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Good Will fire damages home
TOWN OF NEWBURGH – Firefighters from Good Will, Middle Hope and the City of Newburgh battled a house fire at 4 Willella Place in the Town of Newburgh on Wednesday afternoon. The cause of the two-alarm fire in the two-story wood frame house was not immediately determined. There were...
Morning rush wreck stalls Poughkeepsie traffic
POUGHKEEPSIE – A two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Innis Avenue and Maple Street (westbound arterial) in Poughkeepsie caused significant traffic delays on Thursday morning. The accident occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m. A minivan traveling south on Innis Avenue, according to one witness, attempted to make a right on...
Late criticism of spending $37,000 for weekend retreat “unfair” says Newburgh mayor
NEWBURGH – Mayor Torrance Harvey told Wednesday’s night’s session of the Newburgh City Council that while the $37,000 professional retreat for the city council last weekend was extremely educational, the late day criticism by some in the community was inappropriate. Harvey did acknowledge the council would do...
Newburgh senior housing manager asks city for help protecting residents
When she learned some City Council members are planning a walk-through of the building in response to complaints about living conditions, she was excited for the chance to plead her case for increased attention from police to help her better serve the residents.
Nicholle Hoke Guilty In Deadly Newburgh DWI Crash
Nicholle Hoke, age 45, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Orange County Court on Wednesday, April 24. Orange County prosecutors said Hoke, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, was leaving an Ulster County bar in New Paltz on the night of June 24, 2023, when she crashed into another car on Route 9W in Newburgh at around 10 p.m.
Major power outage shuts down Hyde Park
POUGHKEEPSIE – Four simultaneous power outages struck Central Hudson customers in Hyde Park on Thursday at approximately 5:21 pm. The multiple outages have affected more than 4,600 customers of the Canadian-owned utility that has been under scrutiny for erroneous billing practices and requested rate hikes recently. The outages, according...
Poughkeepsie Man Busted With Fentanyl, Cops Say
Dutchess County resident Shaquille Heirs, age 29, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested Thursday, April 25, after he was captured in the town of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force, Heirs became a target after a raid on a South Clinton Street home in March.
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