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Vol. 14, No 32 3 AUGUST 9 - 15, 2017
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Plattekill Dems pick candidates for 2017
Police say woman
faked kidnapping and
made up rape story
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
On Tuesday, August 1 at approximately
6:30 a.m., Marlborough Police responded
to a call of an unconscious woman who
was lying on the side of Quaker Hill Road
near the corner of Willow Tree Road
in Milton. She was identified as Amber
M. Malagoli, 22, of New Windsor, NY.
At the scene she was found unconscious
and wearing a flannel shirt and black
panties and her hands (in front) and her
feet were bound with duct tape. Mobile
Life transported her to the Mid Hudson
Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie where
she regained consciousness and informed
law enforcement that she had been
kidnapped and raped, however no marks,
abrasions or bruises were found on her
body to indicate that a struggle had taken
place. She informed law enforcement that
she could only recall being in New Paltz
the night before and had no memory
of what had later transpired. She was
released from the hospital later that day.
An investigation of the incident
involved the Marlborough and City of
Beacon Police Departments, the Ulster
County Sheriff’s Office and the New York
State Police. Near where Malagoli was
found, Police recovered two cell phones,
keys and additional clothing. Police also
located a BMW that she had driven at
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The Plattekill Democratic slate for 2017: (l. – r) Pam Krimsky for Ulster County Legislature, Sue Sullivan for Congress, Cindy Delgado for
Town Council, Juan Figueroa for Supervisor and Gladys Figueroa for Town Council.
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Last week the Plattekill Democratic
Party held their caucus to select
candidates for town offices for the fall
2017 election. In quick succession and
without challenge, the party faithful
chose Juan Figueroa for the office of
Town Supervisor and Gladys Figueroa
(no relation) and incumbent Cindy
Delgado for Town Council and Jamie
Pagan for Highway Superintendent.
Pagan was unable to attend the caucus.
Chairwoman Rose Ann Guerrieri
invited the candidates to address the
caucus.
Juan Figueroa said he moved to
Plattekill with his parents in 1979 “and
I’ve been here ever since.” He served
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22 years in the U. S. Marine Corps,
retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer 3.
He said he was promoted 10 times from
Private to Master Sargent. He also ran
the units budget and was the Operations
Officer, sending personnel overseas and
bringing them back home. Figueroa
is a Veteran himself, having served in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was
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