Day: July 11, 2016

Obituary, Peter Daye Bethke

  Millbrook – Peter Daye Bethke died on June 25, 2016 at home in Millbrook, NY. He was 79 years old. Son of Amos and Marjorie ( Hughes) Bethke, Peter was born in New York City on March 14, 1937….

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Obituary, Mary H. Thomas

  Mary H. Thomas, 76, of Newtown, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016 after battling ill health for several years. Mary was born in New York City, but was raised in Darien. She attended the Chatham Hall School in Chatham,…

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Obituary, Bruce Michael Lamay

  Millerton – Bruce Michael Lamay, 62, a fifty year resident of Millerton, NY, died peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, CT. Bruce retired from Taconic DDSO in Wassaic, NY, as Mental Hygiene Supervisor after…

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Mount Kisco man charged with aggravated DWI

  Mount Kisco man charged with aggravated DWI NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Southeast, New York – On July 9, 2016, New York State Police from the Brewster barracks arrested 24-year-old Alexander J. Moore,…

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Maloney Announces New Legislation to Help Beginning Hudson Valley Farmers

  Maloney Announces New Legislation to Help Beginning Hudson Valley Farmers   Reports show 4.3% decline in farmers, average age continuing to rise   Cornwall, NY – Following a roundtable with Hudson Valley farmers at Soons Orchard in April and…

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Wappinger man charged with Felony DWI

  Wappinger man charged with Felony DWI NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Fishkill, New York – On July 9, 2016, New York State Police from the Wappinger barracks arrested Ference P. Szova, 25 years…

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DEC Announces Two New Tools to Help Freshwater Anglers

  DEC Announces Two New Tools to Help Freshwater Anglers I Fish NY Beginners’ Guide to Fresh Water Fishing Helps Novice Anglers, Trout Stocking Website Tracks Fish Populations The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has unveiled two…

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Governor Cuomo Announces Action to Ensure Insurers Do Not Unfairly Discriminate Against Pregnant and Postpartum Women

  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Department of Financial Services has issued guidance to ensure insurers do not unfairly discriminate against pregnant and postpartum women. In a letter, DFS informed health insurers of their responsibility to properly…

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Summer program on Huguenot Street inspires young writers through history and nature

  Summer program on Huguenot Street inspires young writers through history and nature NEW PALTZ – The Hudson Valley Writing Project (HVWP) returns to New Paltz’s Historic Huguenot Street for a third consecutive summer, to host a writing workshop program…

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Statewide Invasive Species Awareness Week to be Held July 10 -16

  Statewide Invasive Species Awareness Week to be Held July 10 -16 A Call to Action for all New Yorkers to Learn about and Help Stop the Spread of Invasive Species   New York’s third annual Invasive Species Awareness Week…

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Obituary, Donna Marie Crine

  Donna Marie Crine, 80, of Asheboro, NC, formerly a longtime resident of Dover Plains, NY died on Thursday, June 30, 2016 in Asheboro, NC. Mrs. Crine was a food service worker at Wassaic Developmental Center in Wassaic, NY. Born…

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Obituary, Gretchen Williams

  Rhinebeck- Gretchen Williams, 68, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Gretchen enjoyed gardening but her real joy in life was her family. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. After raising her family,…

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Obituary, Elizabeth D. Tuttle

  BOXFORD, Mass. – Elizabeth D. Tuttle, 90, of Boxford, Mass., formerly of Saxtons River, Vt., and South Woodstock, Conn., died peacefully at home on July 1, 2016. Born in Danielson, Conn., on October 23, 1925, to Irving Wilder Davis…

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Kent Man Charged With Criminal Contempt

  Kent Man Charged With Criminal Contempt Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Town of Kent man on a charge of criminal contempt. On June 16, 2016, Deputy Sheriff William Rossiter was assigned to investigate a…

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Kent Man Faces Drug Charges in Patterson

  Kent Man Faces Drug Charges in Patterson Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Town of Kent man on drug charges. On June 13, 2016 at 8:27 a.m., Deputy Sheriff Christopher Irwin stopped a motorist who…

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