Southern Ulster Times Apr. 25 2018 | Page 2

2 Southern Ulster Times, Wednesday, April 25, 2018 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar..........................................14 Craig McKinney................................11 Classifieds...................................... 28 Crossword......................................30 Highland..........................................21 Letters to the Editor........................8 Marlboro........................................20 Obituaries...................................... 26 Opinion............................................10 Police Blotter...................................4 Plattekill........................................22 School News................................... 24 Service Directory...........................34 Sports............................................40 A fond farewell Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Frank Skartados PUBLIC AGENDA THURSDAY, APRIL 26 WHAT: Plattekill Zoning Board WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Plattekill Town Hall 1915 Rte. 44/55, Modena WHAT: Lloyd Planning Board WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Lloyd Town Hall 12 Church St., Highland TUESDAY, MAY 1 WHAT: Highland School Board WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Highland High School 320 Pancake Hollow Rd., Highland WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 WHAT: Lloyd Town Board WHEN: 5 pm WHERE: Lloyd Town Hall 12 Church St., Highland HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, NY 12550 PHONE: 845-561-0170, FAX: 845-561-3967 Emails may be directed to the following : ADVERTISING [email protected] CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS [email protected] TO REACH THE EDITOR [email protected] FOR THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICES [email protected] WEBSITE www.timescommunitypapers.com The Southern Ulster Times (USPS 022-586) is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday at Newburgh, NY 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, NY POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Southern Ulster Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. NYS Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie spoke of his professional and personal friendship with Frank Skartados. Mici Simonofsky said Frank Skartados rep- resented his community every day that he served as an Assemblyman. By MARK REYNOLDS [email protected] by all of his colleagues and he will be missed. “One thing about Frank, he wasn’t a complainer and he just took things as they came and he tried to make the best of whatever situation there was,” Heastie A special ceremony was held for the late NYS Assemblyman Frank Skartados last Friday night for family, friends and colleagues at the DiDonato Funeral Home in Marlboro. Skartados passed away from pancreatic cancer on April 15 at the age of 62. He immigrated from Greece at the age of 14, became a U.S. Citizen in 1976, earned several educational degrees, established a small business and won a seat in the NYS Assembly, representing the 104th District. New York Speaker of the Assembly, Carl E. Heastie said, “it is hear