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Woman robbed in Crystal Run Galleria
Police are investigating a reported robbery of a woman inside the Galleria at Crystal Run in the Town of Wallkill on Sunday , September 11 .
Police said the victim was approached by a man around 6 p . m . in the area of DSW Shoes . He forcibly stole cash and property from the victim and fled from the mall through the Target store .
The suspect is described as a black male , about five feet , 10 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds .
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Detective Division of Wallkill Town Police at 692- 6757 .
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LoCicero , who is a City of Newburgh Fire Department lieutenant , believes that he ’ s well-suited for the position . “ I ’ ve been living in the town for the last 35 years and I ’ m very involved in the community ,” he said . “ I ’ m a volunteer fireman in the town , my mother was Deputy Supervisor for many years , so it ’ s kind of in my blood . This opportunity came about and I was very interested in it .” LoCicero , 43 , thinks he has the right type of experience to be agency ’ s leader . “ I have a background in construction and I worked for the Thruway Authority for a couple of summers ,” he said . “ I was an engineer in the Army , so this was something that caught my eye and I thought I could do some good there .”
Taylor , 50 , contends that he also has the requisite skills to handle the highway post . “ I think I could do a good job for the town ,” he said . “ I have several qualifications for the job . I ’ ve taught classes at Local 17 on how to run a paver . I ’ ve taken lots of classes on safety and workplace violence . I ’ ve run heavy equipment for almost 19 years now . I worked in the City of Newburgh Department of Public Works for 10 years , doing repairs on the roads , going out in the storms and cleaning up .”
Taylor , who has lived in the town for 20 years , knows he ’ s the underdog in the campaign since the party has endorsed his opponent . “ This is something I decided to do on my own ,” he said . “ I went in front of the Republican Party and was interviewed by them . A couple of weeks later , they said Joe LoCicero was a better candidate . I know he ’ s got a lot of backing in this with the party , and I ’ m just campaigning out of my own pocket . I can offer the taxpayers my skills and abilities , and I can be there for them 24 / 7 .”
The winner of the November election will receive a one-year term to finish off the duration of the two-year stint won by former Highway Superintendent Ed
Byrne last year . LoCicero thinks he could bring stability to a job that has had a high rate of turnover in recent years . “ What I ’ m trying to do is get in there and hold the position for quite a while ,” he said . “ I don ’ t want to have one run and be done . I ’ d like to make a difference and get the taxpayers what they pay for . I want to get the workers what they want and get back to everybody doing their job , being happy and moving forward .”
Taylor asserts that he could provide a steady hand to the department as well . “ It ’ s all about how you treat the guys ,” he said . “ You get more with sugar than vinegar . I ’ ve supervised a lot of crews . I had my own paving business for seven years and I ran crews for the City Of Newburgh . I think that the guys would get along and we could work out any issues .”
LoCicero believes he could handle the workload of the highway position , which is part time , since he only works eight days a month as a firefighter . Spencer has seen LoCicero up close in action on the school board , and he argues that LoCicero has the right qualities for the highway job . “ There ’ s a lot of things that Joe brings to the table ,” he said . “ He ’ s a dynamic personality , and he ’ s a very good leader . He ’ s a take-charge individual . Working with him on the school board , we deal with a $ 72 million budget . The highway budget is only $ 2 million , so it ’ s a lot less . I ’ ve seen what he ’ s done with the school budget . We come in under the tax cap and the schools run fantastic . He ’ s also a union guy , so he brings union knowledge to a department that has union labor .”
With the caucus deadline rapidly approaching for other parties to nominate their own candidates for the highway job , Spencer said there ’ s been no indication that any other nominees will appear on the ballot this fall . With the expectation of an uncontested election in November , the position could virtually be decided this week . The caucus will take place on Wednesday at 7:30 p . m . at the high school .
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