Sunday, March 1, 2015

March 1, 2015

March 1, 2015 - A Weekly Roundup Of Sullivan County, 
Catskill Mountians, & New York State News - Issue 2015 #9

The Latest News on Casino Developments in Catskills & NYS:
timesunion.com:
Casinos are making us batty
lohud.com
Spurned by casino board, Nevele wants VLTs in Ulster County
polhudson.lohudblogs.com:
Appeals court rejects injunction for Finger Lakes casino
nyspnews.com:
State Police at Liberty Make Sex Abuse Arrest
riverreporter.com
Police presence recommended for Sullivan West
nyspnews.com:
Narrowsburg Troopers Seize 2 Pounds of Marijuana During Traffic Stop
catskillchronicle.com:
Public Health Confirms No Measles in County
catskillmountainkeeper.com:
Show your LOVE for the Catskills
timesunion.com:
Labor commissioner approves tipped wage raise 
recordonline.com:
Schools crack down on snack-food fundraisers
poughkeepsiejournal.com:
A look at teacher test failure
newyorkhistoryblog.org
Sullivan County's First African American Firefighter
recordonline.com
Eldred: A throwback to the past needs some sprucing up
newpittsburghcourier.com
Got Start at WSUL: Memorial set for popular DJ Wesley Goodman
Another Sullivan County Lottery Multimillionaire:  Lone $127M Mega Millions Winning Jackpot Ticket Sold In South Fallsburg 

vosizneias.com
"The New York Lottery today confirmed that a jackpot-winning ticket for the February 27 Mega Millions drawing was purchased at the South Fallsburg Food Mart at 5105 Main Street in South Fallsburg. This sole winning ticket - purchased as a Quick Pick - is worth an estimated $127 million."
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Fremont Yes, Delaware No: Are Upstate NY Towns Defecting to Pennsylvania? Not so Fast
theepochtimes.com.
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"Price and the UNYTA are seriously reviewing all the necessary considerations for secession, like tax benefits, cost of doing business, and overall benefits to the people. 'People have to be educated,' cautioned Price."

recordonline.com: Delaware supervisor: Town won't try to secede from state
A True Legacy of Monticello :Former AIG CEO and President Robert Benmosche dies
cnbc.com
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"'We announce this news with profound sadness, and our thoughts and prayers are with Bob's family at this difficult time,' Chairman Robert S. Miller said in a statement. ' Bob was one of the most inspirational and successful leaders in corporate America by any measure.'"

recordonline: Insurance executive Robert Benmosche, formerly of Monticello, dies of lung cancer
DA Farrell v. PETA: Two Missing Ducks, a Video and a Felony Charge in an Episode at a Foie Gras Farm
nytimes,com
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"'She's a thief,' said Marcus Henley, the company's operations manager.  The Sullivan County district attorney, James R. Farrell, seemed to agree, and this month - nearly four years after the episode - Ms. Canavan was indicted on two counts, including burglary in the third degree, a Class-D felony."

riverreporter.com:  Foie gras wars continue; Activist arraigned in Sullivan County court

syracuse.com: SUNY ESF student at center of foie gras criminal case: Did she steal two ducks?
Building on a Borscht Belt Vision:Richard Lewis, Kevin Pollak playing benefit (in Fort Lauderdale) for comedy landmark
southflorida.com
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"'The Catskills were Las Vegas before Las Vegas,' says Godfrey, who would like to build the Catskill Resort Museum in Ellenville, N.Y. Pollak, whose movie credits include in 'Casino' and 'A Few Good Men,'and Lewis, a regular on HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,'will perform standup at the Parker Playhouse."
AG Investigates Casino Selection Process: Casino board chairman: We have nothing to hide
polhudson.lohudblogs.com
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"'That goes with the territory. Whoever wants to look at things, review things, inspect things, consider our report: God bless them,' Law told reporters after the board released its findings and voted to reopen bidding for a Southern Tier casino."

crainsnewyork.com: Attorney general investigating Cuomo's casino picks

timesunion.com: Fairness of bids under review
 
The Last Link: Goodbye To Knick Great Anthony Mason
"This was 20 years ago, a broiling August afternoon that was turning into a steaming August evening in Sullivan County, N.Y., at the old Kutsher's Hotel in Monticello. A few thousand locals were gathering inside the gym at that Catskills landmark for the annual Maurice Stokes Game, a charity exhibition that at one time was the event of the NBA offseason, drawing a better cast than the winter All-Star Game. Those days were long gone. Now the organizers hoped one or two NBA players a year would stop by. "There's one guy I never have to worry about," Milton Kutsher, the man who had dreamed up the Stokes game years earlier, said as he glanced at his watch. -  Read More - nypost.com

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