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New model IDs primate species with potential to spread Zika in the Americas

(Millbrook, NY) In the Americas, primate species likely to harbor Zika – and potentially transmit the virus – are common, abundant, and often live near people. So reports a new study published today in Epidemics. Findings are based on an innovative model…

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Guided Tour of Early Graves in Hillside Cemetery

Guided Tour of Early Graves in Hillside Cemetery Sharon, CT:  On Saturday, March 30 at 2 PM, the Sharon Historical Society & Museum will host a free public guided tour of the oldest part of Hillside Cemetery. The tour will include visits to…

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State Police removed forty-six impaired motorists for the road

State Police removed forty-six impaired motorists for the road NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Pierce V. Gallagher  Troop F Commander PRESS RELEASE March 15, 2019: On March 15, 2019, State Police Monroe arrested Hugh Byrne, age 22 of Chester, NY for DWAI Drugs….

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Governor Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of DOT Maintenance Worker Matt Howe

Governor Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of DOT Maintenance Worker Matt Howe Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed flags to half-staff on all State government buildings in honor of New York Department of Transportation Maintenance Worker Dennis (Matt) Howe…

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Obituary, Joyce A. Annokkee

Bradenton, Florida – Joyce A. Annokkee, 81 of Bradenton, Florida passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at The Surrey Place Healthcare in Bradenton, Florida. She was born on July 27, 1937, the daughter of Bert & Rita M. Davis…

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OIbituary, Deirdre T. Thompson Epstein

Amenia – Deirdre Teresa Thompson Epstein, 50, a lifelong resident of Amenia, NY, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019, at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT. Deirdre worked at several different retail stores. She was known as a…

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Dutchess Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Boating Safety Courses

Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Boating Safety Courses Poughkeepsie, NY – Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian “Butch” Anderson announced that over the next several months, Marine Patrol Deputies will be conducting boating safety courses to educate boaters and encourage safe and responsible…

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Attorney General James Announces $62.5 Million In Settlement Credits For Spectrum Customers 

Attorney General James Announces $62.5 Million In Settlement Credits For Spectrum Customers NEW YORK – Attorney General Letitia James today announced that Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable) has started to issue credits to New York consumers as required by Charter Communications, Inc.’s December 17,…

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Obituary, Marilyn Emily Ebe DeTraglia

LaGrangeville, NY – Marilyn Emily Ebe DeTraglia passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, March 18, 2019. Born on March 27, 1947 in Hackensack, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Ebe and Vivian Holscher….

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Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Exam Announcement, Assistant Supervisor of Transportation

Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Exam Announcement, Assistant Supervisor of Transportation Exam Title: Assistant Supervisor of Transportation State Exam Number: 61984 Exam Date: 6/1/2019 Last File Date: 4/10/2019 A civil service exam has been announced in a title you…

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Home health aide arrested for defrauding a customer

Home health aide arrested for defrauding a customer NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Richard L. Mazzone Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Pleasant Valley, New York – On March 15, 2019, the New York State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks arrested Shamecca M….

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Obituary, Agnes Loretta Byrne of Poughquag

Agnes Loretta Byrne of Poughquag, New York died on March 15, 2019 at the age of 85. Agnes was born in 1933 in Bagenalstown, County Carlow, Ireland the youngest of 12 children of Mary and John Casey. Prior to moving…

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Obituary, Manuel “Manny” Colon

Manuel Colon ‘Manny’, of Patterson, NY, died peacefully at Danbury Regional Hospice on March 12, 2019 after a valiant battle against cancer. He was 71 years old. Born on September 13, 1947 in Queens, NY son of the late Jesus…

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Obituary, Mary Elizabeth Manning,

Lakeville – Mary Elizabeth Manning, 85, a lifelong area resident died peacefully on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT following a brief illness. Mary worked for many years as a bookkeeper for The Woodland Restaurant in…

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The PCSB Community Foundation recently donated $5,000 to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley (FBVH)

Yorktown Heights, NY, March 18, 2019: The PCSB Community Foundation recently donated $5,000 to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley (FBVH), an organization based in Cornwall-on-Hudson that works to alleviate hunger by collecting and distributing food donations to charitable agencies…

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