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School Employee Accused Of Shoving, Endangering Disabled Student In Hudson Valley School Employee Accused Of Shoving, Endangering Disabled Student In Hudson Valley
School Employee Accused Of Shoving, Endangering Disabled Student In Hudson Valley A 28-year-old employee of a school in the region faces a felony charge after allegedly endangering a disabled student, police said. The events leading to the arrest began in Northern Westchester at around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, when a suspicious incident at the Shrub Oak International School at 3151 Stony St. prompted a police response, Yorktown Police announced on Friday, Nov. 15.  An investigation determined that a school employee, identified as Dutchess County resident Sebastian Borba-Ferreira of East Fishkill, allegedly shoved and "committed other endangering actions" on…

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by Ben Crnic
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Metro-North Railroad Announces Service Changes Due To Storm Damage Metro-North Railroad Announces Service Changes Due To Storm Damage
Metro-North Railroad Announces Service Changes Due To Storm Damage New Updates:  Buses to Replace Suspended Metro-North Trains After Severe Storms In Hudson Valley At Least 1 Dead After Severe Storms With Flash Flooding Pound Hudson Valley Due to the impact of severe storms in the Hudson Valley leaving behind high water, trees, boulders, and other debris, sections of Metro-North's Hudson Line tracks north of Croton-Harmon have become impassable.  As a result, Metro-North Railroad service between Croton-Harmon and Poughkeepsie has been suspended, and is expected to remain unavailable at least through the day Monday. Crews will be working to eval…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man With 33 Convictions Sentenced For Hudson Valley Domestic Violence Attack Man With 33 Convictions Sentenced For Hudson Valley Domestic Violence Attack
Man With 33 Convictions Sentenced For Hudson Valley Domestic Violence Attack A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to aggravated family offense for attacking a person under a protective order. Dutchess County resident Lorenzo Jackson, age 59, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced in Orange County to one-and-half to three years in prison for the November 2022 incident in New Windsor, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. According to Hoovler, this is Jackson's 33rd criminal conviction, including 11 prior convictions for domestic violence. The incident took place on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, when Jackson entered the h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Correction Officer From Northern Westchester Admits To Assaulting Inmate, Falsifying Records Correction Officer From Northern Westchester Admits To Assaulting Inmate, Falsifying Records
Correction Officer From Northern Westchester Admits To Assaulting Inmate, Falsifying Records A correction officer from Northern Westchester has admitted to assaulting an inmate of the Dutchess County prison he once worked at and preparing false reports of the incident.  Cortlandt Manor resident Taj Everly, age 32, pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in Dutchess County, located in Stormville, in May 2020 and then obstructing the investigation into the incident, the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, April 27.  Earlier Report - Correction Officer From Cortlandt Manor Charg…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
'Always Helped People Out': Retired NYSP Sergeant Dies From 9/11-Related Illness At Age 42 'Always Helped People Out': Retired NYSP Sergeant Dies From 9/11-Related Illness At Age 42
'Always Helped People Out': Retired Nysp Sergeant Dies From 9/11-Related Illness At Age 42 Just two months after joining the New York City Police Department in the summer of 2001, Ivan Morales was among countless first responders who descended on the mangled debris and rubble of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, working tirelessly to find survivors and recover the remains of those who died. Twenty-one years later, Morales, a resident of Catskill in Greene County, died at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at the age of 42 after a “courageous” battle with an illness stemming from his assignment at the site, his obituary said. Moral…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Eighth-Grader With BB Gun At School Charged In Hudson Valley Eighth-Grader With BB Gun At School Charged In Hudson Valley
