01/29/13 The Raw Dutchess County News Feed

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR DUTCHESS COUNTY, NY.

• Sheriff: Faulty lamp caused fatal NY house fire _{2013-01-29, 04:04 am}
  The Dutchess County Sheriff's office says a faulty bedroom lamp caused a house fire that killed a semi-retired cardiologist.
• Sheriff: Faulty lamp caused fatal NY house fire _{2013-01-29, 03:33 am}
  The Dutchess County Sheriff's office says a faulty bedroom lamp caused a house fire that killed a semi-retired cardiologist.
• Count taken, services offered to homeless during 'Glamour Day' _{2013-01-29, 03:00 am}
  The homeless in Dutchess County are being counted this week, with local officials compiling data that will be used to calculate federal funding to help those without a permanent dwelling.
• Son of Pleasant Valley fire victim: 'We loved him so much' _{2013-01-29, 03:00 am}
  ... Road. His wife, Karen Mordkoff, was able to escape and was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson said the fire was determined to be electrical, and that the death was accidental and not ...
• Local briefs _{2013-01-29, 03:00 am}
  ... Maria Fareri Children's Hospital is a member of the network, hospital spokesman Andy LaGuardia said. Two Dutchess County boys, Frankie Flora and Tyler Mejorado, who have been ambassadors for the network in the past, will help at the Poughkeepsie ...
• Hyde Park looking to make town more pedestrian-friendly _{2013-01-29, 03:00 am}
  Thousands of cars drive through this central Dutchess County community every day, but there is something they don't see a lot of -- pedestrians.
• Fortis deal boosts ratepayer benefits; company to pay for recent storms _{2013-01-29, 03:00 am}
  ... joined in the proceedings hailed the continuation of the economic development fund that Central Hudson runs. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said it would "help to spur new job creation in our region." Fortis shares rose on the Toronto ...
• What's new: Business scene _{2013-01-29, 03:00 am}
  Tesoro, an associate with the law firm of McCabe and Mack since April, received her law degree from Albany Law School in 2005.
• Coming Tomorrow: Homeless census under way _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
• Storm disrupts travel, closes schools early _{2013-01-28, 03:54 pm}
  ... caused delays on Interstate 87 northbound from just south of Tuckahoe Road to the Cross County Parkway. In Dutchess County, a two-car accident on Route 55 in LaGrange was causing delays in the area of East Noxon Road. The weather was having an ...
• Police: Bedroom lamp caused fatal Pleasant Valley fire _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  A lamp in an upper bedroom is responsible for a Pleasant Valley house fire that took the life of a 75-year-old cardiologist, according to a Dutchess County Sheriff's Office spokesman.
• "Glamour Day" for Dutchess County homeless _{2012-10-11, 03:00 am}
  ... by. The Department of Housing and Development is holding their annual census event to gauge homelessness in Dutchess County. And in collaboration with the Family Partnership Center, participants will be greeted with free haircuts, shaves and ...
• Fire victims express thanks at benefit _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  ... Pleasant Valley doctor, Marvin Mordkoff, died from smoke inhalation after his home caught fire, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office said. Also Friday, four people were displaced following a structure fire at a mobile home on Dutchess Turnpike in ...
• Free haircuts, flu shots today for county's homeless _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  For the homeless population of Dutchess County, simple things like a haircut can be hard to come by.
• Most teacher, principal evaluation plans expire in 1 year _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  ... The six districts that did not get approval before the Jan. 17 deadline -- including Pine Plains in Dutchess County -- will need to reach an agreement or risk continuing to lose state and federal funds. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in his State of the ...
• Upstate N.Y. lawman named deputy of year for heroics _{2013-01-27, 12:07 pm}
  A sheriff's deputy from the Hudson Valley has been honored as New York state's Deputy of the Year for 2012. Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson says Deputy Robert Freer received the award earlier this week during the state Sheriffs' ...
• 2013 Junior High School Festival held in Beacon _{2013-01-27, 03:00 am}
  ... hosted this year's Junior High School All County festival, which took place Jan. 25 and 26. DCMEA, or Dutchess County Music Educators Association, sponsors this event by bringing together the talents of more than 300 local musicians and singers ...
• Senior News: Take precautions for safe winter _{2013-01-27, 03:00 am}
  ... our office with the Heating Energy Assistance Program. The Office for the Aging, in conjunction with the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, also offers a program called "Are You OK." Once a senior signs up with the program, a computer will call ...
• Raising chickens has rewards _{2013-01-27, 03:00 am}
  ... E. Fimbel, master of agriculture and an agriculture resource educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County, said before buying chicks consider zoning, six and sex; that is, whether your area is zoned for backyard chickens, the fact ...
• Fire damages Cole Road home in LaGrange _{2013-01-27, 03:00 am}
  ... Pleasant Valley area and one was in the Arlington area. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Dutchess County Fire Investigation Division. The LaGrange Fire Department was assisted at the scene by firefighters with the East Fishkill, ...