The Southern Dutchess News/Beacon Free Press are the only local newspapers actually printed in Dutchess County. We are locally owned and completely locally produced from our offices, 84 East Main St., Wappingers Falls, NY.

The Southern Dutchess News covers the Town of Poughkeepsie, town and village of Wappingers Falls, town and hamlet of East Fishkill (Hopewell Junction), Town and village of Fishkill, plus LaGrange, Poughquag, New Hamburg, Red Oaks Mill, Chelsea, Wicopee, New Hackensack and Stormville. The Beacon Free Press is distributed free to all homes and businesses in Beacon.

Publisher: Albert Osten

Marketing/Advertising Director: Curtis Schmidt

Editor: Melina Makris

News Editor: Rich Flaherty
Art Director: Sharon Browne

Phone: 845-297-3723

Advertising Rates furnished upon request. (sdnadvertising@aol.com)

News releases and letters to the editor should be sent to newsplace@aol.com.

Subscriptions: $26 per year.