Popular Rhinebeck Surgeon, Daughter Die On Same Day
RHINEBECK, N.Y. --Dr. William Halsted Jameison, 87, and Jessica Jameison, 47, both of Rhinebeck, died Feb. 28.
Bill Jameison died at the Ferncliff Nursing Home in Rhinebeck just hours after his daughter Jessica, who was born with Down's Syndrome and suffered from Alzheimer's Disease.
Born in Manhattan on June 16, 1929, to Dr. Frances and Dr. Gerald R. Jameison, Bill was raised in White Plains, where he enjoyed fly fishing, skiing, shooting, and horseback riding. He was a pilot later in life and enjoyed flying his Piper Cherokee, "2-9-Whiskey".
Bill studied medicine at Albany M…
Mahopac Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Charge
PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Cortlandt Manor man was busted for possession of drugs after he was stopped on Wednesday, Feb. 22 for a traffic violation in Mahopac, said Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith.
Michael Power, 35, was spotted by Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Irwin on Route 6 around 8:30 a.m., driving with an expired inspection certificate, said Capt. William McNamara.
During the stop, Irwin discovered that Power was in possession of OxyContin, without a valid prescription, McNamara added.
The deputy arrested Power and charged him with criminal possession of a controlled substance. He wa…
