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City, town lead surge of 'blue' in Dutchess
Sheila Selman came to the United States 12 years ago from Trindad and Tobago.
More Democrats than Republicans join voter rolls in four local counties
DEMOCRATS are outpacing Republicans in new voter registrations in Ulster, Dutchess, Greene and Columbia counties, according to local election boards.
Dem enrollment tops Republican in Dutchess
RHINEBECK - Dutchess County has turned blue. For what is believed to be the first time in Dutchess County history, Democratic voter enrollment on Wednesday surpassed Republican enrollment in the county.
Dutchess has more Democrats for the first time in many years
Dutchess County has more registered Democrats than Republicans for the first time in decades, and the number of Democrats keeps growing.
Red Hook candidates settle ballot dispute
RED HOOK - Town Board candidate Robert McKeon can run on the independent Red Hook United party line, while incumbent Councilman Robert Latimer has until Wednesday to come up with another independent party name for the November ballot, under an agreement reached this month.
Errant e-mail costs GOP chief post - Weber says 'Antichrist' message was 'inadvertent'
Dutchess County Republican Committee Chairwoman Corinne Weber has resigned over a chain e-mail she forwarded to party members, some of whom were offended by its content.
Municipalities rethink plans as revenues drop
Nearly one-third of local cities and towns say revenues are down compared to budget estimates, even as many are seeing basic expenses rise.
Soaring fuel prices erode budgets
Twelve of the 25 towns and cities in Dutchess and Ulster counties have spent 90 percent or more of their municipal fuel budgets with four months left in the year, according to Journal research.
Voter signup pressed
Expedite review, Hinchey, Hall say
Open Book New York shows finances of 3100 local governments
New York residents can view budget information for 3,100 local governments on the state Comptroller’s Open Book New York Web site at www.openbooknewyork.com.
Battle rages over Dutchess voter registration
POUGHKEEPSIE - More than two dozen Democratic officials, candidates and community activists gathered outside the Dutchess County Board of Elections Monday to decry what they say is an effort by Republican Elections Commissioner David Gamache to disenfranchise voters.
Walkway Over the Hudson getting $500,000 grant
POUGHKEEPSIE - Walkway Over the Hudson has announced it will receive a $500,000 charitable grant to support the effort to transform the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge into the world's longest elevated public park.
Red Hook hopefuls clash over United party line
RED HOOK - An independent political party formed last year to unify Red Hook town residents and move past partisan politics is having the opposite effect.
'Not just another issue'
Author, media critic talks voting fraud, solutions at Vassar lecture
Banner year for open government?
Several bills safeguarding access to public records await the governor's signature, proponents say
Town Board candidates go to court
RED HOOK - A dispute between two Town Board candidates over the independent Red Hook United Party line has wound up in court, with both men claiming rights to the line in the November election.
Candidates head to court
RED HOOK - A dispute between two candidates over who gets to appear on the ballot under the Red Hook United party line has landed in court.
Rhinebeck deals with open space, affordable housing
RHINEBECK - Town Board member Dod Crane has proposed forming an Open Space/Affordable Housing Committee to review needs in those two areas under the town's Comprehensive Plan.
Transfer tax spending is committee's focus
The first meeting of Red Hook's Community Preservation Fund Committee occurred last Thursday night at 7:30 at Red Hook Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to create a plan for investing transfer tax funds in the Town of Red Hook.
Home sales remain off in Hudson Valley
HUDSON VALLEY – The sales of existing single-family homes in the Hudson Valley and Catskills regions continued their double-digit decline in the first six months of the year, according to the New York State Association of Realtors.
