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Ex-Substitute Teacher In Area Charged With Rape Of Student
A middle school teacher who worked as a substitute in the Hudson Valley, has been charged with allegedly raping a 13-year-old student.
Jonathan Pol, 28, a teacher at the Mott Hall Community School in the Bronx, was arrested at 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, and charged with rape, said the New York City Police Department.
Pol reportedly worked as a substitute at numerous area schools including in the Arlington, Pawling, and Dover districts, between 2015 and 2017, the Poughkeepsie Journal said.
Police sources told the New York Post that Pol allegedly met the young girl after class on two…
These Hudson Valley Towns Rank Among Highest In State For Most Black Bears Taken In 2018
Hunters in the Hudson Valley were among the most proficient in taking bears, according to the DEC’s Black Bear Harvest summary.
During the 2018-2019 hunting season, New Yorkers hunted down 1,295 black bears statewide, a decrease of 125 from the previous year.
Of the bears that were hunted, 349 were killed by bow, 66 were killed by a muzzleloader and 11 were taken by youth hunters. In the Southern Zone, 804 bears were killed, 60 percent of which were male, and 491 bears were killed in the Northern Zone.
In Dutchess, a total of 16 bears were killed in Amenia, Dover, Northeast, Pawling, Stanf…
Christopher Torre, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies At 45
Christopher Carl Torre, a longtime resident of both Westchester and Dutchess, died on Friday, June 1. He was 45.
Torre, who lived in Dobbs Ferry and Pawling, was born on Aug. 16, 1972.
Chris was an avid New York Yankees fan and enjoyed playing the drums.
He is survived by his beloved daughter Taylorann Rachel Torre, his mother Lola Torre, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.
He is predeceased by his father Frank A. Torre.
Friends and family will be received on Monday, June 4 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Edwards-Dowdle Funeral Home, 64 Ashford Ave., Dobbs Ferry.
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Motorist Killed After Crashing Into Pillar In Front Of Hudson Valley Deli
A 63-year-old man died after losing control of his vehicle and striking a pillar in front of a Hudson Valley deli, according to police in Putnam County.
Edward Collins, of Holmes, a hamlet in the Town of Pawling, died around 7:30 a.m. Monday on Route 52, at Towners Road, after striking the pillar in front of Gino's Grab & Go Deli, said Kent Police Chief Alexander DiVernieri.
According to the chief, Collins was driving a 2004 Saturn south on Route 52 when he crossed into the northbound lanes, going off the roadway, and hit the pillar.
Collins was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedi…
Kiefer Sutherland To Showcase Musical Skills In Sold-Out Daryl's House Show
Kiefer Sutherland has been a professional actor for more than 30 ears, starring in movies like ‘Stand By Me’, ‘The Lost Boys’, ‘Young Guns’, Flatliners’, ‘A Few Good Men’, ‘A Time to Kill’, ‘Dark City’, ‘Melancholia’ and most recently, a western called ‘Forsaken,’ as well as the TV series ‘24.’But unknown to many during the course of his career, he has taken on other vocations with the same kind of dedication and commitment. The first one, beginning around 1992, was that of a cattle rancher and competitive cowboy (roper) in the USTRC team roping circuit. He ran a successful ranch with partner…
'A Quiet Place,' Filmed In Hudson Valley, Reclaims Top Spot At Box Office
“A Quiet Place” continued to make a lot of noise at the box office jumping back to first place domestically over the weekend, beating out Amy Schumer's new comedy “I Feel Pretty."
According to comScore, the John Krasinski and real-life wife Emily Blunt thriller filmed in the Hudson Valley, scored $22 million over the weekend, beating out the blockbuster "Rampage."
That makes the movie, filmed mostly in Pawling, the second highest-grossing picture of the year to date making $132,358,711, overall, behind "Black Panther," which sits at $681,084,109, according to comSco…
