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Welcome to Rhinebeck! If you are new to the area, or even if you are a long time area resident, here is a collection of important phone numbers, addresses and websites that may be useful.
WEBSITES
A list of websites with information about the Rhinebeck area.
www.rhinebeck-ny.gov - local government site.
www.rhinebeckchamber.com - for lodging, dining, events, and member listings, including real estate firms.
www.abouttownguide.com - for local businesses, events, and a sense of place - includes Rhinebeck, Red Hook, Tivoli information
www.midhudsoncentral.com - for the Taconic press newspapers - a weekly covering this area
www.poughkeepsiejournal.com - a daily paper for the Mid Hudson Valley
www.schoolreports.com - information about all NY State schools, including Rhinebeck
www.dutchesstourism.com - information for the traveler to northern Dutchess County
www.dutchessfair.com - for a schedule of programs at our Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck Chamber
www.dutchessny.gov - for all kinds of information
NEWCOMER'S GUIDE/IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
EMERGENCY POLICE, FIRE,
AMBULANCE SERVICES
.......................................911
POLICE:
Dutchess County Sheriff...........486-3800
New York State Police.............876-4033
Rhinebeck Village Police(non-emergency)876-8181
HOSPITALS:
Northern Dutchess Hospital
6511 Springbrook Ave..............876-3001
St. Francis Hospital..............471-2000
Vassar Brothers Hospital..........454-8500
AREA INFORMATION:
Red Hook Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 254, Red Hook.........758-0824
Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce
23F Rhinebeck Savings Bank Plaza,
P.O. Box 42, Rhinebeck.........876-5904
Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce Information Cottage (May-Oct)
Mill Street, Rhinebeck.........876-4778
GOVERNMENT:
Village of Red Hook
7467 S. Broadway, Red Hook.....758-1081
Town of Rhinebeck
80 E. Market St, Rhinebeck.....876-3409
Village of Rhinebeck
76 E. Market St, Rhinebeck.....876-7015
Village of Tivoli
1 Tivoli Commons
P.O. Box 397, Tivoli...........757-2021
Town of Red Hook
7340 S. Broadway, Red Hook.....758-4606
DUTCHESS COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Board of Elections................486-2473
Consumer Affairs..................486-2949
Cooperative Extension.............677-8223
County Clerk......................486-2120
County Executive..................486-2000
County Legislature................486-2100
District Attorney.................486-2300
Health Department.................486-3400
Laboratory (water testing) .......486-3411
Human Rights Commission...........486-2445
Loop Bus Information..............486-4690
Mental Hygiene....................486-2700
Motor Vehicle Bureau..............486-2130
Office for the Aging..............486-2555
Planning & Development............486-3600
Public Defender...................486-2280
Public Works......................486-2121
Real Property Tax Service.........486-2140
Social Services...................486-3000
STOP DWI Information..............486-3648
Tourism Office....................486-4000
Veteran Affairs...................486-2060
Youth Bureau......................486-3660
COUNTY HOTLINES:
Battered Women's Services.........485-5550
Child Abuse Reporting.......1-800-342-3720
Domestic Violence.................471-3033
Lyme Disease Hotline..............486-3407
Poison Control....................1-800-336-6997
Suicide Prevention................485-9700
LIBRARIES:
Starr Library
68 W. Market St, Rhinebeck........876-4030
Red Hook Public Library
7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook........758-3241
Staatsburg Library Society
70 Old Post Road, Staatsburg......889-4683
Tivoli Free Public Library
1 Tivoli Commons,
P.O. Box 400, Tivoli..............757-3771
MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION:
Beacon Office
223 Main Street, Beacon........838-4888
Poughkeepsie Office
22 Market St, Poughkeepsie.....486-2130
GAS/ELECTRIC:
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.
284 South Ave, Poughkeepsie....452-2700
Gas Leak Hotline.........1-800-942-8274
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Emergency Calls/
Customer Service.........1-800-932-0301
Past Due Bills...........1-800-443-1837
Gas Emergency............1-800-892-2345
Power Outage.............1-800-867-5222
TELEPHONE:
Frontier Communications
8 W. Chestnut St, Rhinebeck
Repair Service (24 hr)...1-800-921-8104
Billing Services (24 hr).1-800-921-8101
Residential..............1-800-921-8101
Business.................1-800-921-8102
Coin Service.............1-800-921-8102
Buried Cable Info........1-800-962-7962
WATER:
Rhinebeck Village Water Department
76 East Market Street, Rhinebeck.....876-7015
Red Hook Village Water Department
7467 S. Broadway, Red Hook.....758-4239
Tivoli Village Water & Sewer Department
1 Tivoli Commons,
P.O. Box 397, Tivoli...........757-4424
CABLE/TV:
Time Warner Cable
Road Runner Cable/TV.....1-800-431-8878
Local..........................331-1711
CAR RENTAL:
Ruge's.....876-7074
VOTER REGISTRATION:
Dutchess Bounty Board of Elections
47 Cannon St, Poughkeepsie.....486-2473
LOCATION AND AREA INFORMATION - RHINEBECK
RELIGIOUS FACILITIES
The following places of worship are among those located within a 5 mile radius:
- Church of the Messiah (Episcopal), Rhinebeck
- First Baptist Church, Rhinebeck
- Good Shepherd Church (Roman Catholic), Rhinebeck
- Third Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rhinebeck
- Pleasant Plains Presbyterian Church, Staatsburg
- The Reformed Church (Dutch Reformed), Rhinebeck
- St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Staatsburg
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Wurtemburg, Rhinebeck
- United Methodist Church of Red Hook
- United Methodist Parish of Rhinebeck
SCHOOLS
School age children may attend
- Chancellor Livingston Elementary School (K-5)
- The Bulkeley School (6 & 7)
- Rhinebeck High School (8 - 12)
LOCATION
Rhinebeck is approximately two miles inland from the Hudson River, four miles southeast of the Kinston-Rhinecliff Bridge, eight miles west of the Taconic State Parkway, approximately 60 miles south of Albany.
TRANSPORTATION
Amtrak provides train service to and from New York
City and Albany. The station is approximately three miles from the
Village. Scheduled running time between Penn Station and Rhinecliff
is one hour and 45 minutes. The Dutchess County Loop Bus system
runs to Poughkeepsie. Call Rhinebeck Taxi - 876-2010 for local and long distance trips. Car rental is available in the village.
SHOPPING
The Village of Rhinebeck contains numerous stores and shops, including a department store, pharmacy, book store, gift and clothing stores. Please see our Shopping and Where to Dine pages at www.rhinebeckchamber.com for descriptions and business hours. In addition, there are major shopping malls as follows:
- Kingston, approximately 10 miles
- Hyde Park, approximately 10 miles
- Poughkeepsie, approximately 18 miles
MEDICAL SERVICES
- Northern Dutchess Hospital (Village of Rhinebeck)
- Kingston Hospital (10.2 miles)
- Benedictine Hospital (10.8 miles)
- St. Francis Hospital (16 miles)
- Vassar Brothers Hospital (18 miles)
Ambulance service is available through Northern Dutchess Paramedics.
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