![]() There’s so much to explore at all the Adams stores. Today, all Adams stores in Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Newburgh and Wappinger offer a Garden Center and as well as grocery shopping. Because they grew their own produce and had access to farm supplies, people started asking for fertilizer and plants from Adams, leading to the addition of a garden center. At first, they were selling fruits and vegetables, but soon their customers requested cheese, meats and then deli. By 1933 they had four children and a successful farmstand. They worked the land, selling fresh produce to area retailers from a farmstand. Mike Randall covers breaking news for the Times Herald-Record, Poughkeepsie Journal and The Journal News/lohud.In 1919, Ralph and Mary Adams purchased 50 acres of farmland in Poughkeepsie, New York. Robert Essigman pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny on March 29 and is awaiting sentencing. The name of Whitman's attorney was not immediately available. "The success of any business depends on the integrity of those who are given financial oversight, and when they breach this duty and trust by thefts from the business for their own financial benefit, the impact on the business is devastating," Weishaupt said in a statement released by his office. McLoughlin sentenced Whitman to 7 to 14 years in state prison on the grand larceny charge and a consecutive sentence of 2 to 4 years in state prison on the attempted grand larceny charge, for a total sentence of 9 to 18 years in state prison. On Wednesday, Dutchess County Court Judge Edward T. Youth center: It will cost Dutchess County about $70M to build construction to start next year Homicide probe: City of Poughkeepsie police seek information on 19-year-old man's murder Pursuant to a plea agreement, she also pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted second-degree grand larceny, in connection with the second indictment.Īsylum seekers: Dutchess County prohibits use of hotels as long-term emergency shelters On March 27, Whitman pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny in relation to the alleged theft from Fishkill Auto Body. The district attorney's office filed a second indictment in February, charging Whitman with one count of second-degree mortgage fraud and one count of second-degree grand larceny, both felonies. Weishaupt said as a result of Whitman's actions, she and Essigman allegedly received $450,120 from the bank to which they were not entitled. Weishaupt said while his office was investigating that alleged theft, it discovered that Whitman had allegedly falsified income and employment documents to help her husband, Robert Essigman, obtain a mortgage from Ulster Savings Bank. A Poughkeepsie woman will spend up to 18 years in state prison after pleading guilty to grand larceny, the Dutchess County District Attorney's office said Friday.ĭutchess County Chief Assistant District Attorney Matthew Weishaupt said the defendant, Suzanne Whitman, 56, of Poughkeepsie, was accused of stealing $714,160 from the Fishkill Auto Body shop, where she was employed as a bookkeeper, and later accused of mortgage fraud and the theft of more than $450,000 from Ulster Savings Bank.Īccording to Weishaupt, Whitman was charged in December on an indictment with one count of second-degree grand larceny, 627 counts of first-degree falsifying business records and 702 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in connection with the theft from Fishkill Auto Body.
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