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Poughkeepsie, New York Patch AM: a 5 min read

Greetings Poughkeepsie! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How 187 new affordable apartments will reshape downtown Poughkeepsie
  • Judge hands down 25-year sentence in deadly Poughkeepsie park stabbing
  • How a Poughkeepsie veteran earned statewide recognition for a lifetime of service

Also on today's calendar: Fermentation Festival 2026 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and stiff winds, with a high of 63 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mainly cloudy and warmer, temps: high: 74, low: 52.
  • Monday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Construction begins on $147M Wallace Campus affordable housing development in Poughkeepsie (newyorkconstructionreport.com) — Construction is underway on the $147 million Wallace Campus project on Main Street, turning the long-vacant Wallace Department Store and two new buildings into 187 affordable apartments and ground-floor retail in Poughkeepsie. The development will preserve historic features, add green space and a children’s play area, and taps state programs to clean up the site and improve energy efficiency for local residents.
   

2. Prison Term Imposed For Poughkeepsie Stabbing Death Of Father Of Two (patch.com) — A Poughkeepsie man has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison, plus five years of supervision, for fatally stabbing 50-year-old father of two William Gearhart near Pershing Avenue in 2024. Dutchess County prosecutors say the jury’s manslaughter conviction and the sentence underscore that serious violence in City of Poughkeepsie parks will bring firm accountability.
   

3. 'Nate the Great' inducted into Veterans Hall of Fame (VIDEO) (midhudsonnews.com) — A longtime Poughkeepsie veterans’ leader, SPC Nathan “Nate the Great” Grant, has been inducted into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame for his service and community work. From leading American Legion Post 37 in Poughkeepsie to organizing food drives, Burger Burn fundraisers, and maintaining local memorials, Grant’s decades of volunteerism continue to support veterans and educate local students.
   

4. Man Admits Setting Up Cameras In Bathrooms At Marist, Filming Men, Women: DA (dailyvoice.com) — A former Marist University student has admitted to secretly filming people in gender-neutral bathrooms inside Dyson Hall on the Poughkeepsie campus. Prosecutors say he pleaded guilty to 15 felony counts of unlawful surveillance after Town of Poughkeepsie police and school officials investigated incidents from spring 2025; sentencing is set for September.
   

5. Popular Book Turned Netflix Series Filming in the Hudson Valley (hudsonvalleypost.com) — Filming for a new Amazon Christmas movie is underway at the Poughkeepsie Galleria, adding to a growing list of Hudson Valley screen projects. A separate Netflix adaptation of “The God of The Woods” is also expected to shoot camp scenes around Newburgh, Tuxedo Park, Harriman State Park, and Forestburgh this June.
   

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    May she start living her best life now! Happy tails! Shout out to Mike at Heatseekers! (Nextdoor Lagrange)
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    Just had a Small black bear walk across my yard and up my driveway on Bancroft Road, Southside of City of Poughkeepsie!!! (Nextdoor Southside Hooker Ave)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Big hands ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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