Troy woman arrested after car chase
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. » A Troy woman was among three people arrested Wednesday after a car chase through two counties.
State police said they were advised to be on the lookout for a Jeep Cherokee stolen Wednesday morning in Albany, and troopers patrolling the New York State Thruway saw the vehicle traveling west attempted to stop it just east of Exit 29 in Canajoharie. The Jeep failed to stop, however, troopers said, exiting the Thruway and driving west on Route 5S into Herkimer County.
The vehicle eventually turned onto Route 169 and then into the entrance for the Herkimer Home nursing facility, where the chase ended when the Jeep went off the road and came to rest against a clump of trees, troopers said.
The alleged driver of the Jeep, Edilberto Cruz, 35, of Albany, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, firstdegree reckless endangerment, third-degree unlawfully fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle, second-degree criminal impersonation and driving while ability impaired by drugs. Cruz’s two alleged passengers, Jessica L. Dames, 33, of Albany, and Ashley K. Seaman, 33, of Troy, were each charged with with third-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
All three were arraigned in Canajoharie Town Court and sent to the Montgomery County jail in lieu of bail.
Maple Hill once again named Reward School
ALBANY, N.Y. » Maple Hill High School was one of only two Capital Region schools to be recognized for high academic achievement or progress by the state Education Department.
The school was among 155 statewide to be chosen as Reward Schools, the fourth such honor in the last five years for the school. Shaker High School was the only other area
school to receve the honor this year.
“The teachers and administrators at these Reward Schools work hard each day to raise the bar and give their students opportunities to achieve their dreams,” Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said in a news release announcing the honorees. “The proof is in the results these schools have obtained, and I am thrilled to celebrate their success.”
To be identified as a Reward School, a school must be among the top 20 percent of schools in the state for English and math performance for both the 201516 and 2016-17 school years or be among the top 10 percent of schools in terms of gains in English and math performance in the 2016-17 school year. A school must also have made adequate yearly progress for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years and not have unacceptably large gaps in student performance.
“It’s truly impressive that so many of this year’s Reward Schools were able to maintain the designation for three years in a row,” Commissioner Elia said. “All of these schools serve as models to others in the state to inspire them to achieve a high level of accomplishment and improvement.”