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Here Are The Lineups For First Two Democratic Presidential Debates Here Are The Lineups For First Two Democratic Presidential Debates
Here Are The Lineups For First Two Democratic Presidential Debates The Democratic National Committee announced the names of presidential candidates who qualified for the first debates of the 2020 campaign, cutting the record wide field of 23 contenders down to the 20 spots. Candidates making the final cut on Thursday registered at least 1 percent support in three national polls, received campaign money from 65,000 donors, or both. The list appears at the end of this article.  Debates will be spread over two nights in Miami later this month -- with 10 candidates appearing each night.  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will share the stage with …

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by Jon Craig
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Drunk Driver Admits To Vehicular Manslaught In Death Of 20-Year-Old Student In Area Drunk Driver Admits To Vehicular Manslaught In Death Of 20-Year-Old Student In Area
Drunk Driver Admits To Vehicular Manslaught In Death Of 20-Year-Old Student In Area A drunk driver has pleaded guilty to the vehicular manslaughter incident that caused the death of a 20-year-old student in Dutchess. Robert Dancy, 36, of Stamford, New York in Delaware County, entered a plea of guilty on Thursday, June 13 before County Court Judge Peter M. Forman, according to District Attorney William Grady. Dancy’s conviction includes charges for first-degree vehicular manslaughter, a class C felony and the top count in the indictment, Grady says. The victim, Emily Wootton, was a culinary student from Vermont and died at the scene. “Dancy was heavily intoxicated, having…

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by Valerie Musson
Weather
Snow-Way! Winter-Like Pattern Will Bring White Stuff To Parts Of NY; Here's What To Expect Snow-Way! Winter-Like Pattern Will Bring White Stuff To Parts Of NY; Here's What To Expect
Snow-Way! Winter-Like Pattern Will Bring White Stuff To Parts Of NY; Here's What To Expect Don't adjust your calendar. It really is mid-May even though it feels much more like mid-March. The winter-like weather pattern that arrived on Mother's Day will be in full force to start the workweek, with some parts of the Northeast, including upstate New York, seeing accumulating snow. In fact, mountainous terrain in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine could see 2 to 4 inches of accumulation Monday night, May 13. (See image above.) While many areas in the Northeast will challenge records for lowest temperatures for this time of year, temps won't drop far enough for snowfall …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes
Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes A 51-year-old man has been indicted on 16 counts for numerous malicious incidents of intimidation that mentioned the use of explosives and bio-toxins, and for threatening to kill President Donald Trump, John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Saturday, May 11. A federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 16-count indictment on Friday, May 10, charging Gary Joseph Gravelle, also known as Roland Prejean, with threatening to kill, injure and intimidate people and explode property in Connecticut and elsewhere. As alleged in the indictment, in September 2…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Thousands From New York, Connecticut Flocking To Massachusetts For Legal Marijuana Thousands From New York, Connecticut Flocking To Massachusetts For Legal Marijuana
Thousands From New York, Connecticut Flocking To Massachusetts For Legal Marijuana As some New York and Connecticut lawmakers continue to push for the legalization of recreational marijuana, a new report has found that area residents are taking the trek north to purchase legal weed. A recently released report stated that with legalization becoming more widespread, many from the area have been driving to nearby states - namely Massachusetts, which legalized it late last year - to purchase government-approved marijuana products and illegally taking them back over state lines. Marijuana is currently legal in Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo h…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
These Hudson Valley Counties Have Highest Property Tax Rates In Nation, New Study Says These Hudson Valley Counties Have Highest Property Tax Rates In Nation, New Study Says
These Hudson Valley Counties Have Highest Property Tax Rates In Nation, New Study Says Homeowners in New York and Connecticut paid some of the highest property taxes in the country last year, according to a brand new report. ATTOM Data Solutions released its 2018 property tax analysis for more than 87 million homes, announcing that single-family homeowners last year paid a total of $304.6 billion, up from $293.4 billion in 2017. The average was $3,498 per home, according to the report, which made for an effective tax rate of 1.16 percent. According to ATTOM, the report analyzed property tax data collected from county tax assessor offices nationwide at the state, metro and cou…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Eye On The Storm: Spring Starts With Super Soaker Followed By Gusty Winds Eye On The Storm: Spring Starts With Super Soaker Followed By Gusty Winds
Eye On The Storm: Spring Starts With Super Soaker Followed By Gusty Winds The first full day of spring will see a strong storm system sweep through the East Coast, bringing heavy rain to the area and snow to upstate New York and northern New England on Thursday, March 21 into Friday, March 22. The heaviest rain will fall north and west of New York City, with between 1 to 2 inches expected with a half-inch to an inch near the coast, and lesser amounts farther east. (See first image above.) A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect from 11 p.m. Thursday to 2 a.m. Friday. Parts of upstate New York, Vermont and New Hampshire could see a foot…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
East Coast Storm: Start-Of-Spring Super Soaker Will Slam Area East Coast Storm: Start-Of-Spring Super Soaker Will Slam Area
East Coast Storm: Start-Of-Spring Super Soaker Will Slam Area A strong storm system will sweep through the East Coast on the first full day of spring on Thursday, March 21, bringing heavy rain to the area and snow to upstate New York and northern New England. The heaviest rain will fall north and west of New York City, with between 1 to 2 inches expected with a half-inch to an inch near the coast.  Related story: Supermoon Will Ring In Spring For First Time In 38 Years Parts of upstate New York, Vermont and New Hampshire could see a foot of snow. (See second image above.) "The exact track of the storm, say right along the coast or a b…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
New York Sues To Block Trump Administration's Abortion 'Gag Rule' New York Sues To Block Trump Administration's Abortion 'Gag Rule'
New York Sues To Block Trump Administration's Abortion 'Gag Rule' New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the state is one of 21 to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration new measure that restricts access to abortion and other reproductive health services. A coalition of 21 State AttorneysGeneral announced that they will be challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s new “gag rule” which alters the Title X family planning program. According to James, the rule relates to funding for Title X, the only federal grant program that funds family planning programs to help patients access contraception, ca…

