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Movie Production Will Cause Lengthy Road Closure In Dutchess Movie Production Will Cause Lengthy Road Closure In Dutchess
Movie Production Will Cause Lengthy Road Closure In Dutchess Click here for an updated story: Dutchess Won't Be 'A Quiet Place' During Paramount Horror Movie Production Original report: DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - Dutchess is going to be in the movies, but it will come at somewhat of a cost for local motorists. A movie being filmed near Starkdale Farm in Pawling will result in the closure of a long stretch of West Dover Road from Sept. 6 through Oct. 23. The closure will be south of Blackberry Drive. West Dover Road is just west of Route 22. The name of the movie and other details about it have not yet been released, but check back to Daily Voice for u…

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Hudson Valley Photographer Gets Stamp Of Approval From US Postal Service Hudson Valley Photographer Gets Stamp Of Approval From US Postal Service
Hudson Valley Photographer Gets Stamp Of Approval From US Postal Service WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Bonnie Sue Rauch never thought a photo she took of a monarch butterfly perched on a zinnia nine years ago would end up on a Forever Stamp.But thanks to an image she had on file with a stock agency, her photograph was selected as part of the U.S. Postal Service pollinators series -- basically a one in 40,000 shot based on the number of submissions the Postal Service receives, according to a postal service spokesman. Others in the series include a monarch and a coneflower, a monarch and a goldenrod, a western honeybee and a golden ragwort, a western honeybee and a …

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Dutchess Rallies To Show Solidarity With Charlottesville Dutchess Rallies To Show Solidarity With Charlottesville
Dutchess Rallies To Show Solidarity With Charlottesville DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- People in Rhinebeck gathered Sunday night to show they were with the people in Charlottesville, who protested white supremacists. The rally was held at Route 9 and Market Street.  People chanted, "No fear, everyone is welcome here," as supporters drove by and honked horns. Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) said he rejects hate groups like white supremacists, neo-Nazis and the KKK, saying they have no legitimate place in our political and societal discourse. "I am confident that the Department of Justice will vigorously prosecute and hold accountable tho…

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Community Rallies Around Smallest NPR Station, Which Reaches Dutchess Community Rallies Around Smallest NPR Station, Which Reaches Dutchess
Community Rallies Around Smallest NPR Station, Which Reaches Dutchess A campaign to help a National Public Radio station that reaches East Dutchess buy a transmitter has raised almost $30,000. Robin Hood Radio, the smallest NPR station in the country, broadcasts in Dutchess, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Their 31-year old transmitter recently died, and a new transmitter costs $27,000. The GoFundMe has raised $28,400 from 163 people in seven days as of Monday afternoon. "It amazes me, I didn't know what to expect," Marshall Miles, who helps run Robin Hood Radio, said. "I am blown away by the generosity of the public. It's come from all demogr…

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Know Him? Lost Dog Found In Wappingers Falls Know Him? Lost Dog Found In Wappingers Falls
Know Him? Lost Dog Found In Wappingers Falls DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - Members of the Lost Pets of the Hudson Valley are hoping to reunite a missing dog who was recently found in Wappingers Falls. A black and white canine made his way into Five Star Automotive Repair on Route 9 this week and volunteers are hopeful of helping him track down his family. The dog has a black coat with white fur on its chest and paws and he is sporting a red collar. The people that found him said that the phone number on his tag isn’t working. Anyone with information or who may know this dog’s family has been asked to call (845) 416-4799. The information c…

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Backpacks, Supplies Program Pitching In For Dutchess Students Backpacks, Supplies Program Pitching In For Dutchess Students
Backpacks, Supplies Program Pitching In For Dutchess Students DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Needy students across Dutchess County will have school supplies thanks to the hard work of Dutchess County Government employees, City of Poughkeepsie employees and Marist College students. The group collected over 1,400 composition notebooks and school supplies as part of the "Backpacks, Supplies & More" program, according to Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro.  The school supplies will be distributed to local students who need them on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Christ Episcopal Church, 20 Carroll St., in Poughkeepsie. 

