ELLENVILLE – Now that Elliott Auerbach has been officially sworn in as Ulster County's first Comptroller, the manager's position he left vacant here in Ellenville has been filled by Mary Sheeley. She was officially appointed as the interim manager at the December 22 village board meeting, and she will be working a part-time schedule of 20 hours a week at a salary of $30,000 a year.

Sheeley, a local businesswoman with Center Street's H&R Block, is currently an Ulster County Legislator and a former village trustee between the years of 1991 and 1995, having served two terms on the board. Now that she's been named to the position of interim village manager, Sheeley is eager to tackle Ellenville's beleaguered finances, a task to which she's well-suited, according to Mayor Jeff Kaplan.  >  MORE...

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