Library Tax Referendum Results

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Blooming Grove:  Yes: 127   No: 639

Delaware 1:  Yes: 84 No: 514

Delaware 2:  Yes:  95   No: 513

Dingmans 1:  Yes:  238  No:  872

Dingmans 2:  Yes: 181 No:  589

Greene:  Yes:  105 No:  573

Lackawaxen 1:  Yes: 61      No: 411

Lackawaxen 2:  Yes: 72      No: 421

Lehman 1:  Yes: 78     No: 352

Lehman 2:  Yes: 76     No: 315

Matamoras Boro 1:  Yes: 39   No: 174

Matamoras Boro 2:  Yes: 42      No: 253

Milford Boro:  Yes: 101 No: 201

Milford Township:  Yes: 97 No: 336

Palmyra:  Yes: 95    No: 399

Porter:  Yes: 21     No: 78

Shohola:  Yes: 113       No:  449

Westfall:  Yes: 89     No: 337

PIKE COUNTY TOTAL:  Yes:   1714    No:  7437

Port Jervis Election Results

These are the complete, most up-to-date results as of Friday, 10AM.

NYS BALLOT PROPOSITION NO 1 – POWER LINE ST LAWRENCE CO

YES – Prop 1 -  12,107

NO – Prop 1 – 11,751

NYS BALLOT PROPOSITION NO 2 – AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 3

NO – Prop 2 – 15,030

YES – Prop 2 – 8,951

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE -9TH JD (vote for 4)

Charles E Stewart: 25,366

Charley Wood: 26,584

David Steinberg: 21,009

Francesca E Connolly: 23,937

James Alexander Burke: 1,775

James Hubert:21,838

Jeffrey A Cohen: 27,915

Mary N Clark: 1,976

Orazio R Bellantoni: 27,943

Stasia T Vogel: 1,706

William L Maher: 20,170

COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Edward A Diana: 36,873

Patricia O’Dwyer: 22,634

DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Francis D Phillips II: 38,681

COUNTY CLERK

Donna L Benson: 38,389

PORT JERVIS BALLOT PROP -MAGHOGOMOCK LADDER TRUCK PURCHASE

Yes: 448

No: 599

PORT JERVIS MAYOR

WINNER: Russell R Potter: 1,403

Whendy L Nellums: 129

PORT JERVIS COUNCILMAN AT LARGE

WINNER: Dean A Aumick: 1,219

PORT JERVIS COUNCILMAN WARD 1 (vote for 2)

WINNER: Michael W McCarthy: 273

WINNER: James M Hendry III: 272

Kevin P Cunningham: 216

Reggie A Foster Jr: 210

PORT JERVIS COUNCILMAN WARD 2 (vote for 2)

WINNER: George A Belcher: 349

WINNER: Robert C Ritchie: 352

Bernard D Bomba: 87

PORT JERVIS COUNCILMAN WARD 3 (vote for 2)

WINNER: Denis A Livingston: 375

WINNER: John W Wortmann: 366

PORT JERVIS COUNCILMAN WARD 4 (vote for 2)

