Poughkeepsie, NY
Politics
Dutchess Voters Head To Polls For Four Village Elections Dutchess Voters Head To Polls For Four Village Elections
Dutchess Voters Head To Polls For Four Village Elections Residents of Dutchess County will vote Tuesday, March 20 on their village's open trustee seats as well as other local issues in the villages of Rhinebeck, Millerton, Wappingers Falls and Tivoli.  WAPPINGERS FALLS In Wappingers Falls, the village board’s attempts to dismantle its police department will play a role in Tuesday's elections. Residents can vote at Village Hall, 2582 South Ave. in Wappingers Falls, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. All three trustee races are contested. Mayor Matt Alexander said challengers are bringing up the seven-member Board of Trustees’ debate whether to replace the pol…

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by Jon Craig
Mahopac, NY
News
Two From Putnam Among 13 Nabbed For DWI Over Weekend Two From Putnam Among 13 Nabbed For DWI Over Weekend
Two From Putnam Among 13 Nabbed For DWI Over Weekend More than a dozen impaired drivers were busted by state police in Putnam County over the weekend as law enforcement officials continue their crackdown on intoxicated drivers in the Hudson Valley. Since the holiday season, New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies were “out in full force” to curtail impaired drivers in the region. Among those arrested include: Friday, Jan. 5: Michael Hogh, 26, of Carmel, was charged with DWAI following a motor vehicle collision on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh; Spencer Fein, 41, of Waccabuc, was charged with DWI after being found i…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
DWI Crackdown Nets Dozens Of Arrests In Dutchess DWI Crackdown Nets Dozens Of Arrests In Dutchess
DWI Crackdown Nets Dozens Of Arrests In Dutchess DUTCHES COUNTY, N.Y. - More than 70 people were arrested during the holiday season as police in Dutchess County cracked down on impaired driving. New York State Police and local police agencies were “out in full force” from Dec. 15 through Jan. 1, conducting a STOP-DWI holiday season crackdown enforcement effort that was funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and STOP-DWI Foundation for the fifth year in a row. ““Throughout the Holiday Enforcement Crackdown campaign Law Enforcement worked tirelessly, often in severe weather conditions including this extended cold snap, to assure …

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by Zak Failla