Rhinecliff News

Republican challenger James Coughlan was ahead of Dutchess County Comptroller Diane Jablonski with nearly all machine votes in Tuesday.

The polls are now open for the 2009 general election. Officials expect low turnout this year as there is no presidential or gubernatorial election.

Autumn is my favorite time of year. Pumpkin-flavored drinks and desserts, multicolored trees and a new wave of fall clothing are all out in abundance.

One Marlboro High School senior used Wednesday's Showcase of Champions business trade show to map out his future.

RHINEBECK - A 69-year-old Rhinecliff woman, missing since Tuesday, was found Wednesday after spending the night in the rain.

Foundation gains new board member - Bill Francis, a financial-services professional at New York Life, joined Wappingers Falls-based The Chamber Foundation Inc., recently as a board member.

RHINEBECK: The Northern Dutchess Hospital Auxiliary will host Chinese Moon Festival: Zhong Qiu Jie cocktail party Sept.

Today marks the first day of the Blawg Review Bucket List tour, beginning with a meetup with Tom Colson, a patent attorney and CEO of IP.com Inc.

RHINEBECK - Heavy traffic congestion is being reported in the area surrounding the Dutchess County Fairgrounds this afternoon.

RHINEBECK - A drive that takes 25 to 30 minutes on most days became an hour-and-40 minute trek for City of Poughkeepsie resident Don Snyder.

Driven to the brink by home foreclosures, layoffs and overwhelming bills, more people are walking onto Hudson Valley bridges to threaten or die by suicide, mental health experts say.

RHINECLIFF - Child development checkups will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug.

RHINECLIFF - Child development checkups will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug.

Having concluded my nuptial celebration last week, my new hubby and I embarked on a short but welcome retreat up the Hudson River in New York.

KINGSTON - A woman who allegedly threatened suicide was taken to Benedictine Hospital for a psychological evaluation earlier today after she was found intoxicated at the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, according to state police.

Authorities stopped a possible suicide attempt at the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge on Thursday.

It's taken about seven years through three administrations, but the Town of Rhinebeck is edging closer to approving new planning and zoning laws - making substantial changes along the way.

The man police talked out of jumping off the Mid-Hudson Bridge on Sunday used an emergency phone to call for help.

Flo Beichert was 82 years old when she, and several friends, swam the Hudson River, from Rhinecliff to Kingston, in 2005 MID-HUDSON Some 40 years ago, the Hudson River was considered a lost hope, highly polluted and toxic.

I am very disturbed by State Senator Steve Saland's plan to have Dutchess County secede from the Metropolitan Transit Authority's service region.