WINNER: Stanley B Siegel: 301

WINNER: Judith A Oppelt: 235

Manuel Rodriguez: 13

Charli A Parachinni: 22

Kathryn F Riviello: 179

DEERPARK TOWN SUPERVISOR

WINNER: Karl A Brabenec: 803

Gary W Flieger: 432

Daniel A Cea: 554

DEERPARK TOWN CLERK

WINNER: Florence T Santini: 1,017

Viola M Sinsabaugh: 270

David H Lawrence: 434

DEERPARK TOWN JUSTICE

WINNER: Laurie E Osowick: 1,272

John P Wulff Sr: 1,190

DEERPARK TOWN COUNCILMAN

WINNER: Gary I Spears: 1,000

Edward M Chuckran Jr: 646

Liam T O’Neill: 640

WINNER: Arthur T Trovei: 906

DEERPARK TOWN COUNCILMAN TFV

David M Hoovler: 1,039

Christopher J Murphy: 563

DEERPARK TAX COLLECTOR

WINNER: Jane A Garvey: 1,063

Seth S Goldman: 554

DEERPARK SUPT OF HWYS

WINNER: Edward A Hughson: 1,262

Pike County Election Results

JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT

Jack Panella: 3038

Joan Orie Melvin: 5382

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT

Robert J. Colville: 2516

Judy Olson: 5332

Kevin Francis McCarthy: 2717

Sallie Mundy: 5086

Anne E. Lazarus: 2328

Temp Smith: 4574

Teresa Sarmina: 2504

Paula Ott: 4848

Marakay J. Rogers: 737

JUDGE OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT

Barbara Behrend Ernsberger: 2671

Patricia A. McCullough: 5286

Linda S. Judson: 2701

Kevin Brobson: 5076

COUNTY SHERIFF

Philip Bueki: 7181

JURY COMMISSIONER

Gertrude Smith: 3100

Marjorie A. Wassmer: 5161

DELAWARE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL DIRECTOR (4 Year Term)

Pam Lutfy: 3834

Susan Schor: 3762

Jack Fisher: 3510

Bill Greenlaw: 2252

Robert Goldsack: 3004

DELAWARE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL DIRECTOR (2 Year Term)

Charles Pike: 4168

WALLENPAUPACK SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL DIRECTOR

John S. Kiesendahl: 2325

David P. Hopkins: 2220

Michael J. Romeo, Jr.: 2254

Coulby Dunn: 2268

EAST STROUDSBURG SCHOOL DISTRIC SCHOOL DIRECTOR

Bob Cooke: 723

Donald Motts: 733

Robert “Bob” Gress: 702

Douglas A. Freeman: 703

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT RETENTION – Kate Ford Elliott

Yes: 5324

No: 2087

JUDGE OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT RETENTION – Dan Pellegrini

Yes: 5188

No: 2148

BLOOMING GROVE TOWNSHIP

MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE

Jay R. Rose: 664

SUPERVISOR

Helen Ann Yale: 554

TAX COLLECTOR

Jeanine Tenzi: 697

AUDITOR – 6 Year

John Chapman: 288

Peter D’Alauro: 429

AUDITOR – 4 Year

Jim Pellechia: 435

CONSTABLE

Larry Koch: 683

DELAWARE TOWNSHIP #1

SUPERVISOR

Max Brinson: 280

Bob Luciano: 318

TAX COLLECTOR

Mary Lou Corbett: 543

AUDITOR – 6 Year

Dennis Lee: 501

DELAWARE TOWNSHIP #2

SUPERVISOR

Max Brinson: 305

Bob Luciano: 293

TAX COLLECTOR

Mary Lou Corbett: 562

AUDITOR – 6 year

Dennis Lee: 529

DINGMAN TOWNSHIP #1

SUPERVISOR

Dennis L. Brink: 864

TAX COLLECTOR

Sandy Leiser: 956

DINGMAN TOWNSHIP #2

SUPERVISOR

Dennis L. Brink: 586

TAX COLLECTOR

Sandy Leiser: 661

GREENE TOWNSHIP #1

MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE

Jay R. Rose: 552

SUPERVISOR

Michael McGonigle: 214

Gary Carlton: 445

TAX COLLECTOR

Barbara Gilpin: 638

LACKAWAXEN TOWNSHIP #1

Supervisor

Elizabeth Anderson: 56

Robert “Bob” Cocchi: 282

John Badoud: 131

TAX COLLECTOR

Frances E. James: 421

AUDITOR – 6 year

Rudolph Wassmer: 366

LACKAWAXEN TOWNSHIP #2

Supervisor

Elizabeth Anderson: 71

Robert “Bob” Cocchi: 221

John Badoud: 211

TAX COLLECTOR

Frances E. James: 444

AUDITOR – 6 year

Rudolph Wassmer: 355

LEHMAN TOWNSHIP #1

Supervisor

Fred S. Taylor: 147

Paul Menditto: 301

TAX COLLECTOR

Roseann VanWhy: 431

AUDITOR – 6 year

Stan Ciemiecki: 395

Constable

John P. Frawley: 347

LEHMAN TOWNSHIP #2

Supervisor

Fred S. Taylor: 169

Paul Menditto: 239

TAX COLLECTOR

Roseann VanWhy: 387

AUDITOR – 6 year

Stan Ciemiecki: 370

CONSTABLE

John P. Frawley: 294

MATAMORAS BORO #1

COUNCILMAN

Joseph E. Sain: 131

Linda O’Donnell: 114

Robert E. Stevens, Jr.: 112

Claudine DiNapoli: 105

Joann Featherman: 128

TAX COLLECTOR

Jane M. Drake: 170

AUDITOR (6 Year)

