Poughkeepsie council adopts 2019 budget

POUGHKEEPSIE – With no fanfare, the Poughkeepsie Common Council has adopted a 2019 city budget of over $50 million that raises the tax levy by

Woman dies in Westchester house fire

YONKERS – A fire at a one-story building at 131 Park Avenue in Yonkers has claimed the life of a 69-year-old woman. Ida Martinez was

Civic center in Poughkeepsie to get new name

(file photo) POUGHKEEPSIE – Successful businessman and Jordanian immigrant Majed “Mitch” Nesheiwat, founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum, has purchased the naming rights for the

Two arrested with drugs on Thruway

Ortiz Cruz TOWN OF WOODBURY – Two men were arrested while traveling on the Thruway in the Town of Woodbury early in the evening hours

Serino squeaks to victory over Smythe

Serino POUGHKEEPSIE – State Senator Susan Serino was officially declared the winner in her re-election bid. Following the counting of absentee and affidavit ballots, the