Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro joined with officials from the City of Beacon and the business community for the ceremonial grand opening event for ReCommunity Beacon, the state-of-the-art automated recycling facility located 508 Fishkill Avenue in Beacon.  ReCommunity invested $7.5 million to build and install state-of-the art sorting equipment in the 52,000 square foot [...]

SCHUMER SECURES OVER $100,000 FEDERAL GRANT FOR CITY OF BEACON FIRE DEPARTMENT; INVESTMENT MEANS UPDATED EQUIPMENT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS Funding Comes From DHS AFG Program That Promotes Effective Firefighting Operation Beacon Fire Will Use Funds to Purchase 46 Sets of Turn Out Gear Schumer Has Continually Pushed for Funding to Assist Fire Departments and First [...]

On Saturday, July 23, at about 2:15AM, New York State Police responded to a property-damage auto accident involving a tractor-trailer and a 2009 Infiniti sedan at the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge toll plaza. Investigation revealed that 46-year old Scott Toro, of Carmel, was eastbound on Interstate 84 after crossing the bridge when he collided with the left [...]

A 38-year-old woman from Beacon was struck and killed by a southbound Metro-North train Wednesday evening. Officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority say the woman was struck by a Manhattan-bound train shortly after 5 p.m. MTA officials say they’re investigating her death as a possible suicide. The woman’s name wasn’t released. Trains were shut down [...]

Stephen W. Siktberg pleaded guilty Monday April 4, 2011,  to 1 count of receiving child pornography and 1 count of possession of child pornography. Siktberg, 32, of Beacon, was previously arrested in 2009 at his home by ICE agents. According to the complaint, the indictment, statements during the plea and presentment, Siktberg, who provided private [...]