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Politics
COVID-19: County Exec In Hudson Valley Hits Back At False Report He Tested Positive COVID-19: County Exec In Hudson Valley Hits Back At False Report He Tested Positive
Covid-19: County Exec In Hudson Valley Hits Back At False Report He Tested Positive One of the Hudson Valley’s top elected officials had harsh words for Democrats who allegedly spread misinformation about him contracting COVID-19. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, a Republican who has been outspoken about New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate, fired back after the Dutchess Democratic Committee posted a rumor on social media that he had the virus. Earlier story - COVID-19: Dutchess Won't Enforce New Mask Mandate, Molinaro Says 
“Rumor has it that Molinaro has Covid. We will keep you posted,” wrote the Dutchess County Democratic Committee’s account on F…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Hudson Valley Café That Opened Just Before Start Of Pandemic To Permanently Close COVID-19: Hudson Valley Café That Opened Just Before Start Of Pandemic To Permanently Close
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Café That Opened Just Before Start Of Pandemic To Permanently Close A café that opened in the Hudson Valley just months before the COVID-19 pandemic began will soon permanently close. The owners of the Trolley Stop Café in Highland, a hamlet of Ulster County, said in a Facebook post on Monday, Dec. 6, that after two years in business, they will close by mid-January. The café is located at 58 Vineyard Ave. "Having opened only a few months before the Global COVID-19 Pandemic was unfortunate and made things hard for us," the announcement reads. "We made it through the pandemic but find ourselves in a world that has changed. Food and material prices are skyroc…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Pizzeria In Hudson Valley Announces 'Immediate, Permanent' Closure Pizzeria In Hudson Valley Announces 'Immediate, Permanent' Closure
Pizzeria In Hudson Valley Announces 'Immediate, Permanent' Closure A Hudson Valley pizzeria has permanently closed. The owners of Pie For the People in Kingston made the announcement in a Facebook post on Saturday, Nov. 27. "We are saddened to announce the immediate and permanent closure of Pie For The People in Kingston," the post reads. "We want to thank all our customers, their support and for all the love we received throughout the years. We also want to thank our staff for an amazing job and helping us get as far as we did through these crazy times." The pizzeria was located at 55 Washington Ave. in Kingston.

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Reopens Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Reopens
Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Reopens A popular Hudson Valley restaurant is back in business.  Troutbeck's restaurant officially reopened on Monday, Nov. 15, according to an announcement on the Dutchess County restaurant's Facebook page. TODAY’S THE DAY: Troutbeck’s restaurant reopens to the public! 🍾 . Neighbors, locals, friends, please join us for... Posted by Troutbeck on Monday, November 15, 2021 The eatery is located at the Troutbeck hotel at 515 Leedsville Road in Amenia. According to a report from the Hudson Valley Post, the restaurant had only opened its dine-in services to hotel guests and members since June of …

