RHINEBECK, N.Y. – Six-year resident Aaren McKen has been appointed to fill the vacancy created when Josh Pulver stepped down from the board in November. McKen, 41, was sworn in Monday during a Town Board meeting that turned out to have two topics – draft noise ordinance revision and a proposed 256-unit housing development – […]
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. Dutchess County’s Republican lawmakers pushed through an amendment to the county’s proposed 2024 budget that would boost the salaries of elected officials by as much as 81%. The amendment passed in a mostly party-line 19-6 vote, with Legislator Randy Johnson, D-city of Poughkeepsie, joining the 18 Republicans to pass the measure. If […]
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. Incumbent Dutchess County Legislator Brennan Kearney defeated Clinton Town Board member Dean Michael in a race for the Dutchess County Legislature’s District 11 seat. The vote was 2,574 to 1,629. Kearney, a Rhinebeck resident, is a Democrat who won a third two-year term on the county Legislature. A former Rhinebeck Town Board […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Incumbent Dutchess County Legislator Brennan Kearney and Clinton Town Board member Dean Michael will face off in the race for the Dutchess County Legislature’s District 11 seat. Kearney, a Rhinebeck resident, is a Democrat who is running for a third two-year term on the county Legislature. A former Rhinebeck Town Board member, […]