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Warwick DPW honored for tool design
The Village of Warwick Department of Public Works earned second place in the New York State LTAP Center — Cornell Local Roads Program 2024 Build A Better Mousetrap Competition for its development of “The Fin-isher,” an innovative tool that allows for efficient and effective replacement of a broken curve box rod with minimal soil disturbance. The contraption, which replaces the need for digging large holes with an excavator by using a vac truck to create a smaller, more precise hole, also impressed other DPW supervisors, who honored the entry with first place in the People’s Choice Award.
Residents, Florida mayor, object to campground proposal
Amid a large crowd that often clapped and cheered, the Warwick Town Planning Board, at their July 17 meeting, heard from residents who overwhelmingly objected to the proposed Serenity Ridge Campground at the former Black Bear Campground on Wheeler Road just outside the village of Florida. Before opening the continuation...
Man found dead in football field bathroom
WARWICK – Authorities are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who was found in the bathroom near the football field at Veterans’ Memorial Park in the Town of Warwick. The man was discovered around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 18. Police said their initial determinations show that...
Newton Area Campus News - July 20, 2024
NEWTON, NJ – Newton area alumni have earned accolades and degrees from their colleges. Nile Mattar earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in management from Kutztown University in PA.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Kathleen Kriege and Natalia Mattar graduated from the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Kriege earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. Mattar graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. Grace Young graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in general psychology from James Madison University in Harrisonburg,...
Local shows off community decluttering program aimed at giving away items: 'It's nice to get and give free stuff'
One resident in Warwick, New York, posted photos of their community's recent swap event where members could give away and pick up gently used items for free. The Redditor shared the pictures from the event in the r/ZeroWaste subreddit with the caption, "Too Good to Toss donation day." At this annual event, members of the community can drop off items they no longer need and then return the next day to pick out anything they could use — and it's all free.
Mayor, county legislator want answers in aftermath of toddler’s death (Video)
MONTICELLO – Village of Monticello Mayor Rochelle Massey began Wednesday night’s Board of Trustees meeting with a moment of silence for the two-year-old boy who died a day earlier after being left inside a car during the sweltering heat. When the session was over, Massey called out Sullivan...
Wallenpaupack Area grad Wyatt Peifer named to college baseball Gold Glove team
Wyatt Peifer was a perennial all-star baseball player during his varsity years at Wallenpaupack Area High School. A multi-sport standout who also excelled on the basketball court, Peifer is now piling up the accolades and awards on the college diamond. Peifer just recently put the finishing touches on a stellar...
Selective Insurance Selects One Inc ClaimsPay Solution
(Stokes State Forest, near Branchville, N.J. Image source: New Jersey State Park Service.) Selective Insurance, a Branchville, N.J.-based super-regional property/casualty carrier providing business, home, and auto insurance, has selected One Inc’s (Folsom, Calif.) ClaimsPay digital payment solution. One Inc pitches the ClaimsPay digital payment system as revolutionizing how individuals...
2-year-old NY boy, 8-week-old NJ girl die hours apart after being left in hot cars during heat wave
A 2-year-old boy died after he was left in a hot car in New York on Monday — hours after an 8-week-old girl met the same fate in New Jersey, marking the 11th and 12th hot car fatalities in the US this year, according to officials. In the latest tragedy, 28-year-old father Avraham Chaitovsky left his infant daughter in a vehicle for “an extended period of time” in Lakewood Township amid a sweltering summer heat wave, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said. Officers responded to a report of a child in cardiac arrest near New Egypt Road around 1:45 p.m....
New York Closing Down Many Prisons, More Closures Expected
One of New York's oldest prisons and a jail in the Hudson Valley are being forced to close. A handful more closures are expected. Plans were confirmed to close down two prisons located across New York State. Sullivan Correctional Facility In Fallsburg, New York. The Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg...
Latest Information Released in Wallkill “Murder for Hire” Investigation
Back in October of 2022, news broke of a shocking murder that took place in the town of Wallkill. In the time since then, the investigation itself has taken a variety of twists and turns and it was discovered that the murder itself was actually a "murder for hire". Over...
Two charged after traffic stop with illegal gun possession
MAMAKATING – Two people have been arrested following a traffic stop on Route 17 west in the Town of Mamakating on weapons possession charges. State Police announced on Wednesday that minutes before 5 a.m. on July 1, they stopped a vehicle occupied by two men and with the aid of a K-9 unit, located an illegally loaded Taurus G3C .9 mm semi-automatic handgun in the glovebox.
Liberty man arrested for assault with metal pipe
LIBERTY – A Liberty man has been arrested by village police on felony charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon for allegedly attacking another man with what was believed to be a metal pipe. The victim reported the incident to police at around 1 a.m. on July...
Two Hudson Valley Baseball Players Selected in MLB Draft
Two Hudson Valley High School area graduates have been selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. A lifelong dream has become a reality for two Hudson Valley area baseball stars as they each have been selected by a Major League Baseball team in this year's draft, which concluded on July 16th in Fort Worth, Texas.
Wallkill man sentenced in 2022 murder-for-hire plot to kill neighbor
GOSHEN - A town of Wallkill man convicted of murder and other charges after he allegedly hired a hit man to kill his neighbor was sentenced Thursday in Orange County Court to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced the sentence for Enoch Lowe, 25, of Wallkill. ...
Sparta football aims to keep playoff streak going in 2024 | State of the Program
An early-season slide to begin last season slowed Sparta, but the Spartans finished the year as a championship contender once again. Sparta lost to a division opponent for the first time in several years to begin last season, falling to Lakeland to end a 36-game winning streak within the division. The Spartans continued to struggle after that, crawling to a 1-5 record by mid-October.
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