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Hyde Park man killed in Town of North East crash

  Hyde Park man killed in Town of North East crash The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigation into a two-car fatal crash which occurred on State Route 22 near Irondale Road in the Town of North East at…

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Obituary, Shirley Schoonmaker

Poughkeepsie – Shirley Schoonmaker, 87, of Millbrook, NY passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the Ferncliff Nursing Home. A lifelong resident, Shirley was born in Poughkeepsie on September 13, 1930 to the late Charles E. and Rose Marie Daniel…

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Pawling Rotary Chocolate Festival to Honor Local Veteran’s Organization

        Pawling Rotary Chocolate Festival to Honor Local Veteran’s Organization By Susan Stone   With this year’s annual Chocolate Festival falling on Veteran’s Day, November 11th, the Pawling Rotary Club will honor the members of the Pawling…

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Obituary, Hope April Barto

  Hope April Barto, 67, a longtime resident of Dover Plains, died on Friday, October 6, 2017 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY. Mrs. Barto was a secretary at Wassaic Developmental Center in Wassaic, NY for 42 years retiring…

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Obituary, Lester Funk Jr.

  Pine Plains, NY – Lester Funk Jr. 93, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Renaissance Nursing Care Center in Hyde Park, NY. He was born on May 10, 1924 in Gallatin, NY the son of the late…

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Maloney Introduces Local FARMS Act to Help Hudson Valley Farmers Deliver Produce Directly to Customers

  Maloney Introduces Local FARMS Act to Help Hudson Valley Farmers Deliver Produce Directly to Customers   Poughkeepsie, NY – In response to the recent explosion of interest in organic and locally-grown foods, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), a member of…

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Dave Clegg Raises $220,000 in First Fundraising Quarter

Dave Clegg Raises $220,000 in First Fundraising Quarter Only candidate with 3 decades in NY’s 19th Congressional District Receives broad Local Support (Kingston, NY): Today, NY19 Democratic Congressional candidate Dave Clegg announced that he raised over $220,000 in his first…

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Look Up! Grab Your Binoculars to See a Newfound Comet

Tap for larger view A newfound comet is putting on a show in the night sky now, and you should be able to see it with a pair of binoculars. The comet C/2017 O1 ASAS-SN might be one of the brighter ones that has…

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Online Auction Underway for Surplus County Vehicles & Equipment

  Online Auction Underway for Surplus County Vehicles & Equipment Poughkeepsie, NY… Over 48 vehicles and equipment items are currently available for bid during Dutchess County’s Surplus Vehicle & Equipment Auction, being conducted online at https://www.aarbids.com/. Vehicles available for auction include police…

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Obituary, Carol R. Moran

  Carol R. Moran, 84, died on September 5, 2017 after a short illness.  The daughter of Gilbert I Ross and Leslie Harrington Ross, she grew up in Rye, New York, and received a BA degree from Vassar College in…

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Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Arrested For Running A Ponzi Scheme

Westchester Hedge Fund Manager Arrested For Running A Ponzi Scheme Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of…

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WEBUTUCK IS ONE OF FIVE SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE AWARDED GRANT TO PROVIDE MOBILE WIFI TO STUDENTS

  WEBUTUCK IS ONE OF FIVE SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE AWARDED GRANT TO PROVIDE MOBILE WIFI TO STUDENTS AMENIA, NY, OCTOBER 5, 2017 — Webutuck Central School District students will now have access to reliable and consistent wifi at home, on the…

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Governor Announces Village of Pawling to get $3,317,500 Water Infrastructure Grant

Governor Cuomo Announces $34 Million in Grants for Vital Water Infrastructure Improvements in the Mid-Hudson Valley Record Levels of Funding Will Leverage $123 Million in Water Quality Investments, Providing $64 Million in Taxpayer Savings Investment Will Support the Creation of…

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NYS Sending More Tax Dollars to Federal Government Than it Gets Back

NYS Sending More Tax Dollars to Federal Government Than it Gets Back Office of the New York State Comptroller There’s a lot of attention on Washington these days, and with good reason. Whether the issue is ongoing debates over health…

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DEC Announces New York’s Youth Big Game Hunt Kicks Off Columbus Day Weekend

  DEC Announces New York’s Youth Big Game Hunt Kicks Off Columbus Day Weekend Early Bow Seasons for Deer and Bear Now Open Now, DEC Reminds Hunters to Follow Safety Rules The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)…

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