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Fatal Fire: Couple Charged In Airbnb Blaze That Killed Mass Teacher, Baby, Cops Say
A Westchester County couple has been formally indicted on manslaughter charges in connection with a devastating Airbnb house fire that killed a Massachusetts mother and her 1-year-old daughter in Dutchess County, authorities announced.
Hastings-on-Hudson residents Meredith Darcy, 55, and Dennis Darcy, 57, were charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter each after a Dutchess County Grand Jury determined that their failure to provide working smoke detectors in the short-term rental home led to the deaths of Shannon K. Hubbard, 35, and her infant daughter, the Dutchess County D…
Iconic Actor James Earl Jones Dies At 93 In New York Home
James Earl Jones, the beloved actor and voice behind one of cinema's most memorable villains, died Monday, Sept. 9, at his home in Dutchess County, Variety reported.
The "Field of Dreams" star was 93. No cause of death was given.
Jones, a Pawling resident, is considered one of the greatest actors of his generation. From the Broadway stage, the silver screen, and a galaxy far, far away, the Mississippi-born actor had a range that few others could replicate.
He was a large man but could play gentle and meek characters, and his baritone voice could be calm and reassuring like in "The Lion …