabbits PORT JERVIS, NY — The Hub @ The Port Jervis Free Library continues its Backyard Series on Tuesday, April 19, at 5:30 p.m. with a program designed to introduce beginners and experts of all ages to the Orange County Hare Raisers (a 4-H program) and to learn all about owning a rabbit. The program will be presented by 11-yearold Brandon Weiss (accompanied by his mother and assistant Deborah).

Brandon, who has three different types of rabbits, will review the differences and what makes each one special.

He will also discuss the correct way to care for and feed a rabbit as well as recognizing and treating any ailments that might befall them. For Brendon, however, rabbits are not just for the backyard. He will also share what happens at a rabbit show and why he travels extensively to participate in them.

For more information about 4-H and its programs, call 845/344-1234. For information about Hub programs email thehub@portjervislibrary.org or call 845/856-7313.

‘Look Good, Feel Better’ HARRIS, NY — Catskill Regional Medical Center’s (CRMC) Cancer Care Services, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society, will host a free “Look Good, Feel Better” program on Tuesday, April 19 at 3 p.m. The program will be held at CRMC, located at 68 Harris-Bushville Rd. Room A is located on the second floor of the Ambulatory Services Building.

Presented by Patricia Morris, owner and operator of Fantasy Hair in Wurtsboro and sponsored by the National Cosmetology Association and the Personal Care Products Council, the program helps cancer patients transition their appearance while in cancer treatment by learning skin-care tips, make-up application techniques and wig and turban styling. By the end of the session, patients should have an improved self-image, tips on how to manage their appearance and a sense of support, confidence, courage and community.

Pre-registration is required. Call 888/227-2345.

About secrets BEACH LAKE, PA — Carol Rocklin will present a program featuring a sermon by Rev. Erika Hewitt of the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Damariscotta, ME titled “Secret-Keeping” at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 17, at a meeting of the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at the Berlin Township Community Center. What secrets do any of us hold? Which of them have a hold over us? Which of our secrets are too big, or too painful to keep? How do we discern whether or not to break secrecy—especially when the secret belongs to someone else. This will be the second service in which we explore the nature of secrets and their impact on each of us.

A social time and refreshments will follow the program. For directions visit www.uduuf.org/directions.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS NY tax call center hours extended NEW YORK STATE — To assist taxpayers who are filing their taxes during peak income tax season, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is extending the hours of its Income Tax Call Center through the April 18 filing deadline. Representatives will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays for the remainder of the filing season.

For taxpayers comfortable using a home computer, many questions can be answered quickly by visiting www.tax.ny.gov.

Library amnesty at WSPL JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — In celebration of libraries and National Library Week, Western Sullivan Public Library (WSPL) is offering amnesty from April 11 through April 22. WSPL patrons are encouraged to stop by the library during this time with long overdue library items and all fines will be forgiven. During this amnesty event, the library hopes to recover some of the materials that were thought to be long lost and again make them available for everyone in the community.

The library is also offering amnesty for overdue fines for WSPL patrons. Please call any of the three branches for details. For additional information on this and other programs check out the library Facebook page or visit www.WSPLonline.org.

Gillinder sun-catcher contest winners announced PORT JERVIS, NY — Gillinder Glass has announced the winner of the 2016 Design a Sun Catcher contest: 17-year-old Joe Dolan, a junior in the Digital Design & Advertising program at Orange-Ulster BOCES. The theme, American Patriotism, inspired Joe’s USA/Eagle design.

The in-house mold shop at Gillinder Glass will create a mold from Joe’s design, and when the mold is ready, Joe will be invited to the glass factory in Port Jervis to press the first Contributed photo sun catcher of his winning design.

The anticipated release date of the Joe Donal poses with sun catcher is on or around July 4. his winning sun catcher Also capturing this year’s theme design for Gillinder Glass. was Port Jervis High School junior Emilia Ricciardi, who took second place with her creative design of a peace sign formed by a hand. Sun catchers will also be made of Emilia’s design.

The winning designs can be found at the Gillinder Glass Store’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook. com/GillinderGlassStore.

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Crawford to hire teen interns MONTICELLO, NY — The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library in Monticello has received a grant from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to hire a teen intern for the summer of 2016. The internship is approximately eight weeks and is open to teens entering their junior or senior year of high school who live in the Monticello School district.

Teen interns will help with library programs, curate the teen Tumblr blog, run their own book discussion and perform other duties as needed. The chosen candidate will gain valuable work experience and skills.

Applications for the internship are available at the library (479 Broadway) and are due by May 2. They can be submitted in person, or via email to jgoldfarb@rcls. org.

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Kite festival seeks vendors

Vendors sought for community center sale

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — SUNY Sullivan is seeking vendors for its annual kite festival on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the campus courtyard. In addition to kite flying demonstrations by professional and amateur fliers, festival goers can expect to find an assortment of foods including barbeque, baked goods, fudge, Caribbean specialties, Italian ices, cotton candy and more. For more information call 845/434-5750, ext. 4377.

DAMASCUS, PA — The Damascus Community Center will host a yard/craft/ merchandise sale on Saturday, May 28, and is seeking vendors. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the township building, 60 Conklin Hill Rd. The fee for vendors is $10, which includes the use of a provided table. For application or information call and leave your email address at 570/729-7270; 224/6671, or 224-4377.

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n 1846, Samuel E. Dimmick moved to Honesdale to practice law with his cousin William H. Dimmick and begin a distinguished career of public service. He purchased a home at the corner of 9th and Court streets in 1859, but three years later it was destroyed by fire and replaced by a three-story brick home for about $40,000. After the deaths of Samuel Dimmick and his wife, the heir sold it to Elias Stanton in 1883 for $7,000.

In 1902, Stanton’s heirs sold it to John Kuhbach, manager of the Irving Cliff Brewery. In 1919, the Wayne County Memorial Association bought the building for $10,000, and after extensive remodeling, the hospital (shown

above) opened on September 29, 1920.

After 25 years, the hospital outgrew the Dimmick House and moved to its new building; the brick structure became the home of the Honesdale Gospel Tabernacle for 40 years, finally being sold to Wayne County for $395,000. On May 2, 1997, the Samuel E. Dimmick House was rededicated as an office annex to the historic Wayne County Courthouse.

From the collection of the Wayne County Historical Society, 810 Main St., Honesdale, PA, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday beginning April 16. For more information see WayneHistoryPA.org or call 570/253-3240.

NARROWSBURG NEWS

By Jane Luchsinger

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he area of the Town of Tusten is approximately 48.8 square miles. That’s a lot of ground to cover should a fire occur, but we are fortunate to have men and women in Tusten willing to be on call for such emergencies. They are the volunteer members of the Narrowsburg and the Lava fire departments. Although each department has specific areas to cover, the truth is, they are willing to work together and will cross over into the other’s territory if needed.

