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Monticello parking issue heats up
MONTICELLO – Zev Schlesinger says contrary to what Monticello Mayor Rochelle Massey claims, he never got in her face at her home and cursed at her over his overnight parking tickets on Broadway. She filed harassment charges against him and secured a stay away order, but Sullivan County District...
New York State announces new “SUN Bucks” summer ebt benefit
New York State has announced a “SUN Bucks” summer benefit, which would provide $120 in EBT benefits to each eligible child. It is important to note that this program is only available for Monticello students whose family’s income is below the free/reduced lunch income guidelines. In the past, Monticello students had been eligible for similar programs, regardless of their family’s income, because of the district’s status as a CEP program. While the district is still a CEP program, the state changed its guidelines this year, and will only provide this benefit to families with incomes at or below the free/reduced lunch guidelines.
O’Brien concedes Conservative line to Ingrassia in NY-100 Assembly race
MIDDLETOWN – Camille O’Brien has conceded the Conservative line to Lou Ingrassia Jr. after losing to him in the 100th Assembly District Republican primary on Tuesday. Ingrassia defeated O’Brien 1,249 to 858 in the primary. The NY-100 consists of Middletown and Wallkill in Orange County and most of Sullivan County.
Documentary Detailing the History of Cannabis Screening at Narrowsburg Union
Cannabis has been cultivated around the world for centuries; however, the plant has been politicized and stigmatized in the US for the last 100 years. In 1970, a young lawyer named Frank Fioramonti was hired by NORML the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. In 1977 because of NORML’s work, marijuana was decriminalized in New York.
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