Soundbox: A New Roadmap for the Postindustrial Queen City
For years, Poughkeepsie watched as the waves of renewal and reinvestment washed over the Hudson Valley, not yet reaching its own shores. Like many other cities in the region, the…
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County officials, health care agencies and Democrats clash on future of Stabilization Center
Word spread quickly in July among frequenters of the Stabilization Center, a 24-hour walk-in resource facility for mental health and substance use crises based in Poughkeepsie: the center’s nurses were…
The Right to Know Act and beyond: Community members envision police reform in Poughkeepsie
Police conducted 25 million traffic stops in 2011, making them one of the most common encounters between law enforcement and civilians. But even these seemingly routine interactions can escalate in…
Soundbox: The Equitable New York Act and Job Discrimination
The Miscellany News is excited to bring you the first episode of Soundbox, a podcast and community platform dedicated to social and criminal justice issues in Poughkeepsie, the Hudson Valley…
Inside Poughkeepsie’s WE CAN’T BREATHE protest
On Tuesday, June 2, members of the Poughkeepsie community took to the streets for the WE CAN’T BREATHE protest. The protest’s Facebook event page defined their impetus for congregating: “We…
In the know: Dutchess County gears up for larger COVID-19 outbreak
The Hudson Valley stayed alert as New York City confirmed the state’s first case of COVID-19 in early March. Then a Westchester County man, who commutes to his Manhattan law…
Historical women’s college meme page coordinates coronavirus aid
Raging bushfires in Australia. The acquittal of a president who abused the highest office in the land. Tensions heightened to a near breaking point between the United States and Iran…
Poughkeepsie, Arlington, Spackenkill districts switch to distance learning, provide meals following school closures
On March 13, Dutchess County declared a State of Emergency in response to the increasing presence of COVID-19 cases in the county. Effective Monday, March 16, all public and private…
NY court structure up for debate
A victim of domestic violence in Upstate New York fights for sole custody of her kids, a divorce from her abusive husband and his conviction. After becoming the sole breadwinner…
Cash bail reforms complicate local criminal justice systems
Kristen Applegarth was desperate. The father of her children was cheating on her with her friend. One day, she told him not to come back home. Financially dependent on him…