Eighth-Grader With BB Gun At School Charged In Hudson Valley A Dutchess County middle school student has been arrested for allegedly bringing a BB gun to school despite enhanced procedures. The student was charged on Thursday, March 10 at Poughkeepsie Middle School, said Irwin Goldberg, the public information officer for the Poughkeepsie School District. "District officials are reviewing video and gathering facts via internal investigation to determine how the weapon may have gotten into the school," said Goldberg.  Any information will be shared with law enforcement, he added. The student was not identified due to his age. See Earlier Story…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Possession Of Stolen Property In Area, Police Say Man Nabbed For Possession Of Stolen Property In Area, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Possession Of Stolen Property In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for alleged possession of stolen property following a lengthy investigation by several area police agencies. Dutchess County resident Hung Hoang, age 48 of Wappinger, was arrested by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Nov. 16. According to Captain John Watterson, of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, Hoang's arrest was the result of an investigation that included the Poughkeepsie Police, East Fishkill Police, and the New York State Police regarding the theft of property from various locations throughout Dutchess County. On Monday, a sea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Crashes Into Ambulance, Police Say Hudson Valley Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Crashes Into Ambulance, Police Say
Hudson Valley Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Crashes Into Ambulance, Police Say A woman in the Hudson Valley was allegedly under the influence with a child in the car when she drove into an ambulance, New York State Police investigators announced. Troopers in Dutchess County responded to the intersection of US Highway 9 and MacFarlane Road in the town of Wappinger at approximately 10:50 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, where there was a report of a crash involving an ambulance. Police said that the investigation determined that Wappinger resident Constance Guy, age 38, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox when she made a left turn onto Highway 9 and struck an EMStar ambulance …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Former Officer Charged With Using Excessive Force At Correctional Facility In Hudson Valley Former Officer Charged With Using Excessive Force At Correctional Facility In Hudson Valley
Former Officer Charged With Using Excessive Force At Correctional Facility In Hudson Valley A former corrections officer at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in the Hudson Valley is facing time behind the other side of the bars after being charged with using excessive force against an inmate. In federal court, Dutchess County resident Aaron Finn, age 35, of Hyde Park was charged with using excessive force that amounted to “cruel and unusual punishment” against a restrained inmate in March last year. US Attorney Damian Williams said that Finn allegedly struck and thrashed the inmate, causing bodily injury to him in violation of his Constitutional rights. “Correction officer Aa…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Services Scheduled For Dutchess County Sheriff Butch Anderson Services Scheduled For Dutchess County Sheriff Butch Anderson
Services Scheduled For Dutchess County Sheriff Butch Anderson Funeral arrangements for Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian “Butch” Anderson have been finalized. The 73-year-old Pawling resident died in his sleep on Wednesday, Sept. 29, officials said, following a four-decade career with the Sheriff's Office. Original story - Dutchess County Sheriff Butch Anderson Dies Visitation for Anderson will be held from noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at the Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center on Civic Center Plaza in Poughkeepsie. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. the following day at the Convention Center on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Officials said that…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Multiple Fires At Area Apartment Complex Intentionally Set, State Police Say Multiple Fires At Area Apartment Complex Intentionally Set, State Police Say
Multiple Fires At Area Apartment Complex Intentionally Set, State Police Say State police say several fires at an area apartment complex that left 26 people displaced were intentionally set. The two main fires at the Dutchess County facility began around 10:13 p.m., Sunday, April 18, at the Village at Merritt Park apartment in the Village of Fishkill, said Trooper AJ Hicks. An investigation on Monday, April 19, by the state police and Dutchess County found that seven rear back porches, which had paper products being stored for recycling, were set on fire at the 200 Building, 400 Building, and 800 Building, Hicks said. Each building contains 24 apartments. All the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Popular Former Westchester Assemblyman Dies From COVID-19 Popular Former Westchester Assemblyman Dies From COVID-19
Popular Former Westchester Assemblyman Dies From Covid-19 Former State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, a popular Westchester Democrat, has died as a result of symptoms consistent with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He was 73. Brodsky, from Greenburgh, served in the State Legislature from 1983 to 2010 and remained in the public eye with lively columns for several websites and newspapers.  A mentor to many in state government after his retirement, colleagues expressed remorse at his passing early Wednesday, April 8. "Richard Brodsky’s death is a profound and shocking loss for the Westchester community and the entire State of New York,'' said S…

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by Kathy Reakes