Skip to contentPOUGHKEEPSIE – A 50-year-old convicted murderer is going back to prison after pleading guilty to gun and drug charges in Dutchess County Court on Wednesday.  Rasheem Thomison’s latest convictions are related to a February traffic stop in Poughkeepsie where he was found in possession of more than eight grams of cocaine packaged for sale and a 9mm ghost gun.Dutchess County Senior Assistant District Attorney Scott Johnson asked for Thomison to be classified as a “Persistent Violent Felon” and Judge McLoughlin agreed.  As a result of the classification, Thomison was...…Skip to contentPOUGHKEEPSIE – A 50-year-old convicted murderer is going back to prison after pleading guilty to gun and drug charges in Dutchess County Court on Wednesday.  Rasheem Thomison’s latest convictions are related to a February traffic stop in Poughkeepsie where he was found in possession of more than eight grams of cocaine packaged for sale and a 9mm ghost gun.Dutchess County Senior Assistant District Attorney Scott Johnson asked for Thomison to be classified as a “Persistent Violent Felon” and Judge McLoughlin agreed.  As a result of the classification, Thomison was...WW…

Skip to contentALBANY – The Competitive Power Venture’’s electric generating plant in the Town of Wawayanda has been operating for the last several years under a cloud of concerns that the facility was approved under some potentially “shady” deals in Albany.Senator James Skoufis (D, Cornwall), chairman of the Senate Investigations Committee, has just launched an investigation into how the power plant sandwiched between Interstate 84 and Route 6, was approved and built.He announced on Thursday that his investigations committee will take a several month’s-long look into how it was...…Skip to contentALBANY – The Competitive Power Venture’’s electric generating plant in the Town of Wawayanda has been operating for the last several years under a cloud of concerns that the facility was approved under some potentially “shady” deals in Albany.Senator James Skoufis (D, Cornwall), chairman of the Senate Investigations Committee, has just launched an investigation into how the power plant sandwiched between Interstate 84 and Route 6, was approved and built.He announced on Thursday that his investigations committee will take a several month’s-long look into how it was...WW…

Skip to contentALBANY- Cyberattacks in New York State increased 53 percent between 2016 and 2022, jumping from 16,426 incidents in 2016 to 25,112 in 2022, a report by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found.  DiNapoli believes estimated losses in New York from cyberattacks in 2022 totaled over $775 million, while losses nationwide totaled $10.3 billion.“Cyberattacks are a serious threat to New York’s critical infrastructure, economy and our everyday lives,” said DiNapoli.  “Data breaches at companies and institutions that collect large amounts of personal information expose New...…Skip to contentALBANY- Cyberattacks in New York State increased 53 percent between 2016 and 2022, jumping from 16,426 incidents in 2016 to 25,112 in 2022, a report by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found.  DiNapoli believes estimated losses in New York from cyberattacks in 2022 totaled over $775 million, while losses nationwide totaled $10.3 billion.“Cyberattacks are a serious threat to New York’s critical infrastructure, economy and our everyday lives,” said DiNapoli.  “Data breaches at companies and institutions that collect large amounts of personal information expose New...WW…

Skip to contentSTORMVILLE – The maximum security Green Haven Correctional Facility in Stormville has been placed on lockdown following more than 24 hours of violence.  State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Acting Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III ordered the lockdown that includes a full facility search.Most of the violence, according to Martuscello has been “incarcerated against incarcerated” but noted that staff members have also been assaulted.One correction officer sustained a broken nose and another suffered a laceration after being assaulted with a...…Skip to contentSTORMVILLE – The maximum security Green Haven Correctional Facility in Stormville has been placed on lockdown following more than 24 hours of violence.  State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Acting Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III ordered the lockdown that includes a full facility search.Most of the violence, according to Martuscello has been “incarcerated against incarcerated” but noted that staff members have also been assaulted.One correction officer sustained a broken nose and another suffered a laceration after being assaulted with a...WW…

Skip to contentTAPPAN – Governor Kathy Hochul lent her support to striking United Auto Workers union employees as she joined the picket line in Rockland County today (Wednesday).Carrying a red UAW on strike sign, the governor joined the picket line at the Chrysler parts depot in Tappan.Her visit was days after President Biden became the first sitting president to join an auto workers picket line when he stood with UAW workers on September 26 at GM’s Willow Run Redistribution Center in Belleville, Michigan.The union began its strike for better wages on September 25.Negotiations are ongoing...…Skip to contentTAPPAN – Governor Kathy Hochul lent her support to striking United Auto Workers union employees as she joined the picket line in Rockland County today (Wednesday).Carrying a red UAW on strike sign, the governor joined the picket line at the Chrysler parts depot in Tappan.Her visit was days after President Biden became the first sitting president to join an auto workers picket line when he stood with UAW workers on September 26 at GM’s Willow Run Redistribution Center in Belleville, Michigan.The union began its strike for better wages on September 25.Negotiations are ongoing...WW…