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Dec 8, 2025 5:04 PM

BREAKING… Putnam cabbie murdered

CARMEL – A 66-year-old taxicab driver from Brewster who had been reported missing by his family in Danbury on December 1 was murdered. The Putnam Sheriff’s Department was summoned to the Croton Falls Reservoir off Daisy Lane in the southern portions of Carmel Sunday by a fisherman who reported finding a body in the water. […]

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Dec 8, 2025 1:30 PM

Two men arrested for April gun incident at housing project

POUGHKEEPSIE – The City of Poughkeepsie police, with the assistance of the US Marshal Service (USMS), have arrested two men in connection with an April 15, 2025, “shots fired” incident at 120 Hudson Avenue, the housing project known as “The Bricks”.  J’Aaron Wheeler, 21, and Daevon Vann, 20, both residents of the City of Poughkeepsie, […]

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Dec 8, 2025 1:14 PM

Six-year-old stable after vicious stabbing; woman arrested

TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – A 30-year-old woman has been arrested in the violent stabbing of a six-year-old child in the Town of Poughkeepsie on Friday night.  The incident took place on Creek Road near Morgan Lake around 6 p.m. Police, fire, and EMS personnel were dispatched to 16 Creek Road in Poughkeepsie on Friday night. […]

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Dec 8, 2025 12:51 PM

Pearl Harbor Day remembered in Port Jervis

PORT JERVIS – Residents from both sides of the Delaware River gathered at Port Jervis’ West End Beach on Sunday afternoon to share prayers and reflection on a tragedy of more than a half-century ago at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  At the time Pearl Harbor was part of a U.S. territory that became America’s  50th state, […]

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Dec 8, 2025 6:38 AM

Local veterans pay tribute to servicemembers during Pearl Harbor remembrance

NEWBURGH – A time-honored tradition continued along the Newburgh waterfront Sunday as veterans from around Orange County gathered to pay tribute to the fallen servicemembers of Pearl Harbor. This year marked the 84th anniversary of Japan’s surprise attack on American forces in Hawaii on December 7 – sparking the nation’s entrance into World War II.  […]

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Dec 8, 2025 6:30 AM

Newburgh City Council to move forward on creation of memorial for “colored cemetery”

NEWBURGH – The Newburgh City Council appears to be ready to establish a $1.9 million parks fund to develop what has been called the colored cemetery that was discovered when renovations of the former Broadway School were being undertaken to convert it to the city courthouse. That was some 20 years ago and since then, […]

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Dec 8, 2025 6:28 AM

Deer winds up in back seat after car crash

BLOOMINGBURG – The driver of a Cadillac walked away from a crash with a deer with only minor injuries after the animal crashed through the windshield and wound up in the back seat. The accident occurred on Route 17 eastbound in Bloomingburg at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Responding agencies included the Bloomingburg and Circleville fire […]

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Dec 8, 2025 6:27 AM

Body found in Carmel reservoir

CARMEL – A body was found in the Croton Falls Reservoir off Daisy Lane in the southern portion of Carmel Sunday afternoon. Putnam Coroner John Bourges pronounced the man dead. Undersheriff James Menton said additional information regarding the victim would be released on Monday. During a holiday gathering in Brewster Sunday evening word among the […]

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Dec 8, 2025 6:23 AM

County Exec rebuffs Dems over HR Commish

POUGHKEEPSIE – Last Thursday, the Democratic legislators on the Budget and Finance Committee voted against appointing County Executive Sue Serino’s choice as Commissioner of Human Resources.  The Republicans on the committee voted to confirm Serino’s former Deputy County Executive, Rachel Kashimer, as the new Human Resources Commissioner. Minority Leader Yvette Valdés Smith explained the unified […]

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Dec 8, 2025 6:22 AM

Affluent Putnam County — Number 2 in household family income in NY

CARMEL – Putnam County is home to the second-highest median household family income in New York State. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the median income was $101,576 in 2024 which was a 7.2 percent increase from the previous year. While the highest-earning county in the state was Nassau County on Long Island with a median […]

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