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Family, Officer Save Man In BMW Barely Breathing Outside Area Mall Family, Officer Save Man In BMW Barely Breathing Outside Area Mall
Family, Officer Save Man In BMW Barely Breathing Outside Area Mall Saving a young man dying from a heroin overdose was a harrowing, life-changing event for a family of six, but just another day at work for police and EMS personnel. The Colucci family of Hopewell Junction was out for a day of fun and a movie at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall when a stop of two minutes for the kids to use the bathroom turned the day of enjoyment into one of fear. When leaving the mall, the mother, Jenn Colucci, noticed a black BMW parked down a couple spots had the door open and the bell was dinging over and over. At first, she thought nothing of it, but after loading the k…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Seen Him Or His Car? Alert Issued For Missing Area Man Seen Him Or His Car? Alert Issued For Missing Area Man
Seen Him Or His Car? Alert Issued For Missing Area Man Have you seen him? An endangered man has gone missing in the area and police are asking the public's help in finding him. State Police in Wappinger issued an alert on Friday, July 20 related to the man, Mark Buchberger, who went missing on Monday, July 16 on All Angels Hill Road in the Hopewell Junction area of the town of Wappinger. Buchberger was last seen wearing a fluorescent yellow shirt, blue jeans, and is missing his top front six teeth. He left the residence operating a grey Toyota Camry, NY registration, GGH3532. The vehicle has a "donut" spare tire on the front driver's…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
State Police Troop Covering Westchester Names New Commander State Police Troop Covering Westchester Names New Commander
State Police Troop Covering Westchester Names New Commander Capt. Richard Mazzone, a veteran law enforcement official, has earned the rank of Major with the New York State Police, making him the 35th Troop Commander of Troop K, which includes parts of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Columbia counties. Mazzone’s career began in 1995 as an officer with the Town of Saugerties Police Department, before he transferred to the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office and Ulster Police Department. In May of 1998, Mazzone became a New York State Police trooper, initially assigned to Troop F, which includes Greene, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster counties. Afte…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Mount Pleasant Central School District Decides On New Superintendent Mount Pleasant Central School District Decides On New Superintendent
Mount Pleasant Central School District Decides On New Superintendent An exhaustive search has resulted in the Mount Pleasant Board of Education deciding on an experienced Orange County educator who lives in Dutchess to take over as the newest Superintendent of Schools. In January, current Superintendent Susan Guiney announced that she will be retiring at the end of the academic year, effective in July, prompting a nationwide search for her replacement, which led the search committee to Kurtis Kotes, who worked his way up from social studies teacher to superintendent in Goshen. Kotes, a Hopewell Junction resident, began his career as a high school social stud…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Teens Nabbed In Hudson Valley Home Invasion/Robbery Four Teens Nabbed In Hudson Valley Home Invasion/Robbery
Four Teens Nabbed In Hudson Valley Home Invasion/Robbery Four area teens were arrested in connection with a home invasion and robbery in  The incident took place around 7:30 p.m. Thursday on Lenart Place in Hopewell Junction, when East Fishkill Police responded to a call for help following the home invasion, police said. The victim told police that four people had forced their way into his house and robbed him before fleeing, police said. Responding officers located two of the suspects in a car parked down the street from the scene and two others fled into a wooded area.  State Police responded with a K-9 unit and additional troopers arrived to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Housekeeper Charged With Stealing $1.5K From Westchester Employer Housekeeper Charged With Stealing $1.5K From Westchester Employer
Housekeeper Charged With Stealing $1.5K From Westchester Employer A 45-year-old Dutchess County woman has been arrested in Westchester following an investigation into thefts at a private residence where she had been employed as a cleaning person, Irvington Police said. Irvington Police charged Andreia Laurie of Hopewell Junction with grand larceny in the fourth degree (which occurred on March 16, police said) and petit larceny (which occurred on Dec. 22). She is charged with stealing $1,030 and $500 in currency in the two incidents on Ardsley Avenue West. Laurie was released after posting bail which was set in the amount of $1,000 cash or $1,000 bond and …

