Author: Mid Hudson News

RED HOOK – A suspected art thief who broke into Bard College Saturday morning, stole artwork, and fled on foot was apprehended by drones operated by members of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) unit a short time later.  The burglar is now facing a felony burglary charge. Deputies responded to…

TOWN OF CHESTER – The Town of Chester has had preliminary discussions with Orange County about selling the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center (SLPAC), which is operating in a deficit, to the county. Originally known as the Lycian Center for the Performing Arts, SLPAC was built in 1992. Town of Chester Supervisor Brandon Holdridge said…

LEEDS – Praising the round-the-clock efforts of volunteer firefights, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $25 million fund to provide the newest and most modern firefighting equipment to help them do their job. She made the announcement while at the Leeds firehouse in Greene County on Friday, telling volunteers and local officials she has allocated $1…

PORT JERVIS – Minisink Valley spoiled Port Jervis’s return to historic Glennette Field on Friday night, defeating the previously undefeated Raiders 28-14 in a non-league football showdown. Minisink Valley quarterback Robert LaBarbara rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns and threw for a touchdown pass to Charlie Olsen. Running back Zach Filip rushed 108 yards…

MONTICELLO – The Sullivan County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling is hosting a no-fee residential household hazardous waste collection event on Sunday, October 20th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Monticello transfer station located at 91 Landfill Drive in Monticello. Kassie Thelman, the recycling coordinator said, “We’re having our hazardous waste event…

MIDDLETOWN – Thomas D. Weddell, newly elected Chair of the SUNY Orange Board of Trustees, has been named Treasurer of the New York Community College Trustees (NYCCT) executive board. NYCCT represents the appointed board members who govern the 30 community colleges within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Weddell now joins a prestigious…

BEACON – A child suffered serious injuries while hiking on Mount Beacon on Friday as part of an educational field trip with the Beacon City School District.  The 11-year-old child required a rescue effort involving the Beacon Fire Department, Beacon Medic 1, DEC, and others at approximately 2:30 p.m. The student was located along the…

PORT JERVIS – Linebacker Ben Rivera impressed Port Jervis football coach Damien Striharsky last year as a seventh grader. And Rivera wasn’t mixing it up with the modified or jayvee team. He was making plays against the varsity team as a 12-year-old during practices. This season, as an eighth-grader, Rivera earned the call-up to varsity…

WHITE PLAINS – A Peekskill man was sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison for the 2022 stabbing murder of his stepfather and setting fire to his mother’s apartment on the same day. Shane Gilleo, 32, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for murdering his stepfather, Edward Reeves and five…

WHITE PLAINS – A Brooklyn man was sentenced to two to six years in state prison for the August 2023 hit-and-run in Hartsdale that killed a 65-year-old woman. Antonio Robles Sanchez, 43, pled guilty on August 1 to vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting and criminally negligent homicide, all felonies, as…