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Grab Your Racket: New Pickleball Courts Open In Hudson Valley Grab Your Racket: New Pickleball Courts Open In Hudson Valley
Grab Your Racket: New Pickleball Courts Open In Hudson Valley As the pickleball craze takes over the nation and is even vying for a spot in the Olympics, four new courts have opened in the area. Tuesday, May 30 at 10 a.m., Dutchess County Executive William O’Neil hosted a ribbon cutting and exhibition game at the county’s new pickleball courts at Quiet Cove Riverfront Park in the town of Poughkeepsie.  Attendees will be invited to try out this fun, accessible sport that is rapidly growing in popularity across the nation. Dutchess County has constructed four pickleball courts on the upper portion of the park, near the park’s entrance off Route 9.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
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County In Hudson Valley Granted Temporary Restraining Order Barring More Migrants County In Hudson Valley Granted Temporary Restraining Order Barring More Migrants
County In Hudson Valley Granted Temporary Restraining Order Barring More Migrants After several busloads of migrants and asylum seekers arrived in a Hudson Valley town without warning, the county has been granted a temporary restraining order barring more. Dutchess County was granted the order by Dutchess County Supreme Court Judge Maria Rosa on Tuesday, May 23, said Dutchess County Executive William O'Neil. The order prevents the New York City Mayor's Office and Department of Homeless Services from transporting any additional homeless adults or minor individuals in temporary shelters in New York City to Dutchess County, including, the Red Roof Inn at 2349 South Road an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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State Of Emergency: Fourth Hudson Valley County Joins Effort To Keep Away Asylum Seekers State Of Emergency: Fourth Hudson Valley County Joins Effort To Keep Away Asylum Seekers
State Of Emergency: Fourth Hudson Valley County Joins Effort To Keep Away Asylum Seekers A fourth Hudson Valley county has executed a State of Emergency in an effort to stop New York City from sending migrants and asylum seekers, in addition to enacting three executive orders.  Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne, a Republican, said on Monday, May 22 that he had executed and filed a State of Emergency in relation to New York City's "recent moves to relocate asylum seekers to Hudson Valley counties without proper coordination with local municipalities," he said in a statement released by county officials.  Byrne also said he enacted three executive orders that would "g…

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by Ben Crnic
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2 Buses Of Migrants Arrive In Hudson Valley Despite State Of Emergency 2 Buses Of Migrants Arrive In Hudson Valley Despite State Of Emergency
2 Buses Of Migrants Arrive In Hudson Valley Despite State Of Emergency Despite a State of Emergency being issued for a Hudson Valley county, one county executive is saying asylum seekers have arrived at a hotel in the region. The migrants were reportedly dropped off in Dutchess County on Sunday, May 21 at the Red Roof Inn in the town of Poughkeepsie, said Dutchess County Executive Willian O'Neil. "Despite repeated requests, Dutchess County has not received any information about individuals, legally in NYC’s custodial care, who have been transported by NYC to Dutchess County," O'Neil said. O'Neil said on Sunday the Town of Poughkeepsie police reported two buse…

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by Kathy Reakes
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State Of Emergency: Third Hudson Valley County Working To Keep Asylum Seekers Out State Of Emergency: Third Hudson Valley County Working To Keep Asylum Seekers Out
State Of Emergency: Third Hudson Valley County Working To Keep Asylum Seekers Out New Update - State Of Emergency: Fourth Hudson Valley County Joins Effort To Keep Away Asylum Seekers In an effort to preempt New York City from sending migrants and asylum seekers, another Hudson Valley county has executed a State of Emergency and two executive orders. Dutchess County Executive William O’Neil said on Friday, May 18, that he had executed a State of Emergency and two executive orders in relation to what he says are "New York City’s imminent, forced relocation of migrants and/or asylum seekers to Dutchess County." O'Neil took the steps, he said to preserve residents' rights …

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by Kathy Reakes