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🌱 Driving the Mid-Hudson this weekend? Here’s when delays will peak.

Poughkeepsie, New York Patch AM: a 5 min read

Cheers Poughkeepsie! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Driving the Mid-Hudson this weekend? Here’s when delays will peak.
  • Police seek more tips after serious Orchard Place hit-and-run arrest.
  • K-9 alert on Mill Street ends with major drug seizure.

Also on today's calendar: Fermentation Festival 2026 and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 90, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Travel Advisory: Delays Expected On Mid-Hudson Bridge This Weekend (hudsonvalleypost.com) — Expect significant overnight delays on the Mid-Hudson Bridge’s Poughkeepsie side late Friday into Saturday as construction reduces traffic to a single alternating lane for rehabilitation work. If you’re crossing the Hudson during those hours, plan extra time, slow down near the work zone, and check 511NY or the Bridge Authority’s feeds for real-time updates.
   

2. Man, 39, Charged In Hit-Run That Left Victim Seriously Injured In Poughkeepsie (dailyvoice.com) — Poughkeepsie police say they’ve arrested 39-year-old resident Michael Baker in connection with an April 28 vehicle-versus-pedestrian hit-and-run on Orchard Place that left a victim seriously injured. He was arraigned in Poughkeepsie City Court and released, while detectives continue investigating and are asking anyone with information to call the department’s tip line, with anonymous tips accepted.
   

3. Drug charges filed in Poughkeepsie (newportdispatch.com) — State police say a traffic stop on Mill Street in the City of Poughkeepsie led to felony drug charges against a Bronx man after a K-9 alerted to narcotics. Officers report seizing cocaine, crack, and paraphernalia, and the suspect was arraigned in Poughkeepsie City Court and sent to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center.
   

4. Ketcham alum Owen Paino prepares for College World Series with Ole Miss (poughkeepsiejournal.com) — A Poughkeepsie-raised shortstop, Owen Paino, is heading to the College World Series with Ole Miss after a standout high school career at Roy C. Ketcham. He credits his Wappingers and Poughkeepsie baseball roots for preparing him for big stages and hopes his success shows local kids they can reach the sport’s highest levels too.
   

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    Saturday June 13
  • Poughkeepsie Pride March and Festival →
    Victor C. Waryas Park, Waryas Park Promenade, Poughkeepsie
    12:00 pm
    • Tuesday June 16
  • Rockland - Marketing That Fits Your Business
    Women's Enterprise Development Center Nyack Public Library, 59 South Broadway, Nyack, New York, 10960, United States
    6:00 pm
  • Board of Education Meeting
    Spackenkill Union Free School District Orville A Todd Middle School Library, 11 Croft Rd, Poughkeepsie\
    6:30 pm
    • Wednesday June 17
  • Tu Ingreso Extra: como empezar un negocio paralelo
    Women's Enterprise Development Center Zoom
    6:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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