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Missing Hopewell Junction Teen Found In Connecticut Missing Hopewell Junction Teen Found In Connecticut
Missing Hopewell Junction Teen Found In Connecticut Update Victoria Markard, a 19-year-old from Hopewell Junction who went missing on Saturday has been located in Connecticut and is safe, East Fishkill Police announced just before 5 p.m. Monday. Markard, who has been interviewed by East Fishkill detectives, is "fine," police said, and will be returning home soon. Original report The East Fishkill Police Department is asking the public's assistance in locating 19-year-old Victoria Markard of Hopewell Junction. She was last seen leaving her residence at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. Anyone who may have had contact with Victoria or knows her …

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Missing Hopewell Junction Teen Found, Safe Missing Hopewell Junction Teen Found, Safe
Missing Hopewell Junction Teen Found, Safe Update Victoria Markard, a 19-year-old from Hopewell Junction who went missing on Saturday has been located in Connecticut and is safe, East Fishkill Police announced just before 5 p.m. Monday. Markard, who has been interviewed by East Fishkill detectives, is "fine," police said, and will be returning home soon. Original report The East Fishkill Police Department is asking the public's assistance in locating 19-year-old Victoria Markard of Hopewell Junction. She was last seen leaving her residence at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. Anyone who may have had contact with Victoria or knows her …

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Putnam Girl Busts A Move On 'Ellen' Putnam Girl Busts A Move On 'Ellen'
Putnam Girl Busts A Move On 'Ellen' Bianca Busa, an 8-year-old Hudson Valley resident, loves to dance, no matter what the stage. Busa, of Putnam Valley, performed on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Monday, dancing to Kendrick Lamar's song "Humble." "I started dancing since I was two and I remember when my sister was four years old, I used to always watch her dance and I used to always do her dance on the side with her," Busa said. Busa told DeGeneres that she dances six days a week and thinks of happy things when she dances...except for when she gets into her "fierce" mode. "When I ge…

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Poughkeepsie Woman Honored For Fighting Alzheimer's Poughkeepsie Woman Honored For Fighting Alzheimer's
Poughkeepsie Woman Honored For Fighting Alzheimer's POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Donna Slavin, a Poughkeepsie resident, is deeply devoted to ending Alzheimer's Disease. The Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter named  Slavin one of its 12 Women’s Champions.  Slavin is the coordinator for Always There Home Care, having spent her entire career working closely with the elderly. She is a regular participant and team captain in the Dutchess/Ulster Walk to End Alzheimer’s. “I do what I can for the Alzheimer’s Association … with a team that will hopefully be there for a long time to help fight this disease,” Slavin said. The Women’s Champions pr…

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Poughkeepsie Native Stars In New Short Film Poughkeepsie Native Stars In New Short Film
Poughkeepsie Native Stars In New Short Film Jennifer Jiles, a Croton-on-Hudson actress who grew up in Poughkeepsie, is ready for her closeup.  Jiles' stars in the new short film, "The Waiting Room." She plays Janet who is in purgatory waiting for her husband to join her. To Janet's surprise, when her husband joins her, he shows up with his new wife. The movie was written and directed by Debra Markowitz.  "Waiting Room is dramedy, which is new for me," Jiles said.  "It's really fun to make people cry. Last year at the Peekskill Film Festival, Jiles screened "Mother of the Week", a short film she wro…

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Training Available For Dutchess Residents Who Want To Be Weather Spotters Training Available For Dutchess Residents Who Want To Be Weather Spotters
Training Available For Dutchess Residents Who Want To Be Weather Spotters DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- If you're one of those people who can always tell your family members, neighbors, and even strangers what to expect weather-wise, then you will want to take part in an upcoming National Weather Service training event on Thursday, May 11. Held from 7 to 9 p.m., the service will offer Skywarn™ training for any resident interested in becoming a weather spotter for the National Weather Service.  Skywarn™ is a nationwide network of volunteer weather spotters who report to and are trained by the National Weather Service (NWS).  Spotters report many forms of significant o…

