Category: Government

DCC Foundation Craft Fair Coming Thanksgiving Weekend

DCC Foundation Craft Fair Coming Thanksgiving Weekend November 20, 2017 – The Dutchess Community College Foundation will host its 46th Annual Craft Fair on Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 25 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day on the…

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State Police encourage pistol permit holders to recertify their permit ahead of approaching deadline

  State Police encourage pistol permit holders to recertify their permit ahead of approaching deadline NEW YORK STATE POLICE George P. Beach II Superintendent Beau Duffy Director of Public Information  (518) 457-2180        PRESS RELEASE   The State Police is…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of November 20

  Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of November 20   Note: the Office for the Aging will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on  Thursday, November 23. We will be OPEN our usual hours…

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…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY… 

  URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE  National Weather Service Albany NY 242 PM EST Sat Nov 18 2017 …WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY…  The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in…

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Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement

  Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement Title: Assistant Civil Engineer II (Design) Recruitment Number: 2017-00000055 Last File Date: 12/4/2017 A recruitment has been announced in a title you indicated interest in. If you are still interested, please…

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DCC Partners with Alfred State College to Offer Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing  

  DCC Partners with Alfred State College to Offer Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing     November 17, 2017 – Beginning in January 2018, associate degree-prepared registered nurses will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree in Nursing locally, through a…

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Dutchess County RID Hosts ‘Safety Tree’ Dedication and Inaugural Victims Candlelight Vigil

  Dutchess County RID Hosts ‘Safety Tree’ Dedication and Inaugural Victims Candlelight Vigil Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID) held its inaugural Victims Candlelight Vigil with a special “Safety Tree” dedication on Thursday, November 16th to honor the memories of…

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Metro‐North Provides Extra Service for Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend, November 22‐26

  Metro‐North Provides Extra Service for Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend, November 22‐26 Off‐Peak Fares in Effect During Holiday Weekend    Metro‐North is stuffed with service for the Thanksgiving holiday. The railroad is providing special service and extra trains throughout the Thanksgiving…

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Governor Cuomo Announces the Launch of the Suicide Prevention Task Force

    Coalition Will Collaborate to Build Awareness of and Access to Supportive Services Focused on Prevention in High-Risk Groups Including Adolescents, Veterans and LGBT Community Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the formation of the New York State Suicide…

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County Accepting HEAP Applications

  County Accepting HEAP Applications Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro announced today the Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services (DCFS) is now accepting applications for regular Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), which assists low-income residents with the…

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State Police in Brewster search for missing 15-year-old runaway

**UPDATE** Julio C. Morales Ramos was located in the Village of Brewster in good health. State Police in Brewster search for missing 15-year-old runaway NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robert C. Gregory Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Brewster, New York – New…

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Maloney Asks DEA to Deploy Heroin Enforcement Team to Hudson Valley

  Maloney Asks DEA to Deploy Heroin Enforcement Team to Hudson Valley Overdose Deaths Now Leading Cause of Injury-Related Death in the United States WASHINGTON – After the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the establishment of six new enforcement teams to…

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23rd Annual STOP-DWI Law Enforcement Awards Honor Local “TOP COPS”

  23rd Annual STOP-DWI Law Enforcement Awards Honor Local “TOP COPS” Thanksgiving crackdown on impaired drivers takes place Nov. 22-26 Poughkeepsie… The Dutchess County STOP-DWI Planning Board honored seven law enforcement officers as “TOP COPS” at the 23rd Annual Dutchess County STOP-DWI…

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Seasont of Giving

Ed Bergstraesser, Director of External Affairs at AT &T, Rev. Mark Allan, Board Chair, and Terry Ariano, Executive Director of the Pawling Resource Center, and Kira Gorman, Chief of Staff  for Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor, carry in the results of…

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Murphy applauds Gov approval of medicinal marijuana for PTSD

  GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS LEGISLATION ALLOWING MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR PTSD Bill Co-Sponsored by Senator Murphy Could Ease Pain for 19,000 New York Veterans Albany, NY – For the more than 300,000 veterans nationwide diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),…

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