Dutchess County Roundup: August 2014

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Yonekrs mom accused in daughter's death could get $1M

... money was used to buy a $35,000 van to transport Alayah and to make modifications for her at a home in Dutchess County that Diggs and Thomas were planning to buy. The state report substantiated various allegations against Diggs and Thomas, including ...

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Mom Charged In Girl's Death Could Get Trust Fund

Mom Accused of Killing Mentally Disabled Daughter Could Inherit Her Million Dollar Trust Fund

Mom Charged In Disabled Child's Death Could Get $1 Million Even If Convicted

Mom charged in girla s death could get trust fund

Mom charged in girl's death could get trust fund

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This Labor Day, 1199SEIU Continues Commitment to Growing Local...

... while union density for the United States labor force remained at 11.3 percent in both 2012 and 2013. In Dutchess county, 1199SEIU nursing home union density has sky-rocketed to 70 percent, and in Schenectady, it is at 50 percent. With manufacturing ...

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Saturday, August 30, 2014

War dog memorial aims to honor 'forgotten heroes'

... York, there are four listed in areas such as Long Island, Staten Island, and one in the town of Fishkill, Dutchess County. Anderson said based on his research, he believes the war dog memorial at the town of Florida Veterans Park is the only one in ...

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Friday, August 29, 2014

Lawsuit Seeks 7 New York Properties Allegedly Purchased Using...

... action was filed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday, targeting seven properties allegedly purchased in Dutchess County using the proceeds of a long running human smuggling operation. This event stems from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and ...

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Wallkill's season-opening tourney features top soccer teams

... him to be remembered." Andrews also played a major role in the expansion of the MHAL, which branched into Dutchess County during his tenure. Goshen, Newburgh Free Academy and Washingtonville round out the tournament field, making it a fearsome ...

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Lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court seeks forfeiture of 7...

A civil forfeiture action was filed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday, targeting seven properties allegedly purchased in Dutchess County using the proceeds of a long running human smuggling operation.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

NY prosecutor links Dutchess County properties to human smuggling

A prosecutor asked a judge in Manhattan Wednesday to let the government seize seven properties in Dutchess County, saying they were bought by a man believed to have played a key role in a human smuggling ring.

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NY prosecutor links properties to human smuggling

A New York prosecutor wants to seize seven properties in Dutchess County, saying they were bought by a man believed to have played a key role in a human smuggling ring.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Gap to expand New York distribution center

... retailer and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the company will expand its 14-year-old property in the Dutchess County town of Fishkill, on the Hudson River 57 miles north of New York City. Cuomo says Gap considered other locations across the ...

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Gap to expand New York distribution center

A Luxury Maple Syrup Lives The Winery Lifestyle

... Yep, that too. We could be talking about the latest cult winery from Napa, but it's Crown Maple Syrup, from Dutchess County, New York, that's leaving the breakfast table behind for fine dining. Chefs from Dan Barber of Blue Hill at Stone Barns to ...

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Gap plans to expand NY distribution center

... retailer and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the company will expand its 14-year-old property in the Dutchess County town of Fishkill, on the Hudson River 57 miles north of New York City. Mr. Cuomo says Gap considered other locations across ...

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Gap plans to expand New York distribution center

Hudson Valley man charged with stealing $25K from union

... years. Rutbell was a firefighter for 17 years in Arlington, near Poughkeepsie. Rutbell is being held in the Dutchess County Jail on $10,000 bail. He's scheduled to appear in Pleasant Valley Town Court Tuesday evening. It couldn't be determined if he ...

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New York man charged with stealing $25K from union

Monday, August 25, 2014

Out and About in Westchester this weekend

... Cash in on the things your children have outgrown and get the things your children need at bargain prices. Dutchess County Fair . The 2nd largest county fair in New York State. Over 144 acres of finely manicured gardens and grass create the ...

