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Spackenkill School District

Schools
COVID-19: Area High School Sees Week-Long Spike In Cases COVID-19: Area High School Sees Week-Long Spike In Cases
Covid-19: Area High School Sees Week-Long Spike In Cases A small Hudson Valley school district is contending with a spike in COVID-19 cases, with the most new cases at its high school. In the past week, from Friday, March 19 through Thursday, March 25, the Spackenkill High School in Poughkeepsie has reported 15 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in students and staffers, while there were 16 reported the week before. Of the new cases, nine were from students on-site, while 20 students were off-site. One staff member on-site and one off-campus. Spackenkill High School has a total of 351 students and staffers districtwide, 231 of whom have been on cam…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Orange County Man ID'd As Driver Who Approached Student Orange County Man ID'd As Driver Who Approached Student
Orange County Man ID'd As Driver Who Approached Student Following a warning Tuesday to parents of the Spackenkill School District about a person who asked a student to get inside a white van, police say they have located the vehicle and the driver. Town of Poughkeepsie Capt. Kevin Faber said the department had located the white commercial van and man that approached a 14-year-old girl around 3:45 p.m. Monday while she was walking on Spackenkill Road. The girl told her parents that the man had asked the Spackenkill High School student to get inside the van, officials said. After being notified of the incident, police traced the van on Wednesday …

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by Kathy Reakes