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County Welcomes Foster Families to Picnic at Bowdoin Park

  County Welcomes Foster Families to Picnic at Bowdoin Park   Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro and the County Department of Community and Family Services (DCFS) recently welcomed more than 100 foster care families to a picnic at Bowdoin…

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Obituary, Kenneth Jasper Tucker

  On August 29, 2015, with his family by his side, Kenneth Jasper Tucker passed away at the age of 86.  Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 19, 1929, he was the son of Kenneth J and Ada May (Kouwenhoven)…

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Albertson woman arrested for prison contraband

  Albertson woman arrested for prison contraband    NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Patrick Regan  Troop F Commander   PRESS RELEASE On 08/24/15, The New York State Police reports the arrest of KAREN DIAZ , age 25, from Albertson, NY for…

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School’s Open—Drive Carefully campaign begins September 2, 2015

  School’s Open—Drive Carefully campaign begins September 2, 2015  NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Patrick Regan  Troop F Commander PRESS RELEASE School’s Open—Drive Carefully campaign begins September 2, 2015 Major Regan urges everyone to support the AAA’s annual “School’s Open—Drive Carefully” campaign…

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Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response Awarded Over $2 million for Emergency Communications Upgrades

  Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response Awarded Over $2 million for Emergency Communications Upgrades Poughkeepsie, NY… The Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response has been awarded $2,048,758 in grant funding from the New York State Division of Homeland Security…

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Double-fatal motorcycle crash in Pleasant Valley

  Double-fatal motorcycle crash in Pleasant Valley The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigation into a single motorcycle, double-fatal crash which occurred on South Avenue in the Town of Pleasant Valley at approximately 7:30 pm on 8-29-15. On the…

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Dutchess County office for the Aging’s – AGING NEWS

  Dutchess County office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS Senior Housing Focus of Seminars (11/5) Transportation Input Sought Alzheimer’s Awareness Walk (9/19) Cancer Support Group Meeting (9/24)   The Fall 2015 Spotlight on Seniors in now available online: http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/Aging/spotlight_on_seniors_fall_2015.pdf  …

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Pet of The Week: Hattie

  Where are the Shar Pei lovers out there?  Hattie is an adult female Shar Pei mix at the Putnam Humane Society.  The Vet estimates that she is between 4 and 5 years old.  She’s a pretty easy going girl…

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Obituary, Lewis A. Savoy, Jr.

  Lewis A. Savoy, Jr. 21, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, August 27, 2015 in Sharon, CT. Born on January 26, 1994 at Sharon Hospital, Lewis was a 2012 Graduate of Oliver Wolcott Technical High School in Torrington, CT….

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City of Middletown man arrested for felony drug possession and Tampering with Physical Evidence and City of Poughkeepsie woman arrested for misdemeanor drug possession.

  City of Middletown man arrested for felony drug possession and Tampering with Physical Evidence and City of Poughkeepsie woman arrested for misdemeanor drug possession.  NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Patrick Regan  Troop F Commander PRESS RELEASE        …

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Marist Welcomes the Class of 2019 Move-in Day kicks off the 2015-16 academic year

  Marist Welcomes the Class of 2019 Move-in Day kicks off the 2015-16 academic year Poughkeepsie (August 28, 2015) – Marist welcomed the Class of 2019 on Saturday, August 29, when approximately 1,200 freshmen students arrived on campus to formally join…

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State police have charged two local teens with burglary

  Dover N.Y. –  State police have charged two local teens with burglary. Two local teens were each charged with third-degree burglary with intent to commit a crime and third-degree grand larceny. Both are class D felonies. The crime was initially reported on…

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Stormville man dies in fatal Taconic State Parkway collision

  Stormville man dies in fatal Taconic State Parkway collision NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Carmel, New York – The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation from Cortlandt is investigating a fatal…

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Traffic advisory for the Dutchess County Fair

  Traffic advisory for the Dutchess County Fair NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Rhinebeck, New York – For people traveling to the Dutchess County Fair today, traffic in the area of the fairgrounds continues…

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Southeast man charged following residential burglary investigation in Patterson

  Southeast man charged following residential burglary investigation in Patterson NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE   Patterson, New York – On August 25, 2015, New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation from the Brewster…

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