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.
How a Plate Reader Actually Works, and What Dutchess County Still Has to Decide
The county cameras stopped recording on September 25, but records already collected did not vanish. Ellis Ward explains how plate readers work, what retention and access rules actually decide, and the questions Dutchess towns still have to answer.
IBM Is Betting $2.5 Billion on Poughkeepsie Becoming the Place Quantum Grows Up
Dutchess County approved a 30-year tax deal for IBM's $2.5 billion quantum expansion in Poughkeepsie. Here is what the Starling facility, the school district share, and the 2029 target mean for local residents.
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.