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Poughkeepsie, New York Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Poughkeepsie! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What the new Garden Street bridge means for drivers and cyclists
  • How a Poughkeepsie courtroom handled a tragic fentanyl-related child death
  • What deadly drug mix just fueled a weekend of ODs in Poughkeepsie?

Also on today's calendar: Poughkeepsie 4th of July Fireworks from the world's longest elevated pedestrian bridge.

Today's riddle: What do French fries do when they haven’t seen each other in a while? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Garden Street bridge reopened (midhudsonnews.com) — The Garden Street bridge over the Fallkill Creek in Poughkeepsie has reopened after a year of construction, restoring a key local connection. Backed by federal and state funding, the rebuilt bridge improves turning at Garden Street and Brookside Avenue, enhances crosswalks, and adds bike sharrows, with final pavement markings coming the week of July 6.
   

2. Man who admitted negligence in death of daughter sentenced to six months (midhudsonnews.com) — A Dutchess County judge in Poughkeepsie has sentenced Thomas Martinez to six months in jail and five years’ probation after he admitted criminal negligence in his infant daughter’s 2020 fentanyl-related death in Wappingers Falls. Prosecutors say the case underscores the deadly risks of narcotics around children and note that, despite delays, they pursued accountability over several years.
   

3. Kingston's 'Fentacrack' Summer: Deadly New Drug Likely Behind ODs at Midtown Linear Park, Law Enforcement Says (newsatomic.com) — Law enforcement link a dangerous fentanyl–cocaine mix to a recent spike in overdoses in Poughkeepsie, including two deaths and 17 nonfatal cases in one weekend, and to worsening conditions in Kingston’s Midtown Linear Park. Dutchess County’s drug task force responded with targeted surveillance on Rose Street, leading to at least one arrest tied to the suspected batch.
   

4. Couple retraces historic Erie Canal journey in inflatable camping boat (timesunion.com) — A newlywed couple traveling from Buffalo to New York City in a 13-foot, solar-assisted inflatable boat stopped in Poughkeepsie’s Waryas Park and cruised past the Walkway Over the Hudson. Their six-week Erie Canal and Hudson River journey doubles as minimalist “boat camping” and a social-media project highlighting New York’s waterways and canal towns.
   

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  • Target Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Inbound (Stocking) (T1856) in Poughkeepsie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Poughkeepsie here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: “ketchup!” (Thank you Fauna T. for sending it in!)
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