WAWARSING – This Tuesday night, the Wawarsing Planning Board issued a negative declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) regarding Walmart's application for a retail store in Napanoch, answering a question that's been on the minds of neighbors and community activists for months. Adding a new wrinkle to what has become a familiar scene since last November, over 20 local members of the Empire State Regional Council of Carpenters demonstrated outside of Town Hall prior to the meeting, as several dozen residents packed into the second floor courtroom to hear the latest in the ongoing saga of Walmart's application.

The union members assembled to protest what they believe are unfair hiring practices that Walmart often employs when building or renovating their stores throughout the nation.  > MORE

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