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1 week ago | 
jessica50f.substack.com | Jessica Cohen
Video by Christopher WebbVillage of Warwick Mayor Michael Newhard. Photo by Christopher WebbCommunity focused news can only succeed with community support. Please consider the various subscription levels.
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2 weeks ago | 
jessica50f.substack.com | Jessica Cohen
Troubled by Trump, Over 600 Demonstrate In WarwickBlack Dirt Anxiety in Warwick and BeyondMuch Ado About Art in Port JervisFeed Yourself and Save the WorldCommunity focused news can only succeed with community support. Please consider the various subscription levels.
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2 weeks ago | 
jessica50f.substack.com | Jessica Cohen
About 400 people from Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey joined demonstraters in front of Pike County Courthouse at an April 5 Hands Off rally opposing funding and staff cuts and undemocratic actions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, said Edward Gragert, founder of Delaware Valley Action! and rally organizer.
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2 weeks ago | 
jessica50f.substack.com | Jessica Cohen
By Vera MillerPhotos by Christopher WebbThe large turnout in Warwick on Saturday, April 5, at the Hands Off protest was a surprise even to its local organizers. Actually counting the crowd quickly became impossible, but it was clear that more than 600 people gathered in the rain to make their voices heard. Estimates ranged as high as between 700 and 800 people gathered at Railroad Plaza in downtown Warwick.
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2 weeks ago | 
jessica50f.substack.com | Jessica Cohen
Dear readers,I wanted to let you know that I am the “M” in the DAMD poets, who will be reading at Wisner Library in Warwick on Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m.The library listed us as Diane, Anne, Mary, and Deborah, but we are not reading incognito. We are:Diane BlissAnne SandorMary MakofskeDeborah ChesisterIn times like these, we need poetry. I know you are not all in the area, so apologies for sending this to those scattered far and wide.
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2 weeks ago | 
jessica50f.substack.com | Jessica Cohen
By Toby SchackWarwick. Celebrate Earth Day and learn how to plan and build your own landscape for human and ecological health. Instructor Brenden Wagner, Restoration Coordinator for the Rondout Neversink Stream Program that protects New York City's Catskill Mountain Watershed, will reveal how to develop an organic and regenerative garden using permaculture methods. Learn the importance of soil testing, amending soil organically, organic vs synthetic fertilizers and topsoil to meet your needs.
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2 weeks ago | 
jessica50f.substack.com | Jessica Cohen
As farmers’ time for spring planting begins, immigrant farmworkers in Warwick, NY, are ambivalent, says Kathy Brieger, Executive Director at Warwick Area Farmworker Organization (WAFO). “Some say they want to leave, get out of here. They’re worried and may not want to stay and work,” she said. In their anxiety, “they may not go to appointments.
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3 weeks ago | 
jessica50f.substack.com | Michael Helme |Jessica Cohen
By Michael HelmeThe Coolest Recycling Drive is back for its third year in Warwick, and this year the Town of Warwick’s Climate Smart Communities Task Force is co-sponsoring the drive with Sustainable Warwick. The drive is open to all residents of Orange County and will collect refrigerant-containing appliances to properly recycle them. This service (which usually costs $15) is free to everyone.
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3 weeks ago | 
jessica50f.substack.com | David Ofshinsky |Jessica Cohen
By David OfshinskyIn response to a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request, the NYS Office of Attorney General (OAG) has provided a copy of the complaint alleging possible unethical conduct by one or more Deerpark officials. Last September it had been sent to the Deerpark Town Board, the Orange County Ethics Board, the Orange County District Attorney, the NYS Comptroller and NYS Attorney General.
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3 weeks ago | 
jessica50f.substack.com | Jessica Cohen
On Saturday, March 29 at about 10:40 a.m., the Town of Warwick Police Department, Warwick Fire Department and Warwick EMS responded to a motorcycle accident on County Route 1 at the intersection with Big Island Road. The operator of the motorcycle, a 79-year-old man from New Windsor, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted by a medivac helicopter to Westchester Medical Center. He was later pronounced deceased from the accident.
