Category: LaGrange

Governor Signs Shannon’s Law Requiring Large Group Insurers to Cover Medically Necessary Mammograms

Governor Signs Shannon’s Law Requiring Large Group Insurers to Cover Medically Necessary Mammograms   Governor Cuomo: “We know that with cancer diagnoses, early detection is the best possible treatment. This administration has taken and will continue to take aggressive action…

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Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement, Senior GIS Project Coordinator

Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement The Dutchess County Department of Human Resources has posted the following job opportunity: Title: Senior GIS Project Coordinator Recruitment Number: 2019-00000040 Last File Date: 8/23/2019 If you are interested in applying for this opportunity,…

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Be a Better Gardener, Garden Graffiti

Garden Graffiti Quick growing Barbarea vernapraecox – also known as “upland cress,” can be sown in designs or patterns to create special effects and graffiti in your garden or landscape.    By Thomas Christopher   I love the spiritual side of gardening: the…

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Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement, Legal Secretary

Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement The Dutchess County Department of Human Resources has posted the following job opportunity: Title: Legal Secretary Recruitment Number: 2019-00000037 Last File Date: 8/9/2019 If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please follow…

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Governor Signs Legislation Decriminalizing Marijuana Use

Governor Signs Legislation Decriminalizing Marijuana Use   Reduces Unlawful Possession of Marijuana to Violation Punishable by a Fine Creates Process for Individuals Convicted of Certain Marijuana Offenses to Have Records Expunged Governor Cuomo: “Communities of color have been disproportionately impacted…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of July 29

Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of July 29 Golden Living . . . News for Seniors, Their Families and Caregivers Todd N. Tancredi, Director Dutchess County Office for the Aging   ANOTHER MEDICATION DROP-OFF SPOT IN DUTCHESS…

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County Announces $112,000 in Accessibility Awards

County Announces $112,000 in Accessibility Awards Awards part of nearly $1.6 million in County’s Municipal Innovation Grant Program Poughkeepsie … Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has announced grant awards totaling more than $112,000, to be awarded through Dutchess County’s 2019 Municipal…

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Obituary, Margaret Jean Shields Yaglenski

Margaret Jean Shields Yaglenski passed away July 11, 2019 after a 3-year battle with liver disease. Born to James Robinson Shields & Helen Ruth Andrews Shields on September 29, 1957, she was raised in Holmes, NY and graduated from Pawling…

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Governor Signs Legislation Banning Cat Declawing

Governor Signs Legislation Banning Cat Declawing Governor Cuomo: “By banning this archaic practice, we will ensure that animals are no longer subjected to these inhumane and unnecessary procedures.” New York Becomes First State in Nation to Ban Cat Declawing Governor…

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Be a Better Gardener, Mid-Summer Watering: Tricks of the Trade

Mid-Summer Watering: Tricks of the Trade        Assigning one garden plant as a barometer to indicate water deficiency will inform you that the rest of the garden is approaching dehydration and could do with a boost.  By Thomas Christopher    …

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Dutchess County Comptroller Robin Lois Issues Audit on Dutchess County Office for the Aging

Dutchess County Comptroller Robin Lois Issues Audit on Dutchess County Office for the Aging Major Findings Highlight Need for Additional Support, Supervision, and Training for Department Fiscal Operations, and Strengthened Accounting Policies and Procedures   Poughkeepsie, NY – Dutchess County…

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The Garden Conservancy Presents Private Garden Tour and Digging Deeper Event with Ellen Petersen in Dutchess County on July 27

The Garden Conservancy Presents Private Garden Tour and Digging Deeper Event with Ellen Petersen in Dutchess County on July 27 GARRISON, NY: On Saturday, July 27, visit two private gardens in Millerton and Stanfordville, plus the public Innisfree Garden in…

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Governor  Signs Legislation to Raise Tobacco and E-Cigarette Sales Age from 18 to 21

Governor  Signs Legislation to Raise Tobacco and E-Cigarette Sales Age from 18 to 21   Builds on Governor’s Comprehensive Efforts to Combat Health Threats from Tobacco and E-Cigarette Products Governor Cuomo: “By raising the smoking age from 18 to 21,…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of July 15

Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of July 15 Golden Living . . . News for Seniors, Their Families and Caregivers Todd N. Tancredi, Director Dutchess County Office for the Aging   IS IT SENIOR…

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Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement, Probation Assistant

Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement Title: Probation Assistant Recruitment Number: 2019-00000033 Last File Date: 7/26/2019 A recruitment has been announced in a title you indicated interest in. If you are still interested, please follow these steps: Read…

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