Headline News from the County Executive
- 7/11/2019 - Dutchess County AGAIN Ranked No. 1 in Nation for Innovative Technology Use
Poughkeepsie… For the second consecutive year, Dutchess County Government is ranked No. 1 in the nation for its use of technology to produce efficient services and better serve residents. Dutchess County is the top mid-sized county in the 250,000-499,999 population category of the 2019 Digital Counties Survey, the 17th year for the annual survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo). Dutchess County has been ranked in the top 10 of the nation’s best all 17 years of the Digital Counties survey and this is the third time Dutchess County has earned the No. 1 national ranking. Read more...
Headline News from the County Legislature
- 7/12/2019 - TICK TASK FORCE TO HOST “EDUCATIONAL EVENT” AT DUTCHESS STADIUM
The Dutchess County Legislature’s Tick Task Force, together with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health, announced today that it will host an “Educational Event” during the Thursday, July 25th Renegades Game. Members of the Committee will man a table in the concession area of the Baseball Stadium with educational pamphlets along with “Tick Removal Kits”. Game time starts at 7:05 pm. Read more...
- 6/18/2019 - SHARED SERVICE PROGRAM OFFERING US FLAGS AT COST TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES
In recognition of Flag Day, the Dutchess County Legislature is proud to announce its partnership with the County Executive to offer United States Flags at cost to local municipalities. Flags will be purchased in bulk through the NYS Preferred Source Program made by people who are blind (NYSPSP). A variety of indoor and outdoor flags sized 3’ X 5’ to 5’ X 8’ as well as small cemetery flags will be available to municipalities for purchase. Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777. Read more...
Headline News from the County Clerk
- 6/13/2019 - State Association of County Clerks Presents Lifetime Achievement Award to County Clerk Kendall
CORNING, NEW YORK: The New York State Association of County Clerk’s awarded Dutchess County Clerk Bradford H. Kendall the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award at their Spring Conference. The Lifetime Achievement Award was initiated in 1999 and for the past twenty years, a County Clerk is nominated and voted upon by their peers for the distinguished honor. The criteria for the award requires a minimum of 10 years of service, demonstrated service and leadership to the association, awarded to one County Clerk annually and the recipient may not receive the designation more than once. Read more...
Headline News from the Comptroller
- 4/17/2019 - Dutchess County Comptroller Robin Lois Issues Audit on Project MORE
Dutchess County Comptroller Robin Lois today issued an audit of Project Model Offender Reintegration Experience, Inc. – more commonly known as Project MORE. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Project MORE is a not-for-profit corporation which contracts with Dutchess County to provide criminal justice reform and alternatives to incarceration programming. Project MORE has worked with the Department of Probation and Community Corrections as well as the Dutchess County Sheriff ’s Office Corrections Division for over a decade, growing and adjusting its programming based on the County’s needs and industry evidence-based data. Read more...
- 4/8/2019 - Comptroller’s Office Releases Special Report on Dutchess Community College
The Dutchess County Comptroller’s Office has completed a special report on Dutchess Community College for the period September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2018. This review came at the request of the Dutchess County Legislature upon approval of the College's 2018-2019 funding request. This funding request included an increase of $1,750,000 from the prior year; even with this increase in funding, the College is projecting a $2,389,959 shortfall in revenue over expenses. Read more...
Headline News from the Department of Behavioral & Community Health (DBCH)
Headline News from the District Attorney
- 7/18/2019 - NYC Man convicted of Attempted Murder for a 2018 Poughkeepsie shooting
On July 9, 2019, Johnathan Rice, a/k/a “Pretty” was convicted in Dutchess County Court of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the First Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree. The 8-woman and 4-man jury deliberated for two days before convicting Rice of all four counts. The conviction comes as a result of an investigation conducted by the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department (including the Neighborhood Recovery Unit), the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office. Read more...
- 7/9/2019 - Wappingers Falls man charged with 2017 Poughkeepsie murder
On July 8, 2019 in Dutchess County Court before the Hon. Edward McLoughlin, 36 year old Anthony Abbott was arraigned on Indictment # 71/2019, charging him with two counts each of Murder in the First Degree, Murder in the Second Degree, Robbery in the First Degree and Burglary in the First Degree. Read more...
- 7/3/2019 - Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Predatory Sexual Assault
On May 22, 2019, a Dutchess County jury unanimously found Dominique Gomez guilty of Predatory Sexual Assault (Penal Law § 130.95[1][a]), an A-II felony, Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree (Penal Law § 130.50[1]), a B violent felony, Burglary in the First Degree (Penal Law § 140.30[2]), a B violent felony, Assault in the First Degree (Penal Law § 120.10[4]), a B violent felony, Attempted Robbery in the First Degree (Penal Law §§ 110/160.15[1]), a C violent felony, Strangulation in the Second Degree (Penal Law § 121.12), a D violent felony, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Penal Law § 260.10[1]), an A misdemeanor. On July 1, 2019, Judge McLoughlin sentenced the defendant, a second violent felony offender, to the following: an indeterminate term of 25 years to life in prison on the Predatory Sexual Assault conviction; a determinate term of 25 years in prison, followed by 25 years of post-release supervision on the Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree conviction; a determinate term of 25 years in prison, followed by 5 years of post-release supervision on the Burglary in the First Degree conviction; a determinate term of 25 years in prison, followed by 5 years of post-release supervision on the Assault in the First Degree conviction; a determinate term of 15 years in prison, followed by 5 years of post-release supervision on the Attempted Robbery in the First Degree conviction; a determinate term of 7 years in prison, followed by 5 years of post-release supervision on the Strangulation in the Second Degree conviction; and a one-year definite term in jail on the Endangering the Welfare of a Child conviction. Read more...
Headline News from the Sheriff's Office
- 7/12/2019 - Fourth of July Crackdown Leads to 25 Arrests for Dutchess County Agencies
During the Fourth of July Crackdown period of July 3, 2019 thru July 7, 2019 members of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department, City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, Town of East Fishkill Police Department, Village Millerton Police Department & Village of Red Hook Police Department conducted Impaired Driving details consisting of Saturation Patrols throughout the county in addition to their regular patrols as well as Joint Agency Sobriety Checkpoints. A total of 25 arrests were made including 23 impaired driving arrests during the period. Read more...
9/16/2010 - Protect Yourself From the Flu
