Hyde Park News

The last great archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency may soon be available to researchers and the public - 14 boxes of handwritten notes, gifts and correspondence, including a letter from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini congratulating him on his 1933 inauguration.

HYDE PARK - Newly promoted police Chief Don Goddard is asking the Town Board to form a police advisory committee to help him make the best use of his manpower and resources.

HYDEPARK: The Dutchess County Office for the Aging will present a training session on Medicare from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dec.

HYDE PARK - Now that residents have approved borrowing up to $2.8 million to build a police/court facility, the town board is aiming to hire a design firm this year.

If you buy too many cans of pumpkin puree in anticipation of Thanksgiving, don't let them languish at the back of the cupboard.

For some people, the whole point of Thanksgiving dinner is to have leftovers. These are the people who intentionally buy a monster-size bird, mash way too many potatoes and pop an extra pie in the oven.

A Long Island man caught in Hyde Park driving drunk for the fourth time in the last 10 years was sentenced today to the seven weeks he spent in jail, fined $2,000 and placed on probation for five years.

The last great archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency may soon be available to researchers and the public a ' 14 boxes of handwritten notes, gifts and correspondence, including a letter from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini congratulating him on his 1933 inauguration.

For some people, the whole point of Thanksgiving dinner is to have leftovers. These are the people who intentionally buy a monster-size bird, mash way too many potatoes and pop an extra pie in the oven.

For physician Jeffrey Hertzberg and baker Zoe Francois, the journey to no-knead bread began innocently enough.

HYDE PARK - The American Red Cross of Dutchess County has touched numerous lives during its 100 years of existence.

If you buy too many cans of pumpkin puree in anticipation of Thanksgiving, don't let them languish at the back of the cupboard.

HYDE PARK: Dutchess County will pay tribute to veterans noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Roosevelt Library and Museum's Wallace Center, Route 9, Hyde Park.

A Poughkeepsie neurosurgeon and a Hyde Park physician have been cleared of accusations of malpractice in the 2003 death of a 65-year-old Hyde Park man following a three-week trial in state Supreme Court.

HYDE PARK - The town government is seeking four grants that could enhance the town center, install sidewalks on Route 9G and protect drinking water.

A 26-year-old Hyde Park man accused of taking part in a brutal home invasion in the town was arraigned today on kidnapping, robbery and burglary charges.

For physician Jeffrey Hertzberg and baker Zoe Francois, the journey to no-knead bread began innocently enough.

HYDE PARK - The Dutchess County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been given the green light to proceed with construction of a new adoption and education center at its shelter on Route 9G.

On Tuesday, Hyde Park voters will once again decide whether the town should move forward with building a new police and court facility.

Congressman Maurice Hinchey wants the federal government to adopt the Hudson River Valley as a unit of the National Park Service.