Hopewell Junction News

FISHKILL - Don't try building a campfire in high winds. That was the first piece of advice local Boy Scouts, their pack leaders and parents received from an environmental expert Saturday during a fire-building workshop at Stony Kill Environmental Center.

Troopers charged three motorists with driving while intoxicated in traffic stops yesterday and today in Putnam and Westchester counties, state police said.

In a room full of heating and cooling apparatus, students are being taught a trade they hope will give them a better shot at jobs than they've had lately.

A Hopewell Junction man admitted in court today he violated the terms of a probationary sentence he received following a burglary conviction in 2007.

Arni Halling, an independent management consultant based in Hopewell Junction, is the newly elected chairman of Dutchess County's SCORE chapter.

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - East Fishkill firefighters rushed to the scene of a two-car crash off Route 52 Tuesday night.

Frank Vaccariello, 37, of Hopewell Junction, was arrested as part of a drug sweep in Westchester County in which 43 people were charged in federal indictments unsealed Tuesday.

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - The East Fishkill Community Library has received an automated external defibrillator from Julia Tucker, a longtime Hopewell Junction resident.

Some came to support Tim Schopen - the popular area sports promoter whose always innovative and sometimes quirky bike races are marked 'must attend' on many cyclists' calendars.

Tuminaro Pharmacy in Hopewell Junction recently added Laura Moody to its team of pharmacists.

The 1 million-unit Maclaren baby stroller recall is the second largest since 2000, having resulted in 12 finger amputations among toddlers.

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - A car has run into a tree on Townsend Road near the Hosner Mountain Road intersection, East Fishkill police said.

Editor's note: Hopewell Junction resident Sheri Keith attended Game 6 of the World Series on Wednesday night with her friend and Poughkeepsie resident Anne Close.

Law journal readers select Hopewell company as 'best' - CompuWeather Inc. of Hopewell Junction was the recipient of the Connecticut Law Tribune's 2009 Best award.

Marlboro resident and professional dance instructor Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios, and his student, High Falls resident Dorrie Boice, won second place in the Pro/Am division of the American Lindy Hop Championships in Stamford, Conn., on Oct 24.

HOPEWELL JUNCTION: The East Fishkill Community Library hosts an opening reception for a photography exhibit 7 p.m. Nov.

With thumbs in his suspenders and white socks yanked high, Steve Urkel announced Friday United Way of Dutchess County's campaign cauldron is nearly half full.

Two years ago, Miesha Rodriguez watched one of her clients collapse in tears on the seat of her car.

Hopewell Junction, NY --Francis Dunnery, founder of 1980s English progressive rock band It Bites, recently released a new album recorded entirely through a Metric Halo 2882 converter and interface.

Many, if not most, health-care providers are urging people to get the seasonal flu shot and/or H1N1 vaccination.