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Carmel Man Arrested On Bench Warrant In Yorktown

... of failing to appear in court for a previous arrest, officials said. Kevin Ryan, 26, was being held by the Dutchess County Sheriff's Department on an unrelated incident. Ryan allegedly failed to appear for a possession of a controlled substance ...

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

Culinary Institute of America getting its own brewery

Governor Andrew Cuomo's office recently announced he had signed a bill that allows creation of a microbrewery on the campus of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, Dutchess County.

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How the Rev. Al Sharpton became today's most influential civil rights leader

... girl, Tawana Brawley , who said six white men had raped and degraded her. She and Sharpton even accused a Dutchess County prosecutor of being one of the perpetrators. A grand jury concluded that there was "overwhelming evidence" that the young Ms. ...

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Friday, August 22, 2014

Police: Massachusetts man stole vehicle from Hudson Valley business

... from a Hudson Valley business after claiming to be a member of a Boston-area emergency services unit. The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office says Timothy MacDonald of Boston contacted a Hyde Park business about buying a Polaris Ranger. Deputies say he ...

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Boston man charged with stealing New York vehicle

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess Needs Volunteers

... Brush with Kindness". For the second year Thrivent Financial, Steven Jones FIC and Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County are planning to help homeowners spruce up their home and neighborhood through a unique partnership program called Thrivent ...

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Walkway Waterfront Elevator Opens to the Public

NYS Senator Terry Gipson, City of Poughkeepsie Mayor John Tkazyik, Chair of NYS Council of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Lucy R. Waletzky, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Walkway Board Chair Sally Mazzarella, Walkway Executive Director Elizabeth Waldstein-Hart, Commissioner of NYS Parks Rose Harvey, President and CEO of CH ... (more)

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New York Law Journal Chooses 2014 Rising Stars

... year, she has spearheaded Legal Services of the Hudson Valley's collaboration with The Mediation Center of Dutchess County's Coalition on Elder Abuse in Dutchess County. The older adult populations of our seven-county service area are experiencing ...

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Comptroller releases municipal audits

... has not developed a multiyear financial plan or capital plan. Town of East Fishkill Financial Condition (Dutchess County) Town officials did not adopt realistic budgets based on historical or known trends for the town's three sewer districts. As a ...

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Fort Plain Village Board opts into FEMA/NYS buyout program

On Tuesday evening, numerous flood affected residents, and one woman from Dolgeville handling the affairs of deceased 34 Abbott St. property owner Ethel Healey, approached the village board, questioning whether they would opt into a state property buyout program.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Tri-county July jobless rates dip to lowest since 2008

... Valley region. Other counties in the region ranged from 5.1 percent in Putnam County to 5.7 percent in Dutchess County. Orange, Ulster and Sullivan have all shown dramatic improvement since two years ago, when each posted its highest July jobless ...

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Doctor Who's Cast Reacts to New York's Newest Doctor Who-Themed Cafe

... Moffat, and all three seemed absolutely delighted to hear that the show's fandom has now taken root in the Dutchess County town of Beacon in the form of a full-on Doctor Who restaurant , officially making two places in the state that have ...

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O'Brien among Senate candidates to appear on Women's Equality Partya

... key swing districts will also appear on the line: O'Brien, D-Irondequoit; Sen. Terry Gipson, D-Rhinebeck, Dutchess County; Sen. Ceclia Tkaczyk, D-Duanesburg, Schenectady County; Croton attorney Justin Wagner and three candidates on Long Island. "The ...

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Monday, August 18, 2014

Schumer And Gillibrand Announce Nearly $250,000 in Federal Funds

... North Highlands Fire District in Putnam County will receive $110,675 and the Roosevelt Fire District in Dutchess County will receive $78,945. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant ...

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Maloney Urges for More Law Enforcement

... Congressman Maloney's efforts to bring additional law enforcement resources to our area by pushing forward Dutchess County's designation as part of the HIDTA," said Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro. "The more we can do to get these killer ...

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

New York students improve in math, hold in English

... and precious time is being spent on high stakes testing at the expense of more meaningful instruction," Dutchess County parent Anna Shah said in a statement from New York State Allies for Public Education, a parent-teacher coalition seeking an ...

