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Tractor-trailer near-miss collision with tree in Great Barrington
A potentially catastrophic incident was averted Friday as emergency responders were called to a motor vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer hauling concrete on Route 23 near the Egremont town line.
If you're celebrating 4/20, here's your guide to mid-Hudson Valley events, deals
New York marked the opening of its 100th cannabis dispensary Wednesday in New Paltz, just days before the widely recognized unofficial cannabis holiday, April 20. The state legalized recreational marijuana in 2021. If you're 21 and over and looking to celebrate this Saturday, gear up for your choice of 4/20 events throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley.
Infrastructure Upgrades Come to Pine Plains-Stanfordville Area
Three infrastructure projects have begun in the Pine Plains-Stanfordville area as a fourth is wrapped up. Aimed at improving road safety and addressing structural deficiencies, the projects will repair local culverts and bridges and require motorists to seek alternative routes. In Pine Plains, the New York State Department of Transportation...
Please Don’t Eat the Ramps: A Wildflower Walk at Thompson Pond
On Sunday, April 14, a group of eager wildflower enthusiasts joined Pine Plains-based herbalist and ecologist Hannah Smith Schiller at Thompson Pond Preserve to learn about the many species of plants that grow right at their feet as they walk by. It was a lesson in how much people don’t notice.
Gigantic wall of snow created as crews clear snow on road to Mount Washington peak
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The road to the top of Mount Washington is being cleared, creating a massive wall of snow. Staff at the Mount Washington Observatory call it the "Cragway Drift" snow wall. A person standing next to the snow drift, with their arms raised, cannot reach even halfway...
Hyde Park Porch Collapse: Trapped Person Rescued
The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 2 p.m., Monday, April 15, at 5 Boxwood Court in Hyde Park. According to Mitchell Shron, spokesman for the Roosevelt Fire District, responding firefighters and EMS found a porch from an upper story had collapsed with one person trapped in the wreckage. The...
Homes in Dutchess County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for January shows that potential buyers and sellers in Dutchess County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sale price of $437,000. The median home sold for $400,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means January, the most recent month...
Employee Steals $12K From Philipstown Business: Police
Dutchess County resident Joshua Queen of Hyde Park, age 42, was arrested by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, April 10 on charges connected to his alleged unauthorized use of a company credit card belonging to his former Philipstown-based employer, the Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, April 16. According...
Pine Plains Town Board Dismisses All but One Member of the Conservation Advisory Council
On Thursday, April 18, the Pine Plains Town Board held a public hearing before formally ousting three out of four members of the Conservation Advisory Council (CAC). The board unanimously approved the removal of Jayelle Hoffman, Chris McNeil and Vikki Soracco. It voted to keep one member, Joan Franzone, for the new council, which the board indicated would increase from four to seven members.
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