T IMES
WALLKILL VALLEY
Investigation
clears police
in Maybrook
shooting
The Town of Montgomery Police officer
who fired at a suspect who shot and
wounded Police Chief Arnold Amthor in
May has been cleared of wrongdoing.
Both an Orange County grand jury
and District Attorney David Hoovler have
concluded in separate investigations that
the Montgomery Town Police officer who
fired several rounds at a man before the
suspect took his own life was warranted
in taking that action since he was fired
upon first.
The grand jury filed a “no bill,” ending
its investigation and ensuring that no
state criminal charges would be filed
against the police officers involved.
On May 16, police officers from both
the Town of Montgomery and Village of
Maybrook Police Departments responded
to third floor apartment of 812 Abbey
Avenue, in the Village of Maybrook, the
residence of Anthony Bostick, 28. Police
said Bostick was wanted on misdemeanor
charges related to a domestic incident
that had been reported by his girlfriend
earlier that morning.
Information
released by the District Attorney’s office
indicated that the girlfriend had also
reported that Bostick may have been
entertaining suicidal thoughts.
According to the police report, when
officers knocked on the door, Bostick
refused to open the door, or surrender to
police on misdemeanor charges. Police
officers continued to talk to Bostick while
they obtained an arrest warrant. Even
after Bostick was informed that an arrest
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Rubber
rescue
Watershed Alliance pulls tires from Wallkill River
Volunteers from the Wallkill River Alliance conducted a sweep of tires from the river.
By GARY M. AYD
The volunteer powered, and member
funded Wallkill River Watershed
Alliance, (WRWA) performed a sweep
of the area of the river between the
Middletown boat launch on East Main
Street, and Thomas Bull Memorial Park
in Hamptonburgh last Sunday.
While a final count of the tires
removed was not available prior to
publication, there was an estimate of
72-tires to be dragged from the river
at the onset. The pull began at 9 a.m.
and was sponsored and aided in part
by the Town of Wallkill and Orange
County. Wallkill, represented at the
event by public works commissioner
Lou Ingrassia Jr., had a role to play in
the final removal and handling of some
of the tires.
“The town of Wallkill is going
to retrieve the tires pulled by the
volunteers in the area between the
launch and the Goshen Turnpike
Bridge,” Ingrassia said. “The volunteers
have been instructed to pile the tires
together on the east side of the bridge
embankment and the town will retrieve
and properly dispose of them early next
week, probably Tuesday.”
Orange County has, according to
Ingrassia, agreed to handle all tires
gathered between the area’s after the
bridge and the end at Thomas Pull Park.
The tires were initially spotted by
WRWA member Archie Morris. “I was
out on routine patrol,” Morris said. “I
started seeing an odd flow and then I
started seeing and counting the tires.”
In total, there were more than 10
boats, a mix of canoes and kayaks, as
well as over 10-volunteers on hand at
the 3-year old launch point on East
Main Street in Middletown. The pull
was organized in large part by WRWA
member Arthur Cemelli, who also
supplied some of the boats. John boats
were also used to transport the tires.
If you would like more information
on the WRWA, visit its website
at, wallkillalliance.org, or email,
[email protected].
SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL