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Dutchess County brings in help for issues with new union
A third party has been called in to resolve issues regarding the new union formed by a group of Dutchess County managerial and confidential employees, Personnel Commissioner Earl Bruno said.
Clay Man Pleads Guilty to Wife's Murder
Alex Martinez, the man accused of killing his wife, then attempting to sink her body in a Dutchess County reservoir earlier this year, has admitted his guilt in court today.
Peekskill jury convicts Dutchess County man in dad's death
PEEKSKILL - A six-member jury this morning convicted a Dutchess County man of misdemeanor reckless endangerment in the death last year of his 85-year-old father, whom he had left in a hot car on a July day while he went to work as a bus driver.
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Man admits killing wife, dumping body in Beacon Reservoir
A central New York man has admitted killing his wife and then dumping her body in a Hudson Valley reservoir 220 miles away.
Town of Clay man admits killing wife, dumping body in Dutchess County reservoir
A town of Clay man admitted his guilt in court today in the death of his wife earlier this year.
County Road 93 subject of hearing
TOWN OF WAPPINGER - The Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Transportation Council will host a public meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday to gather input on existing transportation and land-use issues along County Road 93 .
Dutchess man charged in father's swelter death goes to trial in Peekskill
PEEKSKILL - Jury selection began today in City Court in the case of a Dutchess County man charged with misdemeanor reckless endangerment in the July 2008 death of his father, whom he had left inside a sweltering car while he went to work.
Workplace diversity nominations sought in Dutchess, Ulster counties
Companies and nonprofits in Dutchess and Ulster counties employ a diverse spectrum of employees in terms of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation and ethnic culture.
Senior News: Transportation option offered for some seniors in Dutchess County
Here is a little-known transportation option available to the disabled that could apply to many seniors: the Americans with Disabilities Act Complementary Paratransit service.
Dutchess signs DEC consent order with $25,000 penalty
POUGHKEEPSIE Dutchess County government has paid the state Department of Environmental Conservation $25,000 in satisfaction of a consent decree for having a number of violations in its petroleum bulk storage facilities.
Classes resume at NY school after hostage crisis
Students at a Dutchess County school say things weren't quite back to normal this week when they returned to class following a hostage crisis with a disturbed gunman.
Editorial: Let students vote in Dutchess County, but enforce the rules
Once again, the issue of college students voting in local elections has created controversy in Dutchess County.
Orange, Ulster counties being called to help fight 100-acre brush fire in Dutchess County
Manpower and equipment are being summoned from eastern Orange County and Ulster County fire departments to help combat a 100-acre brush fire in Dutchess County.
Tyner retains his spot on the Dutchess County Legislature
With all the absentee ballots counted, Dutchess County Legislator Joel Tyner, D-Clinton, beat Republican Patrick Dealy in District 11.
Friends, daughter, said dead Purchase College custodian often stayed at school
PURCHASE -- A Dutchess County woman found dead at her Purchase College, SUNY, job may have been staying in her janitorial office to save money and avoid a long commute.
A student at the Dutchess County school where an armed man held a principal hostage says he was in the counselor's office in the next room when the man walked in Stissing Mountain School and began arguing with administrators.
Driver dies after car-flatbed crash on Route 9 in Philipstown
A Dutchess County driver involved in a head-on accident with a flatbed truck on Route 9 this morning died of his injuries, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.
Police: Upstate New York high school locked down; no other information released
The sheriff's department says an upstate New York high school has been locked down, and police are on the scene.
Road patrols the opening gambit in Dutchess County budget battle
POUGHKEEPSIE "No more business as usual" said Budget Director Valerie Sommerville, in defending a long list of what she conceded were very painful choices, in putting the 2010 Dutchess County budget together.
County budget seeks change, skimps on details
Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus' 529-page budget proposal includes a lot of changes - to staff, departments and services, but not a lot of details about how those changes will take effect or what effect they will have.
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