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Dutchess County Hosts 10th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day

Photo  Front row: Staff Sergeant Victor Tesan and his wife, Celeste of Wappingers Falls. Back row: Dutchess County Division of Veterans Services Director Nelson Eddy Rivera, USN (Ret), Dutchess County Commissioner of Health Dr. Kari Reiber, Sergeant Andrew Castro of…

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Dutchess County’s 10th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day event

  Dutchess County’s 10th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day event in Hyde Park kicks off several days of celebrations, honoring the brave men and women who fought to protect our freedoms. County Executive Marc Molinaro will join federal, state and local…

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Dutchess County Department of Health Community Tick Survey In Progress

  Dutchess County Department of Health Community Tick Survey In Progress Poughkeepsie…  Dutchess County Department of Health is conducting a county-wide randomized telephone survey to assess the knowledge and experience of community members with respect to Lyme disease and other…

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Dilapidated barns on Millbrook farm converted to a beautiful country retreat

  Dilapidated barns on Millbrook farm converted to a beautiful country retreat Renowned Architect Paul Gleicher had his hands full when a longtime client bought a 40 acre dairy farm estate in Millbrook, NY. The breathtaking piece of land dating to…

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Obituary, EWING – Sheila Cobb

  EWING–Sheila Cobb. – Poet, actress, and lover of literature and the arts, died Tuesday, November 3, in Winston-Salem, NC, of multiple myeloma. Born in New York on April 1, 1939, she was married for 45 years to her beloved husband…

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The 6th SIP & SIGN FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH 15 HUDSON VALLEY AUTHORS

  The 6th SIP & SIGN FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH 15 HUDSON VALLEY AUTHORS at Millbrook Winery on Saturday, November 14th, from 1 to 4pm. FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. This extraordinary gathering offers an opportunity to find unique…

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Sandra A. Washburn Elected to the Dutchess County Legislature District 25 – Amenia/Washington/Pleasant Valley

  COUNTY LEGISLATOR (District 25) (Vote for 1) 25: EDs reported: 9 of 9 100.00% Ballots: 1,833 Undervotes: 167 Overvotes: 2 Double Votes: 2 Thomas M. Hurley (DEM, WOR) 767 46.09% DEM 679 40.81% WOR 88 5.29% Sandra A. Washburn…

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Brad Kendall wins another term as Dutchess County Clerk

  Dutchess County Incumbent Clerk Brad Kendall won another term as Dutchess County Clerk Tuesday night defeating Democratic challenger Mary Hannon Williams  25,203 to 17,252 with 96 percent reporting. Kendall, 59, ran on the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform ballot lines. Williams, 77, ran on…

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Dutchess County to Host 10th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day on November 7th

  Dutchess County to Host 10th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day on November 7th   Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro and Division of Veterans’ Services Director Nelson Eddy Rivera, USN (Ret) invite residents to the 10th Annual Dutchess County…

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Pleasant Valley collision leads to the arrest of Town of Washington man

  Pleasant Valley collision leads to the arrest of Town of Washington man NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Pleasant Valley, New York –On October 30, 2015, New York State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks…

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Molinaro Appoints County’s First Commissioner of Behavioral and Community Health

  Molinaro Appoints County’s First Commissioner of Behavioral and Community Health Poughkeepsie…Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro has appointed Henry M. Kurban, MD, MBA, MPH, FACPM to lead the new Department of Behavioral and Community Health as the merger of…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS

  Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS Last Chance to Register for Senior Seminars (Thursday) Thriving in Rhinebeck (11/14) Tax Aide Program Needs Volunteers Free Car Wash for Veterans (11/11) Veterans Appreciation Day (11/7) Living With Alzheimer’s Series…

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Pet of The Week: Sassy

  Sassy is a beautiful 3 year old female Rhodesian Ridgeback mix at the Putnam Humane Society. She has the soft eyes and face of a Vizsla, and the distinctive Ridgeback stripe. Sassy is a very friendly girl who loves…

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Obituary, Harold ‘Bud’ Townsend Cole

  Brevard, NC – Harold ‘Bud’ Townsend Cole, 96, of Brevard, NC passed quietly away at his home on Friday, October 23, 2015. A native of Millbrook, New York, he was the son of the late Oscar Townsend and Florence…

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