Highway super arrested, faces charges

WASSAIC — Amenia Highway Superintendent Stanley Whitehead was arrested on Monday, Oct. 3, for criminal mischief.Whitehead allegedly used a shovel to break the front, rear and side windows in a Ford pick-up truck.The 911 call described the incident as a landlord-tenant dispute, according to Dutchess County Sheriff Public Relations Officer T.J. Hanlon.Whitehead was released on an appearance ticket. He will appear in the Amenia Town Court at a later date.Amenia town Supervisor Wayne Euvrard said he does not think the incident will affect Whitehead’s performance at work.“He’s been with the town for many years and does a super job for us,” said Euvrard. “Sometimes frustrations get the best of us.”Whitehead explained in an interview that the incident did not take place on town property and did not happen on the town’s watch.

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The Webb Family in the workshop. From left: Phyllis, Dale, Ben and Josh Webb, and project manager Hannah Schiffer.

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Magic Fluke Ukulele Shop and True Wheels Bicycle Shop are not only under the same roof in a beautiful solar powered building on Route 7 in Sheffield, but they are also both run by the Webb family, telling a tale of familial passion, innovation and a steadfast commitment to sustainability.

In the late ‘90s, Dale Webb was working in engineering and product design at a corporate job. “I took up instrument manufacturing as a fun challenge,” said Dale. After an exhibit at The National Association of Music Merchants in Anaheim, California, in 1999, The Magic Fluke company was born. “We were casting finger boards and gluing these things together in our basement in New Hartford and it just took off,” Dale explained. “It was really a wild ride, it kind of had a life of its own.”

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A five-time Grammy winner, Cray has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and earned The Americana Music Awards Lifetime Achievement for Performance. He has played with blues and rock icons including Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton and many more.

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