Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the story):
- There was a brief touchdown of a tornado early Wednesday night, the National Weather Service and Dutchess County Emergency Management officials announced Thursday.
- A county executive from the Hudson Valley may be ready to challenge incumbent New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and it's not Rob Astorino -- at least not yet.
- A 43-year-old Dutchess County man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly making a claim that his boat had drifted away and collected nearly $500,000 in insurance.
- A 25-year-old from Dutchess County is facing a felony charge after allegedly sexually abusing a teenager was sleeping in his apartment after drinking alcohol, police said.
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