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JULIE DOLL.CfTY EDITOR (045)437 4033 SATUnPAY, JUlY7T2Mi IN BRIEF ITA niwnlnM KlWJr rv iA4 V'AI riraici voic Miau jiu get? iwu Man facos felony chnrgbs In crash A Wapplngers Falls man who was allegedly drunk last month when ds pickup' truck collided head on with a motorcycle is facing vchlc ular manslaughter charges. Robert Main Street, was darraigned counts of Vehicular man and 'ont 'count 'of trlmhiaily'negllgent bomk I cide, felonies, and two mis (lemcanor counts of driving Aylille Intoxicated, Dutchess County, Court Judge Gerald V.Hayes Set ball at $000 caslrand $50,000 bond and adjourned the case until July According state police, Gocbcl Was driving east on Tltus.llle libit Ih the Town, tjf LaGrnnge about 6i50 p.m. onjuna'l? wlicii Jilsitrtfck veered into the; westbound, struck a hibt'orcyeje operated by'v year old lamesAndrews of tiie ipwp pi, i'ougnkcepste, Andrews, vya Jdllccl In the accident, According to eour documents, Coebel had a blood alcohol levej pFp.l9.ofl per Cen nearly twlcclhc legal Ilnu't when be was.takcn. Into custody. A story in Friday's Pough kecpsi.e Journal included Incorrect Inforrhatioh regard, InK the blood alcohol content pf the jwcl men wvolved in the' accident City man ploods guilty to woapons cliargos A City of Ppughkcepsle' rriarifaccs arilB mohth prison term after admitting fyidaylie Iiad a loaded ,38 caliber hand' gun in Ids car when Stopped by police earlier this year.

Herman Hlntpn, 20, pf Frankjlh Street; entered a guilty plea to attempted criin Tnal possession of a weapon, a felony, in proceedings before' Dutchess County Court Judge Gerald V. Hayes. In exchange for hs. guilty pica, Ilihton was promised a sentence of no more than li years jn prison. lie is due to return to court for scntenc ing Aug.

15. Psychlatri potlont nccusod of groping A patient at the Hudson River, Psychiatric Center in the Town of Ppughkccpsic was arrested Thursday night after allegedly groping a female patient and directing lewd comments toward, her, i wai arrested after the, cchtert officials reported tq police the man had allegedly graphed the breast of the victim and made sexual comments. He was arrested 'arid charged wi tli forcible touching, a and Hransported toStrFranGis I 16. pital's fcsychiatriq unit for evaluation: Policy puihes health for kids tSI By Anthony Farmw Ppuflhkoipptfo Journal A plan to have Jnfwts and. toddlers screened by a nurse within .48 hpurs of entering the 'ysterri is eipected, to be approved fey tlie putcltess County JU gls lat'ure pnay.

Young children; often cntef the system, without even abaslc their; iedlcal conditlo'nbr deve, optntrit. Many of the children enter foster care! becausp of abuse ot neglect by their parents', Family Court fudge Damlan Amod) told the Legislature's iFamllyUuman, fCornmlttce.ThUrsday.' "Ttie Idea to ensure young people are given some kind pf evaluation as, promptly as possible," Ainodco said In support pf the proposal. The' pronpse'd' polled, which wpuld apply to chll Lcdslature's Citizen's Advii sory Committee' pn Foster Care and nahel rWnttal I.i4t venr In responsc'to the concern 6f fisher parent it; hlldron In county car; There werempro than 300 illdfcn In foster care in the, tljc'nyere 5 or' 'Foster hareni SaVali and Ttbfh Klug took In a 14in6rith' plii foster! son in September and immediately noticed problems with the bpy, Who, would frequently act out and. harm 'himself. 11? klugs called their social Worker for assistance and were told, therei werd rio programs' to hclpi even though the cpUn ty Health Department has an jjarly Intcrvent ion Prpgram for such situations.

fto about the program, few, tnontlM agd atid fait foster sv Itas shown improvement; "jli tiie, two mdntliihp's bfcen gelling the care, he's a different kld.l.Tbm Mug said. The Klugs. nciw hope' other foster children won't haye the same problem, AwmontM growing 'It also, means th foster parents will be' aware. early intcrvintioh exists," Tom lAmddep salij ie hopes the program i cart bet extended to children of all tor, Fran Knipp salif iiid advisory committer Is lbpK Ins! Inlti wiat othcif counties ariidojng for plder children. WHAFSKEXt LEQISIATUHE: i.i Tho Duichosa County LoolslWiiro mool nl 4, p.m.

