Category: Government
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation that eliminates sales tax on feminine hygiene products. The bill (A.7555-A/S.7838) exempts these products from local and State sales tax. “This is a regressive tax on essential products that women have had…
MTA eTix App Coming to Metro-North Harlem Line on Monday The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that MTA eTix, the ticketing app that allows Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road customers to buy train tickets anytime,…
Linden Avenue Bridge in Red Hook Reopened to Traffic Ahead of Schedule Poughkeepsie…The Dutchess County Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced Bridge RH-18 on Linden Avenue (CR 79) over the Saw Kill Creek in the Town of Red…
Dutchess County Again Among Nation’s Best for Technology Use & Innovation Poughkeepsie… For the 13th consecutive year, Dutchess County Government has been recognized in the nation’s top 10 best examples of technology use to improve services and boost efficiencies…
County Executive Highlights Work of Dutchess County’s Probation Officers National Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week Recognized Poughkeepsie…July 17-23 is National Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week, recognizing the critical role community supervision professionals contribute towards reducing recidivism and…
The Long Hike to Prison Fugitive Spent Years Hiding on the Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail runs nearly 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine. In February 2009, James T. Hammes was called to his employer’s headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio…
Coast Guard Proposes Anchorage Locations Along Hudson River Dear Friends, Last month, the United States Coast Guard proposed a rule to establish ten new anchorage locations in the Hudson River from Yonkers, NY to Kingston, NY. The new anchorage…
Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS for the week of July 18, 2016 Golden Living . . . News for Senior Citizens Todd N. Tancredi, Director Dutchess County Office for the Aging THE CURE FOR TECHNOPHOBIA?…
SERINO TO HOST ‘SENIOR SCAM PREVENTION SEMINAR’ Who: NYS Senator Sue Serino in conjunction with the NYS Dept. of State What: Senior Scam Prevention Seminar When: Monday, July 18, 2016; 1:00pm-3:00pm Where: North East Community Center; 51 South…
Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Kidnapping Scam The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office would like to warn the residents of Dutchess County and surrounding areas about a certain type phone scam, known as the kidnapping scam, that has been…
Close to 30 Dutchess County Volunteer Firefighters Recognized by NYS Office of Fire and Prevention Control Poughkeepsie…Twenty-nine Dutchess County volunteer firefighters, representing 12 local fire departments, were recognized last night by the New York State Office of Fire…
Governor Announces Aggressive New Statewide Enforcement Actions to Combat the Illegal Sale of K2 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a new series of aggressive enforcement actions to combat the illegal sale of K2 and other synthetic drugs. The…
ID Thieves Divert Victims’ Emails and Phone Calls to Cover Thefts Thu, 07/14/2016 – 19:53 Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith is warning residents to be on guard against identity thieves who are exploiting the call-forwarding feature on victims’…
Disc Golf Course Opens at Wilcox Memorial Park Poughkeepsie…Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro and the Dutchess County Parks Division today celebrated the grand opening of Dutchess County’s new disc golf course at Wilcox Memorial Park, located in…
MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY Senator Serino is pictured above with , Assemblymember Didi Barrett, Managing Partner of Diversified Realty Advisors Nick Minoia, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, NYS , Deputy Supervisor for the Town of Poughkeepsie…