Beacon News

Monica Maher's Mary Kay business, based in her home in Beacon, donates a portion of the profits of every skin care instructional event or at-home sales party she does to the hostess' favorite charity.

BEACON - Two weeks and one day after an intruder forced the evacuation of a school in Pine Plains, a similar scenario was played out - as a drill - at Beacon High School.

The ruins of Bannerman's Castle, on Pollepel Island just south of the City of Beacon, have been the subject of speculation and myths throughout their existence.

FORT MONTGOMERY - It took eight long years of war, but on Nov. 25, 1783, the defeated British finally pulled out of the United States.

BEACON - New homebuyers counting on an $8,000 tax credit set to expire at the end of this month now have until April 30 to close their deals.

PEEKSKILL - A six-member jury this morning convicted a Dutchess County man of misdemeanor reckless endangerment in the death last year of his 85-year-old father, whom he had left in a hot car on a July day while he went to work as a bus driver.

There is a heck of a lot of good music set for this weekend, and it will likely appeal to a wide range of music lovers.

PEEKSKILL - Jury selection began today in City Court in the case of a Dutchess County man charged with misdemeanor reckless endangerment in the July 2008 death of his father, whom he had left inside a sweltering car while he went to work.

BEACON - Patrons of Madam Brett Homestead, the oldest house in Dutchess County, are celebrating the historic site's 300th anniversary with a pictorial postmark.

BEACON - Howland Public Library invites elementary school students to participate in Doggie Tales Reading Buddies the first Monday of every month from 4-5 p.m. beginning Dec.

BEACON - An audit of the Beacon City School District by the state comptroller's office found three areas needing improvement.

BEACON - A regional environmental organization launched 40 years ago by a humble folk singer will be recognized Thursday for the role it plays in the local economy.

Shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday, Walter Garschagen rowed out to a small cove on the Hudson River where an old, run-down boat had been abandoned some months earlier.

The State Comptroller's Office has completed an audit of internal controls over selected financial operations in the Beacon City School District and has found fault with them Auditors found the district did not develop adequate procedures to effectively procure quality professional services at reasonable prices.

BEACON - Civility. Conscience. Collaboration. Those were three traits Beacon parents were urged to cultivate in themselves if they want to help their children succeed in school and life.

MILLBROOK - Christopher Colby was excited to move to this area. A college graduate, he'd landed a job with an architecture firm in Newburgh that paid more than one he'd been offered near his home outside Syracuse.

Dutchess County Family Court Judge Peter M. Forman has been re-elected unopposed to a second 10-year term.

Beacon gains florist shop - Carole Cappillio, owner of The Lollipop Tree Flower Shop in Poughkeepsie, recently opened a second location in Beacon.

BEACON - Slow returns meant there were was only one clear winner in the city council races before press time.

BEACON - Police charged a Beacon man in a home invasion that occurred in the city Oct.