Poughkeepsie, NY
Obituaries
Former Hopewell Junction Resident Lori Heady Dies At 57 Former Hopewell Junction Resident Lori Heady Dies At 57
Former Hopewell Junction Resident Lori Heady Dies At 57 Lori Ann Heady, formerly of Hopewell Junction, died on Thursday, March 15 after a battle with cancer. She was 57. Born in Poughkeepsie on March 3, 1961, she was the daughter of the late George and Marion (Fisher) Lown.  On June 4, 1988 in Hopewell Junction, Lori married Kenneth P. Heady, Sr. who predeceased her on March 15, 2011. Lori is survived by her son, Kenny Heady of Cornelius, NC, her daughter, Cheyanne Heady of Huntersville, NC; her boyfriend, David Brown of Ladson, SC; her siblings, Theresa Nemeth and her husband Bill of Hopewell Junction; Roz Garcey of Hopewell Junction; and Geor…

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by Daily Voice
White Plains, NY
Schools
New Photos: Westchester Students Take Stand On National Walkout Day New Photos: Westchester Students Take Stand On National Walkout Day
New Photos: Westchester Students Take Stand On National Walkout Day Hundreds of Hudson Valley students, teachers and administrators participated in the National School Walkout on Wednesday to call on Congress for tighter gun control laws. Students joined their peers around the nation at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as part of the ENOUGH National School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” Many schools allowed students to walk out of class for 17 minutes with increased security to ensure the actions were organized and safe. Other …

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Schools
These Westchester Schools Will Participate In National Walkout Day These Westchester Schools Will Participate In National Walkout Day
These Westchester Schools Will Participate In National Walkout Day Hundreds of Hudson Valley students, teachers and administrators are planning to participate in the National School Walkout on Wednesday to call on Congress for tighter gun control laws. Students are planning to join their peers around the country at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as part of the ENOUGH National School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” Many schools are allowing students to walk out of class for 17 minutes and are increasing security to ensure the …

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Gunshot Injury Under Investigation At Hudson Valley Supermarket Parking Lot Gunshot Injury Under Investigation At Hudson Valley Supermarket Parking Lot
Gunshot Injury Under Investigation At Hudson Valley Supermarket Parking Lot Click here for an update story: Two Charged In Robbery, Shooting At Hudson Valley Supermarket Parking Lot An unidentified person was located in a vehicle with a gunshot at the Acme Supermarket in Hopewell Junction on Sunday afternoon, East Fishkill Police said. At about 2:35 p.m., East Fishkill officers responded to assist the state police for an incident in the parking lot in which a person with a gunshot injury was located in a vehicle with a non-life threatening injury, police said. State Police are investigating the circumstances and East Fishkill Police said it cannot comment on the i…

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by Daily Voice
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Wappinger Man, 27, Charged After Fleeing Scene Of Fatal Route 376 Crash Wappinger Man, 27, Charged After Fleeing Scene Of Fatal Route 376 Crash
Wappinger Man, 27, Charged After Fleeing Scene Of Fatal Route 376 Crash A 27-year-old Wappinger man is behind bars after fleeing the scene of a fatal crash that occurred on Route 376 in the Town of Wappinger on Saturday night, Feb. 17, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office said. The crash occurred near Maloney Road at about 7:30 p.m. Upon arrival, Dutchess County sheriff's deputies discovered 71-year-old Anita Duncan of Hopewell Junction trapped in her vehicle. She was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital after being extricated. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2008 Subaru operated by Duncan was southbound on Route 376 when it was struck head-on b…

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by Joe Lombardi
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Charged With Prostitution At East Fishkill Business Woman Charged With Prostitution At East Fishkill Business
Woman Charged With Prostitution At East Fishkill Business A 49-year-old woman was arrested on prostitution charges on Tuesday by East Fishkill police at a business in the Taconic Plaza off Route 52 in Hopewell Junction.Police said they investigated illegal activity at the Unique Beauty Spa. East Fishkill detectives assisted by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force arrested Wai Yee Chu of New York City.  Chu was arrested after providing a massage and offering to perform a sex act on an undercover officer. She was the only person present in the business at the time and determined to be the owner/operator.  It was determined that Chu did not have the …

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by Jon Craig
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Unlicensed Driver Takes Troopers On Slow Speed Taconic Chase Unlicensed Driver Takes Troopers On Slow Speed Taconic Chase
Unlicensed Driver Takes Troopers On Slow Speed Taconic Chase A woman who took New York troopers on a slow-speed chase for a short distance said she didn't stop because she thought they were driving an ambulance. Guadalupe Perez, 24, of the Bronx, was tracked down by troopers around 6:31 p.m. Monday on the Taconic State Parkway near Hopewell Junction after the department received 911 calls about an erratic driver, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When troopers approached Perez's vehicle, which was traveling about 40 to 50 miles per hour and at times failed to maintain a single lane, they attempted to pull over the vehicle, Hicks said. Instead of complying, Per…

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by Kathy Reakes
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
Yorktown, NY
Politics
Judiciary Committee Wants To Meet With Yorktown's Scavino In Russian Probe Judiciary Committee Wants To Meet With Yorktown's Scavino In Russian Probe
Judiciary Committee Wants To Meet With Yorktown's Scavino In Russian Probe Dan Scavino, President Donald Trump's Director of Social Media, is being asked to meet with the Senate Judiciary Committee as it investigates Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.Scavino, a Yorktown native who lives in Hopewell Junction, received a letter from Sen.  Dianne Feinstein (D-California) asking for documents concerning former FBI Director James Comey's interactions with Trump and his firing, documents related to former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and communications concerning Russian President Vladmir Putin, among others.  “Given your role on the campa…

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by Sam Barron