TIMES
SOUTHERN
ULSTER
Vol. 13, No 24
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JUNE 15 - 21, 2016
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ONE DOLLAR
Lady Dukes win
state title
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Dukes are state champions!
Vandals hit Marlboro
High School
Marlboro School Superintendent
Michael Brooks confirmed that in the
past month there were three separate
incidents of vandalism at the High School,
with the words ‘Class of 2016’ spraypainted on the outside of the dome of the
Planetarium, on the baseball dugout and
on the field turf.
Brooks said these incidents appear
to have taken place during the night and
are still currently under investigation.
The Marlborough Police are aware of the
events.
Brooks said if the perpetrators are
caught, the outcome “can go anywhere
from school discipline to anything that
would be criminal. If it were criminal,
certainly, we would enlist the support of
the Police. These are pieces of property
that deserve to be respected and we will
enforce that respect that we expect. It can
run the gamut, as far as what can be a
consequence.”
Second Dollar General
coming to Plattekill
Bond Brungard
Marlboro’s baseball team celebrates as the Dukes won their first state title Saturday in Binghamton. They would be joined a day later by the
girls softball team, which also won a state title. Coverage starts on the back page.
Marlboro Lions honor top scholars
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
The Marlboro Lions Club recently held
their third annual scholarship dinner at
the Ship Lantern Inn in Milton.
The Lions Club solicits essays from
high school seniors – this year 19 applied and then select two who will each receive
$2,000 and will be going on college in the
fall. They receive half of the money now
and the remaining half in January.
This year the committee chose Gina
Martuscello and Joshua Jennison as their
scholarship recipients. The application
process has each student write a
biography as well as an essay about their
goals and aspirations for the future.
Ralph Walters said the two honorees
“succeeded in convincing the committee
that they were the best recipients for our
award.” He along with Mici Simonofsky,
Fred Callo and Peter Yeaple are members
of the committee within the Lions Club
that evaluates the applications. Betty
Martuscello recused herself upon
learning that her granddaughter was in
the running for the scholarship.
Walters said the committee looks
at the student’s essay, letters of
recommendation and what a student has
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If you have recently driven past the
Plattekill Elementary School on Route
32, you may have noticed that the parcel
directly adjacent to it has been excavated
and is ready for the construction of a
second Dollar General store.
Plattekill Planning Board Chairwoman
Cindy Hilbert said her board reviewed
the proposed site plan and approved the
project. She said the same people who
own the current Dollar General closer to
the center of town also own the proposed
one that is now underway. The firm
listed on the application is the WHNI
Corporation.
Planning Board Secretary Sue Bolde
said the developer was issued a building
permit on June 8 and the footprint of the
structure will be 9,200 sq./ft., which is
similar to the current store. She indicated
that the façade and landscaping will
be a little different but a similar low
monument sign with the Dollar General
name will be out by the road.