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Former Yorktown Supervisor Takes Town To Court Over Open-Meetings Issue
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Former Yorktown Supervisor Susan Siegel is taking the town to court to prevent it from, she said, violating the state’s Open Meetings Law.
Siegel, who was supervisor from 2010-11, said she plans to seek a preliminary injunction in Supreme Court in White Plains Tuesday, Jan. 26, that would prevent the board from discussing staffing issues at four meetings it has already scheduled.
Michael McDermott, the town’s attorney, will be representing the board in court.
Staffing issues such as the creation of new positions, the converting part-time positions to full-time ones; or ha…
Newburgh, New Windsor Drug Raids Net Two Arrests
Raids in the City of Newburgh and the Town of New Windsor in Orange County this week netted two arrests and a huge amount of narcotics, according to a report in Time Warner News Network.According to the report, Chenita Hayes, 38, and Percy Smith, 43, were both charges with felony drug possession.
Seized in the raids were heroin, cocaine and cash, Time Warner News Channel reported.
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Wappingers School Bus Monitor, 80, Charged With Hitting Small Child
WAPPINGER, N.Y. -- A Wappingers school bus monitor has been charged with hitting a small child, according to state police.
Bert A. Swain, 80, of Poughkeepsie, faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, police said.
School officials, after reviewing security tapes from the alleged incident on Thursday, Jan. 21, notified state police.
Swain was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 24, and is scheduled to appear in the Town of Wappinger Court on Tuesday, Jan. 25, police said.
DUI Suspect Tried To Take Monroe Officer's Weapon, Police Say
MONROE, Conn. -- A Newtown driver pulled over by police after nearly causing a crash on Route 25 in Monroe tussled with the arresting officer and now faces several charges, according to the Monroe Courier.
Dennis Shanchuk, 73, who was arrested on Friday, Jan. 15, was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol and with interfering with an officer, among other things, the Monroe Courier said.
Police told the Monroe Courier that Shanchuk had tried to snatch the officer’s gun during his arrest.
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Police: Man Who Failed To Maintain Lane In Amenia Charged With DWI
AMENIA, N.Y. -- A Connecticut driver faces DWI charges after he was pulled over in Amenia for failing to stay in his lane, New York State Police said
Jorge Mesinas-Lopez, 24, of Salisbury, was arrested on Route 343 on Thursday and charged with driving while intoxicated, a felony, police said.
Police said Mesinas-Lopez had a DWI-related conviction from 2012.
He provided police with a breath sample that revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.20 percent, more that two times the legal limit, police said.
He was arraigned in the Amenia Town Court and released, police said.
He was scheduled to …
