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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009
Vol 2.43

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WEB ALERT: Ellenville High School Social Studies Teacher Arrested for 3rd Degree Rape

By Brian Rubin

Tom Nolan, a 39-year-old teacher in the Ellenville Central School District, was arrested by the Liberty State Police in Port Jervis on Thursday morning and charged with rape in the third degree, and endangering the welfare of a child, a class E felony and a misdemeanor, respectively. The third degree rape charge is defined as someone over 21 engaging in sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 17. It's been reported that the person was a 16-year-old female student of Ellenville. > MORE

Thick binders contain documents related to the Oglesbys' federal lawsuit against the Ellenville Central School District. Photo by Tod Westlake

I'll see you in court...

School Sued in Federal Court Over Civil Rights Violation
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Family Recounts "Nightmare"

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Burn Notice

Outdoor Furnace Law Enacted For Town of Crawford
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Candidates Meet ... Each Other

NAACP Event Lacks Public Participation
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Can You Hear Me Now?

Gardiner Cell Tower Defeated
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Town of Shawangunk: One Party State?

Republicans Run Unopposed
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Survivor From Schindler's Factory Speaks to Students

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Pet Sounds

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SporTalk

Nobody Asked Me, But...
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Opinion

Dairyland Desk
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Letters

Owner of Bull Pub in Bullville Responds to Critics - Apathy in Gardiner Vexes Supervisor Katz - Saddened By Closing of Collier's - Raising Awareness of Domestic Violence
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Editorial

Rumor Has It
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I'll see you in court...

School Sued in Federal Court Over Civil Rights Violation

By Brian Rubin

ELLENVILLE – The Ellenville Central School District is currently embroiled in a legal conflict at the federal level with two district parents, Sandra and Donald Oglesby, who've brought a civil suit against the school over claims that the district violated their civil rights as parents of special-needs children.

The conflict has arisen from the parents' allegations that the school district has a 'policy of retaliation' against those who complain to the school about teachers or staff. In this instance, the school reported the parents to New York State Child Protective Services (CPS), which investigated the parents for alleged abuse of their adopted special-needs children — an investigation that revealed no abuse by the Oglesbys upon its conclusion. > MORE