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Children's Hospital Donations Among $1M Stolen By Club Member From Capital District, Police Say Children's Hospital Donations Among $1M Stolen By Club Member From Capital District, Police Say
Children's Hospital Donations Among $1M Stolen By Club Member From Capital District, Police Say Among the nearly $1 million that was allegedly stolen by an Albany club member were donations to a children’s hospital, Albany Police said. Officers arrested 38-year-old Kenneth Frodyma, of Feura Bush in New Scotland, Thursday, May 5. Investigators said between September 2019 and December 2021, he stole more than $900,000 from the Polish American Citizen’s Club, located on Commerce Avenue in Albany. Some of the money had specifically been allocated for the club’s annual donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, police said. Frodyma served as the club’s financial secretary and made multipl…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
Former Dutchess County Legislator Dies At Age 88 Former Dutchess County Legislator Dies At Age 88
Former Dutchess County Legislator Dies At Age 88 Former Dutchess County Legislator Leonard Babiarz has died at the age of 88. Babiarz died Sunday, Nov. 29, from congestive heart failure, surrounded by his loving family. A lifetime Poughkeepsie resident, Babiarz loved to tell stories of his time as an altar boy at Saint Josephs, his paper routes across the city, selling war bonds during WW2, along with many memories of his time in the US Marine Corps, his long time membership and Presidency of the Polish American Citizens Club, and his 42-year career at Central Hudson, retiring in 1995, his obituary said. In his spare time, he served as 4…

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by Kathy Reakes