Poughkeepsie News

Trucks over 40 tons are temporarily banned from the Mid-Hudson Bridge after a cement truck smashed into a nearby overpass that was too low for the vehicle, officials said.

A city man faces gun charges after he allegedly ran from police following a traffic stop, and ditched a loaded revolver in a garbage can.

VOTERS IN THE POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID YES TO A 22.8 MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY A PROPOSED 22.8 MILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PLAN, IF APPROVED, WILL NOT COST TAXPAYERS ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY.

Join us along with Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Ruges Subaru and Guardian Self Storage for the annual Greater Hudson Valley Toy Drive on Saturday December 5th from 1pm 5pm at The Hudson Valley Mall , Kingston, The Poughkeepsie Galleria , Galleria at Crystal Run ,Middletown Your donation of a new unwrapped toy can be dropped off prior to ...

Twenty years after nine children died when a storm leveled part of a school in Orange County, the state system developed to ensure school building safety has not worked for more than two years, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal investigation.

Realizing that putting up a building proposal during a recession wasn't going to be an easy task, City of Poughkeepsie school officials have found a way to put together a plan that deserves community support.

A national chain restaurant, T.G.I. Friday's will open its Poughkeepsie Route 9 shopping mall location Monday, the company confirmed today.

'Poughkeepsie Live,' a cable television program that for two decades has featured musicians known locally and nationally, will go on hiatus as Time Warner relocates its Poughkeepsie studio to Kingston.

ALBANY - After talking tough about the need to cut state spending, Gov. David Paterson on Thursday suggested he's open to any deal with legislative leaders that could close a $3.2 billion mid-year budget deficit.

A homeless Poughkeepsie man who allegedly robbed a 61-year-old woman in a parking lot on Main Street last month is scheduled to appear in Poughkeepsie town court Monday.

Authorities say an officer was seriously injured when two school buses carrying students and a police patrol car all collided in New York's Hudson Valley.

Elections officials today confirmed Republican Thomas Parise has retained his seat on the City of Poughkeepsie Common Council.

A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee has revealed her face and says she's ready to heal and move forward.

About 200 people gathered at the Dutchess County War Memorial today in the Town of Poughkeepsie to remember the nation's veterans.

On Monday, Gov. David Paterson implored lawmakers to deal with the state's budget deficit.

A break room oven that was on at the Dutchess County Courthouse in downtown Poughkeepsie set cabinets on fire and triggered a sprinkler system that damaged a second-floor holding cell, Mayor John Tkazyik said.

In the top southeast corner of the Poughkeepsie Railroad Station, masons set into place replicas of the ornately decorated terra-cotta pieces that make up the building's cornice.

The word 'entrepreneur' certainly fits Joe Lepore. He built a business from scratch, rebuilt a decrepit warehouse into a nifty office suite and is now busy enlarging his business and creating jobs.

Poughkeepsie Day School will host Dr. Paul B.Yellin, director of the Yellin Center for Student Success, at 6 p.m. Nov.