GLEN SPEY, NY — With a burning ban still in effect, Lumberland Fire Department President Ann Steimle told the town board on April 13 that 2016 fire calls, then about 100, were running at about the same rate as last year’s record number. The annual outdoor burning ban remains in effect through May 15.

In other news, Lumberland Chief Constable Pat Cahill reported that Sgt. Bob Maas spotted and detained a wanted burglary suspect while on patrol. On April 5, he stopped James Romaglio Jr., 30, who was wanted in neighboring Highland. Romaglio was charged with felony burglary and grand larceny and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $30,000 bail.