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Hopewell Junction, NY

Man Standing On CT Roadway, Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck Man Standing On CT Roadway, Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck
Man Standing On CT Roadway, Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck A 39-year-old Hudson Valley man was struck and killed by a Dodge Ram pickup truck while standing on a roadway in Connecticut. The crash occurred in Hartford County around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, on I-91 north of the Exit 46 on-ramp in Enfield. According to the Connecticut State Police, Dutchess County resident TJ Jennings of Hopewell Junction was standing in the highway's right lane when struck by the truck. The truck came to a stop on the right shoulder, state police said. State Police said Jennings sustained injuries "not compatible with life" and was pronounced dead at the scene. …
$30M Insider Trading Case: New England Police Chief Profited From Merger Info, Feds Say $30M Insider Trading Case: New England Police Chief Profited From Merger Info, Feds Say
$30M Insider Trading Case: New England Police Chief Profited From Merger Info, Feds Say Four men from New York and Massachusetts, including a police chief, are accused of making millions of dollars through an insider trading scheme involving one pharmaceutical company’s acquisition of another. The case, announced by the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York on Thursday, June 29, is one of four separate insider trading cases that reportedly generated a combined $30 million for those involved. Named in the case are: Shawn Cronin, age 43, of Dighton in Bristol County, Massachusetts and chief of the Dighton Police Department Joseph Dupont, age 44, of Rehoboth…
Woman, Age 36, From Region Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game Woman, Age 36, From Region Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game
Woman, Age 36, From Region Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game A woman died after a crash that happened while she was pulling into a parking lot at her son's youth baseball game in the Hudson Valley. Putnam County resident Kaylyn Anna Touhey, of Carmel, was killed on Tuesday, May 16 at the age of 36 when she was rear-ended and pushed into oncoming traffic while pulling into her son Benjamin's baseball game in the hamlet of Milton in Ulster County just before 5:40 p.m.  According to Marlborough Police, a black Nissan driven by a 42-year-old Dutchess County woman from Hopewell Junction had been traveling north on Route 9W when she collided with a wh…
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region A quick-moving storm season brought the first accumulating snowfall to the region. Here's a look at some snowfall totals reported to the National Weather Service and other sources as of Monday morning, Dec. 12. If you don't see your town listed, post the total in a comment. New York Manhattan Central Park, Trace Queens LaGuardia Airport, 0.4 inches Nassau County Manhasset Hills, 0.3 inches Suffolk County North Babylon, 0.4 inches Islip Airport, 0.4 inches West Islip, 0.2 inches Rockland County Chestnut Ridge, 2.1 inches Orange County Monroe 3.5 inches Westchester Westc…
CT Native Who Worked As Supervisor In NY At Age 63 CT Native Who Worked As Supervisor In NY At Age 63
CT Native Who Worked As Supervisor In NY At Age 63 A man who worked at Reader's Digest in Westchester County for decades has died at the age of 63. Dutchess County resident Robert Riley-Brown, of Wappingers Falls, died at New York Presbyterian Milstein Heart Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, according to his obituary. He was born in the Litchfield County town of Sharon, Connecticut. According to his obituary, Riley-Brown worked as a supervisor at the Global Data Center at Reader's Digest in Pleasantville for 27 years, and he later worked at IBM in Poughkeepsie, his obituary said. Riley-Brown had a love of the outdoors, off-roading, f…
TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Family Of Five In Region TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Family Of Five In Region
TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Family Of Five In Region Almost to the day of the 15-year anniversary of the brutal murders of a Hudson Valley family of five, Oxygen's true-crime series, "Family Massare," will air a segment on the event. The show will tell the horrific murder story of the Morey family of the Dutchess County town of Fishkill that took place on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. The murder was uncovered that Friday when firefighters responded to a house fire on Route 82, and after battling the blaze, the New York State Police announced they had found the bodies of three young brothers, Manuel, age 13, Adam, age 10, and Ryan Morey, age 6 and th…
Possible Tornado Touches Down In Region Possible Tornado Touches Down In Region
Possible Tornado Touches Down In Region Crews from the National Weather Service are on their way to New York's Hudson Valley to assess damage from a storm that many say produced a tornado. The storms ripped through Dutchess County just before 3 p.m., on Wednesday, April 21, leaving in its wake downed power lines, split and toppled trees, and many without electricity. Brian Montgomery, a lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said specialized crews left Albany early Thursday, April 22, and are expected in the Hopewell Junction area around noon to view damage in order to determine if a tornado touched down and if so,…