We owe a lot to our volunteer fire fighters. A small way to show our appreciation is to support their annual chicken barbeques. The Lava Fire Department will be serving take-out chicken barbeque on Sunday, April 17 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. For $10 you will enjoy a complete meal, and you are demonstrating your support. A real bargain for sure.

Speaking of showing thanks, we should be thankful we have a library in our community. This year National Library Week will stretch

from April 11 thru April 22. If you have an overdue book or movie, now is the time to return it. There will be no fine charged no matter how long overdue; however, you are still responsible to replace lost items. Bring those overdue books in during the amnesty period.

Too often, we take for granted the American system of voting for our choice of those we wish to lead our governments. Coming up on April 19 will be your opportunity, once again, to vote for the candidate you wish to see on the ballot for President. We have been bombarded with media coverage of the presidential candidates vying for office, and now is the time to cast your vote to help determine who will be on the ballot this November. It appears that the input of New York voters will be especially significant this year and will provide valuable votes for party nominations. The polls will be open from 12 noon to 9 p.m. Please remember to exercise your privilege as an American citizen.

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Currently there are two recognizedstrains of canine parvovirus, named CPV2a and CPV-2b. They cause the same dis-

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CPV-2b is associated with the most severe disease among patients. The main source of the virus is from the feces of infected dogs.

The virus begins to shed in the feces just before a dog appears to be sick and virus shedding continues for about 10 days. After a dog ingests the virus it is carried to the intestinal tract, where it invades the intestinal wall and causes inflammation. The virus is very stable in the environment and is resistant to the effects of heat, detergents, alcoContinued on page 11

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hol and many disinfectants. A 1:30 bleach solution will destroy the virus. The virus has been isolated from surfaces three months after infected dogs had contact with the area.

Due to its environmental stability, the virus is easily transmitted via the hair or feet of infected dogs, or on shoes, clothing and other objects contaminated by infected feces. Direct contact between dogs is not required to spread the virus. Dogs that become infected with the virus and show clinical signs will usually become ill within six to 10 days after exposure.

The clinical signs of CPV can vary, but generally they include vomiting and diarrhea. The diarrhea is often very strong smelling and may contain lots of mucus and even blood. Additionally, dogs affected often exhibit a lack of appetite, severe listlessness, depression and fever. Young puppies less than five months of age are usually the most severely affected and are the most difficult to treat. Any unvaccinated puppy that shows the symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea should be tested for CPV. The test used to diagnose CPV is a simple in-clinic or on-site test that requires a small amount of fecal material, generally taken from the rectum, and eight minutes to process. There are some unfortunate cases where a dog may test negative using the test but in fact can be positive.

These situations are few and far between but do occur. This further stresses the importance of proper history taking and assessment by a veterinarian. Addition-

ally, some dogs infected may have a very low white-blood-cell count. This supports the concern that the virus has spread to the bone marrow and is inhibiting natural immune system cells from being produced.

Treatment for CPV can be very stressful on the patient as well as the pet owner.

The patient is often admitted to the hospital’s isolation room and strict sanitation protocols followed. Intravenous fluid therapy, anti-nausea medication, and a number of antibiotics are used to help combat secondary bacterial infections.

We do not have any medications that have been found to delay or cease the replication of the virus. There has been discussion of using a human drug commonly used for the flu, Tamiflu, but research studies have not been very promising in regards to improving survival rates.

Some breeds such as rottweiler, Doberman pinscher, and English springer spaniels have a much higher fatality rate than other breeds.

Canine parvovirus is an easily preventable disease with proper vaccination and guidance by your family veterinarian.

Treatment can become quite costly and with no guarantee of proper outcome.

Puppies should be vaccinated between six and eight weeks of age and repeated every two to three weeks until they are 16 to 18 weeks of age. If you feel your pet is at risk, you should seek veterinary care as soon as possible.

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Photo courtesy of Humane Society of Port Jervis/Deerpark

A special delivery to the Humane Society of Port Jervis/Deerpark was made by the Minisink Valley Intermediate Kiwanis K-Kids.

K-Kids rock with shelter donations SLATE HILL, NY — Minisink Valley Intermediate Kiwanis K-Kids, mentored by advisor Mary Jo Wagner, once again came through for pets at the Humane Society of Port Jervis/Deerpark, delivering a carload of food, toys, blankets and beds and a check for $306.36 to benefit the animals at the shelter. The K-Kids club, made up of third-, fourth- and fifth-graders from the Minisink Valley Intermediate School, participates in service projects all year long. The shelter donations were collected by the kids from students at their school. This is just one of their many efforts to serve the community in which they live.

While at the shelter, the kids and their advisors and parents took some time to visit with and provide toys and treats for the shelter’s cats, dogs and rabbits.

“What an awesome group of kids to collect these donations for our shelter pets,” said shelter director Susan Beecher. “Their enthusiasm was infectious and their interest in and compassion for the animals touched our hearts.”

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Responsible spring foraging

By MOLLY MARQUAND

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his year spring is early, and so are all the hopeful things that come with it: the ruffled blooms of red maple, the merry buzzing of bees and the courtship calls of woodcock, peeper and fox. Also coming soon to the Delaware Valley’s forest floor are the wild edible delights everyone from gourmet chefs to home cooking enthusiasts go crazy for each spring. Ramps, fiddleheads and morels—to name just a handful of favorites—are anticipated a full two weeks early this year.

Before you grab your basket and head out to the woods, consider this: it takes almost seven years for a ramp to grow from miniscule seed to luscious, piquante, pickable bulb. In states like Tennessee, where ramps have been picked for a lot longer than they have been here, the plant is now considered “a species of special concern.” Once covering the damp soils of thousands upon thousands of acres of Appalachian woods, the Tennessee ramp has gradually dwindled due to picking pressure, forcing the state to crack down on non-permitted foragers and ban the pastime altogether in some particularly sensitive areas.

Here in New York, the rules for wild foraging are similar: pickers wanting to harvest on public land must go through the proper channels with the Department of Environmental Conservation, who issue quotas and record yearly yields. However, most ramps are picked on private lands, where there are no protections for plants—rare, threatened, endangered, or otherwise. Unfortunately, the ramp is so abundant in the Catskills that many purveyors presume current plentiful supplies mean no amount of picking can harm the population. But a study con-

TRR file photo by Adrianne Picciano

Ramps populations are sensitive to foraging; no more than 10% of any given population should be harvested in any one year.

Photo by Themightyquill, via Wikimedia Commons

Fiddlehead ferns are delicious, but contain nascent spores; if you pick them all the plants can’t reproduce.

