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Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Harlem Valley area activity report 4/19 through 04/24. 04/23—Deputies responded to 14 Smith Street in the Village of Pawling for a welfare check of a male subject laying in the driveway. A male subject was located and was determined to be highly intoxicated. Male transported to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital via EMS for evaluation.
SUNY Ulster tuition to increase in fall
KINGSTON – Tuition at SUNY Ulster will increase by $100 per semester beginning this fall, college officials told the oversight committee of the county legislature on Tuesday. That will bring annual tuition to $5,480, said College President Dr. Alison Buckley. “We, for years, perhaps capped tuition artificially low, and...
Suspect On Run: Teens Shot Near Poughkeepsie High School
The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 3 p.m., Tuesday, April 30, close to Poughkeepsie High School in the area of Fox Terrace and South White Street in Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the Poughkeepsie Police officers responded to numerous calls of shots fired. Responding officers found one 17-year-old boy shot in the neck and "bleeding profusely."
Saugerties man pleads guilty to burglary just prior to jury selection
Saugerties resident Kirk Shultis, Jr., who in 2022 faced charges of felony custodial interference and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child in the alleged disappearance of his daughter, pleaded guilty to burglary in Ulster County Court last week. Just prior to jury selection on Monday, April 22, Shultis, Jr....
Parolee with 19 prior arrests and five felony convictions arrested again
TOWN OF LLOYD – A 54-year-old homeless man has been arrested for the third time in less than two weeks by Lloyd Town Police. Tobi Tobin is on parole for grand larceny and has 19 prior arrests and five felony convictions. On April 29, he was charged with felony...
New affordable and workforce housing project planned in Kingston
KINGSTON – Baxter Development has created modern workforce and affordable housing in many locations in the Mid-Hudson Valley and is now planning to build its first project in the City of Kingston. Company President Eric Baxter said the 60-70 units will be constructed at 615 Broadway at the site...
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