Rabid Raccoon in Rhinebeck: The Health Department Is Asking for Your Call
A rabid raccoon at Rhinebeck Animal Hospital, and two missing Good Samaritans. The county health department needs your call.
Sleepy Hollow: The Place That Wrote Its Own Legend
A real church from 1685, a real cemetery, a real war, and a writer who added one headless rider. Silas Van Wyck on how Sleepy Hollow wrote its own legend, and why a village voted to take the name.
Last Flights of the Season at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome closes its 2026 season after October 18: the last chances to see wood-and-fabric aircraft from before your great-grandparents' time take to the air over Red Hook. Silas Van Wyck on a museum that flies at you.
Sheep, Wool and Everything After: Rhinebeck’s Biggest Autumn Weekend
The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival takes over the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck on October 17 and 18. Mr. Brown on what it actually is, why you do not need to knit to love it, and how to do the county's signature autumn weekend well.
The Blotter: Dutchess County - October 4th, 2026
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.
Who Pays for the Cameras? The Money Behind Dutchess County’s Plate Readers
The county cameras are coming down, but the contracts and the money remain. Mara Quinn follows the grants, the $94,500 budget line, and the subscription economics behind Dutchess County's plate reader network.
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.