Wayne Independent (Newspaper) - June 3, 2006, Honesdale, Pennsylvania THE WAYNE INDEPENDENT September Advertising 2533055 Classifieds 2536666 Wayne Countys Only Daily Newspaper News Desk 2533055 Circulation 2533055 Volume Number 107 June 2006 50 cents Newsstand Established 1878 Parent Of Disabled Student Files Suit By KEVIN KEARNEY Staff Writer SCRANTON A teacher at Western Wayne Middle School is accused in a federal lawsuit of harassing and assaulting a female student in retaliation for her family filing a complaint involving the teachers The filed in District Court for the Middle District of also accuses the School District of not providing art appropriate public education to the female students who is dis Social studies and history teacher Kim Johns is accused in the suit of harassment and The suit was filed by a lawyer for the 13yearold female stu identified only as and her 12yearold by and through their par and Amy of Contacted Johns declined referring questions to district Superintendent Andy who could not be According to the in October and Amy filed a special education com plaint against the School District because they were concerned about the amount and type of services the dis was providing their the disabled In February an ent hearing officer ruled the district failed to ade quate special education servic es to and awarded 198 hours of compensatory educa The district appealed the ruling to an independent administrative appeals but the panel upheld the cers In May both parties including Lorna special education director for the district and wife of Kim Johns met to discuss a reso lution of the special education but couldnt reach an according to the and Amy then informed the district they intended to proceed with a fed eral claim against the district for special education violations and civil rights A few days Kim Johns confronted in class about not paying attention to a video that was being and he took an assignment she was working on and destroyed according to the At the same the suit Johns overturned desk in a manner that caused the student to move in order to avoid being hit by the Defendant Kim Johns inten tional display of force gave reason to fear and expect immediate bodily the suit It Johns behav ior caused to be fearful Troops Cleared Of Misconduct By ROBERT BURNS WASHINGTON AP A military investigation into alle gations that troops inten killed Iraqi civilians in aMarch 15 raid in a village north of Baghdad has cleared the troops of two defense officials said The investigation concluded that the troops Mowed proper procedures in raising the level offeree as they came under attack upon approach ing a building where they believed an terrorist Was the officials They spoke on condition of an o ny mi ty because the results had not been publicly The investiga tion concluded that no troops committed acts that merited dis they and Johns actions culmination of months of harassing behavior focused on which began at the same time as admin special education hearing claims were The suit does not give examples of the harassment that allegedly occurred previ Scranton lawyer Drew representing the said students who witnessed the classroom inci dent verified it The suit seeks punitive and compensatory as well as attorneys Power Line Group Files Application B PETER BECKER paging Editor DELAWARE New York Regional on May 31st submitted its Article 7 application to the New York State Public Service Commission seeking regulatory approval from New York State to build a high volt age power 190 miles from Oneida County to Orange passing through the Upper Delaware Met by stiff resistance or concern all along the the Upper Delaware Council UDC has taken the lead in the Corridor in keeping an eye on the power line develop ments and making a On Thursday the UDC passed a resolution to become a formal party the proceed As the UDC asks to be sent any related notices and be directly notified of the deci sion by the It also allows to give testi enter witnesses or cross examine witnesses should a hearing be The resolution was passed at the UDC meeting Thursday night in David Upper Delaware Scenic Wayne Independent photo fay Matt Foster n Lanewood plaque on Day to Arlene Qf service to the She From left are arid Legion Duane Giles and Commander Walter v Wayne Independent photo by Matt Foster KEYNOTE who emceed the ceremony at introduced keynote speaker General Daniel National The Legion post hosted 20d6 who served In the Army in World War was the first to drafted in a Pleasant Mount served as superintendent at Wayne Highlands School Recreational River National Park said that the Park Service also intends to file as a formal Many groups are expected to be doing this within the 30 day window of the application The UDC has already passed a resolution opposing the project on the basis of high power lines 125 kilovolts and greater being rejected by the River Management Plan gov erning the federally designated Upper Delaware is planning to construct a 400 kV direct current trans mission According to a press release issued by announcing the application the ect will provide New York State with billion in net con sumer energy