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Hudson Valley Residents Bill Clinton, James Patterson Writing Spy Thriller Hudson Valley Residents Bill Clinton, James Patterson Writing Spy Thriller
Hudson Valley Residents Bill Clinton, James Patterson Writing Spy Thriller Bill Clinton can now add novelist to his resume. The Chappaqua resident and 42nd president of the U.S. announced he is working on a new novel with bestselling author James Patterson, who has a home in Scarborough, that involves the President of the United States. "The President Is Missing,"  a spy thriller is set to be released in June 2018. “Working on a book about a sitting President — drawing on what I know about the job, life in the White House, and the way Washington works — has been a lot of fun,” said Clinton in a statement. Clinton has written three nonfiction books, whi…

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Town Of Poughkeepsie Offering Five-Day Youth Police Academy Town Of Poughkeepsie Offering Five-Day Youth Police Academy
Town Of Poughkeepsie Offering Five-Day Youth Police Academy POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. --  Teens who think they may be interested in a career in law enforcement are invited to attend a five-day youth academy offered by the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department in June. The program, which will run from Monday, June 26 to Friday, June 30, is for Town of Poughkeepsie teens who will be entering 10th, 11th or 12th grade in September.  The Youth Police Academy is designed to be a hands-on interactive experience where attendees will be introduced to the core functions of policing, including criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, K-9 familiarization, SWAT, …

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Poughkeepsie Brothers Put Their Faith In Christian Metal Band Poughkeepsie Brothers Put Their Faith In Christian Metal Band
Poughkeepsie Brothers Put Their Faith In Christian Metal Band POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- It's not often you hear heavy metal Christian music but brothers Barry Elliott (vocals/screams/guitar) and Melvin Hogue (drums) of Poughkeepsie believe that kind of music has a following. Their band, Diamonds to Dust, which also includes Tyler Ronconi of Wappingers Falls on lead guitar and Singer Virginia Califano of Cold Spring, recently made the switch from post-hardcore music with a pop twist to a full-fledged Christian band, with lyrics centered around faith. The band has been in existence since 2012 but added Califano and Ronconi in Fall 2016, just about when Elli…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Dutchess Program Helps Kids In Need Of A Meal Dutchess Program Helps Kids In Need Of A Meal
Dutchess Program Helps Kids In Need Of A Meal DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --  A box of cereal can mean a lot to a hungry child. One box can offer that child something to eat for breakfast for at least a week over the long summer months when they won't have access to the free breakfast offered at their school.  Dutchess County residents can help those hungry children by donating a box of cereal through the Cereal Counts! initiative started 13 years ago by Nancy and Dave Samson of Dutchess County. The premise is simple -- local residents and organizations donate a box of cereal to the effort, the cereal is then donated to various local food b…

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Hopewell Junction $1M Lottery Winner A Local Resident, Store Says Hopewell Junction $1M Lottery Winner A Local Resident, Store Says
Hopewell Junction $1M Lottery Winner A Local Resident, Store Says HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- Hopewell Junction has a new millionaire, but no one is naming names. According to employees where the winning ticket was sold, the $1 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold on Tuesday, April 18, paid out a cool million to a "local." The store's manager said the winner is someone who comes in the store "all the time," and has turned in their ticket to claim their winnings. She added that the person wishes to remain anonymous. The quick-pick ticket, purchased at Smokes 4 Less at 814 Route 82, had the five winning numbers of 8, 29, 30, 43, 64,…

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Looking For A Band Near You? Pawling Mom Is 'Tuned Into' Your Needs Looking For A Band Near You? Pawling Mom Is 'Tuned Into' Your Needs
Looking For A Band Near You? Pawling Mom Is 'Tuned Into' Your Needs PAWLING, N.Y. -- Sandy Lundy has YouTube to thank for her budding business. The Pawling resident began BandsNearMe.com a year ago and has seen the site, which directs viewers to local live music events, news and information throughout the tristate area, explode. This, despite not having a music background and knowing nothing about how to build a website (hence those YouTube videos). The idea began after helping Daryl Hall of Daryl's House with some private events and learning that when music venues promoted a band's show, only the name of the band/musician was named – no information about t…

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by Jeanne Muchnick