Category Archives: Police

Police, manager contracts nearing completion

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: November 19, 2009 | 0 Comments
Walden’s village board is poised to vote on contracts for both the police department and village manager by the end of the year. While the board voted in August to extend manager Jim Politi’s contract for two years, the actual written document has yet to be signed. Trustees have met in executive session over the last [...]
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Village of Montgomery and police need arbitrator

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: October 20, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Village of Montgomery board and the police union will begin arbitration over a contract next week. Village police have been in contract negotiations since unionizing about three years ago. After a special meeting between the village board and its negotiating attorney Monday, Mayor Steve Brescia said the two parties still haven’t reached an agreement. [...]
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Police agreement on town agenda

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: September 2, 2009 | 0 Comments
As promised, the Police Consolidation Committee is on the agenda to present to the Town of Montgomery board about an inter-municipal agreement. Mayor Brian Maher said he met with the committee Wednesday morning to shore up the presentation. The meeting is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.
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Officer recovering, found at fault in accident

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: August 26, 2009 | Comments closed
Town of Montgomery Police Officer Brian Turner left the hospital late last week and is recovering from an accident on Aug. 16. Police say Turner was off-duty and driving his motorcycle with his wife, Bonnie, on Route 300 in the Town of Newburgh. He was behind bikes being driven by two other friends and a minivan, driven [...]
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Packed agenda: Walden manager gets contract, police get officer

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: August 12, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Village of Walden board tackled a packed agenda last night, leaving a long meeting with a slew of important decisions made. Here are some highlights: Land purchaseTwo decisions came down to 4 to 3 votes, with trustees Marcus Millspaugh, Susan Rumbold and Mayor Brian Maher dissenting.One such tally was on a vote to move forward [...]
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Walden tonight: Police consolidation, officer position

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: August 11, 2009 | 0 Comments
Walden’s village board tonight will discuss two hot topics: police consolidation and a request to reinstate the search to fill a police officer position. Two weeks ago, the village board put a halt on hiring in the police department, to the consternation of some. Tonight the board will talk about possibly thawing that freeze in response [...]
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More number crunching on police

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: August 3, 2009 | 0 Comments
I’m a geek for numbers, and you can certainly look at the numbers when it comes to police consolidation in Montgomery in a lot of ways. But, since my story on municipal consolidation has sparked so much talk, I thought I might do some more crunching. Here’s a chart that looks at the cost per [...]
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Walden freezes police position

By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: July 29, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Village of Walden board voted to freeze an unfilled police position Tuesday while they talk with the town on consolidation.  Trustee Ed Leonard said the board will consider filling the position if the chief demands it, but the board felt that they should avoid hiring during a uncertain time, if possible. The department is [...]
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