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Suspect arrested minutes before fleeing the state
A Pleasant Valley man wanted in connection with a home invasion was arrested in New York City, minutes before he was to leave by bus to North Carolina.
LOOP buses may get new, simpler routes
A proposed plan to change the LOOP bus system would simplify routes and increase the frequency, Dutchess County officials said.
Pleasant Valley plan: Growth should focus on 4 hamlets
PLEASANT VALLEY - A draft plan to preserve the town's rural character by concentrating future growth in four hamlets is drawing mixed reviews.
New Horizons Resources Inc., with the help of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, recently hosted a ribbon-cutting and open house at its new training and administration office in Pleasant Valley.
PLEASANT VALLEY - In a tough economic climate, town officials are looking into concerns of local merchants that the weekly farmers market is being given preferential treatment.
100 Years Since Glenn Curtiss' Flight
A hundred years ago today, a Southern Tier man made aviation history. At the Hammondsport museum that bears Glenn Curtiss' name, you'll see a reproduction of the aircraft that started it all -- the June Bug.
A century ago, aviation marvel occurred with flight by Glenn Curtiss
Trafford Doherty , executive director of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, poses with a 1/8th scale replica of the June Bug at the actual site where the flight took place on July 4th, 1908 in Hammondsport, N.Y., ...
Triathlete Boyko notches first career victory, at Tupper Lake
Art Boyko's steady progression as a high-quality triathlete reached perhaps its pinnacle moment to date at Saturday's Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon.
Help celebrate Traver Road school's anniversary
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Traver Road Primary School, the Pleasant Valley PTA is creating a special cookbook called 'Tastefully Traver'. Teachers, parents, students and alumni are encouraged to ...
Pleasant Valley woman admits drug possession
A Pleasant Valley woman admitted in court Monday she had a drug commonly called "ecstasy" in her purse when police arrested her last summer.
Insurance agent lauded for community work
PLEASANT VALLEY - In times of trouble, Anthony Nicolis will be there to help. 'We deliver when something bad happens to somebody like a car accident, a house fire, a death in the family,' Nicolis said about his ...
Pleasant Valley board OKs purchase of plow truck
PLEASANT VALLEY - The town board has agreed to replace at least one old highway truck next year for $196,000. Although Highway Superintendent Butch Gardner would prefer replacing two of the oldest plow trucks, ...
Water system flushing to affect water quality
PLEASANT VALLEY - Routine flushing of the Valley Dale Water Service Area will occur from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.
950 in Dutchess still without power; storm leaves big cleanup
As of this afternoon, there were about 950 customers still without power in Dutchess County, mostly in Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley, Central Hudson spokesman John Maserjian said.
Nonprofit announces recent appointments
Dutchess ARC, which serves children and adults with developmental disabilities, and their families, has announced the following additions: * Dwayne Douglas has joined Dutchess ARC as a residential manager.
Last storm outages are being mopped up
The remaining power outages caused by Tuesday night's storm should be fixed today, as crews from Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.
It's officially a heat wave in most parts of the region after the temperature rose above 90 degrees Fahrenheit for the third day in a row Monday, June 9. The heat wasn't even a record for the date, but it was ...
Pic: First-of-Its-Kind Pipe Liner Installed in Schenectady, N.Y.
It could be called Schenectady, N.Y.'s version of the "Big Dig." In July 2007, the New York state department of transportation initiated a massive undertaking to repair a 600-yd. drainage culvert located ...
Five new deputies assigned to Sullivan jail
Five new deputy sheriffs, assigned to the Sullivan County Jail, graduated recently from the Dutchess County Corrections Academy in Pleasant Valley.
In celebration of Older Americans' Month, the Dutchess County Office for the Aging gave four Dutchess County residents Senior Citizen of the Year awards at the recent Celebration of Aging held at Villa Borghese ...