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Wallkill Valley Times , Wednesday , June 14 , 2017

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THURSDAY , JUNE 15

Wallkill Board of Education . 7 p . m ., High School Library Media Center . Shawangunk Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 14 Central Ave ., Wallkill . Crawford Town Board 7 p . m . Town Hall , 121 Route 302 , Pine Bush .

MONDAY , JUNE 19

Town of Montgomery ZBA , 7 p . m . Town Government Center , 110 Bracken Road , Montgomery .

TUESDAY , JUNE 20 Montgomery Village Board , 7:30 p . m ., 133 Clinton Street , Montgomery . Walden Village Board of Trustees , 6:30 p . m . Village Hall , 1 Municipal Square .

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Ricky Tanagretta leads the Survivor ’ s Lap .

By GARY M . AYD

An event the likes of which are seldom seen in the Hudson Valley , both in scope and duration took place at the Town of Crawford Town Park Saturday . Starting early in the morning and concluding late at night , the 2017 Pine Bush Relay for Life did what it has done for over a decade in uniting the local community .

Flush with sponsors and community members , this year ’ s rendition was held amidst pristine , sunshine , ocean blue skies and a backdrop of positive energy , spurred on by uplifting music put out by DJ Jeff Blizzard , who has been the DJ for the event for the last 10-years .

Now in its 13 year , this year ’ s Pine Bush Relay was led by Grand Marshals

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Orange County Planning Board had posed the alternative of allowing more clearance if additional trees are planted on the property or elsewhere in the town .

Warden also argued that the town should exempt “ solar farms ” that are located in the town ’ s agricultural district — like the one proposed by his clients .

Town Supervisor Mike Hayes stated that while Warden referred to the commercial solar project as a “ farm ” it was not recognized as such by the NYS

Fritz and Gretchen Meier , with Ricky Tanagretta serving as the grand marshal of the always popular and inspiring survivor lap . Tanagretta and all those behind and beside him in the survivor lap wore shoulder sleeves identifying how long they had been living since winning their battle with cancer .

Donna Henke , a breast cancer survivor of nearly a decade , has been relaying for 16-years and is one of the driving forces behind the Pine Bush Relay . “ The whole experience is very uplifting and generates a lot of hope ,” Henke said . “ For someone recently diagnosed to see all these survivors , some of them 10 or even 20-years on since their fight provides immense hope ; I ’ m personally proud to be a cancer survivor .”

Department of Agriculture & Markets .

Town Councilman Dan Dempsey pointed out that one of the comments from the Orange County Planning Board was a “ huge ” reduction of the minimum front yard setback from 150 feet to 30 feet .

“ I think we need to have a conversation … before sending it on its way ,” said Dempsey .

The public hearing was continued to July 6 at 7 p . m .

A representative from Frontier approached the board at the same meeting , seeking a franchise agreement to provide television services in the town ( outside

In years past the event has done exceedingly well in generating funds for the American Cancer Society , in fact it recently went over the $ 2 million mark in cumulative funds raised , an impressive accomplishment by any measure , especially when you consider the size of the Pine Bush Community . Last year the event raised $ 180,000 and Henke expects to be around $ 130,000 this year .

Prior to her own battle with breast cancer , Henke ’ s sister succumbed to the disease some 19 years ago at just 36 . She left behind two kids who at the time were 6 and 8 .

“ Families can celebrate the survivors and remember those who have been lost ,” Henke said . “ That ’ s part of what makes this event so special .”

the three villages only ). The company would match the franchise fee of the incumbent provider . The board made no decisions , asking the representative to provide the board with the exact fee amount .

In other business , the board approved going out to bid on the water line extension for the Neelytown West Water District . The bids are due by July 6 at 2 p . m .

The board also voted to hire two part-time police dispatchers at the rate of $ 12.88 per hour , with a probationary period of six months .