🌱 Hopewell Junction man charged after multi-day Hudson Valley child exploitation sting
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- Hopewell Junction man charged after multi-day Hudson Valley child exploitation sting
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📰 News we're reading
• 5 Alleged Child Predators Arrested After Hudson Valley, NY Sting (hudsonvalleypost.com) — A Hopewell Junction man is among five Hudson Valley residents arrested after a two-day undercover investigation in Fishkill targeting adults who allegedly tried to arrange sexual encounters with people they believed were underage. All five face attempted rape charges, some also facing prostitution-related counts, and were sent to Dutchess County Jail pending court appearances. 
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Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown →
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JJ Senior Prom
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Architectural Review Board →
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Board of Education Meeting →
Wappingers Central School District 25 Corporate Park Drive, Hopewell Junction , NY 12533
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Public Hearing on the 2026-2027 Code of Conduct & Attendance Policy →
Wappingers Central School District 25 Corporate Park Drive, Hopewell Junction , NY 12533
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RCK Senior Awards Night
Wappingers Central School District 25 Corporate Park Drive, Hopewell Junction , NY 12533
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Van Wyck-National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Wappingers Central School District 25 Corporate Park Drive, Hopewell Junction , NY 12533
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JJ ECCA Awards
Wappingers Central School District 25 Corporate Park Drive, Hopewell Junction , NY 12533
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WJH Moving Up Ceremonies
Wappingers Central School District 25 Corporate Park Drive, Hopewell Junction , NY 12533
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JJ Senior Prom
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DEFENSIVE SHOTGUN - Wappingers Falls, NY →
Dutchess County Pistol Association, 47 St Nicholas Rd, Wappingers Falls
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🗞 Nearby News
East Fishkill
- WATCH: Lost Gosling Found By Students Gets New Goose Family At Vassar College (dailyvoice.com)
- Gruesome Car Crash in Hudson Valley is Not What it Appears to Be (wpdh.com)
- DEC rescues Dutchess Co. duck from drain, rehome orphaned goose (news10.com)
Fishkill
- ‘Hate Has No Home Here': Officials Condemn Anti-Semitic Gesture at Fishkill Event (hudsonvalleycountry.com)
- Multi-Agency Child Exploitation Sting Nabs 5 Hudson Valley Men In 2 Days: NYSP (patch.com)
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