Drilling debate divisive

Community groups sit down to talk

By TOM KANE

MILANVILLE, PA - It was a scene that could have occurred a lot sooner.

Sitting on one side of a table in Sheila Dugan’s home was Joe Levine, spokesman for the Damascus Citizens for Self-Government and Friends speaking against gas drilling. On the other side was Jo Clearwater, spokesperson for the Northern Wayne Property Owners Alliance (NWPOA), a 50,000-plus acre group of landowners who banded together to ensure property and environmental protection and rights while facilitating oil and gas leases on their property.

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Two local fishing holes back in service

Pipeline company provides a new dock

By FRITZ MAYER

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY—When a sink hole developed at the dam on the Swinging Bridge Reservoir in May 2005, it not only brought an abrupt halt to fishing and boating on that body of water, it also brought a halt to the recreational activities on the reservoirs downstream.

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Western Hotel waitress shot to death

DA has not yet declared shooting accidental

By TOM KANE

CALLICOON, NY - Rumors about the tragic death of a waitress at the Western Hotel have been flying around the hamlet since last Sunday morning when the event occurred. The shooting took place in the bar of the hotel at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 13. The victim, Lori Schubeler, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Other stories in this issue:

• New county guide launched
• Highland happenings
• Tusten to consider ending elections for highway supervisor position
• Amity appears in the offing in Milford library flap
• Lumberland reaches deal with Alliance
• Controversial town road may get makeover
• Excavation of Shohola stockpile ends

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