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22 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal

Public safety must be made a priority

'What if,' is a phrase we typically ask ourselves after a near miss with a bad event.

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Tue Dec 08, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Dutchess panel tables solid waste user fee

How the Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency will be funded is uncertain since a legislative committee tabled resolutions that would have created a solid waste user fee.

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Sun Dec 06, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

With Dems' votes, Steinhaus budget clears panel; hearing is next

The proposed Dutchess County 2010 budget, open to public comment on Thursday, will include no changes by the Legislature.

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Fri Dec 04, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Groups, agencies protest cuts at Dutchess budget hearing

Dutchess residents and community leaders are very concerned about County Executive William Steinhaus' proposed cuts and revenue increases in his 2010 budget.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Beacon High hosts emergency drill

BEACON - Two weeks and one day after an intruder forced the evacuation of a school in Pine Plains, a similar scenario was played out - as a drill - at Beacon High School.

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Mon Nov 30, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Crime Beat: Groups provide means for police agencies to cooperate, train

When police from five agencies responded to a hostage crisis at a school in Pine Plains this month, the officers in charge quickly devised a plan to negotiate with the gunman and keep the students safe.

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Sat Nov 28, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Old train station may be headed to fairgrounds

PLEASANT VALLEY - The next stop, and possibly the end of the line, for the town's former train station is the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck.

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Thu Nov 26, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Legislature should override health veto

Dutchess County legislators should waste no time in overriding Executive William Steinhaus' veto of a bill that sought to bring an end to the blatant unfairness of elected officials getting free health-care premiums.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Man accused in Pine Plains standoff indicted, found mentally incompetent

The man accused of holding a Pine Plains school principal hostage at gunpoint Nov.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Some legislators promise to ensure road patrol funding

Some Dutchess County legislators have publicly made a commitment to find a way to fund sheriff's road patrols without asking municipalities to pay for the service next year.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Steinhaus wants to add security plan in the 2010 budget

Although Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus had left no money in his proposed 2010 budget for a $481,247 security plan, Steinhaus wants the Legislature to add it to the budget in light of the hostage incident at Stissing Mountain Middle School in Pine Plains.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Pine Plains schools chief: 'I prayed that no one was hurt'

Pine Plains Superintendent Linda Kaumeyer answered questions and addressed rumors regarding last week's hostage situation at Stissing Mountain Middle School during Wednesday's school board meeting.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Help, no answers at forum

Very little venting took place during Thursday's community forum in Pine Plains.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

WCBSTV.com

NY School To Reopen Thursday After Hostage Scare

Share + Nov 12, 2009 5:55 am US/Eastern Reporting Tony Aiello PINE PLAINS, N.Y. 1 of 2 Stissing Mountain High School in Pine Plains was locked down and SWAT team members arrived at the school after a man entered the building and took a principal hostage on Nov.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Pine Plains back to school after gun incident

On Thursday the bucolic main street in Pine Plains,60 miles south of Albany,was a far cry from the frenzy that took over this northern Dutchess County town on Tuesday when anguished parents filled the streets wondering if their children were safe froma man who used a shotgun to take the middle school principal hostage.

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ScienceBlogs

Gun Nut Takes Over NY School [Greg Laden's Blog]

In Pine Plains New York, a gunman in his 40s, alone, has taken a high school administrator hostage, no shots have been fired, and it sounds like they are getting the students out of the school OK.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

WTEN

Pine Plains begins recovery process

A community shaken looks to begin the recovery process. People in Pine Plains remain on edge after police say 42-year-old Christopher Craft held the principal of Stissing Mountain Middle School hostage for more than two hours on Tuesday.

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Poughkeepsie Journal

Life in Pine Plains returns to normal

PINE PLAINS - A day after a Stanfordville man held a middle school principal at gunpoint, sparking fear and anxiety among parents, things here seem almost back to normal.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

WCBS

Police Suggest Motive For Alleged School Gunman

Share + Nov 11, 2009 2:44 pm US/Eastern Reporting Jay Dow PINE PLAINS, N.Y. 1 of 2 Christopher Craft, 43, is led away by police after taking a principal at his alma mater hostage on Nov.

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Poughkeepsie Journal

Pine Plains fire displaces 2 families

PINE PLAINS - Two families were displaced Thursday morning when a fire damaged their Pine Plains home.

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