Vol. 36, No. 8 3 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2018
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Scuba training facility considers Montgomery move
By RACHEL COLEMAN
The town of Montgomery has attracted a number
of different projects in recent years—even a casino
proposal—but last week they were presented with
something unexpected.
Valley
Central
may fund
traffic light
“It’s a unique use and a great asset to the community,”
said Ross Winglovitz, the engineer for European Outdoors,
a scuba training facility in Middletown.
The owner of European Outdoors is looking to move
his entire operation to Montgomery—and expand.
The proposal entails a large multi-use building
featuring a retail area, café, several pools, offices and
warehouse space—all conveniently located next to
ShopRite on Hawkins Drive.
“It’s a very exciting project,” said Jason Anderson,
representing the applicant.
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Slip slidin’
By TED REMSNYDER
The proposed 2018-2019 Valley Central
School District budget continues to come
into focus, as the district now knows it
will have a $61,679,595 tax levy limit for
its new spending plan. To stay within
the cap, the district can raise the levy
4.26 percent, a $2,518,548 increase over
last year’s total. In a presentation during
the district Board of Education meeting
on Feb. 12, Assistant Superintendent
Lisa Raymond detailed the capital
and administrative components of the
proposed plan in advance of the public
budget vote in the spring.
Under the capital portion of the
plan, salaries for staff members will
increase $97,550 over last year, and the
overall component will total $9,167,980.
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Wallkill
Ambulance
Corps
looks for
fresh blood
By JASPREET GILL
[email protected]
Lincoln Ragni gets a little help from mom, Amy, in navagating the ice at Popp’s Pavillion in
Wallkill, Saturday during the Vision of Wallkill Skating Party.
“The reason I’m alive is because of the
Wallkill Volunteer Ambulance Corps,”
says Vic Work.
Work has been a member of the Wallkill
Volunteer Ambulance Corps since 1988,
starting as a volunteer working himself
up to president and is currently a trustee
and treasurer. He took his first ride with
the corps as a patient last year after his
spleen was ruptured.
Now, the corps is looking to add to their
team of volunteers.
The Wallkill Volunteer Ambulance
Corps was founded in 1966 after the
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SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL