During the period 1952 to 1954, he was with IBM Corporation in Poughkeepsie, New York, as well as a staff member of the IBM Watson Laboratory at Columbia University.

G. Gordon Liddy is Catholic and was married to Frances Liddy ( nee Purcell ) from Poughkeepsie, New York, for 53 years.

Ursula K. Le Guin, in her essay " From Elfland to Poughkeepsie ", presented the idea that language is the most crucial element of high fantasy, because it creates a sense of place.

Since then the southern part ( from Poughkeepsie south ) of the county has developed into a largely residential area, suburban in character, with many of its residents commuting to jobs in New York City.

After the Poughkeepsie and Eastern declined with the advent of the automobile, the park closed.

A portion of the village is in the town of Wappinger and the other part is in the town of Poughkeepsie, with Wappingers Creek forming the dividing line between the towns.

Millspaugh Furniture, founded in Walden ( but with another outlet in Poughkeepsie ), is another popular draw for out-of-town shoppers due to its long history in the area and reputation for quality merchandise.

Stein, left on his own, tried to keep the group going with two new players, Sal D ' Nofrio ( bass ) and Jimmy Galluzi ( drums ) ( both of whom had been members of a Poughkeepsie, New York group known as ' Dino & The Cavemen ').

rang in the new millennium with three nights at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY, December 29 – 31, 1999.

The story ends with Frank arriving in Poughkeepsie, New York, ready to begin a new life at the age of nineteen.

Major bridges in the city include the Poughkeepsie Bridge, a former railroad bridge now serving as a public walkway, and the Mid-Hudson Bridge, a major thoroughfare built in 1930 that carries U. S. Route 44 ( concurrent with State Route 55 ) over the Hudson.

Outside of municipal designations, the City and Town of Poughkeepsie are generally viewed as a single place, and are commonly referred to as Poughkeepsie, with a current combined population of approximately 75, 000.

Poughkeepsie has a humid continental climate ( Koppen Dfa ), with hot summers and cold winters.

The nearest major airport to Poughkeepsie is Stewart International Airport about south in Newburgh, with the three major metropolitan airports for New York City-John F. Kennedy International approximately south, Newark Liberty International approximately south, and LaGuardia Airport approximately south-and Albany International Airport approximately north.

The Dutchess County Sheriff Station is based in Poughkeepsie NY with the Dutchess County Jail being next to it which houses around 275-300 inmates maximum capacity at any time.

Poughkeepsie also hosted a founding member of the North Eastern Hockey League ( NEHL ) with the formation of the Poughkeepsie Panthers in 2003.

The Chance, located at 6 Crannell Street in downtown Poughkeepsie, hosts live rock concerts with local as well as major artists.

All EMS transports in the New Hamburg Fire District are covered by Mobile Life Support Services through a contract with the Town of Poughkeepsie.

Service on the line is supplemented by Metro-North Railroad, a major New York City based commuter train network operating across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, with the northern terminus of its Hudson Line at the Poughkeepsie station.

In October 2011, CSX and Amtrak reached an agreement for Amtrak to lease the Hudson Subdivision between Poughkeepsie and Schenectady, with Amtrak assuming maintenance and capital responsibilities.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. died in Poughkeepsie, New York after a battle with lung cancer, on his 74th birthday, August 17, 1988.

The Ethan Allen Express began with stops in Rutland, Fort Edward-Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Albany, Hudson, Rhinecliff-Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Croton-Harmon, Yonkers and New York City ( Penn Station ).

In 1888, with the completion of the nearby Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge providing east-west rail service across the Hudson, Poughkeepsie became even more important to regional rail transportation.

Austin currently lives near Poughkeepsie, New York, where he plays volleyball and gets together often with fellow comics veteran Fred Hembeck.

* 914: 990-1111 Peekskill / Poughkeepsie / White Plains / Yonkers, NY ( 990 without more Verizon works fine from all exchanges I've checked )

In the late 1740s the colonial government at Poughkeepsie expelled the missionaries from New York, in part because of their advocacy of Mohican rights.

After graduating from Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1967 Raitt entered Harvard's Radcliffe College as a freshman, majoring in Social Relations and African Studies.

Route 55 crosses from the Pawling town line to the Union Vale town line and is a direct route into the City Of Poughkeepsie.

The town is east of the City of Poughkeepsie and from New York City.

Lloyd is on the opposite side of the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie, New York, to which it is linked by the Mid-Hudson Bridge.

Nick finds a matchbook from a hotel in Poughkeepsie.

Category: People from Poughkeepsie, New York

Davis was a practicing Mesmerist, faith healer and clairvoyant from Poughkeepsie, New York.

After graduating from high school at the age of 16 in 1908, he spent the next three years working for a trio of newspapers: the Matteawan Evening Journal, the Mount Vernon Argus and the Poughkeepsie News Press.

In New Jersey and New York, the valley gradually bends from the northeast to the north, and starting near Newburgh just beyond the Hudson Highlands, Interstate 87 runs much of the valley's length into Canada, passing Poughkeepsie, Albany, and Glens Falls.

The competition included a road race over the Gunks in New Paltz as well as a Criterium in Poughkeepsie just blocks from the school's campus.

The site of Poughkeepsie was purchased from Native Americans in 1686 by Robert Sanders, an Englishman, and Myndert Harmense Van Den Bogaerdt, a New Netherland-born Dutchman.

The community was set off from the Town of Poughkeepsie when it became an incorporated village in 1799.

Spared from battle during the American Revolution, Poughkeepsie became the second capital of New York.

The Mid-Hudson Bridge, opened in 1930, carries US 44 and NY 55 across the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie to Highland.

Empire Cruise Lines departs from Waryas Park, 29 North Water Street, in the City Of Poughkeepsie

* Tibor Kalman ( 1949 – 1999 ), graphic designer, emigrated from Hungary to Poughkeepsie as a child.

Morse, inventor of the telegraph and Morse code, lived in Poughkeepsie from 1847 until 1872 ( see Locust Grove ).

* Homer Augustus Nelson, lawyer, congressman, Secretary of State of New York and colonel in the Union Army, was from Poughkeepsie.

* Rock band Pound was from Poughkeepsie.

* CBS news reporter Dave Price is from Poughkeepsie.