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by Zak Failla
News
Recall Issued For Ready-To-Eat Deli Meat Products Recall Issued For Ready-To-Eat Deli Meat Products
Recall Issued For Ready-To-Eat Deli Meat Products Ham lovers need to check their refrigerators before piling up a large sandwich due to a recall of deli ham products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety announced a recall of more than 13,224 pounds of ready-to-eat deli ham products that may be contaminated with plastic. The deli ham, sold by weight at deli counters, are sold by the name Market 32 by Price Chopper black forest ham with national juices with a sell-by date of April 8, the department said. Processed by Sahlen Packing Company, Inc.,  the hams were shipped to retail locations in Connecticut…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charge After Rhinebeck Crash That Killed Woman, 20 Man Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charge After Rhinebeck Crash That Killed Woman, 20
Man Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charge After Rhinebeck Crash That Killed Woman, 20 State police have charged a 35-year-old man from the Albany area with manslaughter for a crash earlier this month that killed a Vermont woman. Robert J. Dancy of Worcester in Otsego County was charged at his hospital bed with felony vehicular manslaughter, and driving while intoxicated, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks. Dancy has been recovering from injuries at Westchester Medical Center since the Friday, Dec. 7, crash, Hicks said. The crash occurred when Dancy, driving a 1997 Ford Explorer south on Route 9G in Rhinebeck, drove over the center lane, striking a northbound 2007 Che…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
Eye On The Storm: Up To 2 Inches Of Rain Here, Half-Foot Of Snow In Upstate NY Eye On The Storm: Up To 2 Inches Of Rain Here, Half-Foot Of Snow In Upstate NY
Eye On The Storm: Up To 2 Inches Of Rain Here, Half-Foot Of Snow In Upstate NY A large storm will that sweep through the area overnight Monday into Tuesday will bring up to 2 inches of rainfall to this area and as much as a half-foot of snow in parts of upstate New York and New England. Precipitation will be rain for most of the region, but some area farthest north could see a mix of snow and rain. Parts of northernmost New York, near the borders of Quebec and Vermont, are expected to get between 3 and 6 inches of snow. (See image above.) Rain will arrive sometime around midnight Tuesday after a pleasant day Monday in which the high temperature will be aroun…

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by Joe Lombardi