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State Police in Haverstraw Investigating Citgo Armed Robbery

May 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured Articles

The New York State Police in Haverstraw are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on May 16, 2012, at the Citgo gas station located on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the town of Orangetown. A man entered the convenience store at 1:00 a.m., pointed a handgun at the clerk and took an undisclosed amount of [...]



Hyde Park Police Make Arrest in Connection With Two Armed Robberies

May 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured Articles

On May 8, 2012 at approximately 8:25pm the Town of Hyde Park Police responded to the Sunoco gas station 381 Violet Ave for a reported larceny from the cash register. The attendant reports a male entered the business and picked up a few item and brought them to the counter to make a purchase. When [...]



Liberty Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Stolen Torah

May 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured Articles

A Liberty man plead guilty to felony possession of stolen property in Sullivan County Court on Tuesday. 41 year old Christopher Colvill plead guilty to possession a stolen Torah from the Landfield Avenue Synagogue in Monticello. He faces three to six years at his August sentencing. The Torah was stolen sometime between the evening of [...]



Senators Announce Plan to Stop Facebook Co-Founder From Dodging Taxes

May 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured Articles

SCHUMER, CASEY ANNOUNCE PLAN TO STOP FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER FROM DODGING TAXES BY DROPPING U.S. CITIZENSHIP Just Ahead of Windfall From Facebook IPO, Former Company Mogul Eduardo Saverin Is Disowning USA To Duck Reported $67 Million In Potential Taxes Senators Unveil Ex-PATRIOT Act To Crack Down on Anyone Who Renounces Citizenship To Avoid Taxes Proposal Would [...]



Cuomo Announces End of Finger Imaging Requirement for Food Stamps

May 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured Articles

Governor Cuomo Announces New York State to End Finger Imaging Requirement for Food Stamp Recipients Governor Delivers on State of the State Promise to Remove Barriers to Participation in Food Stamp Program New Anti-Fraud System Less Costly and More Effective at Preventing Abuse than Finger Imaging Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Thursday announced that New York [...]



Early Morning Crash Claims Life of Driver on Rt. 17K

May 16th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured Articles

Town of Montgomery police are still trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding a fiery early morning crash that claimed the life of one driver. The accident happened just before 5:00 AM Wednesday in front of Valley Central High School on Rt. 17K when a car headed west, drifted into the eastbound lane and struck [...]



Sullivan County Caretaker Arrested After Using Debit Card

May 15th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured Articles

On 14 May 2012, Village of Liberty Police Officers arrested Rosemary Correa 23 of Loch Sheldrake after an investigation, at the Liberty Police Department in the Village of Liberty, County of Sullivan, New York for: Grand Larceny in the fourth degree, a felony, which occurred between 10 April and 20 April 2012. The defendant allegedly [...]



Dutchess Students Participate in SWAG IV Event

May 15th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured Articles

Students in the City of Poughkeepsie School District participated in an anti-violence campaign, Society at War Against Illegal Guns (S.W.A.G. IV), on Friday, May 11.  The event was a collaboration between the Mayor, school district, local law enforcement, and community organizations. Poughkeepsie’s youth had planned the event to speak out against violence and to encourage [...]



Hinchey Honored with Two Prestigious Awards for Career Accomplishments

May 15th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured Articles

Congressman Receives American Cancer Society — Cancer Action Network’s “Capitol Dome Award” and Woodstock Land Conservancy’s “Second Annual William R. Ginsberg Stewardship Award” In recognition of his work throughout a nearly four decade-long career in public service, the American Cancer Society — Cancer Action Network and the Woodstock Land Conservancy each held events this past [...]



Dutchess County Calls for Action on Mandates

May 15th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured Articles

Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro joined Dutchess County Legislature Chairman Robert Rolison as the Dutchess County Legislature last night issued a proclamation declaring May 15th Mayday for Mandate Relief.  Mayday is an international call for help, and Mayday for Mandate Relief calls on the State to provide much-needed help to counties through mandate relief [...]