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Embattled Orange County Superintendent Cleared Of Criminal Charges Embattled Orange County Superintendent Cleared Of Criminal Charges
Embattled Orange County Superintendent Cleared Of Criminal Charges A school superintendent in the Hudson Valley will not face criminal charges following an investigation into allegations of potential sexual harassment. The Orange County District Attorney will not be filing criminal charges against former Newburgh Schools Superintendent Roberto Padilla, who had been the target of an investigation into the harassment claims. Orange County DA David Hoovler announced on Friday, May 27, that Padilla would not be facing criminal charges due to a lack of evidence following the allegations. The news comes the same week the Board of Education appointed a veteran e…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
COVID-19: Two Area School Districts No Longer Allowing Spectators At Games COVID-19: Two Area School Districts No Longer Allowing Spectators At Games
Covid-19: Two Area School Districts No Longer Allowing Spectators At Games There will be no fans in the stands for a pair of Hudson Valley school districts as the state and region continue to contend with the latest surge of new COVID-19 cases. In Orange County, both the Middletown and Newburgh school districts announced that spectators will not be permitted to attend upcoming athletic events in an effort to help curtail the spread of the virus. Sports impacted include boys and girls swimming, basketball, and wrestling. Both districts announced that they will be live-streaming sporting events and plan to reevaluate the COVID-19 situation as of Friday, Jan. 14 t…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
School Districts In Orange County Struggling With Bus Driver Shortage School Districts In Orange County Struggling With Bus Driver Shortage
School Districts In Orange County Struggling With Bus Driver Shortage Several Hudson Valley school districts have been left scrambling at the beginning of the school year as they contend with the national bus driver shortage. The East Ramapo School District in Rockland County, and the Pine Bush and Newburgh school districts in Orange County began the new year with a lack of drivers to pick up students, forcing parents to make adjustments on the fly and the cancellation of some classes. Related story - Bus Driver Shortage To Affect Large Westchester District On First Day Of School In those districts, parents have been asked to drive students to school or…

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by Zak Failla
News
Search Warrant Executed At District Headquarters Of Newburgh School District Search Warrant Executed At District Headquarters Of Newburgh School District
Search Warrant Executed At District Headquarters Of Newburgh School District Search warrants were served Tuesday at several Newburgh School District buildings by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Assistant District Attorney Christopher Borek confirmed. More than a dozen investigator were involved in serving the warrants and other court orders that included "historical records," Borek confirmed. The search did not involve safety to students or personnel, he said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Orange County Voters OK School Budgets, Except In One District Orange County Voters OK School Budgets, Except In One District
Orange County Voters OK School Budgets, Except In One District Every school district in Orange County, except one, approved proposed budgets for 2018-19 on Tuesday. Valley Central Schools encountered the lone loss, where taxpayers voted 987 to 849 against a proposed $104.2 million budget. The school district and Board of Education will now revise the spending proposal for a second vote before resorting to a contingency budget. In other Orange County school results: Chester School District voters approved a $27.6 million budget. Cornwall School District voters approved a $71.5 million budget. The school district also got the OK to set up a $5 million …

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Orange County Votes On School Budgets, New Buses, Capital Reserves Orange County Votes On School Budgets, New Buses, Capital Reserves
Orange County Votes On School Budgets, New Buses, Capital Reserves As Orange County residents go to the polls on Tuesday, May 15, they'll be asked to OK a number of school budgets that seek to spend close to the state-imposed tax cap. Other school districts, meanwhile, have proposed creating "capital reserve funds," or so-called "rainy day" accounts for repairs or other emergency expenses. And several school districts seek taxpayer approval to buy new school buses. Here is a summary of major budget and ballot issues, in addition to school board elections: Chester School District proposes a $27.6 million budget. Cornwall School Distric…

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by Jon Craig