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Steven Spielberg Stops By Popular Deli In Hudson Valley Steven Spielberg Stops By Popular Deli In Hudson Valley
Steven Spielberg Stops By Popular Deli In Hudson Valley Steven Spielberg stopped by a popular deli in the Hudson Valley. Rossi Rosticceria Deli in Dutchess County shared a photo on Wednesday, April 27, of the 75-year-old world-renowned director, producer, and screenwriter's visit on social media. "We’ve made lunch for A Lot of people but this is way up there," the business with two Poughkeepsie locations (on Clover Street and Eastdale Avenue) said in the Instagram post. Spielberg has directed numerous celebrated films, including Jurassic Park, Jaws, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. View a photo Rossi Deli staffers snapped wi…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Video Shows Alligator Being Captured Near School In Hudson Valley Video Shows Alligator Being Captured Near School In Hudson Valley
Video Shows Alligator Being Captured Near School In Hudson Valley Video footage has been released showing an alligator being captured near a school in the Hudson Valley. Though the video is just now being made available, the incident occurred Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 in Dutchess County outside Van Wyck Junior High School in Wappingers Falls. East Fishkill Police reported the four- to-five-foot alligator roaming around early that afternoon. "A next-door neighbor, who just happened to look out her living room window, saw the 50-pound animal scurrying from a culvert and into the parking lot of the nearby school and immediately called 911," Daily Vo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Missing NY Girls Found In Hudson Valley, Report Says Missing NY Girls Found In Hudson Valley, Report Says
Missing NY Girls Found In Hudson Valley, Report Says Two New York girls who were reported missing earlier this month have been found safe in the Hudson Valley, according to a new report from the Bronx Times. Scarlett Rivera, age 14, and 13-year-old Mariah Sanchez were reported missing after they were last seen leaving their home in the Bronx at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, according to the New York City Police Department. The Bronx Times reported that police said the girls were held captive by a man and a woman in a hotel room in the Dutchess County city of Poughkeepsie. The news outlet reported that a man, whose identity wasn't rele…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu Detected In New York's Wild Birds, DEC Says Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu Detected In New York's Wild Birds, DEC Says
Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu Detected In New York's Wild Birds, DEC Says State officials are cautioning about a new wave of bird flu that is being reported across New York. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus has been detected in multiple wild bird species in several areas of the state. While cases have been reported in birds statewide, there have been no known HPAI human infections documented in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the new cases in New York “do not present an immediate public concern.” DEC cautioned that HPAI out…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Trump Aide From Northern Westchester Unanimously Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel Trump Aide From Northern Westchester Unanimously Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel
Trump Aide From Northern Westchester Unanimously Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC unanimously voted to refer former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, Jr. to the Justice Department for criminal contempt of Congress charges. Scavino, a Northern Westchester native from Yorktown and former resident of Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County who served as a social media director during the Trump campaign and later worked alongside him in the White House as deputy chief of staff, is officially facing a criminal contempt charge for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the i…

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by Zak Failla
News
Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD
Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD Updated story: West Point Cadets ID'd As Six Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says As spring break starts to get into full swing, law enforcement officials are warning about the dangers of fentanyl-laced drugs after six students overdosed on what they thought was cocaine. The six spring breakers were found inside a vacation rental home in Florida after using cocaine that was laced with fentanyl, leaving one in critical condition inFort Lauderdale, authorities said.   Locally, law enforcement said they are seeing a "tremendous" number of fatal overdose deaths from drugs with fentanyl.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Ukraine Crisis: NY Lawmakers Push To Suspend Gas Tax Ukraine Crisis: NY Lawmakers Push To Suspend Gas Tax
Ukraine Crisis: NY Lawmakers Push To Suspend Gas Tax With gas prices at the pump surging to record highs, some New York lawmakers are proposing a temporary suspension of the statewide gas tax to provide some financial relief to motorists. Upstate New York Sen. Peter Oberacker and Sen. Senator Fred Akshar announced that they are jointly proposing the New York Gas Tax Relief Act to combat the increased costs that have spiked due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. If approved, the legislation would suspend the state gas tax through Thursday, Sept. 1, “in an effort to combat the increased costs that have burdened New Yorkers over the past two …

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by Zak Failla
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Doctor From Westchester Charged For 'Prolific Seven-Year Fraud Scheme,' Feds Say Doctor From Westchester Charged For 'Prolific Seven-Year Fraud Scheme,' Feds Say
Doctor From Westchester Charged For 'Prolific Seven-Year Fraud Scheme,' Feds Say An eye doctor from Westchester who had practices throughout the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County who was previously charged with healthcare fraud has been sentenced for attempting to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic through loan fraud. Westchester resident Ameet Goyal, age 58, of Rye, who operated The Eye Associates Group, with practices in Rye, Mount Kisco, Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County, and Greenwich, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for orchestrating a seven-year fraud scheme and for obtaining government loans intended for small businesses during the pandemic. In addition t…

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by Zak Failla
Real Estate
These Long Island Towns Were Most Popular Among NYCers Who Moved In 2021, Survey Reveals These Long Island Towns Were Most Popular Among NYCers Who Moved In 2021, Survey Reveals
These Long Island Towns Were Most Popular Among NYCers Who Moved In 2021, Survey Reveals Long Island was among the most popular destinations for New York City residents who moved last year, and two towns in particular. The findings come from NYC-based Piece of Cake Moving and Storage's 35,000 moves it performed in 2021. "On Long Island, Nassau and Suffolk counties were both popular move-to destinations for New Yorkers, especially in numerical terms," the report said. "The Hamptons remain a popular destination for New Yorkers leaving the city for Long Island, with the towns of East Hampton and Southampton making up about 15 percent of the total moves to Long Isla…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Hudson Valley Woman Indicted For Thanksgiving Stabbing Death Of Brother Hudson Valley Woman Indicted For Thanksgiving Stabbing Death Of Brother
Hudson Valley Woman Indicted For Thanksgiving Stabbing Death Of Brother A woman from the Hudson Valley is facing murder charges for allegedly fatally stabbing her brother during an argument at her parent’s Long Island home on Thanksgiving, the District Attorney announced. Dutchess County resident Veronica Hardwick, age 51, of Poughkeepsie, has been arraigned on multiple charges for allegedly stabbing her brother Richard Reshard in Nassau County at their parent’s Hempstead home. Specifically, Hardwick was charged with: Second-degree murder; Manslaughter; Criminal possession of a weapon. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said that on Nov. 25, 2021,…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region Snowfall totals from a potent quick-moving storm that swept through the region were wide-ranging. Here are some totals from the National Weather Service and other reports as of Monday morning, Jan. 17. If you don't see your hometown, leave the total by posting a comment below. New York New York City Central Park, 1.35 inches Nassau County Great Neck, 1.84 inches Levittown, 1.63 inches Seaford, 1.65 inches Syosset, 1.65 inches Wantagh, 1.59 inches  Suffolk County Amityville, 1.60 inches Huntington, 1.80 inches Miller Place, 1.76 inches Patchogue, 1.80 in…

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by Joe Lombardi