Category: Government

County Officials Meet with Mayors and Supervisors to Discuss Shared Services and Tax Stabilization Opportunities

  County Officials Meet with Mayors and Supervisors to Discuss Shared Services and Tax Stabilization Opportunities Poughkeepsie…Applications for Dutchess County’s 2016 Municipal Consolidation & Shared Services Grant Program (MCSSGP) are now being accepted from local municipalities. Last week, Dutchess County…

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Governor Announces Statewide Task Force to Combat Heroin and Prescription Opioid Crisis

  Collaborative Effort Charged with Developing Comprehensive Plan to End Heroin and Opioid Addiction in NYS Task Force to Combat Heroin Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of a statewide heroin task force charged with ending the heroin…

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Citizen’s Preparedness Training to be Held in Pine Plains this Thursday

  Citizen’s Preparedness Training to be Held in Pine Plains this Thursday www.dutchessNY.gov

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Pawling Music By The Lake Concert Series Announces 2016 Summer Concert Schedule

  Pawling Music By The Lake Concert Series Announces 2016 Summer Concert Schedule   2016 marks the 11th year of Music By The Lake summer concerts, a series of free concerts presented since 2006 by the Pawling Recreation Department. This…

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Dutchess County Office For the Aging’s AGING NEWS

  Dutchess County Office For the Aging’s AGING NEWS The Super Centenarians (And One Supercentenarian) of Dutchess Seniors Are Walking And Riding the Rail Trail And Walkway LTC Ombudsman Program Seeks Volunteers “Back School” at Northern Dutchess Hospital (5/9 –…

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Dutchess County Prepares for Active Shooter Incident

  Dutchess County Prepares for Active Shooter Incident Sworn police officers from throughout Dutchess County and surrounding areas are participating in a large training initiative to prepare for an active shooter incident. The training is being spearheaded by the Dutchess…

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County’s RESTART Program Aims to Reduce Recidivism, Provide Reentry Services

  County’s RESTART Program Aims to Reduce Recidivism, Provide Reentry Services Poughkeepsie…Dutchess County was recently recognized for its reentry and treatment programs during National Reentry Week, April 24-30, as designated by the U.S. Department of Justice. Dutchess County Executive Marcus…

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Connecticut’s DEEP has seen a recent increase in the number of reported bear attacks on livestock and bee hives

  Connecticut’s DEEP has seen a recent increase in the number of reported bear attacks on livestock and bee hives Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has seen a recent increase in the number of reported bear attacks…

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Drowning Prevention Seminars for Lifeguards

  NEWS RELEASE:  DBCH Releases 2016 Drowning Prevention Schedule   The Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health released its 2016 Drowning Prevention Seminars for Lifeguards schedule today.  For more than 20 years, these seminars have been provided for…

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Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement

  Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement Title: Security Guard Recruitment Number: 2016-00000017 Last File Date: 5/8/2016 A recruitment has been announced in a title you indicated interest in. If you are still interested, please follow these steps:…

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Dutchess County Emergency Response to Facilitate Amateur Radio Licensing Class

  Dutchess County Emergency Response to Facilitate Amateur Radio Licensing Class Poughkeepsie, NY…The Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response in partnership with the Mt. Beacon and QSY Society Amateur Radio Clubs, will facilitate a two-day Technician Level amateur radio licensing…

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Melissa Guckian Receives New Rank, New Responsibilities Poughquag, N.Y. Army National Guard Soldier Promoted

  News from New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs Melissa Guckian Receives New Rank, New Responsibilities Poughquag, N.Y. Army National Guard Soldier Promoted LATHAM, N.Y. (05/05/2016)– Major General Anthony P. German, The Adjutant General for the State…

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ASTOR HOSTED TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS

  ASTOR HOSTED TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS AND HONORED DR. DAVID CRENSHAW AND JOE DAVIS, FORMER BOARD MEMBERS County Executive Marcus Molinaro spoke   POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK, May 4, 2016 – The David and Robert Crenshaw Training…

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County Executive Molinaro Declares Today as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Dutchess County

  County Executive Molinaro Declares Today as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Dutchess County County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro joined the Justice Brandeis Law Society and the New York State 9th Judicial District for the Annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony held this…

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Dutchess Participating in Statewide STOP-DWI Cinco de Mayo Enforcement Effort

  Dutchess Participating in Statewide STOP-DWI Cinco de Mayo Enforcement Effort Impaired Driving Enforcement runs through May 6th, 2016 Poughkeepsie, NY… Dutchess County police agencies are participating in a special enforcement effort to crackdown on impaired driving during the Cinco…

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