Poughquag News

Art Boyko's steady progression as a high-quality triathlete reached perhaps its pinnacle moment to date at Saturday's Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon.

Assemblyman Marc Molinaro, R-Tivoli, may not face a Democratic opponent in November's election, after all.

POUGHQUAG - A new home for animals rescued from factory farms, live meat markets and abusive conditions opened its doors to the public with an open house today.

Interstate 684: Troopers from the Somers barracks issued 51 tickets - 41 for speeding - during an aggressive-driving detail May 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., state police said.

JeanMarie Garofolo of Poughquag was crowned the winner of the Jenny Lind singing competition sponsored by the Barnum Festival in Bridgeport, Conn., last month.

VALLEY BEND, W.Va. - Mary Leta Bell Cox, 91, died Tuesday, May 27, at her home. Her husband, Goff, preceded her in death.

MILLBROOK - In wishing the graduating class of Millbrook School well in their futures, former Massachusetts Gov.

Pleasant Valley resident Roger Katovich Jr. admitted in court Thursday he raped and assaulted a 59-year-old woman in January in her Poughquag apartment.

From 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, more than 200 KeyBank employees throughout the Hudson Valley will leave their bank offices at noon, change from their business suits into jeans and T-shirts, and work on community ... via Poughkeepsie Journal

“The kids all love Blue. When he's here, everything revolves around him”

On a sunny Wednesday morning at Beekman Elementary School, first-grader Karina Affonso is happily reading to her friend Cyrus. via Highland/Mid-Hudson Post

A New York man was charged with driving under the influence Friday. According to police reports, officers observed Kenneth Monteavaro, 42 of Poughquag, N.Y., traveling erratically on Wasserman Way at ... via NewsTimesLive.com

“The wholesale market has remained very difficult for my farm and other farms. It's a price cost squeeze. My costs continue to increase at a phenomenal rate, particularly labor and fuel, while the wholesale price remains low. I have to survive”

With 24 years of vegetarianism between them, it might seem a little odd that KayCee Wimbish and Owen O'Connor have started a small livestock farm. via Poughkeepsie Journal

The arrests five people have brought to 10, the number of those arrested in connection with an auto theft ring that saw vehicles stolen in New York City and transported to Westchester County for sale and ... via Mid-Hudson News

“I'm looking forward to this, very much so”

JeanMarie Garofolo appeared to cry in one verse of a Berlini aria; then, in an instant, she was smiling with eyes as bright as noon, as if tears had never clouded her luminous blue eyes. via Connecticut Post

Route 6: Anthony Rivera, 21, of Poughquag was charged March 22 with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. via Journal News

“There's no question that as we go forward ... we will encounter vested interests to keep us from consolidating.”

POUGHQUAG - Local tax receivers are breathing a sigh of relief that there is little support among lawmakers in Albany for cost-cutting measures that could consolidate or eliminate their jobs. via Poughkeepsie Journal

A man sentenced to three years' probation for assaulting an elderly woman with a shopping cart in a Somers supermarket last summer has been accused of fraudulently trying to obtain $9,000 in lost wages, the ... via Journal News

Two Arlington High School students are scheduled to appear in the Town of LaGrange Court at 9 a.m. Tuesday on charges they had drugs on school grounds. via Poughkeepsie Journal

One of the three Arlington High School students accused of planning an attack at the school on the anniversary of the Columbine massacre was arraigned Tuesday on felony conspiracy charges. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“As my children get older, I can go to movies with them that I might actually like.”

A number of ballots were busted Sunday night at the 80th annual Academy Awards by surprise best actress winner Marion Cotillard. via Poughkeepsie Journal