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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Parents accused of abduction in court By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media
SAUGERTIES — Three suspects in the alleged abduction of a child in 2019 were in court Wednesday afternoon. Orders of protection were issued to the three defendants — Kirk Shultis Jr., 32; Kirk Shultis Sr, 57; and Kimberly Cooper, 33. Their next court appearance is scheduled for 2 p.m. on April 27. Six-year-old Paislee Shultis was reported abducted at age 4 and was found alive and safe on Monday at a home in
Saugerties, Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said Tuesday. Police arrested Kimberly Cooper, 33, and Kimberly charged her Cooper with seconddegree custodial interference and endangering the welfare of a Child. Cooper was also wanted on an active warrant that had been issued through Ulster County Family Court.
She was arraigned in Saugerties Town Justice Court and ordered held in the Ulster County Jail, Sinagra said. Kirk Shultis Jr. Kirk Shultis Jr., 32, was charged with first-degree custodial interference and endangering the welfare of a child. Kirk Shultis Sr., 57, was charged with firstdegree custodial interference and endangering the welfare
of a child. Kirk Shultis Sr. arrived at Saugerties Town Court on Wednesday but was not accompanied by an Kirk Shultis Sr. attorney. He received papers to fill out so a court-appointed attorney could be assigned to his case. Kimberly Cooper, wearing a sweater pulled over her head See PARENTS A2
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Court officer escorts Kimberly Cooper out of the Ulster County Courthouse on Wednesday.
Greenville goes remote after mask protest
By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media
GREENVILLE — The Greenville Central School District has moved to remote learning for students in grades 6-12 after a group of students refused to comply with the state mask mandate on Tuesday. More than 50 students walked out of Greenville classrooms Monday to protest
the mask mandate from Gov. Kathy Hochul, with students then declining to wear face coverings in school on Tuesday. In a letter sent to parents dated Feb. 15, Greenville Central School District Superintendent Tammy Sutherland said that classes would be held online exclusively See MASK A2
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Greenville Central School District moved to remote learning for students in grades 6-12 this week after a group of students refused to comply with the state mask mandate on Tuesday.
Stephen Kralovich resigns, citing personal reasons By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media
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Stephen Kralovich
CAIRO — Cairo was set to confirm potential new town council member Debra Birk-Bogins on Wednesday night after Councilman Stephen Kralovich abruptly resigned over the weekend. Town Supervisor Jason Watts said he received a resignation letter via email from Kralovich on Saturday. The resignation letter said that Kralovich was resigning due to “unforeseen personal circumstances.” Kralovich did not respond to phone messages on Wednesday for comment about his resignation. Watts said the board planned to
accept Kralovich’s resignation during the board’s workshop meeting on Wednesday evening and immediately move to vote on his replacement. The town supervisor said that the four remaining board members had discussed the opening and had decided to nominate Birk-Bogins for the position. “We had a discussion and Debbie Bogins was a candidate in the Republican caucus,” Watts said on Wednesday. “We’re going to talk to her and it looks like it’s going to be a unanimous vote. Everybody is going to vote yes on her being a town councilperson.” If the board approves BirkBogins on Wednesday, she will serve until the end of the year, with
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a special election scheduled for November to decide who will serve the remainder of Kralovich’s term, which was scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, 2023. Kralovich was elected to his first term on the board in November 2019 and was sworn in on Jan. 1, 2020. When asked if he was surprised to receive Kralovich’s resignation, Watts declined to comment. “We have to appoint somebody today (Wednesday) and I talked to the other board members,” Watts said of the decision to nominate Birk-Bogins. “We all agreed on her, so there was no sense in going on any further. We all agreed that she was more than qualified for the job.
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We thought that she would be good for it. She’s very good with financing and obviously we have to figure out some financing.” Birk-Bogins finished fourth in the balloting in a four-way race in March 2021 for a pair of town board nominations in the Cairo Republican Committee caucus. She trailed current board members Michael Flaherty and MaryJo Cords, as well as candidate Marion Coyne. Watts said that if Birk-Bogins’ appointment is confirmed by the board on Wednesday night that Cairo Town Court Justice Joan VanDenburgh would be in attendance to swear her in immediately.
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