POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. Soon-to-be former Dutchess County Legislature Chairman Gregg Pulver may have lost his bid for re-election, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be leaving county government. Outgoing County Executive William F.X. O’Neil on Monday announced he has appointed Pulver, R-Pine Plains, to be the next county comptroller. If confirmed by the Legislature, Pulver will […]
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. The Dutchess County Legislature has extended a pilot program under which 12- and 13-year-olds are permitted to hunt deer. Lawmakers voted Monday to extend through Dec. 31, 2025, the state’s Youth Deer Hunting Pilot Program, which allows youths to hunt deer with a crossbow, shotgun, or muzzle-loading firearm during the appropriate hunting […]
The Dutchess County Legislature has approved issuing $18,086,598 in serial bonds to help pay for a $32,170,760 two-way radio communications system that would have sufficient capacity to allow all public safety and municipal operations in the county to use it. It would eliminate roadblocks that exist in communications among emergency responders from various agencies because […]