Poughkeepsie News

City of Poughkeepsie police today said they are investigating a shooting which occurred late Wednesday night at the Martin Luther King housing complex off Washington Street.

One woman and two men from the Poughkeepsie area were arrested on drug charges last night on the New York State Thruway in Ramapo.

Poughkeepsie shooting under investigation POUGHKEEPSIE A shooting at the Martin Luther King housing late Wednesday night left a man wounded an in the hospital.

Negotiations ended late yesterday without a contract for the staff serving more than 300 clients at a substance-abuse treatment center who this week authorized a strike.

The Poughkeepsie school board this evening is set to hold its annual reorganization meeting.

Can you get more American than this? Look at Bobby Martin, 76, the City of Poughkeepsie director of parks and recreation, joyfully scooting around in a golf cart, with a big sign identifying him at last ...

Killed by a roadside bomb." WIDTH="290" alt=""> A Queens soldier born on the Fourth of July has died serving his country in Afghanistan, the military said.

GOSHEN, N.Y. _ A Newburgh man was sentenced to 19 years to life in state prison for his role in a vicious, fatal beating last year.

POUGHKEEPSIE The Poughkeepsie City School District Curriculum Office has been awarded a five-year $745,035 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support small learning environments in large high ...

New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA have enlisted SYMPHONY X 's Michael LePond to play bass for the band's August 31 concert at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York as support for SONATA ...

Poughkeepsie native and Arlington High School graduate Michael DeMichele was busy this weekend.

Eric Bogosian will debut his new play '1+1' as a Mainstage production during the 2008 summer season of Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie.

Nearly 90 ham radio enthusiasts gathered at Bowdoin Park in the Town of Poughkeepsie this weekend for Field Day.

City of Poughkeepsie police are looking for more information about two weekend reports of thefts of copper gutter downspouts.

Governor David Paterson has directed that flags on state government buildings throughout New York be flown at half-staff July 3, 2008 in honor of two members of the New York Army National Guard who were killed ...

The Dutchess County Health Department will promote National HIV Testing Day with a special HIV testing clinic from 9 a.m. to noon today at the Beacon office, 223 Main St.

The investigation into the Friday murder of a Poughkeepsie man is still ongoing, according to city police.

Two New York Army National Guard Soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan , the Department of Defense announced Sunday, marking the fifth death in that unit in a week.

Dutchess County Planning and Development Commissioner Roger Akeley will discuss a proposal to preserve open space in the county with legislators during an Environment Committee on July 10.

AN ALERT CITIZEN TIPPED OFF TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE POLICE TO A POSSIBLE BURGLARY AT A VACANT HOME ON INNIS AVENUE.