T IMES
SOUTHERN
ULSTER
Vol. 14, No 34 3 AUGUST 23 - 29, 2017
In the past few months the Highland
School district has been taking an
inventory of their current bus fleet and
has classified many as surplus vehicles.
In late July the school board accepted
bids for five surplus vehicles: Four
vehicles went to Juan Flores- A 2002 Blue
ONE DOLLAR
Ribfest
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Highland purges bus fleet
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
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Bird 66 passenger for $1,589; a 2003 Blue
Bird 66 passenger for $1,609; a 2004 Blue
Bird 66 passenger for $1,809; a 2005 Blue
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S ungazing
UNICO
hosts 13th
annual
tomato
contest
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
After an eleven year drought Dr.
Anthony Pascale walked away a winner
on Sunday in two categories at the annual
Marlborough UNICO Tomato Contest.
“It took 11 years but I finally won,”
he laughed. “I won in the Overall and in
the Senior categories so we donated $200
back to UNICO, the seven grandchildren
will get $20 a piece and I’ll get $60 bucks
out of the deal if I’m lucky [but] I’ve got
bragging rights for a year; I’m the Big
Tomato.”
In 2006 Dr. Pascale helped Rose
DeMarco revive the contest, which had
begun in the 1950s but had died out. By
2008 UNICO stepped into run the contest
and used the proceeds to help those in
need in the community. To start off,
this past Spring farmer Amy Hepworth
donated 220 plants that UNICO sold for
$20 each for the fundraiser.
“Its really a very big community
effort and the money that they raise goes
Photo courtesy Patricia Walsh, inset photo by Carl Aiello
Jackson DeMarco, first grade student at Marlboro Elementary School experiences the solar eclipse (inset) Monday afternoon.
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