News from SUNY Oneonta   Elizabeth Meaney of Pawling Presents Project at Research and Creative Activity Day ONEONTA, NY (04/25/2019)– Elizabeth Meaney, a junior from Pawling, NY, presented a project at SUNY Oneonta’s annual Student Research and Creative Activity Day event…

Wanted by The New York State Police Ralph J. Smalley, 35, is wanted by State Police in Dover Plains on a charge of sexual misconduct. Troopers said Smalley was charged with first-degree rape in 2004 but the charge was reduced…

  News from Cedar Crest College   Itzel Cabrera of Millbrook Named 2019 Conference Services Assistant ALLENTOWN, PA (04/24/2019)– Itzel Cabrera of Millbrook, NY  has been selected as a 2019 Conference Services Assistant at Cedar Crest College. Conference Services Assistants…

Governor Announces Third Solicitation for Large Scale Renewable Energy Projects to Accelerate the Development of Clean Energy and Combat Climate Change   Expected to Spur Over One Billion Dollars in Clean Energy Investments and Create Over 1,000 Good-Paying Short- and…

News from SUNY Canton   Brandon M. Ferrotta of Dover Plains and Forrest C. Vorolieff of Pawling Receive Academic Awards at SUNY Canton’s Honors Convocation CANTON, NY (04/23/2019)– SUNY Canton recognizes students with the highest grades at the William J….

VERBANK – Henry William Dicker, formerly of Verbank, New York, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019, at The Haven of North Hills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Henry was born January 25, 1923 in Springfield, Maine, the son of Jessie and…

Antonia Robustelli, 92, of Dover Plains, New York, passed Monday, April 22, 2019, peacefully and surrounded by her family. Antonia was born to Raffaello and Maddalena (Esposito) Amato, June 13, 1926, in Sarno, Italy. She married Sebastiano Robustelli in 1949….

John DeBonis, of Patterson, NY, died peacefully on Monday, April 22, 2019, at Putnam Hospital Center. He was 55 years old. Born on February 8, 1964, in Flushing, Queens, NY, son of William and Joann (Severino) DeBonis of Brewster, NY….

Spring Arts and Fine Crafts Show offers Mother’s Day gifts Those seeking unique Mother’s Day gifts will not want to miss the fourth annual Spring Arts and Fine Crafts Show at the historic Merwinsville Hotel in Gaylordsville, CT, May 4…

Be a Better Gardener, The Kindest Cuts Demystifying rose care: knowing when and how to prune is key   By Thomas Christopher   Pruning rose bushes is a process that intimidates many otherwise confident gardeners. The problem arises, I think, from…

9th Annual Peekskill Juneteenth Toast of Elegance Gala “Acknowledging 400 years of Africans in America (1619 – 2019)” Peekskill, NY – April 22, 2019 – We will be celebrating the 154th Anniversary of Juneteenth, and acknowledging 400 years of Africans…

Best-Selling Author to Lecture at DCC About Armenian Genocide April 17, 2019 – New York Times bestselling author Peter Balakian will give a presentation at Dutchess Community College about how the Armenian Genocide, the first such massacre in modern times,…

 On Earth Day, Governor Signs Legislation Banning Single-Use Plastic Bags in New York New Law Will Reduce Litter, Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Protect the Environment for Future Generations Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation on Earth Day that bans…

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday     Poughkeepsie … Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro encourages the public’s participation in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, April 27th. Residents are encouraged to dispose of all unwanted, unneeded,…

Dolores Ann Bossuet, 86, passed away at her home in Newtown, CT on Monday, April 15, 2019. A resident of Newtown since 1962, she was born in Bridgeport, CT on November 29. 1932, she was the daughter of the late…