Published: 2:00 AM - 03/30/14

Construction is all done at the soon-to-be medical school in the former Horton Hospital building in Middletown.

They have also accepted 100 of the 135 students who will make up the first year's class, said Jerry Cammarata, dean of student affairs and chief operating officer for Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine's Middletown campus.

Classes will start at the end of July, and the school is planning a grand opening ceremony over Labor Day weekend.

The medical school will only take up about a quarter of the old hospital. Developer Tony Danza is looking to rent out the rest of the space, with an eye toward medically related uses.

The college has been in the works for several years, since it was announced that Horton would consolidate with Goshen's Arden Hill Hospital at Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill.

Touro is headquartered in New York City and has a number of campuses in the U.S. and abroad.

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The Town of Wallkill is looking for 8 to 10 residents to serve on a committee to help decide how to spend the $3 million in federal storm mitigation money the town is getting.

Town Supervisor Dan Depew said they are looking for people who aren't elected officials, who live in the town and were affected by storms Irene, Lee or Sandy. It will entail eight to 10 meetings over the next six or seven months; committee members will need to review studies the town has already done and give input on what the town should do now.

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Orange Confidential: 100 students signed up for med school