Barbara Gillette: 163

AUDITOR (4 Year)

Anna Long: 146

AUDITOR (2 Year)

Carol Sain: 163

MATAMORAS BORO #2

COUNSILMAN

Joseph E. Sain: 188

Linda O’Donnell: 160

Robert E. Stevens, Jr.: 168

Claudine DiNapoli: 118

Joann Featherman: 197

TAX COLLECTOR

Jane M. Drake: 245

AUDITOR (6 Year)

Barbara Gillette: 224

AUDITOR (4 Year)

Anna Long: 205

AUDITOR (2 Year)

Carol Sain: 225

MILFORD BORO

MAYOR

Robert “Bo” Fean: 230

COUNCILMAN

Denise B. Wagner: 165

Matthew M. Osterberg: 204

Vincent Accordino: 163

James T. Price: 157

TAX COLLECTOR

Carol S. Osterberg: 235

CONSTABLE

Donald Potter: 213

MILFORD TOWNSHIP

SUPERVISOR

Gary M. Williams: 322

TAX COLLECTOR

Viola K. Canouse: 370

PALMYRA TOWNSHIP

Magisterial District Judge 60-3-02

Jay R. Rose: 422

SUPERVISOR

Eric J. Ehrnhardt: 415

TAX COLLECTOR

Maria Coutts: 433

AUDITOR (6 year term)

Donna Hunter: 285

AUDITOR (4 year term)

Bernadine Lennon: 257

AUDITOR (2 year term)

Mary Alice Trunzo: 388

CONSTABLE

Roger DeMany: 370

PORTER TOWNSHIP

SUPERVISOR

James Meglino: 29

TAX COLLECTOR

Joan Horger: 74

AUDITOR

Mary Anne Meglino: 68

SHOHOLA TOWNSHIP

SUPERVISOR

George C. Fluhr: 477

TAX COLLECTOR

Elizabeth Myers: 523

AUDITOR

George H. Ness: 357

CONSTABLE

Robert G. Gallagher 483

WESTFALL TOWNSHIP

SUPERVISOR

Raymond G. Banach: 319

TAX COLLECTOR

Laurie L. Pearce: 387

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Man Drowns In Delaware

By Jim Davis August 23, 4 PM

UPDATE August 26,  4:00 According to law enforcement sources, a body was recovered this afternoon, but no identification will be made pending the results of an autopsy by the Orange County Medical Examiner.

UPDATE August 25, 4:30 New York State Police have identified the missing man as Hin Siu, 36, from Jamaica, Queens.  No body has yet been recovered, though recovery efforts are ongoing.

UPDATE Aug. 24, 9:30 AM

Recovery efforts were suspended Sunday evening, and are set to resume this morning.

LUMBERLAND, NY — A rafter drowned in the fast-flowing Delaware River on Sunday afternoon after his raft overturned near the Staircase Rapids, about a mile upstream from the mouth of the Mongaup River.

According to unsubstantiated reports from emergency responders at the scene, four people were in the raft when it flipped: two made it to safety, and National Park Service workers were able to rescue a third. Divers from Orange and Sullivan Counties in New York, as well as from the Westfall, Matamoras, and Mill Rift Fire Departments in Pennsylvania, responded to the scene around 2 PM and were working to recover the fourth man’s body.

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Accident Victims Jump Wall, Tumble Down Hawk’s Nest

By Sharon Siegel

SPARROWBUSH, N.Y. – An early Wednesday morning accident on Route 97 near the steep cliffs of the Hawks Nest brought police, fire, and ambulance personnel to what became a rather unusual search and rescue for two missing victims.

According to Sparrowbush Engine Co. Fire Chief Jack Flynn, who served as Incident Commander, the accident was reported just after 1 a.m. Wed., July 22. A caller had reported a heavily damaged abandoned vehicle in which air bags were deployed.

“As I drove across the Hawks Nest, they apparently saw my red lights and thought I was the police,” said Flynn of the vehicle’s two occupants. “So they jumped over the wall, not realizing that there was a 100-foot drop on the other side.”