benefits over 20 These claimed benefits are outlined in the said William ect and listed 28 pub lic libraries where copies of the application may be these include the pub lic libraries in Eldred and Port Were confident that this document speaks for May states in the will play a vital role in providing solutions to New Yorks growing electric trans mission problems with mini mal impact while providing significant benefits New York States residents and com Groundbreaking Way mart Medical Center WAYMART Anew medical center is about to be built in Wayne Memorial Health System will hold an cial ceremony June for a sin square foot building on adja cent to its skilled nursing Wayne Woodlands The new Waymart Medical Center will house offices for a primary xray and laboratory Pediatric Practices will also have an office in the staffed by pediatrian Robert Morton and Janet Certified Registered Nurse We are fulfilling a commit ment to the people of Waymart Borough to bring medical serv ices closer to home for said David Chief Executive Officer of Wayne Memorial Health System This new facility will also offer greater proximity to services such as xray and blood draws for pur residents at Wayne Members of Wayne Memorial Health Board Wayne Contributed photo WAYMART MEDICAL CENTER is scheduled for construction on this site next to the Wayne Woodlands Wayne Memorial Health System is planning an official ground breaking ceremony June Memorial LongTerm Care Wayne Memorial Health Board and Waymart Borough System has added sev Council are expected to attend era new services over the past two a Wound Care the This is an exciting moment for Waymart and Wayne Memorial Health added The building should be complete before the year is expanded youth dental an expanded Emergency Department and inpatient tation The 14bed Good Memorial Inpatient Rehabilitation Center opens officially June also plans to open a Sleep Laboratory this The new services are all part of a five million capital expansion Part of the funding is coming from Operation Vital a capital campaign launched last T v i is by lowering conges tion pricing and allowing elec to flow more freely across New York the release a Albany based plans to invest more than billion in the project without using tax propos es to pay full taxes to munici along the the release For more invites phone calls at and directs the public to its web There are with the large support structures and cables changing the which would be in view from the Delaware Through the Upper one proposed route would take it down the railroad and an alternative route would go slightly along the Millennium Pipeline On May New York State Senator John Bonacic announced a grant to the UDC to reimburse any costs associated with handling the power line The UDC is still discussing how to use these funds hiring legal rep has been pro Both the Wayne County Conservation District and the Pike County Conservation District have issued state ments in opposition to the power line A very well attended public information session was held by in Callicoon on May Reservoirs On Upper Delaware Full By PETER BECKER Managing Editor UPPER DELAWARE Recent precipitation has great ly added to in the New York City Delaware River Basin within reser voirs feeding the Upper The graph provided by the Delaware River basin Commission shows the level now above the long term mediT an by over three billion The level is bg over the level one year As of May the Reservoir on the West was full in other it was The on the East Branch was at capaci Although serving as storage for New York City water sup releases from the reservoir affect the depth and flow of the Delaware The average flow rate in May on the river as measured at the tri state cubic feet per second the nor mal rate for this time of year is It rushed by the quickest on May at Thp Upper Delaware Scenic Byway brochure has been replete with maps and highlights of what to see arid amenities along New York Route The 2006 Delaware River June is open to canoeists and kayakers of all For information or to reg ister see or call Mike Brubaker at Dry Stone Conservancy has been contracted by the National Park Service to repair a 60 to 70 foot of wall 2324 feet high and 10 feet thick at the base at the Roebling and also the field stone foundation of the mule barn at the South District Office at Canal Days was held in May by the National Park Service and again was a big said Superintendent Over 700 students par with Hancock School included for the first learning about the Canal from the Park Service interpre tive June the Park Service will observe the bicen tennial of the birth of John who built the bridge at Lackawaxen as well as the Brooklyn The UDC will host the next quarterly meeting of the Council on July 19 at 1 at the Council The group is conducting a membership and needs to fill a vacan cy for The annual UDC raft trip is set for August between Skinners Falls to Ten Mile The UDC Operations Committee was made aware of a web site set to assist people concerned about the power line The site is The UDC meets on the Thursday at at their offices on Bridge opposite from Tusten Town may be reached at