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Goshen man running for Congress

... and former congresswoman Nan Hayworth. The district encompasses all of Orange County, part of southern Dutchess County and northern Westchester County. He's running as an independent - that is, not affiliated with any party. He called the ...

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Vigil to protest police violence at 7 tonight in Kingston, Poughkeepsie

As part of a national moment of silence, local community leaders and several organizations invite the public to gather at 6:30 tonight in front of Kingston City Hall at 420 Broadway in Kingston and at Dutchess County Jail, 150 Hamilton St. in Poughkeepsie, for a silent vigil to honor the victims and survivors of racist brutality by police.

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Decosmo dad: Complaints were ignored

The father of Milton toddler Mason Decosmo said Wednesday that his son's beating death could have been avoided if a caseworker at the Dutchess County Department of Community & Family Services had taken his complaints about his son's injuries seriously.

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Ken Hall: Fried dough embellishes county fair memories

... much like the ones I saw last week at the Ulster County Fair in New Paltz or that I know to expect at the Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck next week. Some things have changed, most notably the fashions on the fairgoers. Take tattoos, for example. ...

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Labor union to protest PILOT in New Paltz

... as opposing PILOTs, having demonstrated against what they call "corporate welfare" earlier this year in Dutchess County. The union's participation is somewhat surprising since representatives of local building trade unions voiced their support for ...

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Mom trying to get custody of other son

... release the body because the families have each picked a different funeral home and that won't work," said Dutchess County Medical Examiner Dennis Chute. "My brother just wants to put his son to rest right now and take care of Jaxon," said Dawn ...

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Mason Decosmo tragedy: Father gets custody of baby brother as Mom answers neglect charge

Monday, August 11, 2014

The Great Swamp Offers Local Oasis with Tropical Feel

... from New York City." "It's beautiful. It's very, uh, peaceful, picturesque," Miller says. Stretching from Dutchess County to Putnam County, The Great Swamp is protected by the several organizations, including many that offer educational tours. "I've ...

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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Deadline Aug. 15 to register for primary votingDeadline Aug. 15 to...

Deadline Aug. 15 to register for primary voting Voters not enrolled in a party can't vote in that party's primary Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://press.sn/VbExFx The deadline to register to vote in the Sept.

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Friday, August 8, 2014

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... Now that the deal is dead, the real question is what will happen to IBM's chip factories in East Fishkill in Dutchess County, Burlington, Vt., and outside Montreal. The Vermont factory is decades-old and also has an outdated manufacturing process ...

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Keizer v. Sco Family of Services

... dangerous conduct which caused the infant's injuries (see Andrew S. v. Gristina, 97 AD3d 651, 652; McCabe v. Dutchess County, 72 AD3d 145, 151; M.S. v. County of Orange, 64 AD3d 560, 561). In other words, the appellant had to show that the ...

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Local business calendar

Orange County Chamber of Commerce - Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill. 5 p.m. Joint mixer co-hosted by the Dutchess County Regional Chamber, the Beacon Chamber, Fishkill Business Association and Wappingers Falls Business & Professional Association.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Cuomo signs bill to let Culinary Institute opena

... be allowed to sell alcohol under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The brewery on the Hyde Park, Dutchess County, campus will operated in conjunction with Brooklyn Brewery and is expected open in summer 2015, state officials said. "Today's ...

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Lawmakers steer clear of Cuomo scandal

... Albany politicians still want to avoid the Moreland mess, said Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor, R-Fishkill, Dutchess County. All 213 state legislative seats, as well as Cuomo and other statewide offices, will be on the November ballot. "It's duck ...

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Fatal car accident reported in Claverack

A Dutchess County woman was killed in a one-car accident on the Taconic State Parkway, State Police at Livingston said Monday.

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Elected officials offer condolences to hurting community

... faced by all our first-responder community of police, firefighters and emergency service personnel," said Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus, who noted that officers confront danger every day "to protect and serve our families, our ...

