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State Police Name Troop K Commander
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (177+ words) highlandscurrent. org Began career in Wappinger in 2005 The New York State Police have named Major Brian Ferrone as commander of Troop K, which patrols Dutchess, Putnam, Columbia and Westchester counties. You have infinite page views remaining. Ferrone began his state…...
Putnam County to Consider Fjord Trail Lawsuit
3+ week, 6+ day ago (143+ words) highlandscurrent. org Cold Spring will send request to executive The Cold Spring Village Board on Wednesday (May 6) authorized Mayor Kathleen Foley to ask Putnam County to join a lawsuit against the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail and state parks. Foley said…...
FBI Searching Near Appalachian Market
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (180+ words) Leonard Sparks has been reporting for The Current since 2020. The Peekskill resident holds a bachelor's degree in English from Morgan State University and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and previously covered Sullivan County and Newburgh…...
Philipstown Updates Immigration Policy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (553+ words) Requires feds to provide judicial warrant A policy passed in 2017 to forbid Philipstown employees from participating in immigration enforcement has been revised to specify that access to personal data and town facilities is banned without a judicial warrant or court…...
Dutchess County Clerk to Retire
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (179+ words) Articles attributed to "staff" are written by the editor or a senior editor. This is typically because they are brief items based on a single source, such as a press release, or there are multiple contributors, such as a collection…...
Three Years After School Scare, Case Resolved
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (410+ words) Former Cold Spring resident pleads guilty to minor charge The proverb that begins, "The wheels of justice turn slowly" certainly could be applied to the prosecution of former Cold Spring resident Alexander Welsh, who was arrested in May 2023 but didn't…...
Dutchess Legislature Approves Medical Examiner
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (134+ words) Hudson Valley native will return to region The Dutchess County Legislature on Monday (March 9) approved the appointment by the county executive of Dr. Andrew Guajardo as medical examiner. Guajardo most recently was the deputy medical examiner for the Utah Office…...
Fishkill Settles With Woman Shot by Officer
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (490+ words) Weekly Update Weekend Arts Daily Beacon Daily Philipstown Daily Obituaries Daily Calendar Second suit filed in incident at complex outside Beacon The Fishkill Town Board on Feb. 4 approved a $225, 000 settlement with a woman who says a police officer shot her…...
Philipstown Discusses Immigration Policy
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (940+ words) Weekly Update Weekend Arts Daily Beacon Daily Philipstown Daily Obituaries Daily Calendar Residents ask for update to how town might respond to ICE Some residents have asked the Town Board to update a 2017 policy that limits Philipstown's cooperation with federal…...
Beacon Chief Makes Statement on Assault (Updated)
4+ mon, 23+ hour ago (955+ words) News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York Weekly Update Weekend Arts Daily Beacon Daily Philipstown Daily Obituaries Daily Calendar Search continues for attacker who seriously injured woman Beacon Police Chief Tom Figlia on Friday (Jan. 30) released…...