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2B MID HUDSON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24. 2003 PDUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL Court reinstates SUNY harassment suit POLICE BRIEFS TtM Associated Press KINGSTON A federal appeals court has reinstated a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former student against her professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The court, in its ruling released Monday, also found the college, the SUNY system and individual college officials acted properly in addressing the allegations, and could not be held liable. The suit by Inbal Hayut claims political science professor Alex Young repeatedly compared her to former White House intern Monica Lewinsky during 1998's presidential sex scandal. A lower court dismissed the case last year before it went to trial, determining the professor's comments were offensive but did not rise to the level of legally actionable sexual harassment.

But Monday, a two judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, found aspects of Hayut's case against Young could be construed by a reasonable juror as constituting sexual harassment as defined by state and fed eral law, the Daily Freeman of Kingston reported. Hayut took Young's class in the fall of 1998 as revelations of an affair between then President Bill Clinton and Lewinsky made headlines daily. Young, according to the lawsuit, repeatedly compared Hayut's appearance to Lewinsky's, called her "Monica" in class and once told her. "Be quiet, Monica, I'll give you a cigar later," an apparent reference to allegations that Lewinsky and Clinton had used a cigar as a sex toy.

Comments not denied Young did not deny making the comments, which Hayut said made her reluctant to go to class and caused her grades to decline, the newspaper reported. Young retired in 1999 after Hayut complained to school officials and the department's dean sent a letter informing him the mat Fund: Parent also putfittecT Continued from 1B president of the classroom. "We did this so children would really take ownership of the items and care for them better." The Astor Early Childhood Program, with several Head Start nursery school programs throughout the region, serves low income families unable to afford to send their children to local nursery and preschools. Smith was able to request funding through Elise Barry at the Astor Home for Children, who contacted the United Way to help make the holidays a little brighter for the children and their parents. "We were even able to purchase gloves and a hat for one of the mothers who needed them," said Smith, "and a snowsuit for a child that did not have one." Growing as a Family in Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church' 1400 Route 52, Fishkill, NY 12524 (845) 897 4423 HOLIDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, Dec.

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District Court In" 2004. ter would be taken seriously. Hayut's lawyer, William Martin, said the decision would benefit other students with claims of sexual harassment, despite the fact the college was exonerated. The decision "fleshed out in great detail the standards to which (the court) will hold schools and administrators," Martin told the newspaper in Tuesday's editions. "There is not as much of a gray area as before." Young could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

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Wfrfxm High: 50 Low: 33 Thiirarlnv if fill Partly couav. KgHI chance of snow showers. $0' High: 44 Low: 26 S5.H 1 1 53 lr I Friday Partly sunny and mild. High: 39 Low: 23 Saturday Partly sunny and mild. Sw Low: 25 rOS Sunday Partly sunny and Low; 26 Moon Phases 3 Dec 30 Jan 7 Jan 14 Jan 21 THE STARS The first crescent after new moon Is visible tonight 30 to 45 minutes after sunset.

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12 45 a 1 06 m. Low: 7.13 7 59pm, Records In Poughkeepsie High 56, 1965, Low 14, 1989 Precipitation This month: 4 85 in. This yean 60 57 In Yesterday High Low Preclp. Dutchess Airport 54 33 trace ENVIRONMENT Air Quality forecast Pollution standard Index Today not available I' I I I I WUW 0 100 200 300 Tuesday's PSI; not available Good 0 50; moderate 51 100; unhealthy for sensitive groups 101 150; unhealthy 151 200; very unhealthy 201 300; hazardous SOU Pollen count: not available Source The Weather Channel Rain cfctyi pH of last rainfall 4.41 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 pH of previous rainfall, Dec. 15: 4.95 The pH Is a measure o( acidity or alkalinity On a scale of 0 to 14, vinegar has a pH of 3, neutral Is 7, 'Normal ram Is a bit acidic at 5 Info provided by the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook.

