Vol. 37, No. 19 3 WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019
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Pine Bush issues measles warnings
24 confirmed reported cases in Orange, none in local schools
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
Orange County Commissioner of
Health Irina Gelman ordered area school
districts to bar unimmunized students
from attending school following a measles
outbreak in the county.
As of May 3, there are 24 confirmed
measles cases in the county, according
to Deputy Commissioner of Health Chris
Ericson. Ages range from seven months
to 30 years, mostly in unvaccinated
individuals.
A letter from Gelman to parents stated
that in the event of a measles exposure in
their children’s district, students who have
not received their first dose of measles,
mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine
(and do not have evidence of serologic
immunity) will need to remain home for
21 days after their last exposure in the
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Spring cleanup
Laura Fitzgerald
Volunteers clean trash from Majestic Park in Gardiner, Saturday, during the annual Riverkeeper Sweep. Story on page 5.
Bruderhof appeals
demolition denial
of farmhouse
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
Following the Town of Montgomery
Historic Preservation Commission’s
(HPC) denial of their request for
demolition, the Foxhill Bruderhof
Communities will appeal to the town
board for a certificate of appropriateness
(COA) for the demolition of the historic
Milliken Farmhouse.
The house was placed on the local
historic register in 2006, so any demolition
or modification to the house requires
approval of a COA from the commission.
HPC chair Mary Ellen Matise said the
commission had very little to go off for a
structural assessment, and town building
inspector Walter Schmidt determined the
house was not in danger of collapse in an
assessment in August of 2018.
In the absence of a structural
assessment, Matise said the HPC had to
follow its mission statement, which is,
“to protect, enhance and perpetuate our
heritage so as to ensure the quality of life
in the Town of Montgomery for present
and future generations.”
In a meeting on April 28, the HPC denied
the COA for demolition of the house, but
allowed for the demolition of the barn
behind the house, which is newer and
Schmidt determined was unsafe.
In a letter to the town board, Foxhill
Communities President Hans Boller said
the Bruderhof hosted multiple tours
with town historian John Pennings,
town officials, town supervisor Rodney
Winchell and all members of the HPC,
who appeared to have a general consensus
that the building is beyond repair and
should be taken down.
Both town engineer Mike Aiello, Jr.
and Pennings concluded the original
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