Month: December 2017

Obituary, Deacon James P. Lawlor

  Deacon James P. Lawlor, 84, beloved Deacon of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Dover Plains and a 31-year resident of Wingdale, NY, and passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 9, 2017. Born on…

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NY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities Cover Costs

  NY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities Cover Costs   New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro urged local residents to sign up for a new savings plan, called the New York…

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Bronx man arrested for possession of heroin and cocaine in Claverack

  Bronx man arrested for possession of heroin and cocaine in Claverack NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robert C. Gregory Troop K Commander     PRESS RELEASE      Claverack, New York – On December 9, 2017, the New York State Police…

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Obituary, Lindsay Lane Whitcomb

  Yonkers – Lindsay Lane Whitcomb, beloved wife of Robert J. D’Urso, Sr. (Bob) and mother to Nathan Connolly and Dr. Heather Connolly and step-mother to Jeneen D’Urso, passed away in the privacy of her home on Tuesday December 5,…

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Obituary, James A. Yeno

  James A. Yeno, 46, a lifelong resident of Dover Plains, NY, died on Saturday, December 3, 2017 in Dover Plains. Mr. Yeno owned and operated Murphy’s Speed and Custom Inc. in Dover Plains. Born on December 2, 1971 in…

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Obituary, Kenneth Jasper Tucker III

CORDOVA, TN- On December 7, 2017 with his brothers by his side, Kenneth Jasper Tucker III passed away after a brief illness at the age of 62.  He was born in Sheepshead Bay, New York on September 11, 1955 to…

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Governor Cuomo Announces $26 Million Available for Affordable Homeownership Statewide

    Applications Due February 16   Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the availability of $26 million of for the Affordable Home Ownership Development Program. Grants can be used to make improvements to existing owner-occupied single or multi-family homes,…

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Lagrange resident arrested for making terroristic threat

  Lagrange resident arrested for making terroristic threat NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robert C. Gregory Troop K Commander       PRESS RELEASE   Lagrange, New York – On December 8, 2017, the New York State Police arrested Nicholas J. Cioce,…

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Obituary, Gilda Iannucci

Millbrook – Gilda Iannucci, 93 of Millbrook, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at the Baptist Home in Rhinebeck. Born in the Town of Beekman on January 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Arduino and Mary…

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Two-Hour Standoff in Putnam Valley Today Ends Peacefully

  Two-Hour Standoff in Putnam Valley Today Ends Peacefully   Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports that a two-hour standoff this afternoon between authorities and an emotionally disturbed man in Putnam Valley ended peacefully. The incident began to unfold when…

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South Glens Falls woman arrested for drug possession in Pleasant Valley

  South Glens Falls woman arrested for drug possession NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robert C. Gregory Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Pleasant Valley, New York – On December 1, 2017, the New York State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks arrested Kayla…

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…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY…

  Winter Weather Advisory URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albany NY 730 PM EST Sat Dec 9 2017 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ061-065-066-VTZ014-015-100800- /O.EXT.KALY.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-171210T0800Z/ Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire-Eastern Columbia-Western Dutchess- Eastern Dutchess-Western Windham-Eastern Windham- Including the cities of Torrington,…

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Maloney Introduces Legislation to Save the Open Internet, Block FCC Rollback of Net Neutrality

  Maloney Introduces Legislation to Save the Open Internet, Block FCC Rollback of Net Neutrality   WASHINGTON — Days before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on its proposed rollback of Net Neutrality rules that protect the open internet, Representative…

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Lindsay Demers of Wingdale competes for the SUNY Oneonta women’s cross country team

  News from SUNY Oneonta   Lindsay Demers of Wingdale competes for the SUNY Oneonta women’s cross country team ONEONTA, NY (12/08/2017)– Lindsay Demers a Biology with Pre-Physical Therapy major from Wingdale, NY was a member of the 2017 SUNY…

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Dutchess County’s 2018 Budget Adopted with Bipartisan Support

  Dutchess County’s 2018 Budget Adopted with Bipartisan Support   Poughkeepsie, NY… The 2018 Dutchess County Budget was adopted last night in a 24-1 bipartisan vote by the Dutchess County Legislature. The budget was adopted with minimal amendments to Dutchess County…

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