Fees for bagged garbage jump 100 percent

Bulk rates at the Sullivan County Landfill and transfer stations remain unchanged

By FRITZ MAYER

MONTICELLO, NY—On April 1, it will cost twice as much to dispose of bagged garbage at the landfill or a transfer station in Sullivan County. The rate for bagged garbage will climb from $1.25 to $2.50 per bag. For residents who purchase discount coupon booklets, the cost will rise from $1 to $2. The cost for bulk waste disposal remains the same.

Solid waste management director John Kehlenbeck said the price has been raised because “the rates of bagged garbage haven’t increased in 10 years, and have been kept low for a long time.”

Public Works Committee chair Kathy LaBuda said she received just a couple of complaints. The increase was implemented now, she said, because “we want to make sure the landfill pays for itself.”

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Critics attack advanced learning program being considered by Sullivan West

President Bush supports International Baccalaureate, but some say it is ‘un-American’

By FRITZ MAYER

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY—It’s called International Baccalaureate (IB), and according to its mission statement, its goal is to “develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.”

But according to Shannon Bailey, a resident of Mileses, IB is “anti-American and anti-Judeo-Christian.”

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New building will buttress Port’s downtown

By TOM KANE

PORT JERVIS, NY—Downtown Port Jervis will receive an economic boost with the construction of a four-story building that will house a traditional Irish pub, a movie-dining facility and two floors for businesses.

The new building will be built at the triangle where Front and Sussex Streets meet, the site of the former New Bauer Hotel, which burned down years ago.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Friends stage benefit for cancer patient
• High winds halt construction of Barryville-Shohola Bridge
• Chris Carney vying for Sherwood’s seat
• Wayne renews child-care contract
• Hinchey promises Swinging Bridge will rise again
• ‘Sundaze at Kizmet’
• Author and New York State gubernatorial candidate Malachy McCourt holds court in Narrowsburg
• Tusten appeals to state for tax relief

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