TRR photo by Laurie Stuart With the Central New York Railroad tracks on the other side of the guardrail, this spring view of the Upper Delaware River Valley, and many others along the Upper Delaware River corridor, would be interrupted if the high voltage power lines proposed for the railroad’s right-of-way by New York Regional Interconnect become a reality.

NYRI sets power line public hearings

River valley opponents set meetings too

By FRITZ MAYER

NEW YORK STATE—New York Regional Interconnect (NYRI), the company that wants to install new high-voltage power lines along the Upper Delaware River valley, has scheduled six public hearings. The first is scheduled for Thursday, April 27, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the New Windsor Town Hall in Orange County. There are no hearings scheduled for Sullivan County.

Troy Bystrom of the Upper Delaware Preservation Coalition (UDPC) said he will attend the meeting, and other members of the group are making arrangements to attend as well. In an email, he said, “It may be a crowded town hall.”

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Calm at Villa Roma awaits insurance company

Assistance to 300 laid-off workers is available

By TOM KANE

THE BEECHWOODS NY—“Nothing’s going to happen here until we hear from the insurance company,” said Marty Passante, owner of the Villa Roma Hotel and Resort.

Among the debris at the resort’s main building, three workers were taking down the large Villa Roma sign that dominates the front of the building. The rest of the charred ruins were silent.

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Wet Earth Day

Inside activities saved the day

By TOM KANE

PIKE & WAYNE COUNTIES, PA—Marty Strassinger stood in the cold, misty rain outside the PPL Learning Center, his collar up, his shoulders hunched, waiting by the Audubon Society’s activity display to teach children about fishing. No children wanted to stay out in the rain.

Inside the building, naturalist Nathaniel Whitmore tried to get people to go outside and search for medicinal herbs on the center’s grounds. He had no takers.

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Other stories in this issue:

• A casino: so close, yet still so far. Or is it?
• Clarification
• Eldred board of education seat up for grabs
• Residents object to zoning change
• DV Odyssey of the Mind teams headed to world finals
• New executive director of business group named
• Controversy blowin’ in the wind
• Artifacts up for grabs by poachers

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