The Blotter: Dutchess County
The first Blotter: a fight on the Dutchess County Fair midway brought gang assault charges, the Taconic ticket sweep wrote 236 tickets in two days, and a Poughkeepsie man was named in a regional trafficking case. June Mercer, from the official releases.
The Leaf Peepers Are Coming by Train: Metro-North Adds Hudson Line Trains Through November 8
Metro-North is running 28 extra weekend trains up the Hudson Line through November 8 for foliage season. June Mercer on the added service, the 10 to 15 percent color showing in Dutchess so far, and practical notes for valley riders.
The County Turned Its Cameras Off. Poughkeepsie Has Not.
Dutchess County switched off its 65 plate reader cameras after residents pushed back. The City of Poughkeepsie runs its own, and its mayor and police chief have not said what happens next. Callahan Blackwood on who actually decides.