Poughkeepsie News

Assemblyman Joel Miller, R-Poughkeepsie, will host an informational seminar regarding sex offenders in the community from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Haviland Middle School, 23 Haviland Road, Hyde Park.

The Hudson River Arts Festival, a fixture on the City of Poughkeepsie waterfront for more than a decade, will not be held this year.

A 46-year-old homeless man who allegedly failed to register as a sex offender has been arrested on a warrant, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police said.

The Poughkeepsie Farm Project has a supply of garden seeds available for groups, schools and individuals.

A Westchester County developer's plans to construct hundreds of homes off Route 9 in the town of Poughkeepsie remain mired in litigation.

Two men and a woman, all from Dutchess County, were charged in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of two young boys.

PLEASANT VALLEY - A reported drive-by shooting on Salt Point Turnpike Sunday afternoon was unfounded, according to state police.

Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Panera Bread store on South Road in Poughkeepsie.

As a cameraman, Robert Hobson has filmed the golden question being asked a million times.

Students at five of Poughkeepsie's six elementary schools will have new principals when classes resume in September.

Town of Poughkeepsie police are investigating an incident that occurred at the Campus Deli, at 11 Marist St., earlier today, Sgt.

The owner and an employee of a barbershop where a City of Poughkeepsie man was gunned down last winter both identified murder defendant Kasib Shamsiddeen as the man who fired the shot, a city detective testified Wednesday.

Harlem Valley Wetland & Ecological Services, a new ecological consulting firm, has opened for business in the Harlem Valley.

Residents of a City of Poughkeepsie housing complex for seniors and the disabled were evacuated this morning after a fire broke out in a sixth-floor apartment, officials said.

Visitors to two of the city's most historically significant sites now have a way of learning more about their stories.

Edgar Glascott recalls the bad old days at Poughkeepsie Middle School, when student academic performance was often shockingly poor and fear of violence left some teachers unwilling to walk the halls.

A City of Poughkeepsie man admitted in court today he was caught driving drunk in Rhinebeck last fall.

Bard College is joining the Liberty League, beginning with the 2011-12 academic year, Liberty League president and Union College director of athletics Jim McLaughlin announced Tuesday.

The 30th annual Greek Festival is in full swing today in the City of Poughkeepsie, giving people from all over the mid-Hudson Valley the chance to sample Greek food, listen to Greek music and watch Greek dances.

The Hudson Valley Renegades are in town and are preparing for Friday's home opener against the Aberdeen IronBirds.