Photo by Sten Porse, via Wikimedia Commons

Japanese knotweed is an aggressive invasive, so you can pick the tender shoots with impunity. You’ll find them pushing up amongst the remains of last year’s dried, tough mature stems. ducted in Great Smokey National Park discovered that the only way not to damage a population of these super-sensitive delicacies is to harvest less than 10% of the population every 10 years. Talk about slow food.

So how do we have our cake and eat it too? Just as with many other environmental debacles, the real answer is this: we can’t. But we can have a spoonful or two, enjoy ramps in moderation and keep them around for generations to come. A

good way to start is to ask ramp vendors where they do their harvesting. If it’s on private land, ask if they have a replanting plan. Ramp seeds germinate slowly, but have a high success rate and are relatively easy to re-seed. Ask what percentage of their patch is harvested (the answer you’re looking for: less than 10% is harvested, and all harvests are rotated so the same patch is never hit several years in a row). These questions may seem harsh, but education is the key to conservation.

If you dig your own, consider these guidelines while out in the woods and work on building a shaded raised bed in your own garden to cultivate a patch of the plants; ramps are very willing garden growers.

Another alternative? Eschew the bulbs and go for handfuls of the succulent, spicy, easily replaceable leaves instead.

These same principals apply to all and any other foragable fodder, with the exception of mushrooms. Mushrooms are the edible fruit of an expansive, most unreachable, subterranean fungus. Still, let’s not get greedy. Mushrooms are reproductive vessels and important food for wildlife, so it’s always wise—and kind— to leave some behind. The crunchy fiddleheads of ostrich ferns also contain nascent spores, known as sori, and if all are picked the plant doesn’t stand a chance at reproduction.

One plant the great outdoors will thank you for picking again and again is Japanese knotweed. A relative of rhubarb, the invasive species’ young stems make an excellent substitute in a pie, tossed with strawberries (use wild ones, if you like)! The trick to harvesting knotweed is to start early, when the plant’s first shoots become visible above the ground.

At this stage they’re russet to purple in color and are incredibly tender. Cut and come again, and again, and again. Stacking your refrigerator high with the nutritious stalks, you’ll also be depleting the plant’s rootstock and ensuring it doesn’t outcompete other native plants that season.

A word of caution: knotweed often grows along roads, which means it could have been treated with herbicide. Skip those populations and look for it along stream sides where chemical application is far less likely.

Bon appetit!

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Early spring in Glen Spey

Photos by John Cassidy

[John Cassidy lives in Glen Spey, NY.]

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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS The Sea The Sea HAWLEY, PA — The Sea The Sea returns to Harmony Presents on Friday, April 15 at 8 p.m. “The Sea The Sea’s ethereal, powerful and seemingly effortless song-craft and stage presence will easily take listeners on a journey through gorgeous sonic landscapes and lovers of Simon and Garfunkel will swoon,” says Harmony Presents managing director Jill Carletti.

Contributed photo This highly anticipated group is The Sea The Sea made up of longtime troubadours Chuck E. Costa and Mira Stanley, who get their band name, The Sea The Sea, from an ancient Greek history and means “A cry of joy” to this duo.

Harmony Presents concerts are held in the Boiler Room of the Hawley Silk Mill at 8 Silk Mill Dr. Doors open at 7:30 and music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets for this concert cost $19 in advance and $22 at the door.

Trail U in Livingston Manor LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The public is invited to Trail U on Sunday, April 17 at 1 p.m. at Morgan Outdoors (www.morgan-outdoors.com), 46 Main St. This workshop will provide participants with the skills necessary to properly clear, maintain and improve a hiking trail so it is easily passable for fellow hikers and the trail itself is harmonious with the environment.

Participants will meet at Morgan Outdoors for a short indoor session, sponsored by the NY-NJ Trail Conference, then drive 8.5 miles to Frick Pond Trailhead in Mongaup State Park. There, they will form two groups with tasks for beginners and kids ages eight and up, as well as seasoned volunteers.

Participants will learn assessment of trail conditions, clearing, trail marking, proper use of tools and how to report trail problems they come across on the trail. Refreshments will be served. Wear your hiking boots, dress appropriately for the outdoor conditions and trail work, pack plenty of water and bring work gloves. Register online at www.nynjtc.org/view/workshops. For more information contact Doug Senterman at 518/628-4243 or email catskills@nynjtc.org.

Songstress Maloney at the Silk Mill HAWLEY, PA — Heather Maloney takes the stage for the first time at Harmony Presents on Saturday, April 16 at the Hawley Silk Mill, 8 Silk Mill Dr. “Maloney gives the term ‘singer-songwriter’ serious weight again. Chalk it up to a revival of everything ‘90s Contributed photo and Maloney’s influence from Heather Maloney ‘those bleeding hearts,’ as Maloney calls them, referring to artists like Fiona Apple, Tori Amos and Aimee Mann,” said Jill Carletti, managing director of Harmony Presents.

Tickets cost $17 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.harmony presents.com, send an email to jill@silkmillharmony. com or call 570/588-8077. Tickets can also be purchased in person at AMSkier Insurance Agency located at 209 Main Ave.

Annie and the Hedonists open Tusten concert season

Acoustic masters concert at Woodsongs

NARROWSBURG, NY — The Tusten Theatre is featuring a broadbased line-up of music groups in its “Musical Progressions” spring concert series. Schenectady-based Annie and the Hedonists open with acoustic blues, vintage jazz, and roots Americana on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. The band interprets the songs of the great female Contributed photo blues artists of the ‘20s, ‘30s and Annie and the Hedonists ‘40s: Bessie Smith, Sippie Wallace, Memphis Minnie, Billie Holiday, Rosetta Tharpe, Blue Lu Barker, Ella Fitzgerald and others. Other styles include western swing and bluesy country. Annie and the Hedonists are Annie Rosen on lead vocals; Jonny Rosen on guitar and vocals; Peter Davis on clarinet, tenor guitar, piano, and vocals; and Don Young on upright bass and vocals.

The Albany Times Union says “Annie’s versatile, vintage-tinged voice is the perfect match for the Hedonists’ ace musicianship.” For more about the band, visit www. annieandthehedonists.com.

Tusten Theatre (managed by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance) is located at 210 Bridge St. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door. New this season, a five-pack of tickets is available to DVAA members for a discounted price of $75. These tickets can be applied in any combination at any performance (e.g., five tickets to one show, or divided among several shows).

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with showtime at 8 p.m.; a wine bar is available before the performances. For more information visit delawarevalleyartsalliance.org or call 845-252-7576.

HURLEYVILLE, NY — Woodsongs Coffeehouse will present an acoustic concert featuring bluegrass, Americana and more on Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Sullivan County Museum, located at 265 Main St. The concert will feature awardwinning musicians Van Manakas (van Contributed photo manakas.com) and Wayne Fugate (www.