Monday op tho lxth fioqr of tlto CoMnty kot "It's pviif rdsponslbHltyjto tcnsurt thijf oitr tnps't vl nerablc children rertiyc all tlio SerVjCts they arventilleil to," Kfapi ahl VAL HILL irJITIrtTlUE Issues feiTJiit 4ftbj SPEAK UP SPLIT ON RINKINdAGg Thursday's quostlon 12 responses Do you thmk tjie legal 'drinking age should remain 21 Yoi: 0 Evtn bldef would be betJ ter, Wit, It definitely, should never go down. And should raise the smoking age to'2 also. NojiO Tfiere should be no mih' Imuijn age, people must learn responsibility. They can do everything else at 18, Including go in the service and be killed for their country I think it should'he moved back down to Today's iquostlon Do you agree with the Bush administration's decision to classify a fetus as an "unborn child?" (Please see story, page lA 5peoJc chance to express opinions, pill ($45 437 4923 between 7 am, and 7 p.m. Please call pnry once, Speak Up is not intended as a scientific survey.

Madeline Spdck, rlgHI, (t rosldont of the Edori Park Health Caro Center In tho City o( Poughkoopsla, talks Tuesday with, Jonnifor Roborts, a participant In Pihtv! OjulltivPpuolikeepfl1! Journal, the; Gifts Uefidorshlp Workshop, pi the Eloanof Roq sovolt Center at Val Kill. Participants also visited tho United Matlphs headquarters In NoW York City. Workshop draws 30 whoro to wnto from around the nation By Robin Sim Itog Foi tho Pmiglikoopfiifl Journal lliirty tcenage girls sat pver lunch discussing civil rights, abortion and death'on a recent afternoon. The 'teens had "Just cmergod from a lectuje on the Jhistory 6( feminism by 'Hbbn ay women's historylprofssorat lajist College Ihi the Town of pOughkeepsw "At most girls don't think about this stuff. they' might not Voice their opinion," said Vivian a junior C.

KctchamHli gchoo in wappingcrs jails, But a leadership confer' ertce sponsored by the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val Klll in Hydd Park gives the young womon a chance to tliink and talk about a variety of social, and personal Issues. The 30 participants of this year's Girls Leadership Workshop were selected from 300 applicants. Now In its fifth year, the, event draws "teeri' age girls from the I Iudson Valley and from around the country. "VVe have reprcscnto tipn.from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, urban and settings," said. Mary arm Workshop 6pr Oryorslty irettm) Thprpgrarh cjrhphar i Izes expos pi the participants toll VariV cty of perspective, fallek said, the programs, lc turcs, and activities are designed tpi; promote the idea supported by Eleanor Roosevelt that each human being has value.

Those IntbroshxJ In par tlcipatlnp in UiO 2002 Girls Loadorshlpi Work shop should be ontoririg tho 10th or 11th grado and must exhibit com mitmont to volunteer service, citizenship and social Justice. Thoro Is a $100 registration too and the post bl transportation to and from the program. Financial assistance Is avajl ablo for those who nood Itondaronccoptodto the program. For Information, contact the Eloanor Poosovolt Cisntor at Val Klll, P.O. Box 255, Hydo Park, J.Y.

42530, You also can fax an Inquiry to (45)229 0742. l.und vlc.ims VI like getting tp be Involved With dilTerent said Aisha Pittman, a junior at Poughkccpsic Higli School. "You get to see how people feel and think about different issues," prcchtl Walker, a junior at Newburgh Free Academy, said this was her time away from home, and the experience has helped her grow. The issues we'e talking about really Opened me ftlikq getting to tc ii)vpl ved with difrenjnj, vUinibftics; Yioy gef tp' arid Uiink atut ditcrcnt issues 't; Walker Sa4 'i used to City, Of Poughepsie, on There, they; met Walker.saici the; group's with senior citizens 'trip td'the United asked quwtionsbout the'ir In New York tv was an iyunic muuiu auu uieir eye opener. She said she was, impressed by all the different nationalities working together, Toms visit nursing noma QIIUIUVlUIUIVIl! They also asked what the senior citizens remembered about Eleanor Roosevelt.

Agnes Freer remembered seeing Roosevelt While gro Tripi to Albany and to a eery shopping. local nursing home were Martha Delson, 82, gave among the activities planned in the weeklong workshop. The girls Went to Eden Park Health Care Center, a the girls advice to travel with the right crowd. "When you leave bore, I'm sure you'll have stories facility for the elderly in the to tell," Delson told them. By Uny ruhor tlertr.

oughkoopsty. Journal A Town of oughkeepie than admlttjidln Court Friday he sent pornographic Mb left, Pbsceno telephone messages to harass several women irt Courtly; The 61 ycaroU defendant entered (lilt'y pleas to two counts of jtHird dcgrcie staking and One count pf aggravated liarassmcnt, all tnlsde in prpeedlngs before Dutches County CoUrj Judge CeraldV Hayes. The man told Hayes he found tlie names bf his victims In wedding and engagement announcements Iri the I'puriir :kecpslcj0Urn.aI.,Headmited ScndufiOrnograplilj photos and. sexually explicit Jcttert to tlirce, Women, then leaving obscene phone hicssages for them in February. 30 coiint Indictment 1 The defendant was charged in a 30 courtt indict 1 merit with committing similar offenses against at least seven other women, according to Senior Assistant District Attorney Frank Petramale, who prosccute(Uhe case.

