Private Road in Wallkill Named for Former Congressman
The Town of Wallkill has named a private road created by the 122 interchange makeover as Ben Gilman Way. The former congressman was given an honorary sign for his room at Castle Point and the new sign has been erected near the New York State Police Troop F headquarters in Middletown. On hand to present the road sign were Wallkill Supervisor Dan Depew, Department of Public Works Commissioner Louis Ingrassia, and Major Joseph Tripodo of the New York State Police to thank Gilman for his many years of service to the community. Gilman retired in 2003 from New York’s 20th congressional district leaving Congress as the oldest sitting representative in the U.S. House.
Identity Theft Ringleader to Serve Up to 20 Years in Prison
Tyrone “Reece” Lee has been slapped with a sentence concurrent with one he is already serving of 10 to 20 years in state prison. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on April 6 announced the sentence for running an identity-theft ring that stole over $457,000 from customers of Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo) in Newburgh. Evidence showed that from June 2010 to August 2011, authorities say Lee was the leader of a bank fraud ring that stole from the accounts of 77 customers of Wachovia Bank. Prosecutors say he recruited his girlfriend to work as a teller at the bank in Newburgh and told her what customer data to steal.
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Schumer Calls for More Security at Airport ‘Soft Targets’
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer joined the call for protecting areas of weakest security at airports. Mindful of the Brussels terrorist attack, the MidHudsonNews reported on April 6 that Schumer wants funding for active shooter training, more security in less secure sections of local airports including Stewart, and more bomb-sniffing dogs. “The non-secure areas are baggage claim zones, parking lots, just where you pull up in the car and being let off, because these don’t receive the same level of attention, scrutiny, as airport gates and terminals. Those receive the most scrutiny because we saw what happened at 9/11, and the scrutiny there is pretty good,” he said. “Thank God we haven’t had another 9/11.”
Port Jervis Farmer’s Market to Change Locations
