Hermann died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 52, the Journal said.
“He was a man who saw Poughkeepsie's potential and worked tirelessly to achieve it," Molinaro said in a statement, reported the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Herrmann had served as the city's 8th Ward councilman since 2014, the Journal noted.
Read the Poughkeepsie Journal article here.
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