The New York State Police in Troop K will conduct their annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Friday, May 24, 2013. The service will honor those members of Troop K who gave their lives in the performance of their duties. This service will begin promptly at 11:00 A.M. at the front of Troop K Headquarters, 2541 [...]
Authorities have confirmed that the body found Monday along the Hudson River near the old Hyde Park train station is that of a missing Dutchess county boater. Hyde Park police released the findings of the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s autopsy results, confirming that the body is that of 27 year old (Daniel) Baylin Coddington of [...]
Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro with City of Beacon Mayor Randy Casale and City of Poughkeepsie Mayor John Tkazyik have announced they have reached a new ten year agreement for the distribution of the sales tax collected in Dutchess County. The agreement will be presented to the Dutchess County Legislature and the City Councils [...]
THE WASSAIC PROJECT OFFERS CONTEMPORARY ART FOR KIDS SUMMER PROGRAM The Wassaic Project will host a four-session Contemporary Art for Kids summer program at Maxon Mills, in the historic hamlet of Wassaic, NY. Artists will lead kids entering grades K-6 to make art inspired by the Summer Exhibition entitled “Homeward Found”. The program will meet [...]
THIRTEEN INDIVIDUALS CHARGED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT IN CONNECTION WITH ALLEGED INTERNATIONAL SEX TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION NETWORK Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James T. Hayes, Jr., the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (“ICE”) Homeland Security Investigations [...]
An investigation was initiated by the New York State Police Computer Crimes Unit regarding complaints of possible uploading of pornographic images involving children by a Dutchess County man. On April 29, 2013, New York State Police members executed a search warrant at the subject’s residence and multiple digital devices were seized. A preliminary preview of [...]
May 13 is the deadline for applications for grants from The Women’s Leadership Fund (WLF) for projects designed to promote financial stability and independence and/or opportunities for women and girls in Orange County. Any Orange County 501(c) 3 nonprofit is eligible to apply for the grants to WLF, an initiative of United Way of the [...]
A Dutchess County man who plead guilty in March to assault charges against his infant children, learned his fate Monday morning. 30 year old Andrew Kovalsky, of Wappinger Falls, was sentenced to 21 years in prison and 9 years post release supervision in Dutchess County Court. Kovalsky pled guilty to three counts of felony assault [...]
Both the Arlington Central School District and Dutchess County Sheriff’s office are reporting students have been dismissed from Arlington High School after an unidentified back pack was located in a locked stall. Officials say this is merely a precaution. All afterschool activities, driver education, and continuing education classes at Arlington High School are canceled. The [...]
The Dutchess County Department of Health (DCDOH) has issued the first documented violation for sale of an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) in New York State. The violation was issued during routine Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act (ATUPA) compliance checks last month. E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices designed to look like regular tobacco cigarettes that work using an [...]
