Beacon News Archives

“Hopefully by holding it here in a coffeehouse, we were thinking we would also draw people who might not go to a library”

Colleen Bullock stood in the backroom of Muddy Cup cafe in the City of Poughkeepsie with an empty egg shell on her finger Saturday. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“Scenic Hudson has put together a comprehensive study for a guide for us to follow and we all want to work together to make the Hudson River Valley a better place for all of us”

Looking across the Hudson, to Newburgh, from the Beacon waterfront POUGHKEEPSIE Environmental organization Scenic Hudson Wednesday issued a report to New York State saying there are successes in the state's ... via Mid-Hudson News

“I empathize greatly with women who lose their hair. Surviving cancer is challenging enough; hair loss should come with options.”

Jennifer Cole of Red Hook recently donated 10 inches of her hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, which helps to create wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“There are so many people that interested in helping the city progress and be a better place to live and have a better quality of life”

BEACON Whether is continued revitalization of Beacon's Main Street, its Hudson River waterfront or the Fishkill Creek, citizen involve is running high. via Mid-Hudson News

A Beacon man was acquitted of felony weapons charges today following a week-long trial in Dutchess County Court. via Poughkeepsie Journal

Sudz Car Wash and Detail Center opened recently on Main Street in Beacon. Owner Marcelino Vargas came to the U.S. in 1986. via Poughkeepsie Journal

BEACON - A woman whose identity remains unknown was rescued this afternoon from the Fishkill Creek, and is being treated at St. via Poughkeepsie Journal

BEACON - City police are asking the public for help in identifying a woman who was rescued from the Fishkill Creek on Sunday. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“Older adults who log on to NIHSenior Health.gov will find information to help them make informed decisions, including questions they should ask and the answers they should look for if they are thinking of joining a trial.”

Would you like information about how to access local support services for yourself or aging loved ones? 'Accessing Support and Services for the Aging' is the topic of a caregiver support workshop Wednesday ... via Poughkeepsie Journal

“The students are acting in it”

BEACON - Kesean Lewis stood in the hallway of Rombout Middle School Tuesday moving his fellow classmates around. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“I was asked by my nephew what am I doing to save the planet. I really didn't have an answer and I was embarrassed.”

RHINEBECK - Dutchess County Fairgrounds officials unveiled their plans for the upcoming season Wednesday. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“This past weekend, the final verdicts were rendered, and with those verdicts, we as a community can begin the process of closure”

FISHKILL - Shared services with surrounding communities to keep taxes low is a goal the Town of Fishkill will strive for in 2008. via Poughkeepsie Journal

BEACON -The Beacon High School Drama Council will present "Much Ado About Nothing" at 8 p.m. March 14 and 15 at the high school, 101 Matteawan Road. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“Historically, the powers that used to be in Milton really tried to curtail commercial development in the town, but the current board members have a different outlook”

MILTON - If the classic television sitcom 'Cheers' hadn't been set in Boston, it might have been set here. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“The buses have been ordered and funding is in already in place for the project”

It seems like only yesterday the new parking garage constructed adjacent to the Metro-North train station in Poughkeepsie ensured an adequate number of parking spaces for commuters who use the railroad to get ... via Poughkeepsie Journal

“Oh, my Lord. She (Nina Rinaldi) brought this no-good man in the house”

CORTLANDT - A homeless, jobless, convicted rapist accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing a woman he targeted in a supermarket parking lot Tuesday was being held without bail yesterday on three felony ... via Journal News

“Participants in the programs don't need to become artists, but everyone who has participated walks away knowing he or she has created something.”

Arts change lives. That is the message the organizers and the honorees of the Friend of the Arts Awards, to benefit the youth programs of Mill Street Loft, want to underscore and why they feel the event itself ... via Poughkeepsie Journal