Category: Government
APPLY BY DECEMBER 8th Public Safety Dispatcher Trainee Civil Service Exam Enjoy helping your community? Want to make a difference in someone’s life? Looking for a new career? Apply today for the Public Safety Dispatcher Trainee Civil Service Exam! Registration deadline…
NYS COMPTROLLER DINAPOLI TAPS DUTCHESS COMPTROLLER ROBIN LOIS AS DEPUTY Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – Dutchess County Comptroller Robin Lois announced today that she will be accepting the position of NYS Deputy Comptroller of Local Government & School Accountability (LGSA) under NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli…
Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of November 20 Thanksgiving week office hours: Mon 11/20-Wed 11/22 – regular office and Friendship Center hours Thu 11/23 – office and Friendship Centers closed Fri 11/24 – office…
County to Host Sensory-Friendly Performance of ‘The Nutcracker’ at Bardavon 1869 Opera House Free ThinkDIFFERENTLY event on Dec. 8th celebrates holiday classic Poughkeepsie … Dutchess County invites residents of all abilities and their families to a free, sensory sensitive performance of…
LEGISLATURE APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO COUNTY BUDGET POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – The Budget, Finance and Personnel Committee of the Dutchess County Legislature proposed and approved several amendments to the County Executive’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2024. Topics of amendments featured veterans,…
Skoufis Announces Free State Parks Access for All New York Veterans and Gold Star Families Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County) joined the Palisades Interstate Park Commission and local veterans to announce Governor Hochul’s signing of his bill, S.3309A. The legislation is a bipartisan…
MRC to Host Active Shooter and Preparedness Training on November 28th Poughkeepsie … The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) of Dutchess County will offer a free Active Shooter & Stop the Bleed Preparedness training on Tuesday, November 28th at 6 p.m….
Northern Dutchess NAACP has Historic Law Passed On November 6th, legislation proposed by The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Northern Dutchess Branch, was unanimously sponsored and passed by the City of Poughkeepsie Common Council. The legislation struck down a…
Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of November 13th November schedule advisory: The Office for the Aging and OFA Friendship Centers will be closed on the following holidays in November: Friday, November 10th (Veterans Day…
County Hosts 7th Annual ‘Think Jobs’ Round Table Forum ThinkDIFFERENTLY conference recognizes employment of residents of all abilities, honors local businesses that participate in the effort Poughkeepsie, NY … Today, Dutchess County gathered dozens of local businesses, civic…
Poughquag National Guard Soldier Receives New Rank, New Responsibilities LATHAM, N.Y. (11/06/2023)– Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in…
NY Army Guard Private Keara Conn, a Patterson resident, competes in 27th Brigade Best Warrior contest YOUNGSTOWN, NEW YORK (11/07/2023) New York Army National Guard Pvt. Keara Conn, a Patterson resident, competed in the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams Best…
County Seeks Proposals for New Youth Team Sports Grants Grant workshops set for Nov. 8th and 20th Poughkeepsie, NY … Whether it’s improved physical, mental, emotional or social outcomes, youth sports have repeatedly been shown to have a positive impact on…
Contested Pawling Town Justice Race Underway There has never been a contested election for the Town Justice position in Pawling according to Dutchess County Board of Elections records. That has changed thanks to five Republican Town Board officials who unanimously…
O’Neil Releases 2024 Executive Budget Plan Reducing Property Taxes and Addressing Critical Priorities Poughkeepsie … Amidst millions in additional New York State mandated costs and overall cost increases driven by inflation, Dutchess County Executive William F.X. O’Neil has released his 2024…