Assistant Tried To Make NYC Murder Of Tech CEO Look Like A Hit, Report Says Assistant Tried To Make NYC Murder Of Tech CEO Look Like A Hit, Report Says
Assistant Tried To Make NYC Murder Of Tech CEO Look Like A Hit, Report Says The personal assistant arrested for the murder of a tech CEO from the Hudson Valley who was found dismembered in New York City reportedly attempted to make the killing look like a professional hit job. Tyrese Devon Hapsil, 21, an employee of the victim, longtime Hudson Valley resident Fahim Saleh, was charged with his murder on Friday, July 17 after Saleh was found dismembered in his Lower East Side luxury condo on Tuesday, July 14. Earlier story - Details Emerge After Tech Entrepreneur From Hudson Valley Found Dismembered Hapsil, wearing all black with a black mask and a duffel bag, had …
Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Region: Here's Latest Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Region: Here's Latest
Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Region: Here's Latest A round of scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging winds that could cause power outages is sweeping through the area. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 29, radar indicated strong storms were located north of New York City, along a line extending from six miles northeast of Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County to Yorktown Heights in Northern Westchester. (See first image above.) Expect multiple lines/rounds of storms, the National Weather Service said, noting that heavy downpours could cause flooding, especially in low-lying areas with poor drainage.  The strong wind gusts could …
Three Fairfield County Residents Charged In NY St. Pat's Weekend Patrols Three Fairfield County Residents Charged In NY St. Pat's Weekend Patrols
Three Fairfield County Residents Charged In NY St. Pat's Weekend Patrols Several Hudson Valley residents were among dozens removed from the road by New York State Police troopers over St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Local residents charged include: Dutchess County On Friday, March 15, State Police troopers from Wappinger arrested Joshua Davis, 48, of Wappinger, for DWI. He was traveling on State Route 9D in Wappinger, when he was stopped following an erratic vehicle complaint. Investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol, and was subsequently arrested. On Saturday, March 16, State Police troopers from Poughkeepsie arrested Alyssa M. Cenname, 25, of Beekma…
Woman Wanted In Danbury Apprehended In Putnam County Woman Wanted In Danbury Apprehended In Putnam County
Woman Wanted In Danbury Apprehended In Putnam County A woman from Hopewell Junction has been arrested in Putnam County after she allegedly had an outstanding warrant out of Fairfield County, police say. A Putnam County Sheriff Deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation on State Route 312 in the Town of Southeast on Friday, March 1 around 7:30 p.m. The deputy pulled the vehicle over and determined through a computer check that the driver, 31-year-old Courtney Campbell, had an active arrest warrant out of Danbury. The warrant was for charges including conspiracy to commit larceny, sixth-degree larceny and drug paraphernalia. The Dan…
ID Released For Person Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On I-84 Bridge ID Released For Person Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On I-84 Bridge
ID Released For Person Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On I-84 Bridge The identity of the person killed during a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge on I-84 has been released. The crash took place around 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, when a Kenworth tractor-trailer was traveling east in the center lane of the eastbound span of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge when it became disabled, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel.  The vehicle came to a complete stop in the center lane. Numerous vehicles were able to go around the disabled vehicle. At approximately 7:02 p.m., a 2013 Jeep Wrangler, being operated by Fern…
Lost Diane Keaton Wallet From 50 Years Ago Discovered In Area Storage Unit Lost Diane Keaton Wallet From 50 Years Ago Discovered In Area Storage Unit
Lost Diane Keaton Wallet From 50 Years Ago Discovered In Area Storage Unit Anton Lulgjuraj, who purchased the contents of a unit from Life Storage in Brewster, made quite a surprising discovery,  Lulgjuraj discovered actress Diane Keaton’s wallet from more than 50 years ago concealed within the dusty wooden box in the storage locker, according to the Daily News. After noting that everything within the wallet appeared to be more than half a century old, including the 1966 driver's license, which read "Diane Hall," the 45-year-old Lulgjuraj, of Hopewell Junction, told the Daily News that he recognized the woman's image. “I opened it up and thought, is thi…