TIMES
WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 34, No 14 3 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016
Bushmen win
opener
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Town of Montgomery historian position remains vacant
In a high-tech, instant-gratification
world, where last year is ancient history,
finding someone who revels in discover-
ing and sharing what happened in a rural
town 100 years ago (or more) can be difficult.
Currently, the town of Montgomery is
on such a quest, following the departure
ONE DOLLAR
Hairspray!
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Advocates for history
By RACHEL COLEMAN
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of long-time historian Suzanne Isaksen in
December.
According to New York State law, every
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Technology
upgrade
Pine Bush board kicks off
Smart Schools Bond Act work,
reviews budget numbers
By JANE ANDERSON
A Bushel and a Peck
Emma Fredrich
The girls of ‘Hot Box’ perform during a dress rehearsal for Valley Central High School’s production of Guys and Dolls. Story, photos on pages
20-21.
The Pine Bush Board of Education got
the ball rolling on $1 million worth of the
district’s $5 million technology bond act
at its regular meeting on Tuesday, March
29. In addition, the board heard a presentation on the BOCES budget, continued
its review of next year’s proposed district
budget and converted two of its remaining three snow days to days off from
school – luckily holding off on converting
the last day, since Old Man Winter had
his last gasp earlier this week.
The meeting began with an overview
of the Orange-Ulster BOCES budget.
Pine Bush High School senior Maryann
Smith, who attends the BOCES Pharmacy
Technician program, explained what
she’s learned and what she likes about
the program. William Hecht of BOCES
then went over the numbers for next
year’s BOCES budget, a portion of which
Pine Bush pays. For 2016-17, OrangeUlster BOCES is budgeting $5,855,999 for
administration, a 4.33 percent rise from
this year. It is budgeting $1,902,029 for
capital and rental costs, a 2.75 percent
rise from this year. Pine Bush’s portion
of the BOCES budget for next year is
$781,556.
Technology Director John Hicks presented a plan to the board that would
add more security cameras to all schools,
create a lockdown/lockout notification
system, install a “repeater” in the high
school for Motorola radios, ground-wire
closet racks and work on wiring and
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