Poughkeepsie Woman Arrested After Striking 12-Year-Old In Face, Police Say
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Poughkeepsie woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after striking a 12-year-old special needs child in Red Hook, according to the New York State Police.
The arrest of Margaret Namulanga, 33, comes after a month-long investigation into an allegation by co-workers that she struck the child in the face, state police said.
During the course of her employment, Namulanga's job was to care for the boy with special needs. According to witnesses, on Sunday, Sept. 25, Namulanga was supervising the boy when he acted out and she struck him in the face…
Former Patterson FD Treasurer Admits To Embezzling More Than $1.1M
PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Albert Melin, the former treasurer of the Patterson Fire Department, pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling more than $1 million from the department, according to Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Melin, 46, of Patterson, who served as treasurer beginning in 2013, pled guilty to wire fraud and false subscription to tax returns before Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy in connection with his embezzlement of more than $1.1 million from the PFD, Bharara added.
"As he admitted today, Albert Melin betrayed the trust placed in hi…
Former Somers Wrestling Standout Michael Realbuto Dies At 27
SOMERS, N.Y. -- Former Somers High School wrestling champ Michael Santo Realbuto, 27, of Somers died on Saturday, Oct. 29.
Realbuto, who was the manager of Wonder Wash in Yorktown Heights, graduated from Somers High School in 2007 where he was a five-year varsity member of the varsity wrestling team, serving as captain of the team his senior year.
Following high school, Realbuto attended Binghamton University School of Management.
He is survived by his parents Steve and Katherine, brothers, Sean, Brian, Dylan and Colin; grandmothers Giovanna Realbuto and Clare McGarry, and several aunts, …
