ROXBURY _ A noncommercial educational FM-radio station will soon be broadcasting from the hamlet of Roxbury.
The radio station is the first initiative of the Greater Roxbury Learning Initiative Corporation, a new science and technology foundation for the region's young people.
GRLIC will hold a community forum from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the old Masonic Lodge at 2335 County Highway 41, Bridge Street, in Roxbury. The meeting will be on the second floor above Jane's Dancing Bear Auction.
GRLIC initiatives are expected to provide students with resources and experiences in technological learning environments. The foundation plans to:
- Facilitate participation in community media;
- Provide educational materials and student scholarships;
- Explore the connections of Roxbury's historic, rural region to the broader world.
For more information, go to www.roxburyny.com/grlic and click the link for the WROX radio survey.
Aqueduct tunnel inspection done
Acting Commissioner Steven W. Lawitts of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection recently announced that an underwater vehicle completed a successful inspection of the Rondout-West Branch Tunnel portion of the Delaware Aqueduct.
The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, a self-propelled torpedo, was launched at the beginning of the tunnel and floated down its center for the 45-mile length, taking photographs every eight feet while gathering other data, such as sound.
The purpose of the inspection project is to observe the condition of the tunnel and to help identify the most appropriate method of repair.
The tunnel is part of the Delaware Aqueduct, which, at 85 miles, is the world's longest continuous tunnel, and is a vital component of the city's drinking-water supply system. The Delaware system consists of four reservoirs: Cannonsville, Neversink, Pepacton and Rondout.
The RWBT is a 45-mile portion of the 85-mile aqueduct, and connects the Rondout Reservoir in the Delaware system to the West Branch Reservoir.
Since the late 1980s, DEP has been monitoring two leaks in the RWBT portion of the aqueduct.
Delhi man faces four charges
DELHI _ A Delhi man has been charged after a domestic-dispute investigation.
Jason Ransford, 27, was charged June 5 with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count each of fourth-degree criminal mischief and second-degree harassment.
In a media release, Delaware deputies said that Ransford allegedly slapped and punched a woman while she was holding an infant, and that Ransford broke the woman's cell phone. Then, Ransford left the scene.
Ransford was arraigned in Delhi Town Court, the release said, and released without bail to reappear at a later date.