Van Manakas waynefugate.com) on fiddle, dobro, guitar and mandolin. A guitar workshop presented by Manakas will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Multi-instrumentalist Manakas is a critically acclaimed artist, recognized by the musical press as one of the most versatile and respected guitarists in the country. His Rounder Records release, “Love Songs,” exemplified his artistry and was enthusiastically received.

Master mandolinist Fugate is one of the New York area’s most versatile acoustic musicians. Making his musical home in the American roots styles of bluegrass, blues, jazz and old-time music, he can swing gracefully from these styles to any of his other musical loves in the worlds of classical, gypsy jazz and Brazilian choro music.

The evening will also feature a performance by the host band Little Sparrow (find them on Facebook).

Concert admission costs $8. The guitar workshop costs $20 and includes admission to the concert. To register for the guitar workshop call 845/671-9548.

This project is made possible in part with funds from the Decentralization Program for Sullivan County, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.

Visit www.sullivancountyhistory.org.

Art exhibit bridges generation gap ELDRED, NY — The Barryville Area Arts Association will present an art exhibit and live performances at the Town of Highland Town Hall, 4 Proctor Rd., as part of its plan to bridge the generation gap. It will be held on Saturday, April 30 from 1 to 3 p.m.

The special exhibit, “Never Stop Learning,” will include artwork from students K through 12, as well as the creations of some of Highland’s most seasoned professional artists. There will also be surprise performances

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“Seniors and students already get along well together,” said Margie Granese, member of Highland Seniors. “I think one of the reasons grandkids were invented was so seniors would be able to use computers.”

This program is made possible with funds from the 2016 Arts for Sullivan Decentralization Program, administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.

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“Hello,” by Cameron Conklin, Grade 12

“Rage,” by John Tomlinson, more than 40 years as a professional artist

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hile April showers cause many to think of the proverbial May flowers, the first thing that springs to mind for me is the plethora of high school musicals that pop up throughout the Upper Delaware River region. In a perfect world, I would be able to see them all, since I really love seeing the kids strutting their stuff, aided and abetted by the student musicians, stage crews, costumers and lighting technicians of the future.

I have always been a staunch supporter of the arts in our local schools and believe that these programs instill a wide variety of values, including teamwork, camaraderie, the value of hard work and a good dose of self esteem.

A perfect illustration of that magically appeared last weekend during the Monticello Performing Arts Club’s production of Disney’s classic musical fairytale “Beauty and the Beast”—the story of Belle, “a young lady in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress, who saw no love in his arrogant heart for others,” (www.imdb.com). The only way he can break the spell, (which encompasses his enchanted staff and the

entire castle) is to learn to love another and earn her love in return. The show exudes magical charm with fabulous music written by Alan Menken and incredibly clever lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and this production proves why the Monticello School district has been awarded the Best Communities for Music Education (www.nammfoundation.org) award for seven years in a row.

Hearing that the show was to include a “first-time-ever meet and greet,” I hightailed it over to the school (with the Wonder Dog in tow) to check it out before the sold-out matinee began last Sunday. I was bowled over by the makeup, costumes and kids in the cast, who were all in character during the pre-show event, while posing for photos with audience members prior to the curtain going up. With far too many insanely talented kids to mention individually, suffice it to say that the featured actors were stupendous, as were the scores of chorus members belting out fantastic musical numbers like the memorable “Be Our Guest.” My program listed close to 100 individuals who contributed to this production, and each and every one of them deserves a stand-

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Another “tale as old as time” was unfolding elsewhere in Monticello last weekend (www.ebcrawfordlibrary.org) as members of the Sullivan Paranormal Society (www. sullivanparanormal.wix.com) presented the results of an ongoing investigation into reports of a haunting at the library’s original location on Broadway in downtown Monticello, NY. The team, which includes eight full-time investigators (and a ghost-hunting dog) addressed a room packed with folks interested in the paranormal, and following a brief rundown of the organization’s goals and two-year history in the field, got down to brass tacks surrounding the tale of Ethelbert Crawford and his “domineering” mother, who founded the library in his name in order to permanently house the collection of Crawford’s artwork.

We learned that, after suffering a major loss of hearing, EB turned his attentions to painting, and that following a tortured love affair (which his mother forbade), he eventually committed suicide in 1921. While this story is what initially drew the ghost hunters to the building, their investigation into Crawford’s death “led nowhere,” even though they claim to have gathered evidence of a haunting while employing the use of some high-tech gadgets that measure electromagnetic frequencies (EMF), digital voice recorders that can pick up electronic voice phenomenon (EVP) and night-vision cameras that capture images of things that go bump in the night.

Delving further, the team discovered that a gruesome murder had taken place in front of the old library sometime between the late 1940s/early 1950s, and came to the conclusion that it is the librarian’s stabbing and subsequent death that their ultra-sensitive equipment was capturing evidence of, rather than the ghost of Crawford.

Library director Mary Paige Lang-Clouse was on site during the team’s presentation and informed the crowd that Crawford’s paintings would be displayed in the new building “within the next few months.” She also said that the investigators would be invited back to present any further evidence they might dig up in the future. In true synchronicity, lyrics from “Beauty and the Beast” resonate: “Tale as old as time, tune as old as song. Bitter sweet and strange, finding you can change, learning you were wrong.” Coincidence? Maybe, but it makes an interesting story. IMHO.

TRR photos by Jonathan Charles Fox

Before the curtain went up on the Monticello High School production of “Beauty and the Beast,” youngsters Alyanna, left, and Molly had the opportunity to pose with Ally Smith (Mrs. Potts) and Rebecca Salerno (Chip) during the Monticello Performing Arts club’s first-ever “meet and greet” last weekend.

Even before the show began, actors Rebecca Bass (Belle) and Noam Naiman (Maurice) were in character as they posed for photos during the Monticello Performing Arts club production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

Library director Mary Paige Lang-Clouse, far right, invited members of the Sullivan Paranormal Society to present their findings of the ongoing investigation of a possible haunting at the original Ethelbert Crawford Library building on Broadway in Monticello, NY.

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CALLICOON — Six-week spring session starts April 14, Thursdays at the Delaware Free Branch/Western Sullivan Public Library, 10:30-11am. Ages 18 months-2+. Explore early literacy with stories, songs, flannel boards and more.

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WURTSBORO — Registration, 9:3010am; meet at DEC parking lot on Haven Road, off Route 209 south of Wurtsboro.

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NARROWSBURG — Tusten Theatre “Musical Progressions� Spring Concert Series presents Annie and the Hedonists, 8pm. This Schenectady-based band plays acoustic blues, vintage jazz, and roots Americana. Tickets $20 advance, $25 door. Doors open at 7:30pm.

