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April 20, 2007

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Gardiner - Sheri= ff's deputies have identified the 69-year-old hiker who apparently fell to his d= eath from a cliff on the Shawangunk Ridge sometime yesterday. The victim was Peter R. Cummins of Springfield, Pa.=

Two hikers found the victim’s body at the= Gunks climbing area near Trapps Road, off Route 44/55, about 6:15 p.m. yesterday. Police have not released the ca= use of death.

Cornwall furniture factory catches fire

April 22, 2007

Cornwall — Firefighters put out the flames at a furniture factory this morning.

Cornwall Chief Patrick Hines said workers in neighboring sections of a complex at 2 Mill Street noticed smoke coming from DW Fine Furniture about 7 a.m.

Hines said the f= ire started in a production and storage room, and flames had begun to burn thro= ugh the roof when they arrived. Firefighters cut a hole in the roof to vent the fire and had most of it knocked down within a half hour, Hines said.

Orange County investigators were looking for the cause yesterday, Hines said, but= it appeared accidental. The complex used to be an old mill, and now has several tenants. Hines said no one was in DW when the fire started and workers in o= ther parts of the complex quickly evacuated.

Cheers

April 23, 2007

· To t= he firefighters, police, other public servants and neighbors who rallied to he= lp those in need last week as the rain kept falling and water stranded many fa= milies. It is a familiar scene recently, the sight of people in a boat, especially = the young and the elderly, being towed to safety after their house flooded. This time, the unusual persistence of the downpour had the water rising not only= in the places that have been hit before but also in many that have not seen th= is kind of damage in years. It is a comfort to see just how quickly, efficient= ly and compassionately the professionals and the volunteers sacrifice their ti= me to make sure that everybody is safe no matter where the danger shows up.

· To Orange County for planning to extend the Heritage Trail and nearly double its length. Rig= ht now, the trail — a former railroad bed that first became a recreation= al path in 1995 — goes 11Â½ miles from Monroe to Goshen as a collaboration between the county and the nonprofit group Orange Pathways. W= ith $200,000 in federal money provided by the county and $50,000 from Orange Pathways, the trail now will be extended to Howells near the Wallkill-Mount Hope line over the next few years.

· To the Open Space Institute for preserving one of the jewels of the area, Arden House and its 450 acres ato= p a hill overlooking Woodbury. The land-conservation group bought the site from= Columbia University, which had used it as a= conference center. The goal of preserving the land is clear; the ultimate function of = the mansion is still not. The deed to the property and the listing on the Natio= nal Registry of Historic places limits its use to religious, philanthropic or educational purposes. It would be wonderful if it somehow could be more accessible to the public as are so many other historic sites in the region.= It offers not only a spectacular view but also a glimpse into the spectacular lifestyle of E.H. Harriman and his companions in the Gilded Age.

· To SUNY Ulster for helping builders and homeowners with practical advice on so= lar energy. The college held a free class on practical pho= tovoltaics, teaching lessons in such areas as how solar cells work,= how they are made and the applications of photovoltaic cells for practical = use.