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Slain officer was 'a good man,' won many awards for service

... a Poughkeepsie attorney . Rather than leaving the home on Ballston Square, Falcone contacted Brady, a Dutchess County senior assistant public defender, on his cell phone to tell him what had happened. "He said he'd stay with Grandpa until someone ...

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Det. John Falcone funeral has tears, police brotherhood

... amount of people who turned out." -- Craig Wolf "The bagpipes were a very emotional part of the ceremony," Dutchess County Undersheriff Kirk Imperati said. "When you are a police officer and hear the bagpipes play 'Amazing Grace,' there is never a ...

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Bits of remembrance create indelible portrait of Det. John Falcone

... the words were repeated to describe Falcone. "When someone dies, people always say, 'He was a nice guy,' " Dutchess County Senior Assistant District Attorney Edward Whitesell said. "But, John really was. He really was a nice guy. He was the kind of ...

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Police: Domestic-violence cases are among riskiest

... terrible. Three people are dead because of it." At a news conference Saturday at Poughkeepsie City Hall, Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady said local police were all too familiar with such tragedies. Friday's incident, he said, was ...

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Businesses show support for city police with gifts after officer's death

... the mourning situation and to do something nice and show our appreciation." Charles North, president of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, said, "I'm so proud that the business community has stepped up again."

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More than 1,000 attend candlelight vigil for slain Poughkeepsie Officer John Falcone

... self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, which the chief said was ruled a "suicide shot." Knapp said the Dutchess County Medical Examiner found Falcone died from a single gunshot would to the head. Jessica Welch was shot once in the right side and ...

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Deadly shooting takes toll on police department

... out as a very normal, routine day, can in a heartbeat turn very violent," Mauro said. The state police, Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and town police department assisted city officers in the aftermath of the sudden, deadly shootings. The ...

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City fielding letters of condolence from across the country for slain city officer

... Poughkeepsie. "He was always fair." "I'm here to show respect for Officer Falcone," said Erik Haight, 34, Dutchess County Republican election commissioner. Scores of plainclothes and uniformed police officers stood among the vigil attendees. ...

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As a police officer, John Falcone went the extra mile to protect community

... and often know the perpetrators. In the last year alone, there have been four domestic violence killings in Dutchess County, including last week's death of 27-year-old Jessica Welch, a mother of three. When we widen the scope of our community's ...

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Outside agencies came to aid of city cops

The Town of Poughkeepsie police and the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office monitor the radio frequencies of other law enforcement agencies in Dutchess County.

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Officials: Support network is vital for domestic-violence victims

... Station demonstrates how serious domestic violence situations can become, local leaders said Sunday. Dutchess County Legislature Chairman Robert Rolison, R-Poughkeepsie, said the incident reinforces the committent to the work the Legislative ...

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Meatloaf meeting is about people, not politics

More than half of the members of the Dutchess County Legislature gathered Friday evening, but the meeting had nothing to do with county government.

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Americans Rejoice as Congress Goes into Hibernation, White House...

... the court. Remember these are lifetime appointments. LAGRANGE, N.Y. -- A 102-year-old man died Thursday in Dutchess County after the all-terrain vehicle he was riding overturned in a creek. Neil Pearson was riding the ATV on his property when the ...

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Part of Route 9 named for fallen Poughkeepsiea

... 9 in the city of Poughkeepsie, where Falcone served as a police officer for 18 years. Part of Route 9 in Dutchess County was renamed Friday in honor of a Poughkeepsie police officer who died in the line of duty in 2011. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday ...

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Police: 102-year-old NY man dies in ATV accident

The Dutchess County sheriff's office tells local media that Neil Pearson was riding the four-wheeled ATV on his property in LaGrange Thursday when he became pinned beneath the overturned vehicle and drowned.

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102-year-old man dies in ATV accident in Dutchess County

A 102-year-old man died Thursday in Dutchess County after the all-terrain vehicle he was riding overturned in a creek.

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