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THURSDAY, 7A OBITUARIES POUGHKEEPSIE, NY Bernard E. Hennessey 69, passed away at home on September 19, 2016. He was born on April 21, 1947 in Rhinebeck, and was the son of the late Bernard and Annamay (Batt) Hennessey. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, and shing. Bernie is survived by his wife Beverly (Eagan) Hennessey.

His children Colleen Smith, Christine Corigliano (Timothy Traver), and Barbara (Michael) Doyle. Six grandchildren, Justin and Jeremy Wright, Daniel and Bailey Corigliano, and Jason and Makenna Doyle. His great grandcildren, Jocelynn, Isabella, Mitchell, Raziya, and Jeremy. He also is survived by one sister, Lynn Hennessey, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by a granddaughter, Victoria Corigliano, and three brothers, Thomas, Timothy, and Michael Hennessey.

Visitation will be from 1:00 to on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Parmele, Auchmoody, Schoonmaker Funeral Home, 110 Fulton Avenue, Poughkeepsie. To leave a message for family please visit www.hudsonvalleyfuneral homes.com. Bernard E. Hennessey Jr. HYDE PARK Kevin John Reynolds a resident of Hyde Park, passed away on September 17, 2016 at the age of 62.

Kevin was born October 19, 1953 in New York City to the late Virginia (Sullivan) and John D. Reynolds. Kevin was employed until his retirement with the Westchester County Department of Corrections. Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 5 7 to 9 pm. McMahon, Lyon Hartnett FH 491 Mamaroneck Ave.

White Palins, NY, 10605 914-949-7777 mcmahonfuneralhome. com Kevin John Reynolds FISHKILL Margarita Rich, 83, an area resident since 2006 and formerly of the Bronx, died peacefully on September 20, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico on April 16, 1933, she was the daughter of Benito Vega and Cristocima Cruz. Margarita is survived by her daughters, Roxanne Rich of Hopewell Junction, Linda Negron and her husband Frank of Fort Worth, TX, and Rosalyn Grant of Bayville, NJ; her grandchildren, Joseph Wojciechowski, Michael Wojciechowski, Frankie and Angela Negron, Tiff any and Tony Golan, Crystal Negron, Jeremy and Veronica Grant, Victoria Grant and Rachel Grant; her great-grandchildren, Gabriel Negron, Ava Golan and Aiden Golan; and many siblings in Puerto Rico. Calling hours will be held on Friday from 9-11am at the McHoul Funeral Home, 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction followed by a service at 11am.

Interment will be in Beth David Cemetery in Elmont. Memorial donations may be made to the Association or the American Heart Association. Please visit Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneral home.com. Margarita Rich To make a Charitable Donation according to the wishes, visit poughkeepsiejournal.com/obits and follow the prompts. powered by the BUFFALO- A Virginia businessman was being kind, not condemning homosexuality, when he helped a mother move her daughter out the country and away rom her ex-partner, his awyer said Wednesday a the start of the parental kidnapping trial.

Attorney Robert Hemley denied that Philip Zodhiates, of Waynseboro, was trying to obstruct the other parental rights, telling jurors he may not even have known what those rights were, when he drove Lisa Miller and 7-year-old Isabella Miller-Jenkins to the Canadian border in 2009, after Miller had renounced her homosexuality. Miller and the girl crossed over the Rainbow ridge in Niagara Falls a nd flew out of Toronto to icaragua, prosecutors aid, where they have remained since. Prosecutors said Zod- hiates, owner of a direct mail business that serves conservative Christian groups, helped orchestrate move when it became clear she was losing a yearslong custody battle to Janet Jenkins, with whom entered acivil union in Vermont in 2000. After the two split up, Miller became an evangelical Christian and defied court orders granting Jenkins visitation with Isabella, prosecutor Paul Van De Graaf said during is opening statement. iller, who gave birth to I sabella, left the country ith her shortly before a court shifted custody to Jenkins.

Zodhiates, the prosecutor said, enlisted the help of a number of Mennonites in the United States and Nicaragua in arranging trip and a place to stay when she arrived in the Central American nation. here because the defendant intentionally acted to ensure that Lisa Miller and Isabella would get out of the country in order that Isabella would not have contact with Janet Van De Graaf said as several embers of the Mennon ite community watched rom the courtroom gall ery. Hemley called the discussion about homosexuality case is not about attitudes about lesbians or gays or same-sex he said. someone asks for help, (Zodhiates) helps without regard to sexual orientation, without regard to re- ligion or Zodhiates has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of international parental kidnapping and conspiracy. Miller has been charged with similar offenses but has not been ar- ested.