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by Daily Voice
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Hudson Valley Physician Arrested For Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft Hudson Valley Physician Arrested For Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
Hudson Valley Physician Arrested For Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft A disgraced former Hudson Valley doctor is back in hot water after being busted for obtaining more than $750,000 by assuming the identity of a licensed orthopedic surgeon as part of an elaborate scheme. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest of former physician Spyros Panos - a former orthopedic surgeon from Hopewell Junction who pleaded guilty to stealing millions of dollars from health insurance companies in 2013 - was arrested on Tuesday and is facing new charges for allegedly obtaining more than $860,000 in payments for revi…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Community Makes 42-Year-Old Carmel Dad's Final Wish Come True Community Makes 42-Year-Old Carmel Dad's Final Wish Come True
Community Makes 42-Year-Old Carmel Dad's Final Wish Come True As Poughquag native Ron Casey Jr. neared the end of his life, he requested only one thing: The safety and security of his two boys, Colin and Henry. The community has made that wish come true, raising nearly $70,000 as of Sunday evening on a GoFundMe for the pair. Their father died on March 8 surrounded by family at 42 years old. Ron was born Dec. 3, 1975, in Carmel's Putnam Hospital and attended Arlington Schools until his graduation in 1994. He attended SUNY Albany where he started his career of 24 years working for Barnes & Noble.  He was also a resident of Stormville, having most …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
How To Save A Life: East Fishkill Police Offer 'Stop The Bleed' Course How To Save A Life: East Fishkill Police Offer 'Stop The Bleed' Course
How To Save A Life: East Fishkill Police Offer 'Stop The Bleed' Course East Fishkill Police Department will be hosting a "Stop the Bleed" training course on April 14. These skills are designed to train the participants to provide lifesaving measures to save others.  Many people who suffer traumatic injuries or accidents do not survive due to uncontrolled bleeding.  To sign up for this free training or for more information, call Sgt. Jon Wood at 845-221-2111.  The training will run from 9 a.m. until noon on April 14 at East Fishkill Police Department, 2468 Route 52 in Hopewell Junction.

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by Daily Voice
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Crash Snarls I-84 Traffic During Evening Commute Crash Snarls I-84 Traffic During Evening Commute
Crash Snarls I-84 Traffic During Evening Commute This story has been updated. A crash that initially took out the left lane caused gridlock on a stretch of I-84 during much of the Monday evening commute. The incident occurred on the eastbound side at Lime Kiln Road (Exit 15) in Hopewell Junction, with stop-and-go traffic backed up to Route 9 (Exit 13). Delays of up to 30 minutes were reported before the lane reopened.

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Lifestyle
Wife Of Trump Aide Files For Divorce In Hudson Valley Wife Of Trump Aide Files For Divorce In Hudson Valley
Wife Of Trump Aide Files For Divorce In Hudson Valley The wife of Yorktown native Dan Scavino, Jr., who has faithfully served as one of President Donald Trump’s closest and most trusted aides during both Trump's campaign and administration, will be divorcing from his wife, according to multiple reports released on Monday. Jennifer Scavino filed for divorce from her husband - who serves as an assistant to the president overseeing social media - on Jan. 18 in Dutchess County, according to court records. Their latest court appearance was on March 2. The two have been married since 2000, have two sons and a home in Hopewell Junction. Scavino’s wi…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Former Hopewell Junction Resident Lori Heady Dies At 57 Former Hopewell Junction Resident Lori Heady Dies At 57
Former Hopewell Junction Resident Lori Heady Dies At 57 Lori Ann Heady, formerly of Hopewell Junction, died on Thursday, March 15 after a battle with cancer. She was 57. Born in Poughkeepsie on March 3, 1961, she was the daughter of the late George and Marion (Fisher) Lown.  On June 4, 1988 in Hopewell Junction, Lori married Kenneth P. Heady, Sr. who predeceased her on March 15, 2011. Lori is survived by her son, Kenny Heady of Cornelius, NC, her daughter, Cheyanne Heady of Huntersville, NC; her boyfriend, David Brown of Ladson, SC; her siblings, Theresa Nemeth and her husband Bill of Hopewell Junction; Roz Garcey of Hopewell Junction; and Geor…

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