Newburgh city manager clings to job after prostitute scandal
Photo credit: City of Newburgh | Richard Herbek, appointed city manager in January, was stopped on Campbell Street a few minutes after 7 p.m. Wednesday, a police source told Newsday.
Newburgh city manager rescinds resignation
Newburgh city manager resignsWhen Newburgh police stopped City Manager Richard Herbek's car in late October and found a prostitute sitting in the passenger seat, it looked like the ensuing scandal would cost Herbek his job.
The weekend news of the incident broke, Newburgh Mayor Judy Kennedy called for Herbek to resign and Herbek complied the next work day, only to revoke his resignation a few hours later. The defiant...
