T IMES
SOUTHERN
Brooks
lands new
5-year
contract
ULSTER
Vol. 16, No. 29
JULY 17 - 23, 2019
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Rollover on Route 9W
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
On July 1, the Marlboro School Board
approved a five-year employment contract
with Superintendent Michael Brooks. The
annual salary is $212,953 and he receives
an additional $5,000 in a buyout of health
benefits,
as
he takes them
through
his
spouse. There is
a three percent
annual increase
built into the
contract if the
Superintendent
meets certain
performance
targets in a
review that is
done by the
school board.
Michael Brooks
In an interview
with the Southern
Ulster Times, Brooks highlighted some of
his achievements under his leadership
and what he is looking forward to
accomplishing in the next few years.
“There are some nuts and bolts
accomplishments, obviously our financial
status is strong, our academic status is
strong, our arts and athletics programs
have been and continue to be strong;
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Bob McCormick
Firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident last Wednesday on Route 9W in Milton.
On Wednesday, July 10, at
approximately 11:47 a.m. the Town of
Marlborough Police Department was
dispatched to a report of a rollover
motor vehicle accident involving a fuel
truck in the area of 1650 Route 9W
in Milton. Reports indicated that the
operator of the fuel truck was possibly
entrapped, and that there was an active
fuel leak.
The first officers arriving on scene
extricated the truck driver with the
assistance of the Town of Marlboro
Highway Dept. It was subsequently
determined that the operator had
sustained minor injuries and he was
transported to a nearby hospital for
treatment.
Police
reported
observing
a
substantial amount of fuel leaking from
the tank portion of the truck. Town of
Marlborough Highway Dept. personnel
immediately moved to contain the fuel
by placing large mounds of sand around
the leak. Their quick action resulted
in the fuel being contained to a small
portion of the roadway, and further
preventing contamination of an adjacent
waterway. It was reported that the truck
was loaded with approximately 2,400
gallons of fuel oil prior to the accident.
However, it has not yet been determined
the amount of fuel that leaked from the
truck.
This accident is currently under
investigation , as it is not yet clear as to
what caused the operator of the truck to
lose control prior to it overturning.
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The Town of Marlborough Police
officers were assisted at the scene by
members of the New York State Police,
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, Ulster
Co. Dept. of Emergency Services,
Orange Co Department of Emergency
Services, Milton Fire Dept., Marlboro
Fire Dept., Middlehope Fire Dept.,
Highland Fire Dept., New Paltz Fire
Dept., Esopus Fire Dept., Modena Fire
Dept, Cronomer Valley Fire Dept., NY
Air National Guard (Stewart Airport)
Fire Dept., City of Newburgh Fire Dept.,
Ulster Hose Fire Dept., Roosevelt Fire
Dept., New Hamburg Fire Dept., Mobile
Life Support Services, NYS Dept. of
Environmental Conservation , as well as
Central Hudson.