TRR photo by Lisa Cutroni Detective Jason Gore interviews drivers on Route 52, between Lake Huntington and Cochecton Center, on October 4, exactly one week after Asku Takori was found lying unconscious in the long, straight stretch of road. “People are very routine,” Gore said.

Left for dead?

Police investigate possible hit-and-run on Route 52

By CHARLIE BUTERBAUGH

COCHECTON CENTER, NY—Police are investigating a 67-year-old man’s critical injuries as the effects of a possible hit-and-run incident on Route 52.

Asku Takori’s son, Tino, is certain that someone struck his father deliberately with a car, leaving him in critical condition with a fractured skull, bleeding brain and broken ribs and nose.

“Someone left him for dead,” Tino said. He’s offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person(s) responsible.

“We don’t know if it’s a hit-and-run yet,” said Detective Jason Gore of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department. “But we’re treating it as such.”

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17B frontier would be gateway to western Sullivan

By CHARLIE BUTERBAUGH

BETHEL, NY—If Sullivan County is a community-planning experiment, then the Town of Bethel is certainly one if its leading subjects.

The writers of a proposed new comprehensive plan for Bethel are well aware of the town’s potential to influence surrounding communities, given its diverse population, central location and much-anticipated identity as the home of the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (Bethel Woods).

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Attorney takes aim at Sullivan

By CHARLIE BUTERBAUGH

MONTICELLO, NY—Instead of angling to prove Phil Nicoletti’s innocence, attorney Jonathan Lovett turned the tables on Sullivan County as he called several high-ranking officials to the stand on September 28.

Lovett accused county legislators of consenting to a double standard when they charged Nicoletti with misconduct earlier this year. According to Lovett, legislators were aware of other county employees’ misdeeds, but did nothing about them.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Bonacic brings member item to valley
• Businessmen opposed to bond issue
• Audubon requests burning ban
• Energy project to benefit Wayne County buildings
• Partnership presents vision for change
• Three generations and a giant pumpkin
• Rally on Main
• Leeward sues Sullivan West
• Tall limb crashes into Glen Cove cemetery

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