Reopening of Catskill High After Race Incidents
Catskill High School reopened after days of racial clashes that led to Friday and Monday closures. Superintendent Lawrence Holland said the return was smooth with calm student conduct. Weapons were found in lockers and a death threat noted. suspensions possible for involved students. Interracial dating and name calling cited as causes amid heightened security and talks with student leaders.
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State seeks dry boaters with stiff penalties for drunken sailing
ALBANY AP First penalties to remove drunken boaters as the bill moves from Senate to Assembly. Sponsor Norman Levy says a boat operator drunk or drugged is as dangerous as a road offender. First DWI offense could bring up to 250 dollar fine and six months in jail. second offense within 10 years up to 750 dollars and a year. A BAC of 10 or higher is evidence of intoxication.
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Lombardi Bill Expands Tax Breaks For Renovation
A Lombardi measure would offer property tax relief for renovation projects while tightening penalties for drunken boating. It sets BAC thresholds from .06 to .10 with reduced jail time for violators and requires boating safety courses for convicted drunk boaters. Refusal to take a Breathalyzer would incur a 175 fine. State and Coast Guard data link alcohol to about half of boating accidents with 1983 New York boating crashes causing 49 deaths and 154 injuries. Assemblyman Michael McNulty co-sponsors. Separately, a bipartisan bill proposes longer prison terms for newly convicted rapists, mandating minimum sentences and ending plea bargains.
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Goetz says DA blocked testimony in subway case
Bernhard Goetz blamed prosecutors for restricting his grand jury testimony about why he shot four youths on a December subway incident. DA Morgenthau said Goetz tried to limit questions to two days in December. A teen admitted staging a kidnapping hoax to see police reactions. An ex Marine testified in the Goetz case as the jury weighs second degree murder vs self defense.
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New U D C Chief Vincent Tese Promises Growth Plan
Vincent Tese, newly confirmed head of the Urban Development Corp., faces Western New York economic hardship and an over-budget Manhattan convention center. At 42, he was unanimously approved by the Senate and will seek development projects, after two years as governor Cuomo’s banking superintendent.
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Mengel Ordered Deportation After Westchester Killings
Canada ordered 30 year old Alex Mengel deported amid accusations he killed a Westchester County police officer and a Mount Vernon woman and suspected of abducting a Skaneateles girl at knifepoint. Immigration officials ruled he violated Canada’s immigration law after entering March 9. In Kingston, a mother and her 3 year old daughter were trapped in a closet during a Tuesday apartment fire and remained in critical condition. A Rochester fifth grader, 12, was suspended and charged with weapon possession after police found a .22 revolver. a San Antonio teen shot a classmate during a harassment incident at school.
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Angels pledge to repay misused Buffalo donations
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Shwa says the group will make good on $2,000 to $3,000 public contributions allegedly misappropriated by Buffalo chapter leaders. The New England regional coordinator now runs the Buffalo operation, once with 88 members, now about seven remain.
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