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New $5M Roundabout Hopes To Smooth Traffic On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway New $5M Roundabout Hopes To Smooth Traffic On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway
New $5M Roundabout Hopes To Smooth Traffic On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway Motorists will find a new roundabout in the Hudson Valley that is meant to make traffic flow smoother to and from Route 376. The roundabout, located in Dutchess County, in the town of Wappinger, has been completed as part of a $5.8 million project that modernized the intersection of Route 376 with New Hackensack Road and All Angels Hill Road, according to the state Department of Transportation.  The project, which was completed on budget and six months ahead of schedule, created a one-lane roundabout that eased traffic flow and enhanced safety at a busy intersection used by residents a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
1 Killed In Head-On Crash Between BMW, Pickup Truck In Hudson Valley 1 Killed In Head-On Crash Between BMW, Pickup Truck In Hudson Valley
1 Killed In Head-On Crash Between BMW, Pickup Truck In Hudson Valley A man was killed during a head-on collision in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Dutchess County at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 in East Fishkill just north of Robinson Lane and Lake Walton Road. When officers arrived, there was a black Dodge Ram and a blue BMW in the southbound lane, both with significant damage and one driver with serious injuries, said the East Fishkill Police. The driver of the BMW, a 64-year-old Poughkeepsie man, was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital where he died from his injuries, police said. Police said a preliminary investigation revealed …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Closure On Taconic Parkway Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Closure On Taconic Parkway
Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Closure On Taconic Parkway This story has been updated. A stretch of the Taconic State Parkway was closed throughout the morning commute following a fatal crash. The closure was southbound in Hopewell Junction between Route 29/Carpenter Road and Route 52. The crash happened just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, but the lanes remained closed until around 10:30 a.m. during the accident investigation. During the closure, motorists were advised by authorities to take Route 9 as an alternate or to get off at Beekman Road and take Route 376 to Route 52, then get back on the Taconic. Check back to Daily Voice…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
East Fishkill Fire Department's Roof Ripped Off By Wind Gusts East Fishkill Fire Department's Roof Ripped Off By Wind Gusts
East Fishkill Fire Department's Roof Ripped Off By Wind Gusts A large copper roof was ripped off the Hopewell Hose Fire Company firehouse by high winds that kept firefighters and police busy all afternoon with emergency calls.  No one was injured when the roof at the East Fishkill firehouse off Route 376 came off around 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25 but despite the damage, the department said they are still responding to calls. "This evening, the wind got the best of us," the department said on Facebook. "Luckily no one was injured and we’re still able to respond to calls." Winds were as high as 60 miles per hour in Dutchess on Monday, bringing…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stolen Vehicle Suspect Caught After Fleeing On Foot, Bike In East Fishkill Stolen Vehicle Suspect Caught After Fleeing On Foot, Bike In East Fishkill
Stolen Vehicle Suspect Caught After Fleeing On Foot, Bike In East Fishkill A high-speed chase broke out in East Fishkill, as police officers attempted to apprehend a suspect who allegedly stole a car in Dutchess County before attempting to flee on a bicycle. Officers from the East Fishkill Police Department were dispatched to a Roundhill Road residence in Hopewell Junction at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night, where there was a report of a motor vehicle theft from the home. Responding officers launched an investigation, which led to East Fishkill Police Officer Sean Phillips tracking down the stolen vehicle, with a suspect inside, near the intersection of R…

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by Zak Failla
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28-Year-Old Overdose Victim Saved After Hudson Valley Crash 28-Year-Old Overdose Victim Saved After Hudson Valley Crash
28-Year-Old Overdose Victim Saved After Hudson Valley Crash A man overdosing on opioids was saved by first responders after he lost control of his car and crashed into another vehicle.  The incident took place Sunday afternoon when Cameron J. Petersen, 28, of Poughkeepsie, was driving westbound on Route 376 in the Town of Poughkeepsie when he crossed over into oncoming traffic near Red Oaks Mill Road and hit a vehicle with two people inside, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The two occupants in the second vehicle received serious injuries and were transported by Mobile Life to Vassar Brothers Medical Center, he said. The LaGrange Fire D…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Breaks Into Fishkill Home, Chokes Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say Man Breaks Into Fishkill Home, Chokes Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say
Man Breaks Into Fishkill Home, Chokes Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say Investigators with the East Fishkill Police Department were able to track down a  man who allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Fishkill Plains and assaulted her before fleeing following an early morning dispute. Officers were dispatched to a Route 376 residence at approximately 2 a.m. on March 8, where there were reports of a disturbance involving the homeowner’s ex-boyfriend, who had broken a window to enter the home, police said. Police said that the man - later identified as Poughkeepsie resident William Ortiz, 23 - broke the window and illegally entered the house before assa…

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by Zak Failla
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Wappinger Man, 27, Charged After Fleeing Scene Of Fatal Route 376 Crash Wappinger Man, 27, Charged After Fleeing Scene Of Fatal Route 376 Crash
Wappinger Man, 27, Charged After Fleeing Scene Of Fatal Route 376 Crash A 27-year-old Wappinger man is behind bars after fleeing the scene of a fatal crash that occurred on Route 376 in the Town of Wappinger on Saturday night, Feb. 17, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office said. The crash occurred near Maloney Road at about 7:30 p.m. Upon arrival, Dutchess County sheriff's deputies discovered 71-year-old Anita Duncan of Hopewell Junction trapped in her vehicle. She was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital after being extricated. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2008 Subaru operated by Duncan was southbound on Route 376 when it was struck head-on b…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Unsolved Mystery: Dutchess Sheriff Seeks Info On Cold Case Homicide Unsolved Mystery: Dutchess Sheriff Seeks Info On Cold Case Homicide
Unsolved Mystery: Dutchess Sheriff Seeks Info On Cold Case Homicide Nearly a half century ago, a charming Roy C. Ketcham High School graduate and artist, was murdered after leaving work on a summer night in 1970. Since that time, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau has been looking for the killer or killers of Alice Susan Vrablic, a 20-year- old Wappinger resident, said Capt. John Watterson. During the summer of 1970  Vrablic was employed as a waitress at Howard Johnson’s on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie, and at the end of the summer was planning on returning to France to study art at the University of Paris. On the night of Aug. 22, 1970, she …

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by Kathy Reakes