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Community members attended the Ichabod Crane Board of Education meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the high school library to hear the decision on Superintendent Michael Vanyo’s future.
VALATIE — After going into executive session for more than an hour, the Ichabod Crane Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution for District Superintendent Michael Vanyo to take a voluntary unpaid leave of absence. The leave of absence is effective immediately, and will be in effect until further notice. The decision came three
days after Vanyo was charged Saturday night with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of Michael Vanyo a property damage auto accident in Saratoga County. No injuries were reported. Stark Jones, whose granddaughter is in the third grade, hopes the district uses the
incident as a teaching moment, he said. “It’s not just about alcohol or drugs,” he said. “It’s about what it means to be human and care for ourselves. It’s a wonderful opportunity for redeeming acts of kindness.” Jones thinks the school will be better off by taking the high road. “It will bring us to a better place of understanding of alcohol and drugs and what it See VANYO A2
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There has been a rise in the number of rabies cases in the Twin Counties, and this week a rabid fox attacked residents and police officers in Albany County. A raccoon suspected of having rabies was shot and killed on Route 9 in Hudson on Monday. “There was a staggering raccoon outside the former St. Lawrence Cement factory on Route 9 going out of Hudson,” said Ed Coons, environmental health director for the Columbia County Department of Health. “It was shot by local police.” Coons was driving down Route 9 when he spotted the animal and saw several drivers appearing as if they wanted to help. Coons said the animal was acting out of character and he suspected it might be rabid. “People were slowing down and acting like they were going to save the raccoon, and they would have exposed themselves to possible rabies,” Coons said. “It was out during broad daylight, which is usually a sure sign of rabies. I approached the people and told them we would take care of it and not to touch the raccoon because we didn’t want them to be exposed.” Coons said raccoons are generally not active during daylight hours and to be wary and avoid them if they are outside during the day. “Normally, raccoons are nocturnal. They feed, breed and take care of their young usually from early dusk to early dawn, so if they are outside during the daytime, that is unusual,” Coons said. In addition to the suspect raccoon that was found on Route 9 this week, there have been numerous other cases. “There has been an unusual rise in the number of rabid raccoons in Columbia County. We have confirmed that we had eight out of nine
Rabies cases on the rise in the area PHOTO COURTESY OF MILTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Columbia County Department of Health is raising awareness about the increase of rabid raccoons across the county. One raccoon was shot and killed on Route 9 this week when it was found staggering around during daylight hours.
raccoons test positive within the last nine weeks,” Coons said. “They were in contact with human beings or domestic animals, so they were shot either by police officers, homeowners or nuisance wildlife personnel, and then they were submitted (for testing).” In another suspected rabies case in Hudson, a dog was recently
attacked by an unknown animal. While it is not known if the attacking animal was rabid, it is likely, Coons said. “One person let their little dog FILE PHOTO into their yard a week and a half ago A fox in Hudson, spotted in the daylight. A and it was attacked by an unknown rabid fox attacked several people in Ravena animal,” he said. “We can only See RABIES A2
before it was shot by state Environmental Conservation Police on Monday.
Greene County inmate accused of killing cellmate By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media
CATSKILL — The Greene Correctional Facility inmate accused in the death of his cellmate would have been eligible for parole next week, authorities said Tuesday. Anthony Paradise, 40, of Ballston Spa was arraigned Tuesday on a sealed indictment handed down by a Greene County grand jury for second degree murder based on an incident that took place at the medium-security state prison in the town of
Coxsackie, according to the Greene County District Attorney’s office Tuesday. Paradise is charged with causing the strangulation death of his cellmate, Delmus Tanner, 38, according to a statement issued Tuesday afternoon by the district attorney’s office. Tanner, who is from Albion, Orleans County, died Nov. 13, 2018 due to injuries sustained in an incident that occurred on Nov. 9, according to the district attorney’s office. Paradise used a piece of
clothing to strangle Tanner, Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione said Tuesday. T a n n e r Anthony was trans- Paradise ported to Albany Medical Center following the assault, where he died on Nov. 13, Stanzione said. Paradise’s motive is unclear. “We have a few ideas but
nothing we’re prepared to release at this time,” Stanzione said. Paradise has been transferred to the Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone. His case will reviewed May 28, Stanzione said. If convicted, Paradise could remain behind bars for the rest of his life, Stanzione said. “Easily, 25 to life is a possibility,” Stanzione said. Paradise was serving time on a conviction for third-degree robbery, a class D felony, in Saratoga County in May
2018, Stanzione said. “He was up for parole next week,” he said. “I don’t think that’s going to happen.” Paradise would have become eligible for parole April 17, according to doccs.ny.gov, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision website. Paradise was sentenced to 16 months to 4 years in prison, which he started serving in Washington County. “He was transferred to Greene in October,” Stanzione See INMATE A2
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