Poughkeepsie, NY
Politics
Molinaro Testifies Before State Senate On Shared Services
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro spoke to a state Senate committee about his shared services initiative to save taxpayers money while consolidating public programs."I was happy to testify before the NYS Senate Committee on Local Government about the Governor’s shared services mandates," Molinaro said on his Facebook page. "While Dutchess has led on shared services and we followed the onerous law to develop an aggressive plan, this was clearly an insulting distraction that misses the forest for the trees. More details on the County’s 2017 Municipal Innovation Grant Progr…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
DWI Crackdown Nets Dozens Of Arrests In Dutchess
DUTCHES COUNTY, N.Y. - More than 70 people were arrested during the holiday season as police in Dutchess County cracked down on impaired driving. New York State Police and local police agencies were “out in full force” from Dec. 15 through Jan. 1, conducting a STOP-DWI holiday season crackdown enforcement effort that was funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and STOP-DWI Foundation for the fifth year in a row. ““Throughout the Holiday Enforcement Crackdown campaign Law Enforcement worked tirelessly, often in severe weather conditions including this extended cold snap, to assure …
