VAILS GATE – Construction of a water line from the Village of Kiryas Joel to New Windsor has caused major traffic jams in the Five Corners area of New Windsor and Town Supervisor George Meyers wants something done about it. He is concerned that the back-ups are a safety hazard. “I am advising the contractor […]
Newburgh man arrested in Wallkill with gun
TOWN OF WALLKILL – A 41-year-old Newburgh man has been arrested by Wallkill Town Police for possession of a gun. At about 4:10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Police Officer Kenneth Anderson responded to a report of a suspicious man in the area of East Main Street and Carpenter Avenue. A subsequent search of the […]
Ellenville man charged with desecrating cemetery as hate crime
WAWARSING – A 32-year-old Ellenville man has been arrested for allegedly spray painting swastikas and other markings on a receiving vault and headstone at Fantinekill Cemetery on Route 209 in the Town of Wawarsing. Joseph Pilgrene was arrested on Thursday July 28 on charges of criminal mischief as a hate crime, cemetery desecration, making graffiti […]
Dutchess County launches regional 988 hub
POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County’s Helpline, which has been providing professional mental health crisis services for decades, is one of the current 13 regional call centers in the state handling the new national 988 suicide prevention lifeline. County Executive Marcus Molinaro said the Dutchess center is handling 988 calls in three area counties. “For those dialing […]
Sheriff credits training for peaceful end to standoff with armed subject (VIDEO)
PLEASANT VALLEY – A 51-year-old man held police at bay for nearly an hour on Saturday afternoon after he barricaded himself in his mobile home. Dutchess County Sheriff Kirk Imperati was at the Hickory Hills Mobile Home Park scene and told Mid-Hudson News that the crisis training his deputies receive resulted in a peaceful end […]
