Orange County News Roundup, May 18

Orange County News Roundup, May 18
(L-R) Dr. Joe Zhao, Dr. Peter Li, Anna Chang, and Sen. John Bonacic in Albany on May 16, 2016. courtesy office of Sen. Bonacic
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Middletown School District Tests Drinking Water for Lead

Superintendent Kenneth Eastwood sent a letter to parents on concerns of lead in the schools’ drinking water on May 13. He said the district will have the county’s BOCES office of Risk Management test about 650 drinking fountains and other water outlets for lead contamination. Results are expected in about three weeks. “The school district will continue to work with BOCES to develop any necessary intervention plans, to insure our students are provided safe drinking water,” Eastwood wrote. The Environmental Protection Agency and Center for Disease Control concur: “there is no known safe level of lead in a child’s blood.”

Fei Tian College Administrators meet with Sen. Bonacic

Sen. John J. Bonacic with administrators from Fei Tian College on May 16 to discuss current issues facing the college. Dr. Joe Zhao, SVP, and Dr. Peter Li, vice president for academic affairs, and Helena Chang discussed future projects, including the construction of several school buildings on the grounds of the Middletown Community Campus.  Fei Tian College is a bilingual institution of higher learning committed to the preservation, development, and promotion of traditional arts and cultures. It now operates in Cuddebackville.

 

(L-R) Baila Rosenberg, Shira Lehman, Etti Gross, Yehudis Mitzmann, Carlissa Stratford, Rosemarie Tumarkin, Josemarlie Boulin, and Brenda Schwartz (courtesy Community Health Care)
(L-R) Baila Rosenberg, Shira Lehman, Etti Gross, Yehudis Mitzmann, Carlissa Stratford, Rosemarie Tumarkin, Josemarlie Boulin, and Brenda Schwartz courtesy Community Health Care