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Seen Her? Dog Goes Missing In Dutchess Seen Her? Dog Goes Missing In Dutchess
Seen Her? Dog Goes Missing In Dutchess DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - Police in Hyde Park are hoping to help reunite a missing dog who ran off in Rhinebeck. Bella, a 12-year-old dog who suffers from seizures, was reported missing from her Ceder Heights Road home on Thursday. Police in Hyde Park said she was recently spotted in the Northern Hyde Park and Rhinebeck area. According to Bella’s family, she is on medication for her seizures, which she has not had access to since going missing at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 3. Anyone with information on her whereabouts or who spots her has been asked to call (845) 876-876 or (917) 669-998…

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Video: Coyote Spotted Prowling Near Stop & Shop In Hudson Valley Video: Coyote Spotted Prowling Near Stop & Shop In Hudson Valley
Video: Coyote Spotted Prowling Near Stop & Shop In Hudson Valley Maybe it was looking to make a quick stop at the supermarket? For the second time this week, a coyote has been spotted roaming the streets of Westchester. A passerby shot video of a coyote prowling on Main Street in Peekskill on Tuesday night, across from Stop & Shop in the Beach Shopping Center. It was not immediately clear if it was the same coyote that was hanging out between Route 9A and the Cortlandt train station in Montrose earlier this week, or a separate animal, though a witness said it looked similar. These sightings come on the heels of coyotes being tracked in Greenburgh, T…

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Communities Rally To Help Dutchess Teen Who Needs New Heart Communities Rally To Help Dutchess Teen Who Needs New Heart
Communities Rally To Help Dutchess Teen Who Needs New Heart Sometimes a cause will just move you to act and that's exactly what happened to Joe Petrucelli of Tri-County Sporting Goods in Patterson when he heard about a 14-year-old Pawling teen who needs a heart transplant. Petrucelli is no stranger to causes and is always looking to help the community. So when he met Joshua Brennan at the Pawling Fire Department recently he knew he had found his latest endeavor. "I find out this kid needs a new heart and his father Tom is a volunteer firefighter and he just loves the fire department and was recently named an honorary fireman by the chief in a s…

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Wallet Lost In 1977 Will Be Returned To Ex-Fishkill Resident 40 Years Later Wallet Lost In 1977 Will Be Returned To Ex-Fishkill Resident 40 Years Later
Wallet Lost In 1977 Will Be Returned To Ex-Fishkill Resident 40 Years Later DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A recent find in a ceiling during a renovation was like traveling back in time for East Fishkill Police Chief Kevin Keefe. The chief was contacted last week by John Jay High School Assistant Principal Paul Albanese after a work crew found a girl's wallet inside the ceiling during a renovation of the school. When inspecting the wallet, Albanese discovered it had been placed there in 1977, the same year the chief himself graduated from John Jay. "I knew the family, they lived a block over from me when I was growing up," Keefe said. "I also knew a lot of the people in…

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Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Department Celebrates Youth Academy Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Department Celebrates Youth Academy
Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Department Celebrates Youth Academy DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Sixteen teens recently graduated from the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department's 2017 Youth Academy. The five-day academy, offered to students in high school, was the second for the department and is aimed at providing positive interaction with police officers and create a better understanding and communication between the officers and young people, said Capt. Ken Roman. The academy was conducted by Officer Christopher Hamel and Officer Bard Cookinham who provided classroom instruction, as well as demonstrations and reality-based training sessions. During the fiv…

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Community Supports Family After Hudson Valley Mom Dies While Hiking Community Supports Family After Hudson Valley Mom Dies While Hiking
Community Supports Family After Hudson Valley Mom Dies While Hiking The Yorktown community has come together to support the family of Tracey Doerr Lister, who died Monday from complications of heat stroke while hiking with her boys at Black Canyon National Park in Colorado. Lister, who grew up in Yorktown and was living in Colorado, was 49 years old and would have celebrated her birthday Friday, July 14. Lister was hiking with her 16- and 20-year-old sons when she collapsed on the trail, according to the National Park Service. Son Hansen Lister is a junior in college and Barrett Lister a junior in high school. Tracey's brother, Rob Doerr, is a police offic…

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