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Wallkill Valley Times , Wednesday , May 3 , 2017

PUBLIC AGENDA

THURSDAY , MAY 4 Montgomery Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Government Center , 110 Bracken Road , Montgomery . Shawangunk Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 14 Central Ave ., Wallkill .

MONDAY , MAY 8

Maybrook Village Board , 7 p . m . Government Center , 111 Schipps Lane . Valley Central Board of Education 7:15 p . m . Administration building , 944 Route 17K , Montgomery .

CORRECTION

The press release published in the April 26 edition regarding Valley Central School District ’ s adopted budget contained erroneous information . The proposed 2017-18 budget of $ 101,247,326 represents a 2.75 % spending increase of $ 2,713,870 . The amount of the increase was listed incorrectly . Voter Registration Day will be held on May 9 , 2017 . The date was also incorrect last week .

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OFFICE : 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh , NY 12550

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victims , doused in simulated blood , as police cars , fire engines , ambulances , and even a hearse arrived at the school in response to the catastrophic event . As Town of Crawford Police Chief Dominick Blasko described the unfolding scene for the silent crowd , EMTs treated the injured students , while firefighters used the “ jaws of life ” to extricate a passenger trapped inside one of the crashed cars .

As the simulation continued , a police officer conducted field sobriety tests on one of the drivers , and then put her in handcuffs and led her away after tests showed that she was legally impaired . And in perhaps the most somber moment of the drill , one of the accident victims was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was processed by funeral home representatives before being slowly loaded into a waiting hearse .

PBHS social worker Nicole McDonald , who coordinated the event , said students reported that the mock accident made them think . “ It showed them that drunk driving accidents are not a joke or just something that they read about in newspapers ,” she explained . “ They actually happen .”

Members of the Bullville Fire Department use the “ jaws of life ” to free the car door in order to rescue a trapped passenger during a mock accident , held at Pine Bush High School on April 28 .

“ Driving while texting or under the influence of drugs or alcohol is extremely dangerous and can jeopardize your future and safety ,” advised Blasko . “ The most important message that I want to relay to

young adults is to have reasonable fun and make good decisions that are not going to jeopardize the important milestones in your life that you have to look forward to .”

Among the local agencies and organizations that assisted with this life-saving effort were the Bullville Fire District , the Pine Bush Fire District , the Pine Bush Volunteer Ambulance Corps , Mobile Life Services , the Town of Crawford Police Department , William M . Gagan Funeral Home , and Young ’ s Auto , which donated the crashed cars .

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A Town of Crawford police officer conducts field sobriety tests on the driver , student actor Johanna Wilson , during Pine Bush High School ’ s recent mock DWI drill .

A Town of Crawford police officer interviews “ injured ” passenger , student actor Andrew Guido