🌱 Hyde Park driver’s guilty plea: what investigators say really happened
Hyde Park, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Hyde Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Hyde Park driver’s guilty plea: what investigators say really happened
- Why Hyde Park just ranked among New York’s safest places
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
- Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hyde Park man pleads guilty to vehicular manslaughter (news10.com) — A Hyde Park resident has pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from a December 2025 drug-impaired crash on Albany Post Road that killed a Red Hook driver. Prosecutors say he admitted driving under the influence of multiple substances in Hyde Park and faces six to 12 years in state prison, with sentencing set for November 10. 
• These Are The 10 Safest And Most Peaceful Places To Live In New York In 2026 (takingthekids.com) — Hyde Park earns a spot among New York’s safest and most peaceful places to live, with recent data showing no reported rapes and consistently low violent crime. The article highlights the town’s historic character, Hudson River setting, and neighborly feel as key reasons families and long-term residents are drawn to the community.
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- Augtober Is Real, Dunkin' and Starbucks Set 2026 Pumpkin Spice Dates (hudsonvalleypost.com)
Rhinebeck
- Rhinebeck Business Leaders Argue Hospitality Moratorium Will Deliver a Blow to the Town (thedailycatch.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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