Wingdale News

Carter Skye McIver of Wingdale will receive his Eagle Scout award at a ceremony this weekend.

A Town of Dover woman faces a term in state prison for taking part in three burglaries in Dutchess County within a 17-day period last summer.

A Town of Dover man who was caught driving drunk while his license was suspended last year was placed on probation for five years today.

SOMERS - Some of the students at John F. Kennedy Catholic High School signed a letter of protest and questioned school officials over the layoffs of six teachers that were announced this morning.

When 8-year-old Wayne Miller III of Wingdale celebrated his birthday recently, he decided that instead of presents, he wanted to collect food and clothing donations for some local charities.

The Alliance@IBM rallied on Route 9 today in the light rain to make public their objections to IBM's labor practices.

WINGDALE - The Dover Plains Library will show "Bedtime Stories" for it's June Popcorn & A Movie.

DOVER PLAINS - About 60 people attended the second of two public hearings tonight to discuss the fate of the former Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center.

WINGDALE - A public hearing on environmental studies for the proposed Dover Knolls development will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

SOUTHEAST - Construction of a Best Western may be delayed now that a town advisory board has rejected the hotel's design.

WINGDALE -The Wingdale Post Office will host a Passport Fair on June 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The post office is at 1809 Route 22 in Wingdale.

WINGDALE - Wingdale Elementary School has received $1,000 from Hannaford. The money was part of Hannaford's Dollars for Education program that has parents donate receipts to their children's school.

If you are planning a parade, ceremony or other public event marking Memorial Day, let us know, and we'll list your public event in the Journal and online.

A person was struck and killed instantly by a train this afternoon on the Harlen Line in Dutchess County, causing the shutdown of four Metro-North train stations.

The driver of a Honda CRV who was killed last night in a 3-car accident on Route 22 was identified this morning as Richard Grasso, 51, of Patterson, police said.

When you're trying to make ends meet on a limited budget, you might not consider what kind of impact your spending power has.

A Town of Dover man admitted in court today he obtained merchandise from a department store by using a stolen credit card.

Construction is expected to begin on a Best Western hotel in the next month. The $3 million project will be built on Route 121 near the intersection of Route 6 where the Fox Ridge Motor Inn and Keltie's Bum Steer restaurant once stood before a deadly explosion destroyed the building more than a decade ago.

On the Record features birth announcements on Page 2B on Mondays and announcements about local residents in college and the armed services on Page 3B throughout the week.

A Dutchess County man was near exhaustion this morning after clinging to his capsized rowboat in the frigid waters of Lake Gleneida before a Putnam deputy and a Kent police lieutenant rescued him, police said today.