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Wallkill Valley Times, Wednesday, March 9, 2016
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IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8
Maybrook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pine Bush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
School News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Walden.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Wallkill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Walker Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
PUBLIC AGENDA
MONDAY, MARCH 14
Maybrook Village Board, 7 p.m. Village
Government Center, 111 Schipps Lane,
Maybrook.
Valley Central Board of Education, 7:15
p.m. School district office, 944, Route 17K,
Montgomery
Town of Montgomery Planning Board,
7:30 p.m. Town Government Center, 110
Bracken Road, Montgomery.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
Shawangunk Zoning Board of Appeals, 7
p.m. Town Hall, 14 Central Ave., Wallkill
Village of Walden Planning Board, 7:30
p.m. Village Hall, 1 Municipal Square.
CORRECTION
David Romano anchors the Valley
Central 1600-meter relay team. His first
name was incorrect in last week’s paper.
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Deli man Eddie Benson to lead Montgomery Parade
By GARY M AYD
L
ongtime Montgomery resident and
business owner Eddie Benson was
chosen by a committee of fellow residents to serve as the 4th grand marshal of
the annual Irish ramble.
Benson was honored Sunday March 6 at
a reception at Wards Bridge Inn.
Benson’s status in the community,
coupled
with his WHAT: 4th Annual Montgomery
mother’s St. Patrick’s Ramble Parade
I r i s h WHEN: Saturday, March 19, 1 p.m.
roots led WHERE: Stepping off from River
the com- Street, down Union Street.
mittee
to select
him for the honor.
A native of Brooklyn and a fouryear Navy veteran, Benson came to
Montgomery in 1979. Since that time he
has owned Eddie’s Deli, now Benson’s
Deli on Clinton Street.
A lot has changed through the years for
Benson, including the head count at holiday gatherings. As of this writing Benson
is the father of five kids and a whopping
14 grandkids. He also noted that there
are many more city transplants living in
Montgomery these