A series of events eventually led to the rescue of passenger Christina Zeiniger, 30, of Port Jervis, and her transport to Bon Secours Community Hospital, and the arrest of the 2001 Kia Spectra’s driver, Robert Ackerly, 25, also of Port Jervis.

With New York State Police and other emergency personnel on the scene, Flynn said Port Jervis Ambulance driver Art Aumick reported seeing a dog standing near a wall on the Hawks Nest. Upon investigation, Ackerly and his passenger were discovered lying on the rocks and trees in that area below the Hawks Nest.

Assistance was immediately requested from Port Jervis and Sparrowbush High Angle Teams.

“That was the only way to get them out,” said Flynn of the steep rescue area.

During the difficult, strenuous rescue of his passenger, Ackerly took the opportunity to flee the scene in the dark, making his way along a steep trail at the bottom of the Hawks Nest. He was later spotted by two members of the Sparrowbush Ladies Auxiliary, at approximately 5 a.m., walking north on Wilson Road off of Route 42.

“I deemed it suspicious and related the info to NYSP, who sent two vehicles to the scene and apprehended the individual,” said Flynn. “Amazingly he had minor injuries. It also was amazing that he did not slip and fall to his death into the river under the Hawks Nest.”

Ackerley was charged with multiple violations, including leaving the scene of an accident, driving with impaired ability, and obstructing government administration. Zeiniger was treated for multiple contusions and released.

Besides the High Angle Teams, the Sparrowbush, Port Jervis, Matamoras, Westfall and Lumberland Dive Teams and rescue boats were dispatched to No. 2 Beach to search along the river under the Hawks Nest. Due to the darkness and fog this required very careful maneuvering. Huguenot’s Rescue was sent to No. 2 Beach to illuminate the scene for the divers, and Matamoras and Sparrowbush Rescues were used to illuminate the Hawks Nest High Angle Team work site. Port Jervis Fire Department’s ladder truck was used as an anchor site for the Sparrowbush and PJ High Angle Teams to work from. Orange County Coordinators Jim Rohner and John Tunney, and Sullivan County Coordinator Joe Mellan assisted in the total operation. Regional, Port Jervis, and Westfall ambulance teams were in attendance on the Hawks Nest and No. 2 Beach for any injuries that might result to rescue personnel and for the victims, once they were recovered.

PennDOT’s INTERSTATE ROADWORK SCHEDULE FOR Thursday, July 23

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SEE STATE-WIDE INTERSTATE CONSTRUCTION ZONES!!

http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/constructionAdvisory/

POSSIBLE DELAYS

INTERSTATE 81:

• Exit 230-NY State line: Northbound, Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County. Under-drain Installation between Exit 230 (Great Bend) and the New York State line: Thursday (7/23). Right lane restricted 7am to 3pm

INTERSTATE 84

• DELAYS POSSIBLE: Exits 20-53: Westbound patching between Exit 20 Greentown/Lake Wallenpaupack and Exit 53 Matamoras Thursday 7am to 3pm.
• DELAYS:  Exits 2-4: mile 2.2 Bridge deck repairs between Exit 2 Tigue St and Exit 4 Elmhurst Thursday (7/23) 9am to 2pm Right lane closed WESTBOUND.

