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Business

Workers' 'Skills Gap' May Be Hurting Dutchess County Economy DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Local companies are having a tough time finding experienced, skilled workers and it could be hurting the Lower Hudson Valley’s economic growth, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Unemployment in Dutchess County is the lowest it’s been since the first year of the Great Recession, but a “skills gap” has emerged that has left many people unqualified for the specialized and middle skill-level jobs still available in the area, according to the Journal. Though the recession has officially been over since 2009, those employees with mid-level experience (10-15 years on …

by James O'Rourke

06/17/2016

Neighbors

New Rochelle Nonprofit Honors 3, Awards Scholarships At Luncheon NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Three community leaders and two soon-to-be high school graduates were honored Thursday at the New Rochelle Council of Community Services' annual luncheon.The June 9 event, held at Beckwith Pointe, recognized transFORM the art of custom storage; Milijana “Millie” Radonjic-Ilich, coordinator of Amy’s Greenhouse and creator of the Committee of the Hudson Park Children’s Greenhouse; and Gustavo Barbosa, House 1 principal at New Rochelle High School. The individuals and the business "exemplify service to the New Rochelle Community," according to a statement from th…

by James O'Rourke

06/17/2016

Events

Tickets Available Friday For Music Festival At Dutchess County Airport WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. – The Speed of Sound Music Festival is set to return to the Dutchess County Airport led by Grammy-nominated artists The Lumineers. Tickets go on sale this weekend. The Aug. 7 concert is also to feature Simone Felice, Rayland Baxter, Swear and Shake, Nicole Atkins, Fiction of the Future and others, according to event organizers. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Radio Woodstock Cares Foundation, a nonprofit that aids Hudson Valley residents in need. “We’re excited to welcome back the Speed of Sound Festival to our own Dutchess County Airport,” said Dutchess Co…

by James O'Rourke

06/17/2016

Neighbors

New Rochelle Students Pose As 'Sculptures,' Offer Lessons In History NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Fourth-graders at Jefferson Elementary School this week dressed as notable figures from history and modern day as they stood as "sculptures" for visiting parents and siblings, according to the school district.The children dressed as famous people from history, including Henry Ford and gymnast Gabby Douglas, and as more modern people like Kobe Bryant and Steve Jobs. According to the district, they stood perfectly still until passing adults pushed a "Press Me" sticker on the students' shirts or jackets. The students then "sprang to life," re…

by James O'Rourke

06/17/2016

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie Man Charged In Connection With String Of Burglaries DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. – Authorities investigating a string of thefts from gas stations and convenience stores have arrested a Poughkeepsie man, charging him with a third-degree burglary, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Jason M. Reed, who was arrested along with two women about 1:30 a.m. Monday near a Shell gas station in Hyde Park, is to answer to the felony charge in court on June 23, according to the Journal. Authorities have been investigating a number of break-ins and thefts across the county since May 3, according to the Journal, which reported that Reed is suspected in the crim…

by James O'Rourke

06/16/2016

Politics

Disagreements Continue As Spring Valley Board Splits Over Village Clerk SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. – The Spring Valley Village Board continued its divisive ways on Tuesday as two trustees walked out of the scheduled board meeting and later set up a meeting of their own without the village mayor, according to lohud.com. The board has engaged in numerous battles in recent months, but Tuesday’s conflict focused on the appointment of Village Clerk Kathryn Ball, according to lohud.com. Trustees Vilair Fonvil and Sherry McGill do not acknowledge Ball as clerk and walked out of the meeting, preventing Mayor Demeza Delhomme and Trustee Asher Grossman from continuing the meeti…

by James O'Rourke

06/16/2016

Politics

Congressional Candidates Teachout, Yandik Square Off During Debate Congressional candidates Zephyr Teachout and Will Yandik were technically debating on Wednesday, but they seemed to agree on many issues, according to Time Warner Cable News. Teachout, a Fordham University law professor, and Yandik, deputy town supervisor in Livingston, are running for the Democratic nomination in the 19th Congressional District, which includes parts of Dutchess County, according to Time Warner. Among the issues where the candidates saw eye to eye during the Democratic primary debate were health-care reform, Common Core and water contamination issues in Rensselaer County, a…

by James O'Rourke

06/16/2016

Business

N.Y. Legislature Passes Bill Paving Way For Peekskill Craft Brewery PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Plans to bring a brewery to Peekskill’s Charles Point Marina took one step closer to reality Tuesday when a bill aimed at changing the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Law won legislative approval, according to lohud.com. Scott Vaccaro, owner of the Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. in Elmsford and a manufacturing license holder, and Louis Lanza, a retail license holder and restaurateur who owns several operations in New York City, have plans to partner their resources to open a brewery on the 7-acre marina property on John Walsh Boulevard, according to lohud.com. The …

by James O'Rourke

06/16/2016

Police & Fire

Connecticut State Police Vow To Prosecute Cases Of 'Swatting' HARTFORD, Conn. – After the arrest of a 17-year-old boy in connection with a false school threat in Hartford, Connecticut State Police issued a warning to anyone who may consider reporting a false incident: Such reports are dangerous, criminal and will be punished to the full extent of the law. The 17-year-old, whose name was not released because of his age, is accused of using social media to falsely report that an armed student was threatening others at A.I. Prince Technical High School, according to authorities. A state police SWAT team, officers and detectives from a number of other law…

by James O'Rourke

06/16/2016

Police & Fire

Orangetown Police Charge 3 With DWI In Pearl River, Nyack ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- Orangetown police arrested three people on suspicion of drunken driving this past weekend during unrelated incidents in Pearl River and Nyack, according to authorities. The first of the arrests announced by police on Tuesday was that of Therese P. Dolan of Pearl River, who was taken into custody about 5:15 p.m. on Friday, June 10. Dolan, who was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, was arrested on South Middletown Road after apparently striking a guard rail on Veterans Memorial Drive, according to police. The 56-year-old, who is accused of failing a sobr…

by James O'Rourke

06/16/2016

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