Light Drizzle Fog/Mist 45°
Tag:

Hunter, NY

Police & Fire
Missing Westchester Man Found Dead In Upstate NY Missing Westchester Man Found Dead In Upstate NY
Missing Westchester Man Found Dead In Upstate NY A man reported missing from the Hudson Valley was found dead in the parking lot of an upstate New York state park. New York State Police troopers launched an investigation on Friday, April 30 into the disappearance of Westchester County resident Jesse Ritholz, age 36, of Yonkers, who was reported missing by a family member. Police said that Ritholz’s family advised investigators that he was supposed to come to visit them on Saturday, April 24, and when Ritholz’s mother and father visited his apartment days later on Tuesday, April 27, “they observed that everything appeared normal.” During…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Overdoses Lead To Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Heroin In Area Overdoses Lead To Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Heroin In Area
Overdoses Lead To Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Heroin In Area A rash of overdoses has prompted the Ulster County District Attorney's office to issue a public safety warning about tainted heroin. "We are experiencing an unprecedented number of overdoses in the northern part of Ulster County, particularly in the town of Saugerties," the DA's office said. Additionally, last week, there were 12 overdoses in the town of Hunter, the office said. According to officials, evidence obtained from the overdoses suggests that two different packages containing specific stamps are tainted and contain fentanyl.  The first package is a red-colored stamp depicti…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Seven Dems Vie For Faso's 19th District Congressional Seat Seven Dems Vie For Faso's 19th District Congressional Seat
Seven Dems Vie For Faso's 19th District Congressional Seat Seven Democrats have entered the June 26 primary race to challenge U.S. Rep. John Faso in the fall election. Democrats in the race include Antonio Delgado, 41, of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County; Brian Flynn, 50, of Hunter in Greene County; and the only female candidate: Erin Collier, 34, of Cooperstown in Otsego County. Four other challengers are from Ulster County, which makes up about one-third of the Democratic voters in the 19th Congressional District’s 11 counties. The Ulster candidates are: Patrick Ryan, 36, a Kingston native who lives in Gardiner; David Clegg, 65, of Woodstock; Gareth…

SHARE

by Jon Craig