OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER: Tow n of War w ick Village of Warwick Warwick Valley Central School District Village of Florida Florida Union Free School District Florida Public Library Albert Wisner Public Library Warwick Fire District Florida Fire District Pine Island Fire District The Warwick Little League VOLUME 121, NUMBER 2 WARWICK, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2005 50¢ Gold Medals Awarded to Warwick Vocal Groups Warwick Valley High School Meistersingers The Warwick Valley High School Meistersingers and spiritual “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel” arranged by Mendelssohn, “Heart We Will Forgive Him” accompanied Women’s Chorus were each awarded a Gold Medal at this Moses Hogan. Mrs. Grace Bowles, one of the judges com- by Mr. Ryan Muehlbauer on the French horn, and the spir- year’s NYSSMA (New York State School Music mented that the Meistersingers “were a superb group” and itual “Go Down Moses.” Comments from the judges Association) Majors Evaluations Festival. This evaluation “performed with such a high degree of musicality.” included, “Magnificent literature sung extremely well, with festival took place at Wallkill High School on May 26. Mrs. Another judge, Nancy Steel, stated, “You are such a musical confidence, and trust in your director.” Judge Nancy Seel’s Lois Heller is the director of both choral groups. group. This was a marvelous performance.” comment on the spiritual was,“Wow! You were really cookin’.” The Meistersingers performed a level six, which con- The WVHS Women’s Chorus performed at level five Director Mrs. Lois Heller said, “Both groups have tains music of the highest difficulty. Their selections that comprises music of high difficulty as well. Their selec- worked extremely hard this year to attain this level of excel- included “Come To Me My love,” “Shenandoah,” and the tions included “Laudate Pueri Dominum” by Felix lence. I am extremely proud of their achievements.” ShopRite Partners In Caring Fight Hunger By Katie Bisaro effort, the associates and management team at the Warwick tives from the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley and the ShopRite are making an extra push during the month of Warwick Ecumenical Food Pantry and Roger Metzger, Empty refrigerators and cupboards that are bare, eat- June. Village Trustee, from Mayor Newhard’s office. ing less or skipping meals to make ends meet, and wonder- Attending the meeting were managers from the vari- Warwick ShopRite Store Manager Kim Tomkins intro- ing where your next meal is coming from. These are the ous departments within the Warwick ShopRite, representa- continued on page 9 signs of hunger across the United States and right here in our local community. According to the Bread for the World Institute, one in ten households in America is living in hunger or at risk of hunger, affecting 13 million chil- dren. Tues., June 7 was National Hunger Awareness Day, a grass roots movement to raise awareness about the solvable problem of hunger in America. In a five-state region, ShopRite Partners in Caring, a year-round community based hunger-fighting program, food giant General Mills and members of the community have teamed up to raise awareness and funds in an effort to combat hunger. Locally, the Warwick ShopRite Partners in Caring program is “committed to helping feed and meet the nutritional needs of families and the elderly who may otherwise go without.” By involving the entire Warwick community, ShopRite will help provide food and funds to local food pantries in an effort to fight hunger right here at home. On Thurs., June 9, ShopRite Partners in Caring held a breakfast meeting at the store on Route 94 to present their plans, some already in progress, for this year’s drive to help the hungry. Although Partners in Caring is a year-long Entered As Second Class Matter Warwick, N.Y.10990 Publication No.666800 A Full Heart - ShopRite shoppers have been offered the opportunity to donate to the ShopRite Partners in Caring program at checkout. This heart was filled in one day by generous food shoppers. 2 WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, JUNE 15, 2005 Town to Hire Recreational Planning Consultant SUPERVISOR’S By Scott Webber facilities, Sweeton said, the consultant will advise where. CORNER The Board hired Carolyn Thompson to serve as a life- The Town of Warwick will be hiring a recreation con- guard at the beach this summer and Norman Bezares as By Michael P. Swe e ton sultant to plan for the town’s future places for relaxation part-time Dial-A-Bus driver. Councilman Leonard DeBuck Warwick Town Supervisor and sports activities. At a brief 15-minute meeting on noted that this is National Dairy Farmers’ recognition Thurs., June 9, the Town Board voted to spend up to month. www.townofwarwick.org $40,000 for a consultant to advise what needs to be done in Councilman Mickey Shubach said the