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Hudson Valley Woman Nabbed On Animal Abuse Charges After Dog Dies Hudson Valley Woman Nabbed On Animal Abuse Charges After Dog Dies
Hudson Valley Woman Nabbed On Animal Abuse Charges After Dog Dies A woman was charged with allegedly failing to provide necessary care after her dog died in the region.  Dutchess County resident Raysonia M. Owens, age 44, of Hyde Park, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 28, for animal cruelty in connection with the death of a dog on Tuesday, Sept. 3. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the Hyde Park Terrace Apartments on Albany Post Road for an animal complaint and found the dead dog that possibly suffered the fatal injuries from a fall. An investigation revealed that the dog’s cause o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Longtime Southern Westchester BOCES Employee Dies At Age 47 Longtime Southern Westchester BOCES Employee Dies At Age 47
Longtime Southern Westchester Boces Employee Dies At Age 47 A longtime tech worker in the Hudson Valley died at the age of 47 at his home. Jamie Brian Paterson of Hyde Park, a lifelong Dutchess County resident, lived in of Hyde Park and was born in Poughkeepsie to Daniel M. Paterson and Linda J. (Steele) Paterson. Paterson graduated from FDR High School in Hyde Park in 1994 and then from Dutchess Community College. He was a longtime employee of Southern Westchester BOCES in Rye Brook where he worked in their IT department as a systems engineer, according to his obituary. When he was not working, his obituary said Paterson enjoyed camping, bowling,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Injured After Dog Breaks Free To Attack Young Girl In Hudson Valley Two Injured After Dog Breaks Free To Attack Young Girl In Hudson Valley
Two Injured After Dog Breaks Free To Attack Young Girl In Hudson Valley A teen and a woman were seriously injured during a dog attack in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 7, when a large pit bull broke loose from its owner and attacked the 14-year-old girl and the dog's owner, in the area of Thomas Avenue and Geering Park in the town of Fishkill. When Fishkill Police Department officer Ray Maeang arrived on the scene he found the large pit bull attacking two people.  Maeang immediately grabbed the dog and pulled it off the victims, pinning it to the ground and stopping the attack, the Fishkill PD sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Cat Missing For 11 Years Reunited With Owner Thanks To SPCA In Area Cat Missing For 11 Years Reunited With Owner Thanks To SPCA In Area
Cat Missing For 11 Years Reunited With Owner Thanks To SPCA In Area A stray cat that had been hanging outside of an area home for about three years has been reunited with his owner after missing for 11 years. Tiger was reunited with his mother, Maggie, after Dutchess County SPCS staff member Carol O'Connell took the time to pay attention to the stray cat that has been coming by her house every now and then, said the SPCA. On a whim, O'Connell borrowed a scanner from the shelter and discovered the cat was micro-chipped. With information from the chip, the shelter was able to locate the owner, and discovered the cat had been missing for 11 years, the SPCA sai…

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by Kathy Reakes