Petramale credited state, police, Dutchess Couhtyher iff's deputies, the U.S. Postal Service and police from East Fistikill and the town and city of Poughkcepsie with helping to solve the case. In exchange for his guilty plea, the defendant, who has been In jail since February, was prbmlsedascntcrice of years i oh probatioit, Jitdge Hayes told defendant one probation Would be that 1)0 attend counseling sessions to addrtss lijs behavior. He Is due bafck in court fpf sentencing Sept, 6. The Journal dpeS not rtor rnally print.the nanxcjfof pcoV pe cnafged with, misdemeanor or violation offenses.

Ilarshdr Iaws urod Motlng'all of the charges against the man were misdemeanors, Petramale said the circumstances surrounding the strated a need foir liaraier laws behavior, Pxlramalc said no oyidcrtce gadicred bypolibo imlicatcd the? defendant iad ever midc arry attempts to meet tlie WOhiert lie sent tlie letters tp or to dp tlicm any physical liarrri. "Dut the victims didn't that," the prosecutor said. "Here were young women who were celebrating what should have been the jiappiest times of their lives wondering what might happen to them." Petramale said he believed the stale penal law should be ahiend'd to make such anonymous harassment a felony punishable by a prison The maximum sentence hi a misdemeanor is a year in the epynty )ai. BREWSTER A Deputies then searched old NeW Hampshire! mart is tho passenger, attempting, due. In Tbwn' of Southst tofindany Ideritlflcatlonnd' Court Tuesday to; fcnd47gramspfcocaiheil0i charges' He allegedly.liad an, pills of the drug ipestasy and array of drugs and a fake dr one ounce; of marijuana, found sleeping on a Metrp his driver's license, which had North train Thursday, "teen altered to jnake him Police said Gregory J.

appear to be 21 as well as a fake New Jersey driver's" license, police said. forma was arrested and a conductor called the Put Ya nam County Sheriff's third degree criminal pos Dcpartment because Of a ion and two counU of sec problem with a passenger ond degree crimmal ppsscs both felonies. Forma wot arraigned and sent to Putnam County Jail on $30,000 bail. Anthony Farmer Fprma, 20, of Portsmouth N.II., was found asleep on a Metrp North train at the Brewster North station after who was sleeping. Sheriff's deputies report rinding the sleeping passenger, and making several attempts to wake the man, with little success, NYC tourists' leisurely pace may be w6rth emulating For commuters, there are sure signs summer vacation time has arrived, For one; I'm able to find a' parking space much closer to the train station each morning.

Once on board, I'm much more likely to have a Couple of seats over which 1 can stretch out And when 1 arrive in Manhattan, the final leg of my morning trip by way of two subway rides and a. walk thrpugh Perm. Station is significantly easier, given the reduced numbers of commuters through which I have to weave, Commutert have a certain kind of savVy, a. sense of purpose in our walk, if you will. iLliitfsiw k'HI COMMUTING There is usually no time, to smell the roses at the station florist' stands.

The objective is to get from point A to point in an acceptable But commuters who, are certain about the lessons they have learned have some dif ferent things thrown at them during the summer months! While the ovdrall Commuter numbers are down, other peope enter the mix those without the commuter mindset. You cart spot them easily. Mom and dad with their three little kids, backpacks and cameras in hand, strolling'at a much more relaxed pace, Usually, they are strolling, right down the middle of the walkways and tunnels that line the station, slde by side, sometimes encompassing the entire width of available walking area. Standing out Irt a crowd In Grand Central Station, especially in the main concourse, tourists tend tocon to observe the recently restored ceiling panorama. i j.

apparently, oblivious of the people hustling around stand with a Manhattan', street map in trying to figure put how to get to Little Italy or the Statue Liberty on any one of the subway jines that crisscross the city. Many have a dazed and, confused look On occasion, one will even attempt to ask a passerpasser by a commuter for assistance. "Excuse me, can you tell me how to the dazed tourist will askj as the commuter rushes by, You could almost film the secjuence for a sitcom bit Cut it's a daily occurrence, The pace hat we commuters have become accustomed to and have adapted tois completely at odd with these leisurely trips by Putting on aj'gamo face' But there are differences In how the same commuter acts in Ncw.York compared to Dutchess.County. Observe the walking pace and relaxed mannerisms of a cpmmuter at a Poughkeepsle or Beacon train station. That same in any station in Manhattan has a tense, determined manner.

In sports, ihey call it putting on "game face." the challenge; The next time you encounter theleisurely pace of a vacationing party, st'pp and catch your breath, TakVa moment to Exhale. Maybe; you could even answer a question. Given the humidity and heat of recent days, such behavior could even allow'you arrive at your destination dry and composed. The more I thinkabout it these tourists could be on to something A resident 6 XaGrunge, Anthony Mussp commutes to work in New York Jam it? care of the Poughkoepslq Journal, P.O. Box 123J, Pough' Iteepsie; 12601 Or mail him ctt Railommute aoI.com.

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