Poughkeepsie News

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Police and fire officials are investigating the cause of a City of Poughkeepsie fire that displaced at least nine people, authorities said.

Research firm gives local bank five-star rating - Riverside Bank of Poughkeepsie was recognized as a five-star-rated bank by BauerFinancial Inc., a national bank rating and research firm.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro gave his first State of the County address Tuesday evening at Beacon High School.

Vacca, who lives in the Town of Poughkeepsie, discovered Taconic Resources for Independence, a Poughkeepsie-based agency that provides advocacy, employment training and other support for people with disabilities, shortly after his surgery in March 2002.

Realtors association has new CEO - Richard Haggerty was appointed CEO of the newly formed Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors.

From left: Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Powers, Detective Sgt. Jason Mark, former Hyde Park Police Chief Charles Broe, Detective Jeff Wilkinson, Detective Charles Locke and Deputy Sheriff Adam Harris at the ceremony.

Morris was appointed to a five-year term by the board of judges for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Metro-North Railroad will run extra off-peak trains Tuesday to get fans to the New York Giants victory parade.

Bereavement support - Various locations. Hospice Bereavement Services include ongoing support group counseling for all ages in Dutchess and Ulster.

In the foreground from left, Lee Courtney of Rhinebeck, Judy Harkavy of the City of Poughkeepsie, Rae Schlecht of Kingston and Raina Whan of Rhinebeck, sample vegetarian foods as the Mid-Hudson Vegetarian Society holds a lunch called 'Souper Bowl,' Sunday, at the Rhinebeck Reformed Church in Rhinebeck.

Renee Fillette spoke to a crowd of about 100 people from the pulpit of the Christ Episcopal Church in the City of Poughkeepsie during a benefit concert Sunday in memory of slain police Detective John Falcone.

My brother asked me a good question the other day: Why does it matter that he lets the water run while he brushes his teeth? He knows about the water cycle, and he knows that any water that he uses will flow back to its source, eventually.

Upstate NY venues feature performances for all tastes this week - from punk rock in Saratoga to eclectic dream-pop in Kingston, plus hip hop, jazz, and folk up and down the Hudson River.

Findings: Overtime costs for state agencies grew by 4.5 percent in 2011, or by $20 million from 2010.

Town of Poughkeepsie police and New York officials are warning people about lottery scams involving phony notifications that local residents have won lottery money.

They came from all over. During the first days of 1863, when Massachusetts Gov. John Andrew announced the formation of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment to be comprised of northern freemen, black men from across the republic answered the call.

Are you a Beatles fan? Are you going to see the Fab Faux, a Beatles tribute band, at UPAC in... The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce gala was Saturday at The Grandview in the City of Poughkeepsie.

There are some topics around here at Mediaite, like Kim Kardashian and Snooki , that only end up here tangentially, much to the chagrin of those of us that would rather talk about more dignified things like Mitt Romney doing laundry and Sarah Palin 's Facebook doodles .

Kristine Roach of C2G Environmental Consultants, seen Wednesday in the storage facility of the New Paltz company.