Category: Education

Cary Institute announces its fourth “Hudson Data Jam Competition” for middle and high school students

  Cary Institute announces its fourth “Hudson Data Jam Competition” for middle and high school students (Millbrook, NY) For more than thirty years, researchers at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies have been studying the Hudson River and its watershed,…

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Alexis Lull of Wingdale Named to Fall 2016 Provost’s List at Southern Vermont College

  News from Southern Vermont College   Alexis Lull of Wingdale Named to Fall 2016 Provost’s List at Southern Vermont College   BENNINGTON, VT (02/01/2017)– Alexis Lull of Wingdale, NY has been named to the Southern Vermont College Provost’s List…

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Area students named to the dean’s list at Quinnipiac University for the Fall 2016 semester

Area students named to the dean’s list at Quinnipiac University for the Fall 2016 semester Hamden, Conn. – (Jan. 31, 2017) – The following area students were named to the dean’s list at Quinnipiac University for the Fall 2016 semester:…

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Elizabeth Blejwas of Poughquag Named to Dean’s List at Alvernia University

  News from Alvernia University Elizabeth Blejwas of Poughquag Named to Dean’s List at Alvernia University   READING, PA (01/31/2017)– Elizabeth Blejwas of Poughquag, N.Y., has been named to Alvernia University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester. Blejwas studied…

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The Dover Plains Library Receives Grants

  The Dover Plains Library Received an Outreach Grant in 2016!             The Dover Plains Library was selected by the Mid-Hudson Library System to receive a $1200 grant for Kindle Paperwhites to be circulated—with a special interest in serving…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of January 30

  Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of January 30 Note: If you’ve been interested in signing up for one of our “A Matter of Balance” classes, we do have a small number of openings…

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Patterson Resident, Laurel Higham Named to Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Fall 2016 Dean’s List

  News from Worcester Polytechnic Institute Patterson Resident, Laurel Higham Named to Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Fall 2016 Dean’s List   WORCESTER, MA (01/27/2017)– Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Laurel Higham of Patterson, N.Y., a member of the class…

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Get a Jump on Your Summer Planning!

  Get a Jump on Your Summer Planning! There are four DEC summer camps around New York for youth 11-17 years old. Some weeks filled up within the first five minutes of registration opening so here are some quick links…

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Lindsay Kurkela from Poughquag makes the Dean’s List at Coastal Carolina University

  News from Coastal Carolina University Lindsay Kurkela from Poughquag makes the Dean’s List at Coastal Carolina University   CONWAY 28528, SC (01/25/2017)– Lindsay Kurkela, a freshman majoring in marketing, from Poughquag, NY, (12570) was among 2,253 students at Coastal…

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Michael Bellucci, Jude Costigan, Katherine Huott of Pawling: Nicole Mundackal, Faith Stein of Beekman: Christopher McCoy of Millerton earn Siena College Dean’s List, Fall 2016

  News from Siena College   Michael Bellucci, Jude Costigan, Katherine Huott of Pawling: Nicole Mundackal, Faith Stein of Beekman:  Christopher McCoy of Millerton earn Siena College Dean’s List, Fall 2016   LOUDONVILLE, NY (01/25/2017)– Siena College names students to the Dean’s List for…

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Aaron Anderson of Dover Plains and Sandra Spicer of Holmes named to Siena College President’s List, Fall 2016

  News from Siena College Aaron Anderson of Dover Plains and Sandra Spicer of Holmes named to Siena College President’s List, Fall 2016   LOUDONVILLE, NY (01/25/2017)– Siena College names students to the President’s List for the Fall 2016 semester….

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Kevin Knox of Stormville honored by ECWC

  News from SUNY Oneonta Kevin Knox of Stormville honored by ECWC   ONEONTA, NY (01/24/2017)– The Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference has announced that Kevin Knox of Stormville, NY from SUNY Oneonta have been selected as the Rookie of the Week….

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Hirwin Alonzo and Kate Davison of Patterson Named to University of Hartford Dean’s List

  News from University of Hartford Hirwin Alonzo and Kate Davison of Patterson Named to University of Hartford Dean’s List   WEST HARTFORD, CT (01/24/2017)– The University of Hartford is pleased to announce the following local students have been named to…

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The Human Library…A Unique Community Asset

The Human Library…A Unique Community Asset by Susan Stone   On Friday, January 20th, when most everyone was focused on the Presidential Inauguration, The Human Library (a joint project of the Pawling Library and the Pawling Central School District), was…

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Tin Bao Tran from Pawling named to Wofford College’s Fall ’16 Dean’s List

  News from Wofford College Tin Bao Tran from Pawling named to Wofford College’s Fall ’16 Dean’s List   SPARTANBURG, SC (01/24/2017)– Dr. Michael J. Sosulski, provost of Wofford College, has announced Dean’s List students for the Fall 2016 Semester,…

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