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State Police in Poughkeepsie arrest Town of Washington Bookkeeper following larceny investigation

  State Police in Poughkeepsie arrest Millbrook resident following larceny investigation NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robert M. Nuzzo Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Washington, New York – On September 22, 2016, New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation from the…

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Nine Defendants, Including Joseph Percoco, Former Executive Deputy Secretary To The Governor, And Alain Kaloyeros, President Of Suny Polytechnic Institute, Charged With Federal Corruption And Fraud Offenses

  Nine Defendants, Including Joseph Percoco, Former Executive Deputy Secretary To The Governor, And Alain Kaloyeros, President Of Suny Polytechnic Institute, Charged With Federal Corruption And Fraud Offenses Percoco Charged with Taking More than $315,000 in Bribes; Kaloyeros Charged with…

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DEC Announces Start of Early Bow Seasons for Deer Deer Management, Permit Application Deadline Is October 1

  DEC Announces Start of Early Bow Seasons for Deer Deer Management Permit Application Deadline Is October 1 DEC Invites Hunters to Help Track Deer Populations New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that…

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Dutchess County Property Tax Auction

    DUTCHESS COUNTY REAL PROPERTY TAX FORECLOSURE AUCTION2016   [Poughkeepsie, NY] – Dutchess County Commissioner of Finance, Heidi Seelbach, has announced that Dutchess County will hold a Real Property Tax Foreclosure Auction of real estate on Wednesday, October 12…

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Apple Pie Bake-Off!

    Join us Saturday October 15th for our 5th annual Apple Pie Bake-Off! Enter your own apple-based dessert, or visit the market and sample your fellow community members’ delicious creations!

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Dutchess County Executive Molinaro Named Public Official of the Year by New York State Rehabilitation Association

  Dutchess County Executive Molinaro Named Public Official of the Year by New York State Rehabilitation Association   Molinaro honored for his contributions to the lives of residents with special needs   Poughkeepsie, NY…Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro received…

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Portion of Ridge Road in Dover to Close Next Week

  Portion of Ridge Road in Dover to Close Next Week   Poughkeepsie… As part of the Bridge D-32 replacement work on Ridge Road over the Coopertown Brook in the Town of Dover, the Dutchess County Department of Public Works…

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Beautiful fall colors continue their emergence in New York State

Beautiful fall colors continue their emergence in New York State Week of Sept. 22-28 This is the second 2016 Fall Foliage Report for New York State. Reports are obtained from field observers and reflect expected color conditions for the coming…

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Why Should We Care About Nature? Noted Snake Expert Harry Greene to Speak at the Cary Institute

  Why Should We Care About Nature?  Noted Snake Expert Harry Greene to Speak at the Cary Institute      (Millbrook, NY) On Friday, September 30 at 7 p.m. join the Cary Institute for a special lecture by herpetologist Harry Greene,…

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PLANNING A CHRISTIAN FUNERAL

PLANNING A CHRISTIAN FUNERAL: There are many considerations and decisions that need to be made quickly when a loved one dies: Burial or cremation? Visitation? Church funeral? Where to bury? If you have not thought about or made arrangements in…

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Canine Lexy and her handler, Trooper Meredith Govoni of Troop K, recently visited the gravesite of Trooper Alexander E. Boehm

  Canine Unit – Canine Lexy and her handler, Trooper Meredith Govoni of Troop K, recently visited the gravesite of Trooper Alexander E. Boehm in Menands, NY. State Police canines are named for NYSP members who have been killed in…

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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $3.5 MILLION FOR NEW DUTCHESS COUNTY BIKE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT; PLAN WOULD EXPAND THE HARLEM VALLEY BIKE RAIL TRAIL WHICH CONNECTS DUTCHESS & COLUMBIA COUNTIES

  SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $3.5 MILLION FOR NEW DUTCHESS COUNTY BIKE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT; PLAN WOULD EXPAND THE HARLEM VALLEY BIKE RAIL TRAIL WHICH CONNECTS DUTCHESS & COLUMBIA COUNTIES New Bike Path Would Extend Success Of Walkway Over Hudson And Be A…

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Amenia man gets 9 months in jail for DUI with child in car

  GREAT BARRINGTON —Steven F. Jarvis, 49, of Amenia who was arrested earlier this month on his third drunken driving offense  with an 8-year-old boy and a woman  in the car vehicle  has been sentenced to nine months in jail. Due…

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Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Awards $769,000 in Fall Grants Cycle

  Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Awards $769,000 in Fall Grants Cycle   Sheffield, Mass. — The board of directors of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation today announced the recipients of the third round of grantmaking for 2016. The foundation distributed a…

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