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Healthcare Workers March For Better Conditions From Fairfield County-Based Organization Healthcare Workers March For Better Conditions From Fairfield County-Based Organization
Healthcare Workers March For Better Conditions From Fairfield County-Based Organization A group of Hudson Valley healthcare workers is asking for better conditions and the opportunity to negotiate a contract.  As part of their effort to improve circumstances at hospitals in both Dutchess and Putnam counties, a "Dignity March" will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Poughkeepsie starting at Vassar Brothers Hospital at 45 Reade Pl. and ending at the Mid-Hudson Bridge, according to the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East union.  Those organizing the march said that poor working conditions at both Vassar Brothers Hospital and Putnam Hospi…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Nuvance To Bring 500 Jobs From Other Locations To New Site In Danbury Nuvance To Bring 500 Jobs From Other Locations To New Site In Danbury
Nuvance To Bring 500 Jobs From Other Locations To New Site In Danbury In Connecticut's largest office space lease this year, Nuvance Health Systems has rented a 220,000 square foot office space in Danbury, and will hire 500 employees.  Nuvance, formerly Western Connecticut Medical, is leasing a portion space at the newly named "Summit at Danbury" space for 12 years and may expand to 300,000 square feet in the facility.  The space, according to Nuvance, will include its executive headquarters, labs, clinical facilities and its back offices.  Before it was purchased by Summit Development, the building at 100 Reserve Road was called "The Matrix" …

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Leaves Scene After Striking State Police Cruiser On I-84 Tractor-Trailer Leaves Scene After Striking State Police Cruiser On I-84
Tractor-Trailer Leaves Scene After Striking State Police Cruiser On I-84 State Police are seeking the identity of a yet-unidentified tractor-trailer driver who struck a trooper's parked vehicle while he was still inside,  The accident took place in Putnam County on Friday, Aug. 21 on approximately 11:45 p.m., while the trooper was monitoring traffic on the westbound shoulder of Interstate 84 in the town of Kent.  The driver fled the scene; the officer was treated at Putnam Hospital and released.  Anyone who witnessed this incident, or with relevant information, is asked to contact East Fishkill State Troopers at (845) 677-7300, and to refer …

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Woman Reported As Missing Charged With Intent To Sell Fentanyl, Cocaine Woman Reported As Missing Charged With Intent To Sell Fentanyl, Cocaine
Woman Reported As Missing Charged With Intent To Sell Fentanyl, Cocaine A woman who was reported as a missing endangered adult earlier this month is now being behinds after being accused of dealing drugs. Meredithe C. Morrow-Beach, a Dutchess County resident, had been reported missing by state police on Wednesday, Oct. 3. (Click here to see Daily Voice's story posted that day.) State Police say the 45-year-old Pleasant Valley resident was found last week. When located, Morrow-Beach was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Dutchess County Court stemming from a narcotics investigation led by Troop K CNET and the Dutchess County District Attor…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Alert Issued For 45-Year-Old Woman Missing Near Fairfield County Border Alert Issued For 45-Year-Old Woman Missing Near Fairfield County Border
Alert Issued For 45-Year-Old Woman Missing Near Fairfield County Border Click here for an updated story: Woman Reported As Missing Charged With Intent To Sell Fentanyl, Cocaine  Meredithe C. Morrow-Beach, a Dutchess County resident, had been reported missing by state police on Wednesday, Oct. 3. (Click here to see Daily Voice's story posted that day.) State Police say the 44-year-old Pleasant Valley resident was found last week. When located, Morrow-Beach was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Dutchess County Court stemming from a narcotics investigation led by Troop K CNET and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office. The investi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In Crash That Shut Down I-84 For More Than 10 Hours ID Released For Man Killed In Crash That Shut Down I-84 For More Than 10 Hours
ID Released For Man Killed In Crash That Shut Down I-84 For More Than 10 Hours The identity of the man killed in an early morning crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer and a car that shut down a stretch of I-84 for more than 10 hours on Monday has been released. The closure occurred on eastbound I-84 at Exit 17 (Ludingtonville Road/Route 43) in Kent. At approximately 3:48 a.m., a 2015 Volvo tractor-trailer operated by 36-year-old Sergio Khundiashvili of Brooklyn was traveling in the left lane when the trailer struck the median guardrail, state police said. The trailer jumped the guardrail causing the entire rig to overturn, and land on the driver side, accord…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Teenage Boy Drowns in Area Lake Teenage Boy Drowns in Area Lake
Teenage Boy Drowns in Area Lake Click here for an updated story: ID Released For 14-Year-Old Area Drowning Victim A 14-year-old boy drowned while swimming in Lake Tonetta in Southeast, according to multiple sources. The incident took place around 9 p.m. Sunday when several teens were swimming off a floating dock at a neighborhood beach on Shore Drive, officials said. Divers from Mahopac Falls found the teen about 45 minutes after receiving the call that he had not resurfaced. The unidentified teen from Southeast was transported to Putnam Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  This is a developing story. Check back to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Danbury Man Repeatedly Punched Pregnant Woman In Face, Stomach, Police Say Danbury Man Repeatedly Punched Pregnant Woman In Face, Stomach, Police Say
Danbury Man Repeatedly Punched Pregnant Woman In Face, Stomach, Police Say A 35-year-old man was taken into custody on Thursday night after he allegedly struck a pregnant woman multiple times in a car she was driving in Southeast, state police said. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night, a pregnant woman drove into the parking lot of the New York State Police barracks in Brewster to report a crime in progress. After taking the pregnant woman into custody, troopers began their investigation into the incident, and determined that Danbury resident Allen Bredbenner had allegedly struck the woman several times in the face and stomach with a closed fist while he was…

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by Zak Failla