Sunday, June 29th, 2025

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Good morning, Poughkeepsie. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 29th of June.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ On Friday morning, June 27, a Massachusetts motorcyclist named Charles Helmka was killed when his Harley Davidson was struck by a 2008 Honda Accord near mile marker 24.1 on I-84 in Wallkill—authorities said the Newburgh driver was treated for minor injuries and the investigation is ongoing. Daily Voice
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Town of Fishkill cops, with help from Beacon, New York State, Dutchess County, and Orange County units, apprehended Newburgh resident Danial Rios, 36, and 33-year-old Alyssa Montalvo after a stolen black Volkswagen was tracked from a Route 9 area near Home Depot to the wooded Stoney Kill Wildlife Area—both now face multiple charges. Mid Hudson News
- ➤ On Wednesday, police stopped a 2014 Mercedes on the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown and recovered a Colt semi-automatic gun reported stolen in Vermont as they arrested Poughkeepsie driver Jack Thomas and his passenger Jiovanni Atherton—both now face charges for weapon and stolen property possession. Mid Hudson News
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Local theater artist Ted Swindley—creator of Always … Patsy Cline—staged a workshop reading of his new one-man play Just Killing Time Before Time Kills Me on Saturday at the Phoenicia Playhouse in Ulster County. The reading—marking his one-year anniversary living in the Hudson Valley—shared his life story and southern characters with an engaged audience. Times Union
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Nearly 150 local employers, educators and community leaders met on Friday at Marist University to address workforce challenges facing the Hudson Valley—focusing on employment, housing, education, technology and manufacturing—and organizers will hold the next conference this November. Mid Hudson News
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Coleman announced on June 26 a recall of about 228,760 Converta camping cots and camping suspension stretchers after a faulty backrest caused at least seven injuries—two of which involved fractured fingers. Customers who bought these products from January 2011 through March 2025 at major retailers and online are urged to stop using them and request a free repair kit. Daily Voice
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