Wallkill Valley Times Dec. 26 2018 | Page 2

2 Wallkill Valley Times, Wednesday, December 26, 2018 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Pine Bush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 School News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 27 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Walden.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Wallkill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Walker Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 PUBLIC AGENDA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 Wallkill Board of Education, 7 p.m. Leptondale Elementary School.. Village of Montgomery Planning Bd, 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 133 Clinton St. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 Valley Central Board of Education, 6 p.m. Administration building, 944 Route 17K, Montgomery. Special meeting to discuss the employment history of a particular person. It is anticipated that the board will move into executive ses- sion and that no action will be taken. HOLIDAY DEADLINE The office of the Wallkill Valley Times will be closed on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in observance of New Year’s Day. Deadline for the January 2 edition is Friday, December 28 at 4 p.m. HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, NY 12550 PHONE: [phone], FAX: [phone] Emails may be directed to the following : ADVERTISING [email protected] CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS [email protected] TO REACH THE EDITOR [email protected] FOR THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICES [email protected] WEBSITE www.timescommunitypapers.com The Wallkill Valley Times, (USPS 699-490) is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday at Newburgh, NY 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY. Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, NY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Wallkill Valley Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. Most Precious Blood welcome new pasto r By LAURA FITZGERALD [email protected] A fter 23 years in the priesthood, Father William Muhm is excited to finally administer his own church as the new pastor of Most Precious Blood Parish in Walden. Muhm replaced Father Joseph Fallon, who was reassigned to St. Gregory’s Barbarigo’s in Garnerville, NY, on Dec. 1. Muhm said he is looking forward to teaching the good news of the gospel in Walden. “[The assignment] gives me a great chance to work with the people here and see what we can do to evangelize and to look for new opportunities moving forward to bring the gospel to the parish and to the community,” Muhm said. Raised in Denver, Colorado, Muhm spent four years on active duty in the U.S. Navy after receiving a bachelors degree from Colorado State University. He then returned to Denver and worked for four years before entering the seminary under the co-sponsorship program of the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS) in Washington, D.C. Muhm knew he wanted to be in the priesthood from a young age, so AMS fulfilled a life-long dream. “Since I was in fourth grade, I knew Fr. William Muhm that that was what I was meant to be,” Muhm said. AMS then connected him with the archdiocese of New York, where he was accepted as a co-sponsored seminarian with the understanding that he would also serve as a Navy chaplain. After attending St. John Neumann Residence and St. Joseph Seminary, he was ordained as a priest by Cardinal John O’Connor in 1995. He served as an associate pastor at St. Ann’s Parish in Ossining and Holy Family Parish in Staten Island before entering active duty as a Navy chaplain in 1998. His 20-year career in the Navy took him all over the U.S. and the world, including Virginia, California, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, and Japan. He spent four years at sea and one year deployed with the Marines in Iraq. Muhm said his naval experience will be a good fit with parishioners who come from a military background. Muhm retired from the Navy on May 1, 2018. He embarked on a post-Navy sabbatical that included a 30-day Jesuit retreat, a cross-country road trip to visit family and friends, a 787-kilometer trek of the Camino Santiago de Compostela in Spain and six weeks at the Institute for Continuing Theological Education at the North American College in Rome. “I’m looking forward to settling down in one place, long-term, after being so itinerant in the Navy,” Muhm said. Through all his travels and the changes that come with them, Muhm has one philosophy that keeps him grounded. “My personal philosophy would be to stay close to Christ and he will point out what needs to be done,” Muhm said. Town of Montgomery Police officer retires Lieutenant Alex Landolina retired from the Town of Montgomery Police Department (MPD) recently, capping off 27 years of service with the town. Landolina joined MPD in Sept. 1991. His father was a police officer and encouraged him to join the force. Landolina said he has enjoyed serving the community with his fellow officers. “Policing this community was phenomenal. Not only the people out there, but the guys I worked with were just incredible and I couldn’t ask for a better group of men and women to work with and for,” Landolina said. Landolina also served with the Town of Shawangunk, the Village of Walden and the Village of Tuxedo Park. “I made this my home and my career,” Landolina said. “I loved coming to work.” Montgomery Police Chief Arnold Amthor said Landolina was an important asset to the department. “He was an invaluable asset. He helped me in the transition of bringing the Lieutenant Alex Landolina retired from the Town of Montgomery Police Department recently, capping off 27 years of service with the town. department up to speed,” Amthor said. Landolina said he is looking forward to spending time with his family and at his other two businesses: Baldwin Vineyards and production and film work. - Laura Fitzgerald