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New asphalt coming to Poughkeepsie streets
POUGHKEEPSIE – The City of Poughkeepsie, using outside contractors, will begin paving nearly three miles of city streets, beginning Monday, August 19. The city will use approximately $2 million in state funding to mill and pave portions of 13 city streets with more than 2,200 tons of asphalt, according to Mayor Yvonne Flowers.
Police resolve incident of man threatening harm to himself and others
NYACK – Orangetown Police were able to bring an incident involving an emotionally disturbed person to a peaceful conclusion on Thursday morning. Police were called to a residence on Francis Avenue in the Village of Nyack at around 10:40 a.m. for an individual experiencing a crisis and who made threatening statements on social media to harm himself and others.
Popular Poughkeepsie Furniture & Mattress Store Relocates to New Location
Store hoping for better luck at area mall. Those in the Poughkeepsie area that are looking for home furnuniture have many options to choose from. The Poughkeepsie area is full of great furniture and mattress stores: Raymour & Flanigan, Bob's Discount Furniture, Davis Furniture, Millspaugh Furniture, and Sleep Number and Mattress Firm are just some that come to mind.
Enjoy Piano Bar with The Budman at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar
Nyack, NY – Cap off your Saturday night on August 17 with an evening of lively tunes at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar. The Piano Bar with The Budman kicks off at 10:00 PM, offering a cozy and vibrant atmosphere with no cover charge. Located at 2 North Broadway in...
Town of New Paltz opposes Iroquois Pipeline expansion
NEW PALTZ – The New Paltz Town Board has voted unanimously to urge Governor Hochul to stop the expansion of what they call “the dangerous” Iroquois Pipeline. The pipeline company is awaiting a state decision on air pollution permits to expand what the town board said are “noisy, toxic compressor stations” in Dover and Athens that would increase the amount of fracked gas through the pipeline to New York City and Long Island.
Warwick Junior Police Academy holds its second 2024 graduation ceremony
Seventeen cadets graduated from the second 2024 Town of Warwick Police Department Junior Police Academy in the theater at Mountain Lake Park on August 16, 2024. The academy is a collaborative effort between the police department and the Warwick Valley Central School District. The cadets were celebrated for their commitment...
HORRIFIC TRAGEDY: 2 Jews Killed When Their Vehicle Rolls Down Embankment In Mountaindale, Bursts Into Flames
A horrific tragedy struck the Jewish community on Thursday night, as word spread of the deaths of two young men in the Chassidish community who were killed in a car crash in the Catskills. Catskills Hatzolah and other emergency personnel were at the horrific scene on Church Road in Mountaindale,...
J.C. Penney to permanently close 4 stores
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Department store retailer J.C. Penney will shutter four stores across as many states, Retail Dive has reported. According to an email provided by the company, locations in Alabama, Texas and Maine will close before Sept. 22. The J.C. Penney at the Westfield Annapolis Mall in Annapolis, Maryland, will close in 2025.
Fox’s Ari Fleischer Predicts Judge Merchan Will Sentence Trump to Prison If He Doesn’t Throw Out Guilty Ruling: ‘It Will Backfire’
Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer predicted that Judge Juan Merchan will sentence Donald Trump to prison if he does not throw out his guilty ruling. The post Fox’s Ari Fleischer Predicts Judge Merchan Will Sentence Trump to Prison If He Doesn’t Throw Out Guilty Ruling: ‘It Will Backfire’ first appeared on Mediaite.
$200M available to help school districts move to electric buses
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—New York State School Districts and bus operators are required to transition their fossil fuel school buses to zero emission fleets by 2035. They are also required to only purchase zero emission school buses after 2027. To help reach that goal, $200 million is now available for school districts on a first come, […]
Pennsylvania Attorney General joins multistate effort to support gun sale regulations
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of state and federal regulations that govern gun sales, arguing that these laws are critical for public safety. The coalition, led by New York, filed an amicus brief Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
Will New Yorkers Now Have to Pay a Surcharge for Online Betting?
Online betting platforms have considered a plan to take away part of your winnings, just as New Yorkers prepare for football season to kick off. New York has had a very lucrative beginning to 2024, pulling in more tax revenue from online gambling than any other state. New York sports betting has raised five times more revenue than Pennsylvania, which came in a distant second. This has been attributed to the incredible amount of money wagered as well as New York's 51% tax rate for online betting, the highest in the country.
CNY firefighters return home after fighting wildfires in the west
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — 21 firefighters returned to New York State after fighting wildfires out in Montana and Oregon for two weeks. Three of those firefighters are from Central New York. Micheal Putnam with Fish and Wildlife is from Syracuse, Chester Lunt, a Forest Ranger, is from Fabius, and Michael Burkholder a Facilities Unit Leader […]
Why is Elon Musk Now Coming to the Hudson Valley?
We say it all the time, you never know who you may bump into in the Hudson Valley. From movie sets hiding in plain sight, to celebrity owned local businesses, and musicians, actors and actresses visiting our favorite Hudson Valley restaurants, you have to keep your eyes open. This news...
Hudson Valley 19-Year-Old Drowns In Home Pool
A 19-year-old Hudson Valley man died after being found unresponsisve in a home pool.The incident occurred in Orange County around 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 15 on Meadow Streeet in the town of Newburgh.According to Lt. Matthew Nadolny of the town of Newburgh Police, when patrol arrived, they fo…
Win a Pair of Tickets to the 2024 Dutchess County Fair
The Dutchess County Fair returns to the fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York from August 20th to August 25th. You can win a pair of tickets for admission to the fair below by entering in your information!. All Rides Run Daily: Tues-Sat 11:00 AM til Closing | Sun 11:00AM–8:00PM. Daily...
Family outraged after nonverbal toddler left alone for hours on hot school bus in East New York
Moesha Samuel thought her 3-year-old son, Macqurie, was in good hands when she handed him to the school bus driver on Tuesday afternoon.Instead, and to her horror, the child was left alone for hours in an East New York bus depot under the baking sun."Your child is supposed to get to school and get home safely," she told Eyewitness News. "And sorry, my child didn't do that. My child was left alone, unattended, by himself."Macqurie, who attends a year-round special-needs school, was picked up by the school bus at home around 1 p.m. Tuesday, his family says.After school, at around...
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