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Town Moves Forward with Police & Court Project 

The Town of Poughkeepsie is entering the design phase for a new Police and Court Facility at 1 Overocker Road. Environmental reviews are expected to be completed by June, with design work continuing through the end of 2026 and construction anticipated to begin early next year.

Town officials previously explored acquiring adjacent land from the Poughkeepsie Elks Lodge for additional parking, but after the proposal was declined, architects redesigned the plan to fit the project entirely on Town property.

Town of Poughkeepsie Police Chief Joseph Cavaliere emphasized the importance of the new facility, saying:

“The Town of Poughkeepsie needs a police headquarters that is a resilient civic anchor designed to maintain critical operations during catastrophic events while fostering community trust through transparent, inclusive design… By balancing high-security mandates with welcoming public spaces and accessible community meeting rooms, the headquarters will evolve from a closed security outpost into a vital, resilient neighborhood asset.”

The project will also allow for the relocation of Town Hall in January 2027 to a portion of the Poughkeepsie Day School site on Boardman Road, where expanded community amenities are planned.

Officials say the new facility will replace the aging Tucker Drive building, which sits on a former landfill and has required ongoing repairs.

11:00 am – 5:00 pm: Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 — Dassai Blue Sake Brewery
1:00 – 3:00 pm: Family Fun at the Loeb — Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (Vassar College)

4:00 – 7:00 pm: Live Music: Bernie & Friends — Mahoney’s Irish Pub
7:30 pm: Melissa Etheridge: RISE – The 2026 Bardavon Gala — Bardavon

1:00 – 4:00 pm: Board Games — Boardman Road Branch Library
5:00 – 7:00 pm: All-Ages Chess Club — Boardman Road Branch Library
5:00 – 8:00 pm: Drop-In Teen Gaming — Adriance Memorial Library
5:00 pm: Pushcart Prize Reading with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Philip Schultz — Marist University
5:30 – 7:00 pm: Acoustic Colonialism: Acts and Arts of Mapuche Interference — Vassar College
7:00 – 10:00 pm: Open Mic with Kristen Lee — Mahoney’s Irish Pub

10:00 – 11:00 am: Zen Buddhist Meditation — Adriance Memorial Library
10:30 – 11:30 am: Toddler & Me: Learning Lab — Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum
1:00 – 3:00 pm: Guitar Circle — Boardman Road Branch Library
3:30 – 5:00 pm: Grief Support Group — First Congregational United Church of Christ
5:30 pm: Lecture on Ancient Greek Drama and the Caribbean Experience — Vassar College
6:00 – 8:00 pm: Kids Chess Club — Adriance Memorial Library
6:00 – 8:00 pm: Garden Enthusiasts Meet Up — Boardman Road Branch Library
7:00 – 10:00 pm: Jazz Night — Mahoney’s Irish Pub

10:30 – 11:30 am: Wellness Wednesday: Toddler & Me Yoga — Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum
5:00 pm: Tax Day Whiskey Tasting — Storyteller Lounge at The Inn at Bellefield
6:30 – 7:30 pm: Artist Talk with Pam Krimsky — Boardman Road Branch Library
7:00 – 8:30 pm: Books & Brews — Juan Murphy’s

8:00 pm: Karaoke Night — Mahoney’s Irish Pub

2:00 – 3:00 pm: Homeschool STEAM Club — Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum
4:00 – 6:00 pm: Teen Cooking — Adriance Memorial Library
5:00 pm: “A Jewish and Democratic State: The Evolution of an Idea” — Vassar College
5:00 pm: Josephine Halvorson: Claflin Art Lecture — Vassar College
5:00 pm: Arabic Fiction-in-Translation — Vassar College
5:00 pm: Gallery Talk: Depicting Meiji Japan’s War — Vassar College
6:00 pm: Hibachi Dinner — Mill House Brewing Company
7:00 – 9:00 pm: Trivia Night — Mahoney’s Irish Pub
7:00 – 9:00 pm: Jazz Thursdays – Hosted by Bob Arthurs — 1915 Wine Cellar
7:00 pm: Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre Spring Concert — Vassar College

10:00 – 11:00 am: Sensory Lab — Adriance Memorial Library
1:30 – 4:30 pm: Come Play Modern American Canasta — Boardman Road Branch Library
6:00 – 8:30 pm: Shadows on the Hudson "Tour of Greece" Wine Dinner — Shadows on the Hudson
6:30 – 7:30 pm: First Taste of Spring Dinner (ft. Redwood Empire Whiskey) — Duces Grill

7:00 pm: Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre Spring Concert — Vassar College

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