Wine bar available before the performance. 845/252-7576.

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MASTHOPE — Lackawaxen EMS Family Bingo at Masthope Mountain Community, 196 Karl Hope Blvd., 7pm.

Family storytime

JEFFERSONVILLE — Six-week spring storytime sessions begin April 16, Saturdays at Jeffersonville Branch/Western Sullivan Public Library, 10-11am. All ages. Stories, songs, crafts and more.

Registration required. Email kohara@ rcls.org or call 845/482-4350.

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HAWLEY — Heather Maloney at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm.

Maloney’s journey to finding herself as a singer-songwriter led her to study classical operatic, improvisational jazz vocals and music theory and even classical Indian vocals. Tickets $20 general.

Hortonville Talent Show

HORTONVILLE — 30th annual Hortonville Talent Show at the Hortonville Presbyterian Church, 7pm. Suggested donation: $5/person or $10/family. Show to benefit the Youth Economic Group and the SPARK center of Liberty. 845/8874346 or 845/887-4756.

Lego Club

CALLICOON — Meets the third Saturday each month at Delaware Free Branch/ Western Sullivan Public Library, 1-3pm.

Drop in and see who can make the coolest Lego creations. Ages 3+. Email kohara@rcls.org or call 845/887-4040.

Liberty School ‘Cinderella’

LIBERTY — Liberty Performing Arts and the Liberty Music Department in cooperation with the Rodgers and Hammerstein Library present the classic musical “Cinderella,� David Pannebaker Auditorium, 7pm. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 students/ senior citizens. Visit www.libertyk12.org.

Kennedy Local History Festival

HAWLEY — Thomas Kennedy Local History Festival, 12noon-3pm at Hawley Silk Mill. Exhibits by local historical groups, handouts and membership information, items for sale, volunteers to answer questions. Waymart Area Historical Society’s Jane Varcoe holds workshop on obtaining grants for non-profits. 570/253-5468.

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HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Wayne County Historical Society annual open house, 4-7pm. The 2016 exhibits will be revealed at this time. Free and open to the public with music and light refreshment available. 570/253-3240.

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Vendors. Refreshments served, wine, cheese, chocolate, cake and coffee.

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Pancake breakfast

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Roast pork dinner

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Job fair at Achieve

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Job fair at Achieve Rehab and Nursing Facility, 11am-7pm. Many available positions. Snacks and raffle.

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Tues., Apr. 19 Raising rabbits program

PORT JERVIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Backyard Series presents Raising Rabbits at The Hub at the Port Jervis Free Library, 5:30pm. Introducing beginners and experts of all ages to the Orange County Hare Raisers (a 4-H program). 845/856-7313.

Sip and Garden Class

HURLEYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sip and Garden Class presented by Friends of the Garden Sullivan County at the Pickled Owl Restaurant, 6:30pm. Participants learn about gardening and each person will create is/her own fairy garden to take home.

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HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The second in a financial literacy series at the Wayne County Public Library, 5:30pm. Laurie Harrington and Brian Wilken of The Honesdale National Bank will tell you, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How important is your credit score & how does it affect you?â&#x20AC;? Free and open to the public.

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Long Term Care Council meeting

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Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION ELDRED CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Education of the Eldred Central School District will hold a Budget Hearing at the George Ross Mackenzie Elementary School, 1045 Proctor Road, Glen Spey, NY, in said district on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at 7 p.m. (prevailing time) for the purpose of the discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof proposed by the Board of Education for the school year July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017. NOTICE IS GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1716 of the Education Law, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money, which may be required for the following year for school purposes, exclusive of public money, may be obtained by any resident in the District at the District Office, 600 Route 55, Eldred, NY, during the fourteen days immediately preceding the annual budget vote and election, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. (prevailing time) other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, together with the text of any resolution to be presented to the voters. A copy of the detailed statement of estimated expenditures will also be made available at the Budget Hearing to be held May 5, 2016.

NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the Annual Vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for school purposes for the 2016-2017 school year and the election of members of the Board of Education and any other business that may legally come before

Legal Notice this meeting will take place on May 17, 2016, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, at the Eldred Jr./Sr. High School, 600 Route 55, Eldred, New York and NOTICE IS GIVEN, that any qualified elector who desires to submit any proposition to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting and Election, except as to a question or proposition required by law to be stated in the published or posted notice of meeting, shall file with the Board of Education a petition setting forth such proposition, not less than thirty (30) days (by 5:00 pm on Monday, April 18, 2016) prior to the Annual District Budget Vote and Election and such petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District.

NOTICE IS GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 am and 2:00 pm, prevailing time and no later than Monday, April 18, 2016, at 5:00 pm.

The following vacancy is to be filled by the Board of Education: One five-year term. Candidates for office of member of the Board of Education shall be nominated by petition and each petition must be filed with the Clerk of the District, and shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District. The petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. No person shall be nominated by petition for more than one separate vacancy. NOTICE IS GIVEN that the following propositions will appear on

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Legal Notice the ballot: PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the following resolution be approved? The annual budget of the Eldred Central School District for the fiscal year 2016-2017 is hereby adopted and the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District is hereby authorized. RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Eldred Central School District, Sullivan County, be authorized to make the expenditures shown in the budget presented by the Board of Education for the 2015-2016 school year.

NOTICE IS GIVEN, that pursuant to section 2014 of the Education Law, Personal Registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and Election to be held on May 17, 2016, whose name does not appear on the register of the District or who does not register as hereinafter provided, except a person who is otherwise qualified to vote and is registered under the provisions of Article 5 of the Election Law. The times and place of registration are set forth below, and any person shall be entitled to have that person’s name placed upon such register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, that person is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such register is prepared. The Board of Registration shall prepare a register for said Annual Meeting and Election which shall include all persons who shall have presented themselves personally for registration for any annual budget vote and election or special district meeting or election and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special Meeting or Election or conducted at any time during the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 calendar years.

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will meet at the Eldred Central School District Office at 600 Route 55, Eldred, NY, Thursday, May 12, 2016, at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm prevailing time, to prepare the register of the School District for said Annual Meeting and Election and any person not heretofore registered shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proved to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at said Annual Meeting and Election. NOTICE IS GIVEN, that Personal Registration may be achieved on any day, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. prevailing time at the Eldred Central School District Office, 600 Route 55, Eldred, New York up until Thursday, May 12, 2016. NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the register of the district, so prepared, will be filed in the Office of the School District Clerk at the Eldred Central School District Office, 600 Route 55, Eldred, N.Y., where the same shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district on each of the five (5) days prior to the Annual Meeting and Election, except Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., prevailing time. Said register will be open for inspection at the Eldred Jr./Sr. High School, 600 Route 55, Eldred, NY during the hours of the Annual Meeting and Election. NOTICE IS GIVEN that applications for Absentee Ballots may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk. If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than Monday, May 9, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., prevailing time.