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Facebook Unveils New Name, Logo, Says It Will Shift Focus To Virtual World Facebook Unveils New Name, Logo, Says It Will Shift Focus To Virtual World
Facebook Unveils New Name, Logo, Says It Will Shift Focus To Virtual World Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a name change and a new logo for the company. Facebook is being rebranded as "Meta," according to an announcement on Thursday, Oct. 28.  Zuckerberg said the company's mission remains the same, and the apps and its existing brands aren't going to change with the company's new branding. However, he said all the company's products now share a "new vision." "From now on, we will be metaverse-first, not Facebook-first," he said. "That means that over time you won’t need a Facebook account to use our other services. As our new brand starts showing…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Facebook, Instagram Go Down For Users Throughout World Facebook, Instagram Go Down For Users Throughout World
Facebook, Instagram Go Down For Users Throughout World This story has been updated. Some of the most used social media sites and apps around the world were down for around six hours. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger all went down just before noontime Monday, Oct. 4. All four platforms are owned by Facebook and have a combined three billion users. The issues with the platforms were first reported around 11:45 a.m. Monday and they were back up just before 6 p.m. Facebook's only comment on the outage so far came in a Tweet posted at 12:10 p.m. by one of its senior communications executives, Andy M. Stone, who said, "We’re a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
There Aren't Enough Bus Drivers To Pick Up Students At Three School Districts In Area There Aren't Enough Bus Drivers To Pick Up Students At Three School Districts In Area
There Aren't Enough Bus Drivers To Pick Up Students At Three School Districts In Area Several Hudson Valley school districts have been left scrambling at the beginning of the school year as they contend with the national bus driver shortage. The East Ramapo School District in Rockland County, and the Pine Bush and Newburgh school districts in Orange County began the new year with a lack of drivers to pick up students, forcing parents to make adjustments on the fly and the cancellation of some classes. Related story - Bus Driver Shortage To Affect Large Westchester District On First Day Of School In those districts, parents have been asked to drive students to school or…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Amazon Plans To Open Department Stores, But Not For Reason You Think, Report Says Amazon Plans To Open Department Stores, But Not For Reason You Think, Report Says
Amazon Plans To Open Department Stores, But Not For Reason You Think, Report Says After crushing brick-and-mortar retailers across the country, Amazon is now reportedly taking its shot at the department store game. The online retail giant, which currently manages a handful of small Amazon-branded stores, is looking to expand its offline shopping options is thinking bigger, with department store plans reportedly in the works. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is looking to open locations smaller than traditional department stores, following the playbook set forth by Aldi and Trader Joe’s, with a heavy emphasis on private-label goods from Amazon. If the plan co…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
CT Woman Killed On I-84 Penned Chilling Final Facebook Post CT Woman Killed On I-84 Penned Chilling Final Facebook Post
CT Woman Killed On I-84 Penned Chilling Final Facebook Post A Connecticut woman who was hit and killed while standing in the middle of I-84 left a chilling final Facebook post just a few days before her death. According to police, Hartford County resident Melisa Doyle, age 33, of Manchester, was standing in the eastbound traffic lane when a 2009 Ford Focus SE struck and killed her around midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 3, near Exit 48B, the Capitol Avenue exit in Hartford. Three days earlier, on Saturday, July 31, Doyle had posted to Facebook that she was going to walk by the water and hoped she didn't kill herself. After hearing of her death, frien…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Alert Issued For Stimulus Check Hoax Promising More Money Alert Issued For Stimulus Check Hoax Promising More Money
Alert Issued For Stimulus Check Hoax Promising More Money Despite some claims on social media, a fourth COVID-19 stimulus check is not on the way to Americans as a scheme continues making the rounds online. Officials are cautioning Americans to be on high alert after being advised of recent Facebook posts that have been shared by hundreds stating that another round of $2,500 stimulus checks have been approved and they may be arriving as soon as Friday, July 30. 
“It passed 10 minutes ago! Everyone gets another stimulus check for $2500 on July 30, 2021. They did it!" reads one July 15 Facebook post that has since received about 500 shares…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
COVID-19: Unvaccinated New England Politician Dies From Complications Of Virus, Report Says COVID-19: Unvaccinated New England Politician Dies From Complications Of Virus, Report Says
Covid-19: Unvaccinated New England Politician Dies From Complications Of Virus, Report Says Linda Zuern, a controversial former elected official in New England, has died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 70. The Cape Cod Times reported that Zuern died on Friday, July 16, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She had reportedly been brought to the hospital in early June. The news outlet reported that a close friend confirmed that Zuern had not been vaccinated against COVID, and that she had previously asked at a Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates meeting in Massachusetts if the local health department had researched preventative measures for COVID that c…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Missing 23-Year-Old Westchester Resident Located After Weeks-Long Search Missing 23-Year-Old Westchester Resident Located After Weeks-Long Search
Missing 23-Year-Old Westchester Resident Located After Weeks-Long Search A 23-year-old man who hadn’t been seen since late May has been located after more than two weeks of searching, his family and local police announced. On Saturday, May 29, Bronxville resident Michael DeMane Jr. was reported missing by his father, Mike DeMane, after he failed to respond to texts or calls for several days, when his phone was off. DeMane said that he drove the streets of Bronxville, called local hospitals in “most of Westchester County” and even attempted to file a missing person’s report with the FBI, though they said it was up to the local police, and without his son’s exact …

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by Zak Failla