water situation this area in the next 10 to 15 years. in Wickham Village was “real tight” and that lawn sprin- The Town received inquiries from 12 consultants and kling will be curtailed until this changes for better. Tune to Cablevision Municipal Channel 21 or has narrowed it down to three; among the factors will be In a letter to the Town Board, Police Officer Patrick P. log on to www.townofwarwick.org for town infor- the price of the study. The Town needs more recreational Cunningham resigned his position as of June 5. mation. Orange County will be holding a West Nile Virus Tire Collection Event from June 1 to June 30. All residents may bring up to five (5) tires per visit to the County transfer station in New Touro College to Have Smaller Footprint on Hampton. Tires must be off the rim and must be 17” or smaller. There is no charge for County resi- Town & Provide Tax Revenue dents. For further information, please call Barbara Conklin at 291-2643. Approximately thirty people attended an information- and the provision of emergency services including fire, al meeting on May 16 at Town Hall in Warwick to learn police and ambulance. In response, Touro College repre- The Greenwood Lake Public Beach and the more about the Touro College Learning Community, sentatives explained that the Town of Warwick can expect East Shore Town Beach are now open on Fri., Sat. which is being proposed to be built at the former Kings positive tax benefits from this project as the faculty and and Sun. from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. until June 26. Lifeguards and bathroom facilities are available. College site, off Long Meadow Road in the southeast sec- member residences will not be owned by the College and tion of the Town of Warwick. will remain fully taxable. Please note that the municipal channel on Dr. Bernard Lander, President and founder of Touro The Tuxedo School district will also be positively Cablevision has moved to Channel 21. This is to College, was one of several presenters at the meeting. He impacted as the Learning Community will sponsor its own make room for a local/regional news program, briefly discussed the institution’s history and educational elementary school, with older students attending private News 12, on Channel 12. offerings, which include 29 campuses nationally and inter- religious schools in the region. With respect to protecting A hearing will be held regarding an unsafe nationally where approximately 20,000 students study a open space, Touro College has committed to developing building at 487 Kings Highway, (94-4-55.2) 7 p.m. variety of disciplines including medicine, business, law, only 30% of the land it owns, leaving 70% or over 175 of on Thurs., June 23 in the Warwick Town Hall, 132 its 254 acres permanently protected from any future devel- Jewish studies, general liberal arts and sciences. Kings Highway. Dr. Lander’s vision for the Learning Community is to opment. create an educational and Jewish life-style community The Community is being designed to reduce, to the The next regular meeting of the Town Board designed to foster and create opportunities for life-long greatest extent practicable, the need for municipal services. will be held on Thurs., June 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the learning. Course offerings will include both religious and All roads will be privately owned and maintained and the Warwick Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway. secular educational programs. A general studies program College will hire its own security force. Other important is being designed specifically to cater to the needs of stu- issues including medical and fire services are still under dents from the Hudson Valley who currently attend local consideration. community colleges. Emphasizing that Touro College will have far less of an WVCSD to Hold Special Meetings The Learning Community will also offer an intensive impact than the Kings College Campus that was permitted program in Jewish religion and culture and include a faith- for the same parcel. Representatives pointed out that The Warwick Valley Central School District Board of based elementary school, a house of worship, student unlike, King’s College, a Christian university, which Education will hold a Special Meeting on Mon., June 20, at housing for the Jewish studies participants and 150 resi- planned to build a four year liberal arts college on 168- 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room. The agenda will be dences that will house faculty and other Learning acres, Touro College will have a much smaller footprint policy adoptions and personnel. An executive session will Community members. and provide tax revenue to the Town and School District. follow. A Special Meeting will also be held on Thurs., June 23, Following the presentations, attendees asked questions For more information, contact Jayne Daly at 845-778- at 9 p.m.