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Man Surrenders After Violating Protection Order, Threatening To Kill Victim Man Surrenders After Violating Protection Order, Threatening To Kill Victim
Man Surrenders After Violating Protection Order, Threatening To Kill Victim A Dutchess County man is facing new charges after allegedly violating a court-ordered order of protection and threatening to kill his victim in Poughkeepsie. Millbrook resident Andrew Winstel, 34 surrendered himself into custody at the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department on Friday, when investigators received a complaint of a past violation of an order of protection. According to police, the victim stated that Winstel made a verbal threat that he was going to kill the victim, who is currently the protected part of a Family Court Order of Protection, which prohibits Winstel from making co…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Hudson Valley Resident Lauren Whalen, Executive Assistant, Dies At 26 Hudson Valley Resident Lauren Whalen, Executive Assistant, Dies At 26
Hudson Valley Resident Lauren Whalen, Executive Assistant, Dies At 26 Hudson Valley resident Lauren M. Whalen, who worked as an executive assistant in Manhattan, died on Wednesday, April 18 at Presbyterian Hospital in Queens. She was 26. The daughter of Anissa McKechnie (Picarella) and the late Kevin Alexander McKechnie, she was born on June 15, 1991 in New York City. Lauren attended Sachem High School East in Farmingville on Long Island and The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. She worked as an executive assistant at Jafra Capital Management in Manhattan.  On July 1, 2017, she married George T. Whalen IV of Millbrook at St. Joseph’s Church in Mil…

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by Daily Voice
News
Bear, Cub Found Dead On Taconic State Parkway Bear, Cub Found Dead On Taconic State Parkway
Bear, Cub Found Dead On Taconic State Parkway An adult bear and her cub that were apparently struck by a vehicle on the Taconic Parkway in Putnam Valley will be removed from the roadway by the Department of Transportation.The pair, first noticed by Daily Voice reader John Askildsen of Millbrook, has been on the southbound side of the highway, immediately south of the entrance at Peekskill Hollow Road, since Monday.  "When I first noticed them down an embankment I thought maybe it was a piece of carpet or something," he said. "But then I realized it was a bear and her cub." Officials with the state Department of Cons…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area Check out storm photos submitted by Daily Voice readers The latest Nor'easter to hit the area resulted once again in downed tree and wires and numerous power outages. But there was something different about Wednesday's storm than the one last Friday. Namely, snow. And for much of the area, lots of it, with more than two feet accumulating in some spots. (As you'll soon see.) Here is a sampling of snowfall totals from throughout the tristate area. If you don't see your town listed yet, please leave the total by posting a comment here. Hudson Valley Westchester County Armonk 13.5 inches,…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Area Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Girlfriend's Murder Area Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Girlfriend's Murder
Area Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Girlfriend's Murder A Town of Poughkeepsie man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend at the Pleasant Valley Trout and Game Club, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Rosario Curcio, 71, was charged with the murder of Lana Florio, 56, also of the Town of Poughkeepsie after deputies responded to the club on Salt Point Turnpike Oct. 3, in response to a report of a shooting, said Capt. John Watterson.  Curcio, a former Millbrook pizza restaurant owner, who pleaded guilty in January, was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision, the Journal said.  When deputies respond…

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by Kathy Reakes