If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than Monday, May 16, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., prevailing time. Absentee Ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. prevailing time on May 17, 2016. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2018-a of the Education Law, qualified voters who meet the criteria for “permanently disabled” and are so certified by the Sullivan County Board of Elections, will receive paper ballots by mail. A list of all persons to whom Absentee Ballots shall have been issued will be available for public inspection in the office of the District Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting and Election, except Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., prevailing time, and such list will also be posted at the polling place at the Annual Meeting and Election of members of the Board of Education. By the order of the Board of

Education of the Eldred Central School District. Dated: March 30, 2016 Bonnie Robertson District Clerk Eldred Central School District Eldred, NY 12732

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ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Highland, County of SULLIVAN and State of New York. Section 15A Block 1 Lot 22.2 Approximate amount of lien 152,237.57 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 2011-2259 WILLIAM H. CHELLIS, ESQ., REFEREE STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 DATED: April 11, 2016 FILE # XBAYVIEW 54709 Irenekpark, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/17/16. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Irene Park, 416 Greenville Rd., Grahamville, NY 12740. General purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of Boro Transportation, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/3/16.

Office location: Sullivan County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 100 Sullivan St. PO Box 8, Wurtsboro, NY 12790.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. 31881 NOTICE OF DATE CHANGE FOR THE TOWN OF TUSTEN PLANNING BOARD MEETING The meeting of the Tusten Planning Board has been moved from Monday, April 18, 2016 and will be held Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 7:30 pm at the Tusten Town Hall, 210 Bridge St. Narrowsburg, NY. Dated March 23, 2016 By Order of the Town Board Nicole Peters Tusten Town Clerk RMS TEAM LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 3/9/2016. Off. Loc.: Sullivan Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, PO Box 1000, Woodbury, NY 11797. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of formation of H&M Resort LLC Articles of organization filed with the SSNY on3/15/2016. Office located in Sullivan county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: The LLC,1435 38th St Brooklyn,NY 11218 Purpose: any lawful purpose

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 649 WEST LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/7/2016. Office location: Sullivan County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 3611 14TH AVENUE SUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 137 WEST 141 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/2015. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 137 WEST 141 LLC C/O GUARDIAN REALTY3611 14TH AVENUESUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

OLD EARTH LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/27/2016. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 15 W. 67th St., Apt. 2-FW, NY, NY 10023.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 121 Ridge Rd., Han-

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 117 WEST 141 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/2015. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro-

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Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company The name of the limited liability company is: A.T.K. LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office on : 02/12/16 The County in which the Office is to be located : Sullivan County The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is : 184 Barryville Yulan Rd. Barryvile New York. 12719 Legal Notice Notice of Special School District Meeting and Registration of Voters Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the qualified voters of the Sullivan West Central School District will be held at the three branches of the Western Sullivan Public Library: Delaware Free Branch, 45 Lower Main Street, Callicoon, New York: Jeffersonville Branch, 19 Center Street, Jeffersonville, New York: and Tusten-Cochecton Branch, 198 Bridge Street, Narrowsburg, New York, on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing Time when the polls will be open for the purpose of voting by paper ballot on the following: PROPOSITION Shall the tax appropriation to support and maintain the Western Sullivan Public Library for the year 2016-2017 be adopted, separate and apart from the Annual School District budget? Said appropriation shall be raised annually by a tax upon the taxable property of the Sullivan West School District and shall be an annual appropriation thereafter until changed by further vote of a majority of the electors of said School District and shall be levied and collected yearly as are other general taxes: and, To elect one Library Trustee to fill the two-year plus term, commencing on April 21, 2016 to fill the vacant Trustee seat created by the resignation of Margaret Hilton, Jeffersonville, New York, whose term was to expire on June 30, 2018; and, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the proposed Library Budget including a statement of estimated expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, may be obtained by any taxpayer of said School District beginning March 18, 2016 at the Delaware Free Branch, the Jeffersonville Branch and the Tusten-Cochecton Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library during library hours. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an informational meeting shall be held on April 11, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. at the Delaware Free Branch, 45 Lower Main Street, Callicoon, New York. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Western Sullivan Public Library must be filed with the District Clerk of the Sullivan West Central School District, Jeffersonville, New York, by no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. All petitions must be signed by a minimum of 25 qualified voters of the School District. Petitions may be obtained at the District Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of the Sullivan West School District, Jeffersonville, New York between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM when school is in session. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required and no person shall be entitled to vote at the Special School District Meeting to be held on April 20, 2016, whose name does not appear on the register of said School District or who does not register as hereinafter provided, except a person who is otherwise qualified to vote and is registered under the provisions of Article 5 of the Education Law. The Board of Registration shall prepare

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a register for the Special School District Meeting, which shall include all persons who shall have previously registered for an annual or special district meeting or election held or conducted at any time during the 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 calendar years. The Board of Registration will meet on Wednesday April 13, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at: Delaware Youth Center, Callicoon, New York; Sullivan West Elementary, Schoolhouse Hill Road, Jeffersonville, New York; and Tusten-Cochecton Branch, Narrowsburg, New York; to prepare the register of the School District for said Special School District Meeting. Any person not heretofore registered shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at said Special School District Meeting of which such register is prepared. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the register of the School District will be filed in the District Clerk’s Office, in Jeffersonville, New York, where the same will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five days prior to the day set for the Special District Meeting, except Saturday, Sunday and Holiday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Said register will be open for inspection at the polling place during the Special District Meeting April 20, 2016. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the Special District Meeting may be applied for in person at the Office of the District Clerk at least seven (7) days prior to the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be mailed and no later than day before the Special District Meeting if the ballot will be picked up personally by the voter. Absentee ballots must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the Special District Meeting, April 20, 2016. A list of all persons whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk, Jeffersonville, New York, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the day of the Special District Meeting, except Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the School District Clerk is hereby authorized to amend the Notice of the Special District Meeting and Election from time to time, as in her discretion, such amendment may be required. Dated: February 22, 2016 MARGARET LUTY, DISTRICT CLERK

with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/2015. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 127 WEST 141 LLC C/O GUARDIAN REALTY3611 14TH AVENUESUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

A. To elect three members to the Board of Education, for three-year terms, commencing July 1, 20165 and expiring on June 30, 2019, due to the expiration of the terms of Ken Cohen, Joan Glase and Rose Joyce-Turner.

B. To vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for School District purposes for the 2016-2017 School Year (the Budget).

