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Pet Food Pantry Receives $5,000 Grant from ASPCA–New Clients Can Now APPLY

Posted on May 16, 2013 by John Bailey

WPCNR VIDEO NEWS. May 16, 2013:

The ASPCA announced at a news conference Wednesday, it was presenting $5,000 to the White Plains Hudson Valley Pet Food Pantry, founded by White Plains Susan Katz.

To see the news conference go to www.whiteplainsweek.com

Welcome Back, Connors!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by John Bailey

WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. May 8, 2013:

Timothy Connors, former Superintendent of Schools for the city of White Plains from 2002 to 2009, signed an interim contract with the district Tuesday to serve for one year as Interim Superintendent while the district searches for a new one.

Mr. Connors will be paid $258,000 for the year, with 30 days of paid vacation; a $500 a month car allowance and $100 per month “to defray the cost of his use of his personal Smartphone in the performance of his job duties. Connors salary is $31,000 more than what the Board is paying Dr. Christopher Clouet, the present superintendent leaving the district to become Superintendent of the Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns.

Previously the White Plains School Board had elected not to renegotiate Dr. Clouet’s contract in view of the Tarrytown offer since Clouet was under contract to White Plains for two more years.

The money the district authorized Monday evening to bring back Mr. Connors is $5,000 more than what the Tarrytowns will be paying Dr. Clouet in the first year of Dr. Clouet’s new contract ($253,000). Mr. Connors also earns a $39,000 pension from New York State from his White Plains retirement which meets approximately what Mr. Connors was earning in the district in 2009 ($297,000).

Connors is the highest paid public official in White Plains by over $100,000.

The new Interim Superintendent’s contract is for one year, and the school board must advise him six months before July 1, 2014 if they want to renew is contract for another year, but the contract does not automatically extend if he is not notified by the district.

District Attorney Announces Heroin Distribution Arrests

Posted on May 8, 2013 by John Bailey

WPCNR DISTRICT ATTORNEY REPORT. May 8, 2013:

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced today that, after a seven month long investigation, five individuals have been charged with heroin trafficking in Northern Westchester County. The investigation in the Town of Cortlandt, Village of Croton and City of Peekskill was conducted by the Westchester District Attorney Narcotics Initiative (WDANI) along with the New York State Police, Croton-on-Hudson and Harrison Police Departments.

Nathaniel “Happy” Graham (DOB 01/24/78) of 827 Terrace Place, Cortlandt, New York, has been charged with:

three counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, class “B” Felonies,

three counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, class “B” Felonies,

three counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, class “A” Misdemeanors.

Vincent Altieri DOB (10/6/91) of 42 Locust Avenue, Cortlandt, New York, Alonzo “T” Thompson (DOB 02/09/62) of 11 Scenic Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, New York and Stephen Agosto (DOB 12/26/92) of 168 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, New York have been charged with:

two counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, class “B” Felonies,

two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, class “B” Felonies,

two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, class “A” Misdemeanors.

Additionally, Michael Robles (DOB 11/03/91) of 22 Brook Street, Cortlandt, New York has been charged by Felony Complaint with:

one count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class “B” Felony.

Each of the defendants had been observed making multiple sales of heroin to an undercover officer in various jurisdictions.

There appears to be no connection between any of the defendants.

Altieri was arrested on March 21, 2013, Nathanial Graham was arrested on March 27, 2013, Robles was arrested on May 2, 2013 and Thompson and Agosto were both arrested on May 3^rd, 2013.

Police executed search warrants both at Agosto’s 168 Grand Street home in Croton where they seized oxycodone and at Altieri’s 42 Locust Avenue home in Cortlandt, where they seized nearly an ounce of cocaine, 500 “$10” bags of heroin packaged for sale on the street and $3,000 in cash.

The investigation is continuing.

All are in County Jail.

They face a maximum sentence between nine and twelve years in state prison.

Assistant District Attorney Tom Luzio, Chief of the Narcotics Bureau, is prosecuting the case.

School District Approves Timothy Connors Contract as Interim Superintendent.

Posted on May 7, 2013 by John Bailey

WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. MAY 7, 2013:

Michele Schoenfeld, Clerk to the Board of Education told WPCNR this morning that the Board of Education approved a contract with former Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors ( who served as Superintendent 2002-2009), to serve as Interim Superintendent beginning July 1, while the district searched for a new superintendent.

Terms of the contract will not be disclosed until Mr. Connors signs the contract, Ms. Schoenfeld said, which is expected to happen tomorrow.

Ms. Schoenfeld also reported that John Orcutt was hired as an Assistant Principal at White Plains High School.

She said that no members of the community filed petitions to run for the two positions open on the school board, so Charles Norris and Sheryl Brady, incumbents whose terms are up are running for reelection unopposed.