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Jury rules in doctors' favor in malpractice case

A Poughkeepsie neurosurgeon and a Hyde Park physician have been cleared of accusations of malpractice in the 2003 death of a 65-year-old Hyde Park man ......

RESULTS IN: Legislature results for Dutchess, Ulster

In Dutchess County Legislature races, Republican DJ Sadowski won the contest in District 4; Republican Robert A. Weiss won the race in District 12; ......

Poughkeepsie's Hampton Inn overcomes obstacles

Overnight visitors to the mid-Hudson region can satisfy their tastes with a smorgasbord of accommodations that cluster together from Fishkill to northern ......

Freedom: Fishkill man released after murder indictment dropped

Dewey Bozella sat in a Dutchess County courtroom Wednesday afternoon and heard a judge tell him his 26 years behind prison walls were over. ......

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Senior Recital
November 7 4:00pm Senior Recital. Seth Biberstein, baritone. Assisted by...
2009-11-07 00:00:00 at Vassar College
Vassar College Women's Chorus
November 7 8:00pm Vassar College Women's Chorus. Christine R. Howlett,...
2009-11-07 00:00:00 at Vassar College
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Poughkeepsie, NY Demographics

Poughkeepsie, New York Population (2007) :29633
Population (2000 census)29871
Median household income in 199929389
Per capita income in 199916759
Median year structure built1945
Median gross rent608
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199929.3
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses108800
Median real estate taxes2901
Racial breakdown
White alone49.75
Black or African American alone34.81
Hispanic or Latino:10.49
Two or more races3.20
Asian alone1.23
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.25
Some other race alone0.21
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.01