Southern Ulster Times Oct. 21 2015

TIMES SOUTHERN ULSTER Vol. 12, No 42 3 OCTOBER 21 - 27, 2015 New Principals Dukes win 7th Page 2 Page 56 One case reported at Marlboro High School At last week’s Marlboro school board meeting, Superintendent Michael Brooks confirmed that one JV football player has been diagnosed with an antibiotic-resistant skin infection, known as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). An additional player has also shown signs of skin lesions but MRSA has not been confirmed in this case. In a prepared statement that was released to parents, Superintendent Brooks highlighted key aspects of the infection. “Staphylococcus Aureus (SA) is a germ that is commonly found on the skin and in the nose of 20 to 30% of healthy individuals, according to the New York State ONE DOLLAR SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL Bacterial infection confirmed By MARK REYNOLDS [email protected] 3 Department of Health. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus is a strain that is resistant to certain antibiotics. If a diagnosis of MRSA is made, it is treatable with a different type of antibiotics. When the infection is contracted in community settings such as schools, known Continued on page 27 Lloyd elections Winslow to challenge incumbent Hansut; four seek 2 council seats Republican incumbent Paul Hansut faces a challenge on Election Day from Democrat Claire Winslow in the race for Lloyd Town Council. Republican Dave Plavchak and incumbent Mike Horodyski are being challenged by Democrats incumbent Mike Guerriero and Joseph Mazzetti. In the race for highway superintendent, incumbent Richard Klotz is being challenged for a third two-year term by Lenny Auchmoody. The general election takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Profiles of each of the Lloyd candidates follows: In song Paul Hansut Republican candidate for Lloyd Supervisor Mark Reynolds Students in grades K-5, along with teachers and administrators, under the musical direction of Kristi Bogaczyk and pianist Elizabeth Groth, opened last week’s meeting of the Board of Education by singing “I’m Proud to Be an American,” by songwriter Lee Greenwood. WWW.SOUTHERNULSTERTIMES.COM Paul Hansut is the incumbent Republican candidate running for a third term as Town Supervisor. Hansut has renewed the live streaming and rebroadcasting of Town Board meetings and established a robo-call system to residents, which he said has brought a more “open and transparent form of government, which I promised to do when I ran.” Hansut said he has revived many family events in the hamlet, such as Spring Fest, Independence Day Fireworks, Continued on page 3