ONGOING CONSTRUCTION

• DELAYS: Exits 211-217: Susquehanna County. NB & SB bridge work til November 2009. SINGLE LANE both directions between Exit 211 (Lenox) and Exit 217 (Harford).
• DELAYS:  Exit 206: NB & SB bridge repairs at the Glenwood/Lenoxville Exit. Long term lane closure NB & SB til November 2009.
  • DELAYS:  Exits 197-194: Lackawanna County. NB & SB bridge work. Single lane restriction between Exit 197 Waverly and 194 Clarks Summit til November 2009. CLOSED: Route1031, Johnson Road over I-81 NB & SB, in Scott Township for deck repairs until approximately August 21, 2009.  Bridge is located between Route 4028 (Fairview Rd.) and Route 632.  The only portion of the road to be closed is the bridge. DETOUR (2.3 miles long): Route 4028 to Route 347 to Route 632
  • DELAYS: Exit 191A (Dickson City-Viewmont Mall): NB & SB re-decking of bridge over Business Route 6. New traffic patterns and single lane restriction both directions. The SB I-81 on-ramp accessible from Route 6 West is closed til September 2009. DETOUR for I-81 SB: Follow Route 6 under the bridge and through Chinchilla to Business Route 6 & 11 to the turnpike entrance in Clarks Summit to I-81 SB.
  • DELAYS POSSIBLE:  Exit 184/ Route 3102: Bridge repairs on River St. (Exit 184) over I-81. Traffic on River Street over I-81 is one lane in each direction through the winter.  Anticipated completion is Summer 2010.
    • DELAYS:Exits 182-184: NORTHBOUND, mile 183, Cemetery Bridges, Left lane closed for  bridge repairs 6am-2pm Saturday (7/25).
    • NO DELAYS: Exits 180-182: NB. Temporary bridge between Exit 180 Moosic and Exit182 Davis St./Montage Mountain Rd. Work affects Rocky Glen Rd. No impact to interstate. Switch back to repaired bridge could occur end of August.
    • POSSIBLE DELAYS: Exits 178-180: NB Bridge project between Exit 178A (Avoca) and Exit 180 (Moosic). Anticipated completion late summer 2009. Removal of crossover underway. Two-lane traffic NB & SB. Moosic Exit 180 open.Work continues behind barrier, weather permitting.
    • Exits 175-178: Bridge replacement over Lidy’s Road, Luzerne County, between Exit 175 Pittston and Exit 178 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport til April 2010. Two lanes open.
    • Exits 170 -175: DRIVERS ALERT: Bridge rehabilitation. SOUTHBOUND Traffic switched to temporary bridge. Two lanes open north and south.
      • EXITS 163-178A: Resurfacing project underway northbound and southbound from mile marker 163, just before Exit 164, Nanticoke, to Exit 178A, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport, Luzerne County. Milling begins Thursday night (7/23) Northbound passing lane. DRIVERS ALERT: Single lane restrictions Monday through Friday, 8pm to 6am. PennDOT expects the project to be completed by the end of October. EXPECT DELAYS.
      • DELAYS: Exits 164-143: DRIVERS ALERT: Left lane open and right lane closed between mile markers 154 and 152, Exits 155 Dorrance and 151 Stroudsburg/Bloomsburg.  GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Long-term closure of the center lane for 18.5 miles of moving road and bridge repairs. New and changing traffic patterns. Right lane open to traffic, as the left and center lanes will alternate closure.  Use right lane for Exit 155 Dorrance. Phase One will be from mile markers 163 to 152; Phase Two begins Spring 2010 through December 2010 between mile markers 144 and 151. To bypass the work zone, use the PA Turnpike or the Red Detour Route, which uses Route 309 and I-80.  Visit www.neparoad.com and look for the blue I-81 Grinding button for access to cameras, traffic sensors and updates for more information on the project.
      • Schuylkill Co. line to Exit 145: Northbound & Southbound. Luzerne County. Milling work completed.  Paving set to start Monday (7/27), 8pm to 6am, weather permitting. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: NIGHT TIME Resurfacing project for 11 miles of interstate and ramps from the Schuylkill County line to just before Exit 145, West Hazleton. Milling and paving work will be performed simultaneously northbound and southbound at night, Work will be Monday through Friday nights into Saturday morning. Project should be completed by the end of September.

INTERSTATE 84

• DELAYS POSSIBLE: Exits 53-34: Westbound & Eastbound. Bridge work at mile marker 46.3 between Exits 53 Matamoras and Milford-30 Blooming Grove/Porters Lake for Route 6 Bridge demolition. Work is behind barriers Monday through Friday 7am to 4pm.

INTERSTATE 380

DELAYS POSSIBLE: Exits 20-24: NB & SB between Exit 24 and the split before I-84. Bridge work between Exits 20 (Daleville) and 24 (Scranton/Milford). DRIVERS ALERT: The bridge on Route 502 (Springbrook Rd.) over I-380 is set to close on MONDAY (7/27). It will remain closed until October. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO BE VIGILANT AND ALERT FOR SIGNS AND MEDIA MESSAGES. When closed, use TRUCK DETOUR: Route 502 to 690 to 307 (Scranton/Pocono Highway). CAR DETOUR: Route 502 to 2018 (Dorantown Rd.) to 307 (Scranton/Pocono Highway).