C. Shall the Board of Education of the Sullivan West Central School District be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3651 of the New York State Education Law, for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, the cost of authorized alterations, construction or reconstruction of facilities, buildings or additions, and to fund this Reserve in the ultimate amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000.), with annual appropriations to be determined by the Board of Education from the District’s undesignated fund balance, for a probable term of ten (10) years, beginning on June 30, 2016 and ending on June 30, 2026?

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the polling places for the purposes of voting at the Annual School District Election and Vote on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, shall be as follows: Election District #1 - Polling Place at the Delaware Youth Center - for those who reside within the boundaries of the former Delaware Valley Central School District Election District #2 - Polling Place at the Sullivan West Elementary School - for those who reside within the boundaries of the former Jeffersonville-Youngsville Central School District Election District #3 - Polling Place at the Tusten-Cochecton Library - for those who reside within the boundaries of the former Narrowsburg Central School District D. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that petitions for nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District, by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 30th day preceding the School District Election, Monday, April 18, 2016. Vacancies on the Board of Education are considered separate, specific offices and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. The nominating petition must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the incumbent; must state the name and residence address of each signer; and must state the name and residence address of the candidate.

Petition forms may be obtained at the Office of the School District Clerk on weekdays when school is in session, during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. When picking up petitions, you must indicate which position you are running for: Ken Cohen, Joan Glase and Rose Joyce-Turner.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law. If a voter has heretofore registered to vote with the School District and has voted at an annual or special school district meeting within the last four calendar years, s/ he is eligible to vote at this Election and Vote to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. If a voter is currently registered to vote with the Sullivan County Board of Elections, s/he is also eligible to vote in this election and vote. All other persons who wish to vote must register with the Board of Registration.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet at the Administration Office at each of the polling places, on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 and Wednesday, May 13, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of preparing the register of the School District for the Election and Vote to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at

which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such Register if he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Register of voters so prepared shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District, Sullivan West Elementary, 33 Schoolhouse Road, Jeffersonville, NY, where the same shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five days prior to the day set for the Annual Meeting, Election and Vote, except Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time. Said Register will be open for inspection at the polling place on the date of the Election and Vote, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for the School District Election and Vote may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk. The application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days prior to the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or the day before the election, if the ballot will be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. until the day of the Election and Vote. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk at the Sullivan West Elementary, 33 Schoolhouse Road, Jeffersonville, NY by no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the date of the Annual Meeting, Election and Vote, Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the School District Clerk is hereby authorized to amend the Notice of the Public Hearing on the Budget and Annual Meeting, Election and Vote, from time to time, as in her discretion, such amendment may be required.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the School District Clerk shall cause the Notice set forth above to be published once each week for four (4) weeks within the seven (7) weeks preceding the Annual Meeting, Election and Vote, the first such notice to be published at least 45-days prior to the Election and Vote, in accordance with Section 2004 of the Education Law. Date: March 17, 2016

By Order of the Board of Education Sullivan West Central School Margaret L. Luty, District Clerk

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company The name of the limited liability company is: UPSTATE LOCATIONS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State’s office on : 1/28/16 The County in which the Office is to be located : SULLIVAN COUNTY. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is : 39 DEEP HOLLOW HILL ROAD NARROWSBURG NY 12764 Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): Name: KLEI TEL EREZ LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) office on 03/28/16. NY Office: Sullivan County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: c/o Zvi Klein, 583 Cedar Hill Road, Far Rockaway, NY 11691. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 127 WEST 141 LLC. Articles of Organization filed

Notice of Formation of Jackson Management Service LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/23/16. Office location: Sullivan County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 11 Elk Dr., Apt C-11, Monticello, NY 12701. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Brevp LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/29/16. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 510 Wild Tpke., Mountaindale, NY 12763. General purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 325 WADSWORTH LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/7/2016. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 3611 14TH AVENUE SUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET, ANNUAL MEETING, SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION AND VOTE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of the Sullivan West Central School District, Sullivan County, New York that a Public Hearing on the Budget at the High School in said School District, Lake Huntington, New York, on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 6:30 PM, for the purpose of presenting the budget document for the 2016-2017 School Year.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for School District purposes during the 2016-2017 school year (the Budget), exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., commencing May 3, 2016 except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at each of the District’s schoolhouses and at the Administrative Offices.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that in accordance with §495 of the N.Y. Real Property Tax Law, that the District shall prepare a Real Property Tax “Exemption Report” which will show how much of the assessed value on the final assessment roll (utilized for the school tax levy) is exempt from taxation by the School District. This exemption report will list every type of exemption granted and will show: (1) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption; (2) the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTS), or other payments, from recipients of each type of exemption; (3) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. This Exemption Report will be posted on the District’s website and on District bulletin boards utilized for posting public notices.

The Exemption Report will be annexed to any preliminary District budget, and will become part of the final budget.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Annual Meeting, Election of Members of the Board of Education and Vote on the Budget, will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the polling places hereinafter listed, when the polls will be open for the purpose of voting by voting machine:

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 1118 45st 1R LLC(LLC). Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (SOS) on 3/7/2016. Office location: Sullivan County, the street address of the LLC’s office has not yet been determined. SOS is designated as agent of LLC for service of process. SOS shall mail copy of process to 1118 45th Street 1R, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 85 FAIRVIEW LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/7/2016. Office location: Sullivan County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 3611 14TH AVENUE SUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: PARK SLOPE HEALTH LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/10/2016. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 3611 14TH AVENUE SUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218.

74 NORTH MAIN STREET LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/25/16.

Office: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1829 East 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

JZ HAMPTONS LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 3/9/2016. Off. Loc.: Sullivan Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, PO Box 1000, Woodbury, NY 11797. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company The name of the limited liability company is: Yulan Country Store, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State’s office on : 02/18/2016 The County in which the Office is to be located : Sullivan The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is : 218 Airport Rd., Po Box 263, Yulan, NY-12792 LEGAL NOTICE 4-118.1 Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section §4-118 that atthe Primary Election to be heldon TUESDAY,April 19, 2016, Polling places will be open from 12:00NOON until 9:00 PM andthefollowing offices may belawfully voted forto wit: TO THE DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS of SULLIVAN COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (vote for one) DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION (vote for five) TO THE REPUBLICAN ELECTORS of SULLIVAN COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (vote for one) Irenekpark, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/17/16. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Irene Park, 416 Greenville Rd., Grahamville, NY 12740. General purpose.

Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company The name of the limited liability company is: Red Hill Associates, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State’s office on : 3/8/16 The County in which the Office is to be located : Sullivan The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is : PO Box 71 Westbrookville, NY 12785 MARITIME GROUP LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 4/11/2016. Off. Loc.: Sullivan Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Richard Newberg, Esq., 33 North Street, Monticello, NY 12701.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Sealed bids for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, April 22, 2016 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.

