Police Ask Help In Probe Of Hudson Valley School Administrator's Fatal Shooting Police Ask Help In Probe Of Hudson Valley School Administrator's Fatal Shooting
Police Ask Help In Probe Of Hudson Valley School Administrator's Fatal Shooting Twenty-five years after the murder of a senior school district administrator in the Hudson Valley, the New York State Police are still working the case and asking the public for help. Saturday, Feb. 5 marks the anniversary of the murder of Dutchess County resident Richard H. Aderson, age 47, of LaGrange, which remains unsolved. According to state police, troopers responded on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1997, to I-84 in the town of Fishkill, after Aderson contacted 911 and reported that he had been shot. Aderson, a former assistant superintendent for the Valley Central School District, was traveli…
Relocated Hudson Valley Resident Goes Missing After Leaving For Walk Relocated Hudson Valley Resident Goes Missing After Leaving For Walk
Relocated Hudson Valley Resident Goes Missing After Leaving For Walk A former Hudson Valley man is missing and may be trying to make it back to his longtime home. Ex-Dutchess County resident Ralph Whitehead, who lived in Fishkill, just recently moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and has been missing since Friday, Jan. 28. Police said he has no phone, wallet, or vehicle but according to family members he kept stating that Fishkill was his address.  At the time he went missing, Whitehead was wearing black pants and a blue-toned grey T-shirt in freezing cold temperatures.  Due to the weather conditions, Whitehead is considered endangered, a…
TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Hudson Valley Family Of Five TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Hudson Valley Family Of Five
TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Hudson Valley Family Of Five 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…
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley resident is starting the New Year on the right foot after winning $50,000 in the Powerball game. According to New York Lottery officials, the lucky ticket was sold at the Smokes 4 Less store on Main Street in Fishkill on Saturday, Jan. 1. The winning numbers for the drawing were 6-12-39-48-50, with a Powerball of 7. There were no winning tickets for the $518.7 million jackpot which is estimated to be more than $525 million for the Monday, Jan. 3 drawing. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 11 p.m.
Two Injured After Dog Breaks Free To Attack Young Girl In Hudson Valley Two Injured After Dog Breaks Free To Attack Young Girl In Hudson Valley
Two Injured After Dog Breaks Free To Attack Young Girl In Hudson Valley A teen and a woman were seriously injured during a dog attack in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 7, when a large pit bull broke loose from its owner and attacked the 14-year-old girl and the dog's owner, in the area of Thomas Avenue and Geering Park in the town of Fishkill. When Fishkill Police Department officer Ray Maeang arrived on the scene he found the large pit bull attacking two people.  Maeang immediately grabbed the dog and pulled it off the victims, pinning it to the ground and stopping the attack, the Fishkill PD sa…
Trooper Hospitalized After Box Truck Crashes Into Cruiser In Westchester Trooper Hospitalized After Box Truck Crashes Into Cruiser In Westchester
Trooper Hospitalized After Box Truck Crashes Into Cruiser In Westchester An investigation is underway after a Freightliner box truck driven by a Dutchess County resident struck a New York State Police car in Westchester County, injuring a state trooper. State Police said the crash happened at about 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30, in the town of Greenburgh. The trooper parked the patrol car on the southbound right shoulder of I-87 and was monitoring traffic between exits 7 and 7A when the southbound Ace Endico food truck struck the driver's side of the cruiser authorities said.  The trooper was taken to Westchester Medical Center to be treated for non-life-thr…
Man Accused Of Trapping Neighbor's Cat In Area Man Accused Of Trapping Neighbor's Cat In Area
Man Accused Of Trapping Neighbor's Cat In Area A serial animal abandoner from Dutchess County is facing charges after being busted by the Putnam County SPCA for allegedly trapping and leaving a neighbor’s cat in the woods, authorities announced. Daniel Anastasia, a 62-year-old resident of Birchwood Park Mobile Homes on Route 9 in the Town of Wappinger has been accused of allegedly trapping one of his neighbors’ cats on his property and transporting it to a wooded section of Reservoir Road in the Town of Southeast. According to the SPCA, despite searching daily, the cat’s owners have been unable to locate their pet. Anastasia allegedly…
Bus Carrying Inmates Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Hudson Valley Bus Carrying Inmates Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Hudson Valley
Bus Carrying Inmates Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Hudson Valley Screams filled the air as a bus carrying prisoners between correction facilities caught fire while traveling in the area. The crash took place around 7:45 p.m., Friday, Aug. 27 in Dutchess County on Route 9D by the overpass in Fishkill, said the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The bus stopped and was safely evacuated, the department said. Nearly two dozen prisoners and corrections officers were onboard at the time of the fire.  Two correction officers and four prisoners were taken to local hospitals for examination, the department said.  All were treated an…
Cafe To Close One Of Its Locations In Hudson Valley, Owners Say Cafe To Close One Of Its Locations In Hudson Valley, Owners Say
Cafe To Close One Of Its Locations In Hudson Valley, Owners Say A local restaurant has announced plans to close one of its two locations in the area. The Tomato Cafe announced plans to close its restaurant in Poughkeepsie.  "We would like to thank our staff, our customers, and the Arlington Community," the owners said in a Facebook post. Thank you to all of our staff, customers and the Arlington Community for your support! Posted by The Tomato Cafe on Saturday, August 21, 2021 The Tomato Cafe in Fishkill, located at 1123 Main St., will remain open, the owners added. That location has been in operation since 2009. The Poughkeepsie location may not…
$1M NY Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley $1M NY Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley
$1M NY Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley There's a new millionaire in the Hudson Valley after a lucky person purchased a winning New York Lottery Powerball ticket worth a million dollars. The ticket was purchased for the Saturday, May 8 Powerball game and was sold at Smokes 4 Less at 982 Main St., in Fishkill, said New York Lottery  The winning numbers for the drawing were 12-17-20-21-26, with the Power Ball 08.  No one won the jackpot of $155 million. The third-place winner will take home $50,000. The Powerball drawing is at 10:59 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday.
State Police Issue Alert For ID Theft Suspect Who Lived In Area State Police Issue Alert For ID Theft Suspect Who Lived In Area
State Police Issue Alert For ID Theft Suspect Who Lived In Area New York State Police investigators are attempting to locate a wanted burglar who used to call the Hudson Valley home. An alert was issued by the New York State Police Troop K in Livingston for former Fishkill resident David Andino, who is wanted following his arrest for a burglary that led to charges that include identity theft, grand larceny, and criminal possession of a forged instrument. Andino is wanted by the New York State Police and Columbia County Court after failing to appear for court proceedings following his arrest in January 2020. A former resident of Dutchess County, in Fish…
Dr. John Alexander, Chiropractor In Area, Dies Suddenly At 58 Dr. John Alexander, Chiropractor In Area, Dies Suddenly At 58
Dr. John Alexander, Chiropractor In Area, Dies Suddenly At 58 Dr. John A. Alexander, a chiropractor in the Hudson Valley, died suddenly on Sunday, Oct. 25 at the age of 58.  Alexander, a resident of Mahopac, was born on Feb. 6, 1962, in New York City, the son of John and Braulia (Alvino) Alexander.  John attended Life Chiropractic College in Marietta, Georgia where earned his doctorate in chiropractic medicine.  On April 4, 1992, he married Phyllis Spaccarelli at St. John The Evangelist Church in Mahopac.  "John loved being a chiropractor and loved his patients," his obituary said. "Many became his best friends." In addition to …