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Town Meeting Over Students' Racist Video Tops Putnam News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Brewster community came together last week in the wake of a racist video released by students. Click here to read the story. Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the story): The body of a woman who jumped from the Bear Mountain Bridge in April was recovered in the Hudson River Wednesday night after the occupants of a cabin cruiser passing through the area spotted the body and notified police. With schools set to open next week, officials are warning motorists to drive carefully and exercise extra caution around students in…

09/03/2017

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Horror Movie Produce In Dutchess, 18-Year Sex Abuse Sentence Top News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two stories topped the news for the week including the filming of a horror movie with big stars and the sentencing of a Beacon man for sexual abuse. Now Hudson Valley knows the name of the major motion picture that will lead to the closure of a road in Dutchess for nearly two months starting next week. Click here to read the story. A Beacon man who sexually abused a girl under the age of 11 for several months will spend 18 years in state prison after pleading guilty to a sex crime, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office. Click here to read the…

09/03/2017

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First Would-Be New Tappan Zee Bridge Jumper Tops Week's News ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A man was saved from jumping off the side of the new Tappan Zee Bridge Tuesday afternoon after state police said they received numerous 911 calls from passing motorists. Click here to read the story. In other news this past week (Click on the link to read entire story): Rockland residents with a craving for BBQ are finally in luck. Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who inappropriately touched a 13-year-old girl on Tuesday at the Target store in the Spring Valley Marketplace. The body of a woman who jumped from the Bear Mountain Bridge i…

09/03/2017

Police & Fire

22-Year-Old Carmel Woman In Disabled Car Charged With DWI Carmel Police arrested a local woman on Monday, Aug. 21, after officers responding to a call for a disabled vehicle found the woman in the car drunk, police said. Stephanie Salomon, 22, was charged with DWI, DWI with a blood alcohol level .08 percent or higher and parking on the pavement, said Carmel Police Chief Mike Cazzari. She was released on her own recognizance pending a future court date.

09/02/2017

Police & Fire

Man Caught With Stolen Xanax In Putnam Hospital Center Parking Lot A Carmel man was arrested for possessing stolen Xanax after police responded to a call on Saturday, Aug. 19, of a suspicious person at Putnam Hospital. Daniel Schreiber, 24, was charged after responding officers located him sitting in his vehicle in the hospital parking lot and found three stolen bottles of Xanax in his car, said Carmel Police Chief Mike Cazzari. Schreiber was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of stolen property. He was released on his own recognizance pending a future court date.

09/02/2017

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Deadly Powassan Virus Now Found In Five NY Tick Pools After finding a very dangerous virus in 22 ticks from five separate pools in upstate New York, state health regulators plan to expand their tick surveillance and education efforts, state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said this week. Earlier this summer, the department expanded its tick collection efforts in Saratoga County after confirming three human cases of Powassan virus, a rare viral disease that can cause symptoms ranging from mild flu-like symptoms to life threatening encephalitis. As part of the expanded collection, the department visited 30 locations and collected some 2,70…

09/02/2017

Neighbors

County Program Teaches Dutchess 17-19 Year-Olds Computer, Financial Skills DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A group of young people who recently completed training in finance and computers through the Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services were congratulated by County Executive Marc Molinaro. Seventeen students attended the Youth Financial Literacy & Computer Training Program, a two-day session that focused on budgeting and computer programs. The department partnered with three local agencies – Dutchess BOCES, TEG Federal Credit Union, and the Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board – to coordinate the training. “Dutchess County is proud of th…

09/02/2017

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Clarkstown Slapped With Racial Profiling Federal Lawsuit CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The attorney for Rockland County members of Black Lives Matter said Friday Clarkstown "has bought this one," referring to a federal lawsuit the group filed on Wednesday for racial profiling. William Wagstaff III said the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, is in response to illegal surveillance by the Clarkstown Police Department through the Rockland County District Attorney's Office special intelligence unit. The suit was filed against the Town of Clarkstown, suspended Police Chief Michael Sullivan, and former police S…

09/01/2017

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Spring Valley Man Who Repeatedly Raped 8-Year-Old Sentenced, DA Says ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Spring Valley man was sentenced to 14 years in state prison in connection with the repeated rape of an 8-year-old girl, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Eduardo Najera, 34, was also given 20 years post-release supervision after pleading guilty to one count of felony rape in March, the DA's Office said. “Today’s sentence is a measure of justice for the young victim in this case who endured a traumatic ordeal at the hands of the defendant," said Zugibe on Thursday. Over a three-month period between June 1, 2015, and August 28,…

09/01/2017

Police & Fire

Three Arrested After Attacking Rhinebeck Man With Baseball Bats Click here for an updated story: Fourth Arrest Made In Violent Bat Attack On Rhinebeck Man Previous report: DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - A Rhinebeck man received serious injuries after he was savagely beaten by three men with baseball bats on Wednesday, according to the Saugerties Police. The incident occurred around 5:11 p.m., when Saugerties Police responded to a 911 call at 20 Mayfield Estates, for a report of a man being chased by men with baseball bats, said Chief Joseph Sinagra. When officers arrived they found the 32-year-old victim lying on the ground semi- conscious, bleeding from b…

09/01/2017

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