WASHINGTON – US Senator Charles Schumer is urging major landline and mobile phone carriers to make robocall-blocking technology available to all customers and to make

POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County has begun the search for a deputy commissioner for special needs. The new post will serve as an advocate for individuals

KINDERHOOK – The state Conservative Party endorsed John Faso in his bid for the 19th congressional seat. Conservative Chairman Michael Long cited his “impressive fiscal

Cole POUGHKEEPSIE – The Dutchess County grand jury has indicted a Pleasant Valley man on charges that he strangled his mother to death, kept her

Boler KINGSTON – A Kingston man is being held in the Ulster County Jail without bail after his arrest on drug charges. Kingston City and

POUGHKEEPSIE – The new administration in Poughkeepsie is placing the city’s Industrial Development Agency under the microscope to ensure that it is functioning efficiently and

Sedore FISHKILL – The chairman of the Metro-North Committee of the MTA Board is retiring. James Sedore of Fishkill has served on the board for

NEW WINDSOR – Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois endorsed Republican Colin Schmitt for the State Assembly’s 99th District. Schmitt, of New Windsor, has yet to

GOSHEN – A change in requirements for gun permit applicants has been implemented in Orange County. Sheriff Carl DuBois and County Clerk Annie Rabbitt said

Shawangunk Kill in the Korn campground HOWELLS – The Town of Wallkill received two bids to manage the Korn Campground it purchased last fall in