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Beacon Schools Superintendent Walkley Resigns
BEACON, N.Y. -- Barbara Walkley has resigned, just one month shy of her one-year tenure as superintendent of Beacon schools, according to a report by twcnews.com.
Walkley, who had been made interim chief after Paul Dorward suddenly resigned as superintendent in 2014, had been hired on a permanent basis in February 2015, according to a report in the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Walkley, who made $177,000 a year, resigned in the wake of allegations made by a small group of residents and will receive a buyout, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported.
The Board of Education has said it believes the allegat…
Former Newburgh Fire Chief Indicted In Pension Fraud Case
NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- A former Newburgh fire chief, charged with swindling $95,000 in pension funds, has been indicted on fraud charges, according to Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Michael J. Vatter, 57, of Wallkill, resigned this week in the wake of the charges, according to a report by News12.
Vatter had retired from the Newburgh Fire Department in 2000 but returned in 2009 and didn’t report his re-employment to the state, Bharara said in the indictment.
According to Bharara, under state law, a public-sector retiree who is getting a pension and returns to…
Former Harrison High School Athlete Died Of Overdose, Tests Confirm
HARRISON, N.Y. -- Former Harrison High School athlete John DeFonce was working hard to overcome his addiction to painkillers -- he was about to complete yet another stint in rehab, had gotten a job, and had returned to school, according to a report on lohud.com
When the once-healthy football player and weightlifter was found dead from an apparent overdose last fall, his family grieved but was not surprised, the lohud article said.
A toxicology report has just confirmed that the 20-year-old died from a cocktail of cocaine, heroin, and other drugs, lohud reported.
And now his mother says she…
Beekman Supervisor Barbara Zulauf Has Big Dreams For Town's Future
BEEKMAN, N.Y. -- Barbara Zalauf has a dream for Beekman, one of Dutchess County’s fastest growing towns, and all it will take is a little infrastructure to make it come true.
Okay, maybe a change in the economic climate couldn’t hurt either.
Zalauf, who was elected to her second term as supervisor of the bucolic community in November, is pinning her hopes for more growth on plans for the town center, a three-mile-or-so stretch along Route 55.
Right now, the Republican says, there are a sprinkling of businesses along the commercially zoned corridor. But a gas station here, and a pizza joint…
Brewster Man Stopped For Equipment Violation Charged With DWI
SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- A Brewster man faces charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, after he was pulled over for an equipment violation, state police said.Byron H. Brewer, 41, was stopped on Old Doansburg Road on Monday and arrested after the trooper found him to be intoxicated, police said.
Police said Brewer provided a breath sample that revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.20 percent, which is more than two times the legal limit.
He was ticketed and ordered to appear in Southeast Town Court on Tuesday, Feb. 23, police said.
