Headline News from the County Executive
- 8/3/2021 - ThinkDIFFERENTLY Thursday Returns for 175th Dutchess County Fair
Poughkeepsie, NY … After last year’s fair cancellation, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro and Dutchess County Fairgrounds President Andy Imperati are eager to invite individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to the return of “ThinkDIFFERENTLY Thursday” at the Dutchess County Fair on August 26th, 2021. Individuals with developmental disabilities and their families will be able to enjoy the Dutchess County Fair ahead of the crowds with a special early gate opening at 9 a.m. and sensory-sensitive hours throughout the morning on the carnival midway from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Families are encouraged to secure tickets online early. Tickets are available exclusively online this year and can be purchased at dutchessfair.com. Read more...
Headline News from the County Legislature
Headline News from the County Clerk
- 4/30/2021 - Rare Historic Maps of Rhinebeck and Red Hook now available from Dutchess County Clerk
Poughkeepsie, NY: Dutchess County Clerk Bradford H. Kendall announced today that a rare book of early maps of properties in Rhinebeck and Red Hook is now available to the public. A Field Book of a Number of Maps of Farms in the Town of Rhinebeck the Property of the Honourable John Armstrong, was filed in the County Clerk’s Office on December 26, 1842, as Field Book 89. The 48 maps included in the field book cover parcels ranging from small farms to a lot map of the modern village of Red Hook, dating back to 1795. Read more...
Headline News from the Comptroller
Headline News from the Department of Behavioral & Community Health (DBCH)
Headline News from the District Attorney
- 6/28/2021 - Timothy Alexander sentenced to 25 years to life for murder of ex-wife
On June 28, 2021, Judge Jessica Segal imposed the maximum sentence allowable under the law, 25 years to life, on Timothy Alexander for his April 29, 2021, conviction for Murder in the Second Degree, following a three week jury trial. Alexander was convicted for brutally murdering his ex-wife, Terrie DeGelormo, as she shoveled her driveway during a blizzard on November 15, 2018. Read more...
- 6/11/2021 - People v. Keith M. Potik
The defendant in this case, Keith M. Potik, plead guilty today to the Indictment charging him with attempting to kill two Police Officers in the Town of Red Hook on November 15, 2019. Read more...
Headline News from the Sheriff's Office
- 8/2/2021 - Theft of ATM Machine Under Investigation; More Possible
The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigation into the recent burglary and theft of an ATM machine from a business in the Town of Beekman and would also like to alert Dutchess County business owners that more similar-type crimes may be attempted in the near future. Read more...