1. Communications/Data Center Shelter Building (B-16-23) Bid Forms, including specifications, may be obtained from the Director at the above address, and all bids are subject to the terms and conditions therein set forth.

Legal Notice Dated: April 15, 2016 LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Sealed bids for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, April 29, 2016 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.

1. Concrete (B-16-24) Bid Forms, including specifications, may be obtained from the Director at the above address, and all bids are subject to the terms and conditions therein set forth.

Dated: April 15, 2016 NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Proposals for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, April 29, 2016: 1. Resident Assistant Services For Department of Family Services (R-16-11) 2. O & W Rail Trail Feasibility Study (R-16-12) Specifications may be obtained from the Director at the above address.

Dated: April 15, 2016 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section § 4-122 State of New York, that at the Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, April 19,2016, Polling places will be open from 12:00 NOON until9:00 PM; PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following offices may be lawfully voted for, to wit: TO ALL DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS of SULLIVAN COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (vote for ONE) Bernie Sanders 221 Van Patten Parkway Burlington, VT 05408 Hillary Clinton 15 Old House Lane Chappaqua, NY 10514 DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION (vote for FIVE) Sheri N Bauer-Mayorga (Sanders) Leon F Shelhamer (Sanders) Kelleigh A McKenzie (Sanders) Roger Mills (Sanders) Mira J Bowin (Sanders) Doreen Davis (Clinton) Michael P Hein (Clinton) Elisa Sumner (Clinton) Daniel J Torres (Clinton) Ashley Dittus (Clinton) TO ALL REPUBLICAN ELECTORS of SULLIVAN COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (vote for ONE) Donald J Trump 725 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10022 John R Kasich 620 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215 Ben Carson 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 140 Alexandria, VA 22314 Ted Cruz 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 725 Houston, TX 77046

___________________ Cora Edwards Democratic Commissioner

________________ Lori Benjamin Republican Commissioner

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SUNY celebrates Earth Day

OCH SHELDRAKE, NY — On Thursday, April 21, SUNY Sullivan will host an Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held in the DeHoyos Gallery (ELobby) and the Seelig Theatre (E-Building) and will feature vendors, exhibitors, campus sustainability tours and a live animal show presented by Simmons Wildlife Programs. The community is invited to join students, faculty and staff for the festivities.

SUNY Sullivan was recognized in a 2015 proclamation from the Sullivan County Legislature as the official countywide site for Earth Day. In part, the proclamation stated that “SUNY Sullivan has been a proponent for sustainability for many years and has held an Earth Day Event on campus open to faculty, staff, students and outside community

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members for the last 20 years….” The proclamation praised SUNY Sullivan as “the only college in New York to be selected as a finalist for the 2014 Second Nature Campus Sustainability awards” and as a long-standing member of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment.

The annual celebration brings sustainable and agricultural businesses, local farms and vendors to the college campus and offers attendees an opportunity to learn about the extraordinary challenges we face with regard to climate change, food and water shortages and global health issues.

SUNY Sullivan continues to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to green living by operating a student-run composting facility, a community garden, a campus powered by geothermal heating and cooling and a nine-acre solar garden.

‘Veggie Garden Design’ kicks off horticulture series

IBERTY, NY — Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County’s (CCESC) Master Gardener Volunteer program will offer a spring horticulture class series this spring. It will begin with a hands-on workshop titled “Planning Your Vegetable Garden” on Wednesday, April 20. CCESC will host the class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at its Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center on 64 FerndaleLoomis Rd. The cost is $20 person; $15 per CCESC enrollee. Subsequent classes will be “Pollinator-Friendly Gardening” on

May 25 (same fee), and “Mushroom Cultivation” on June 15, for $30 per person, $25 per CCESC enrolee.

Anyone can enroll in CCESC with an annual contribution of $25 per household.

Space is limited and pre-registration with non-refundable payment is required in advance. Seats are guaranteed only with payment.

To register and for more information visit www.sullivancce.org, email sullivan@ cornell.edu or call 845/292-6180.

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INGMANS FERRY, PA — The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be hands-on learning stations, conservation exhibits, crafts, food, music, and much more. Staff and volunteers will lead in-

terpretive hikes on PEEC’s trails, part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. You can meet rescue dogs, there will be stained-glass demonstrations, face painting and a tiedye station. Pre-registration is not required. The cost is $5 per car.

SOUNDINGS: taking the pulse of the Upper Delaware Watershed High gage mark, feet 4/6 4/7 4/8 4/9 4/10 4/11 4/12

3.39 4.14 5.42 4.79 4.42 4.26 4.41

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41.54 42.26 41.90 39.92 42.08 42.44 45.50

Actual and avg. precipitation NYC watershed

Reservoir levels April 12, 2016 Cannonsville: 98.2% Pepacton: 95.3% Neversink: 96.6% Total: 96.4% Normal Total: 98.1% Total in 2015: 80.6%

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Breeding eagle update

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question that has been on my mindâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and probably on the minds of a few other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is how the unusually warm late winter and early spring would affect breeding eagles in the region. Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s timing of breeding and migration events (called phenology) occurs at approximately the same time each year for any given species, but can be influenced to some extent by weather conditions.

At last count, there were 19 active bald eagle nests within the confines of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, the National Park Service (NPS) designation for the 73 miles of river between Port Jervis and Hancock, NY covered by the Scenic and Wild Rivers Act. As of February 28 this year, three of the lower six nests were already incubating, and all of these early nests have hatched.

During a typical year, eagles along the river hatch around mid-April and fledge

by July. It looks like the timing of the nests is ahead an average of two to three weeks.

By the time you read this, the majority of eagle nests will contain hatched young. (It takes about 35 days of incubation before an egg hatches.) For the first couple of weeks, the newly hatched young

TRR photos by Scott Rando

Eaglets hatch covered in off-white down and must be brooded by the adults, as they are very susceptible to cold temperatures. This two-weekold eaglet has its gray secondary down, which is thicker and offers more protection. At about four weeks, feathers start appearing. (eaglets) will not be seen. As they get a little bigger though, they gain strength and can stand and move about; it is at this time that their down-covered heads become visible over the nest wall.

Those of you who have been watching the Pennsylvania Game Commission nest-cam at Hanover, PA (hdontap.com/

index.php/video/stream/pa-bald-eagleir-cam) know that bald eagle nesting does not always fare well; that nest had a hatchling that did not survive and the remaining egg appears not to be viable. It is part of nature that some of the young do not make it to adulthood, but the eagles in this region seem to enjoy better-than-av-

erage success rates; favorable habitat and plentiful food are factors. If you spot a nest, stay at least 100 feet away, or across the river if it is a river nest. Eagles are still protected by state and federal laws, and besides, you have a better chance of spotting small young from far off than by being too close, due to the viewing angle.

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