Isabella is now 14. ne of the Mennonites, enneth Miller, of Stuarts raft, Virginia, who is not related to Lisa Miller, was convicted in 2012 in Vermont of arranging the flight of Lisa Miller and Isabella. He is serving a 27-month prison sentence. U.S. District Court trial is expected to last at least two weeks.

Man in parental dispute was trying to help, defense says CAROLYN THOMPSON ASSOCIATED PRESS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. A top informant who ederal prosecutors credit with leading to multiple arrests and indictments of organized rime figures won a bid Wednesday to be re- eased early from prison. ov. Rick Scott and the three members of the Florida Cabinet, in a move that one elected off icial called voted unani- ously to cut short a 24- year sentence for Kevin William Bonner. been behind bars for a string of armed robberies of dry cleaning tores, but federal prose- utors said he was a cru- ial witness over a nine- year period in a series of cases that helped authorities in Florida, New York a nd New Jersey dismantle parts of the Gambino rime family.

This included the suc- essful prosecution of suspected Gambino member Ronald One Trucchio and cases ursued against John A. Gotti, the son of ne of the most notorious mobsters in the U.S., John Gotti. Kevin Bonner was the initial domino that allowed all the other dom- i noes to said Assist ant U.S. Attorney Jay rezevant. Both Trezevant and a former FBI agent who worked in Tampa called Bonner a model itness and informant who had a keen memory a nd was able to provide authorities with details a bout the Gambino crime family dating back to the They told Scott that while Bonner helped hem reopen murder investigations he himself ever participated in any violent crimes.

never asked for a said Charlotte Braziel, a retired agent. knew working for us ould do nothing for hose supporting Bonn bid for clemency said he committed armed robberies due to an addiction to painkillers and hero in. Since his conviction, Bonner has been serving a tate sentence in federal prisons because in he witness protection program. attorney, Carter Anderson, said that within 60 days a fter being released from prison he will remain in he program and be given anew identity and a job in anew location. The date of elease was not specified by authorities.

Scott at first sounded eluctant to help Bonner ue to the armed robbery harges, but he finally agreed to commute his sentence after federal authorities said they would equire Bonner to submit to drug testing for the ext three years. He will also be required to pay oughly $3,500 in courts costs and restitution. Under Florida law, the governor can commute a rison sentence if the decision is also supported by a least two other elected members of the three- member Florida Cabinet. Witness in federal mob trials in NY, NJ and Florida to be released early GARY FINEOUT ASSOCIATED PRESS NYCLU sues to end juvenile solitary confinement SYRACUSE- Civil rights advocates are asking a federal court to stop a jail in central New ork from placing juve- iles in solitary confine- ent. The New York Civil Liberties Union and Legal Services of Central New York says in a lawsuit Tuesday that the Onondaga County jail has put at least 86 of the 16- and 17-year-olds in small isolation cells more than 250 times since October.

The lawsuit says that violates constitutional ights against cruel and nusual punishment. Many of the juveniles a re mentally ill, jailed nly because they make bail and are partic- larly hurt by such isola- ion. They spend 23 hours a ay in cells, some for minor rule infractions. The office immediately reply to requests for comment. The state agreed recently to limit prison solitary confinement.

NYC mayor rips call on stop-and-frisk NEW YORK New York City Mayor Bill de Blaiso is sharply critic izing Donald call for expanded use of top-and-frisk, a police actic that a federal udge has ruled can be iscriminatory against inorities. De Blasio, a Demo- rat who supports Hillary Clinton, on Wednesday called prop osal and uggested that ei- her ignorant about the istory of the city or ying about top-and-frisk, which allows police to search a nyone they deem suspicious, was widely used in ew York though critics said it increased tension etween communities of olor and the police. Trump said Wednesday he favors using it nationwide. Afederal court ruled in 2 013 that the use of he tactic was excessive a nd unconstitutional. De Blasio was elected that year after promising to end its overuse.

