Judge frees NY mayor jailed in kids camp dispute

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JIM FITZGERALD

NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) — After spending four days behind bars as the result of a feud over a children's day camp, a suburban mayor walked out of jail Tuesday with stubble on his chin and re-election on his mind.

Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme, who has been in office eight months, said: "I was elected by the people. I was going to do four years. I'm going to do 12."

The mayor was jailed for contempt on Friday when state Supreme Court Justice Gerald Loehr found he had not complied with an order to open a village civic center for use by a day camp.

Delhomme had suspended the village's long-time youth director, who usually runs the camp, but a three-trustee majority had overruled him and took him to court to get the day camp opened.

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