REGIONAL FORECASTS Today HI Sky Albany 40 33 I Beacon 51 31 Berkshire 47 34 Carmel 50 30 Catsklils Millbrook Millerton Legend: 48 33r 50 30 49 30f sunny, New Paltz New York Pawling Poughk, Pihmebeck Stewart Air White PL eloudy, Today Ml Lo Sky '50 30r 54 42; 50 30 50 33 50 30f 50 32 52 38 pc partly cloudy, raln, sn snow, i ice. WHERE TO CALL For more weather information call the National Weather Service, Albany, (518) 435 9580, for the US. Coast Guard, New York City, (212) 668 7114 NATION Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo Burlington, VL Charleston, Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Ft Worth Denver Des Moines Detroit Ft Lauderdale Today Tomorrow HI Sky HI Lo Sky Today HI Lo Sky Tomorrow HI Lo Sky Today Tomorrow HI Lo Sky HI LoSky 48 28 1 52 30 68 35 84 33 42 19 48 35 84 43 41 28 48 36 64 36 66 28 49 24 28 17 33 19 53 23 60 .36 65 24 36 20 31 22 78 61 54 30 8 2 53 33 45 31 a 43 25 PC 42 19 38 23 48 31 33 26 sn 39 27 sn 56 31 51 27 48 26 35 23 pc 35 26 PC 30 24 sn 61 44 pc 84 28 pc 40 25 31 23 sn 75 63 pc 'Hartford Helena Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jackson, Miss Jacksonville Kansas, City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Beach Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Omaha Orlando 60 45 63 64 32 51 68 44 60 80 64 36 46 79 28 29 40 58 54 42 74 i 23 an 28 61 pc 17 pc 11 26 sn 38 42 19 49 42 25 41 17 82 69 65 51 35 24 63 32 69 33 47 31 68 41 64 37 62 49 39 29 60 36 75 62 33 20 35 19 46 30 68 38 pc 47 35 47 25 pc 67 62 pc Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, Ore Providence Raleigh Rapid City 6 Reno Richmond Saint Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Syracuse Tampa Tulsa Washington, C. West Palm Beach Wilmington 64 32 72 47 39 22 49 38 65 43 69 32 52 23 49 34 67 31 39 24 42 33 65 55 56 47 51 39 45 32 70 60 54 36 53 32 78 67 54 31 42 pc 70 sn 32 45 46 I 48 28 pc 48 24 sn 34 28 25 53 23 pc 42 47 pc 45 36 62 64 44 36 66 58 48 PC 73 42 27 sn 6 po 43 po 29 pc 60 PC 26 Nation's high: 79 at Hollywood, Fla low: 13 at Big Plney, Wyo, COMMUTER CONTACTS Telephone numbers Metro North Railroad: 1 800 638 7646. Amtrak: 1 800 872 7245.

Dutchess County LOOP Bus System: 485 4690 and 473 0171. MetroPool (Car pool and van pool information): 1 800 346 3743 or www metropool com. State Thruway (24 hour road Information): 1 800 847 8929, Dutchess County Travel Information Center (with information on buses, trains and other public transportation): 485 4690, Web sites TV channels in the metropolitan area maintain Web sites offenng weather, commuting, traffic and road construction information. They can be found as follows: CBS 2: wwwcbs2nycom. This site ias weather and traffic pages.

NBC 4: wwwnewschanneM. com. Weather and traffic pages, and you can gauge traffic by scanning images from the live video Skycam snapshots. FOX 5: No local site. ABC go.

comlocalwabc. The Accu Weather page Is and the traffic page links to many transportation agencies. WWOR www.wwortvcom. This site has a weather page. PIX 11; www.wplx com.

Has a customizable weather page. RNN 62: Wwwmrirv.con. A weather page and regional news Is offered. The Thruway Authority site has road conditions, construction, and service plaza amenities: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has schedules and fares online: www, mta.nyc.nyus..