Rochester, Southern ier airports win $40M state prizes ROCHESTER- Airports in Rochester and New Southern Tier ill each get $40 million a the first winners of Gov. Andrew ups tate airport competition. uomo visited the Greater Rochester Intern ational Airport and the lmira-Corning Regional Airport Wednesday to an- ounce the funding. The state funds are part of a $200 million competition created by Cuomo and approved by lawmakers earlier this year. Up to five upstate airports are expected to win portions of the money.

In Rochester the money will be combined with 23 million in local funds to overhaul the terminal, construct a new cellphone lot and make upgrades to security, concessions and passenger lounges. The Democratic govern or says the investments will help upstate regions emain economically ompetitive for years to ome. Police declare L.I. chool pressure cooker harmless GLEN HEAD- Police ay a Long Island school as briefly evacuated as a recaution after a caller eported seeing a press ure cooker near the cafeteria. A Nassau County police spokesman, Detec- ive Lt.

Richard LeBrun, said Wednesday that omeone was being extra- autious because of the pressure-cooker bomb that exploded last week in Manhattan. LeBrun says the harm- ess pressure cooker ound near the North hore High School cafeteria in Glen Head apparently had been discarded by school staff. Cops: Limo driver aking passengers was drunk SAYVILLE- Authorities say the owner of a limousine service was driv- i ng drunk while taking a amily home from a New York City airport. uffolk County police ay 64-year-old Michael Winn was returning from ennedy Airport on Tues- ay night. As he approached the cene of an unrelated crash in Sayville, on Long Island, he was told to stop after allegedly driving erratically.

Police say he fled, but was stopped over a half mile away. His passengers included a toddler, the parents and grandpar- nts. Winn is the owner of East Islip based Crossroads Limo Service. He pleaded not guilty to charges including driving while intoxicated and hild endangerment. Bond was set at 15,000.

His lawyer said was awaiting the re- ults of blood tests before ommenting on the harges. Loaded gun onfiscated at Bronx alternative school NEW YORK Police ay a 20-year-old man is in ustody after he brought a oaded gun into a Bronx alternative high school. ABC reports Wednesday that the inci- ent happened at a school called Providing Urban earners Success In Edu- ation. The gun was in a bag. There are no metal detectors at the school.

Downtown Buffalo Amtrak station emains closed BUFFALO- The downtown Buffalo Amtrak station remains closed because of recent weather- related damage as the passenger rail service works with state and local officials to determine their next move. Amtrak officials say ednesday that orking with city officials, the state Depart- ent of Transportation a nd other stakeholders after recent heavy rains aused the ceiling to col- apse in the passenger waiting area. A mtrak says after the damage is assessed determine the most prudent way Amtrak says no timetable has been set for reopening the station. Trains are still stopping at the Exchange Street station but the uilding remains closed. The downtown station, located under a highway overpass, is one of the smallest on upstate service corridor.

Major renovations ave been made or are planned at Amtrak stat ions in Rochester, Syra- use, Albany and Schen ectady. State police seek a nswers in 1985 slaying of student OVID- State police are a sking for help in solving he killing of a 20-year-old ollege student from Minn esota who was found tabbed to death in a central New York cornfield ore than three decades ago. roopers say Kristin of Burnsville, innesota, left a party at a home on the night of Aug. 14, 1985, in the Seneca County village of Ovid. Witnesses say two men ollowed as she alked along County oute 139.

also talked to someone in a vehicle that had stopped. Her body was found two days later. Asummary of her case was released by state troopers on Tuesday. Police say investigated nearly 2,000 leads in the case, which remains open. A nyone with informa- ion on the case is asked to contact Troop at 5853 98-4100.

Police: Man dies after armed robbery of NYC auto shop NEW YORK Police say a New York City auto body shop worker is dead after officers investigating a robbery found him in his car with a zip tie around his neck. Officials say officers responded to the shop Tuesday night in the Morr is Park section of the Bronx. Officers were told two male suspects wearing masks, gloves and hoo- dies tied up two customers and put them inside he trunks of two vehicles. Police say the custom- rs freed themselves and he suspects and a male orker had disappeared. olice found the em- parked vehicle hours later with an uncon- cious man in the back seat.

Police say he was de- lared dead at a hospital. arrests have been ade. An investigation is nderway. he victim being i dentified until his family can be notified. Associated Press STATE BRIEFS.