TIMES
SOUTHERN
ULSTER
Vol. 13, No 21
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MAY 25 - 31, 2016
Lloyd Councilmen Mike Guerriero
and Kevin Brennie have been researching
towing issues in town since auto repair/
towers Jerry Erichsen and Troy Tortarella
charged that their peer Joey DiBlanca, of
Autos by Joseph, has been receiving more
calls because he has four companies on
the tow list.
Guerriero said before the town
established a list “all the tow guys were
racing to the accidents and there were
fights and arguments so they set up the
town ordinance to make it fair and all
of them would be on a rotational list.”
He said there is presently an “imbalance
on what’s going on,” which has led to a
review of the entire matter.
Guerriero
said
tow
operator
(DiBlanca) is using one Department of
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tune up
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Towing controversy continues in Highland
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
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Transportation [DOT] number to operate
three other businesses.
“According to what we found out, that
is against federal and state law,” he said.
“When you fill out an application for a
DOT number, you have to register your
DOT number and you have to put your tax
ID number on that also. So now you have
three other businesses assigned to the
Skartados
faces
challenge
Rev. Bill Banuchi kicks off
run for NY Assembly
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Talented waitstaff
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Mark Reynolds
The waiter’s race attracted participants of all ages to the Highland Springfest 2016 Saturday. More photos on pages 24-26.
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Surrounded by family, friends and allies
from both side of the political aisle, Rev.
Bill Banuchi announced last Sunday at
the Changepoint Church in Poughkeepsie
that he is a Republican candidate for
the New York 104th Assembly District.
He is hoping to unseat the Democratic
incumbent Frank Skartados. The district,
which mostly hugs the western shore of
the Hudson River, encompasses much of
Ulster and Orange counties and the cities
of Poughkeepsie, Newburgh and Beacon.
Banuchi was introduced by former
Newburgh Mayor Nicholas Valentine
who spoke on ‘Principled Leadership’
along with Ruben Estrada and Rev.
Nelson McAllister who highlighted the
concerns of the Hispanic and AfricanAmerican communities in the district.
Singer Ava Aston set the tone for the
announcement by singing the ‘National
Anthem’ and ‘We the People.’
Rev. Curtis Whitted presented the
candidate to the audience, saying it is
comforting “to know that someone is
running for office that knows God and
wants to serve God…We need people like
you Bill to go there [Albany] and defend
for us. May God bless you.”
Banuchi took to the podium, saying his
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