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31st Dutchess County Executive’s Arts Awards Nominations are Now Open

   31st Dutchess County Executive’s Arts Awards Nominations are Now Open POUGHKEEPSIE: Nominations for the 31st Annual Dutchess County Executive’s Arts Awards are now open. The County Executive, in collaboration with Arts Mid-Hudson, annually recognizes outstanding residents of and businesses or organizations…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of April 10

  Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of April 10   Note: The Office for the Aging is seeking volunteers for our annual Summer Senior Picnic program. Right now we’re looking for clerical assistance at…

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Budget agreement in Albany includes the free college tuition plan at SUNY and CUNY two and four-year colleges for working- and middle-class families, approves riding sharing statewide,

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today announced an agreement on the FY 2018 State Budget. The agreement continues the state’s record of fiscal responsibility,…

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Obituary, Mary Lou Strassburger Treat

  PUTNEY, VT – Mary Lou Strassburger Treat, age 89, died peacefully at her home in Putney, Vermont with family by her side on April 1, 2017 after a long and eventful life. An inveterate and adventuresome traveler, librarian, lifelong…

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Fishing and Hunting News – April 7, 2017

  Fishing and Hunting News Trout season is officially open in New York State! With 7,500 lakes and ponds and 70,000 miles of rivers and streams, NY is a prime place for resident and visiting anglers to enjoy this popular…

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Public Invited to Discuss Services for Individuals with Chemical Dependency

  Public Invited to Discuss Services for Individuals with Chemical Dependency Poughkeepsie…The Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health (DBCH) announced today a public forum on April 20 to discuss service needs for individuals with chemical dependency. The forum…

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Job Fair Coming to Dutchess Community College April 12

  Job Fair Coming to Dutchess Community College April 12   April 7, 2017 – Dutchess Community College will host a job fair on Wednesday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Falcon Hall gymnasium on its…

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Troop K announces crackdown on distracted driving during Operation Hang Up

  Troop K announces crackdown on distracted driving during Operation Hang Up NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robert M. Nuzzo Troop K Commander     PRESS RELEASE   The New York State Police announce a statewide crackdown on distracted driving as part…

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Flood Watch

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ESTATE SALE APRIL 7,8 & 9 10:00 TO 5:00 5 Meeting House Road Pawling, New York

  ESTATE SALE APRIL 7,8 & 9 10:00 TO 5:00 5 Meeting House Road Pawling, New York FORMER ANTIQUE DEALERS AND COLLECTORS OF OVER 40 YEARS ARE SELLING THE CONTENTS OF THE HISTORIC HALL CHRISTY HOUSE Included in the sale…

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Crackdown on Distracted Driving

  New York State Police and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Step Up Patrols to Crack Down on Texting While Driving 918% Increase in Tickets for Texting Between 2011 and 2016 in New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a…

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Greetings Art Lovers:

  Greetings Art Lovers: April is National Poetry Month, and all of us at Arts Mid-Hudson invite you to the Dutchess County Poetic Party featuring seven gifted poets. Dutchess County Poet Laureate Poet Gold Wilkerson will read from her works…

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Joseph Napolitano of Millerton, NY, Helps Medaille Earn AMCC Peak Performer Awards

  News from Medaille College   Joseph Napolitano of Millerton, NY, Helps Medaille Earn AMCC Peak Performer Awards BUFFALO, NY (04/06/2017)– Medaille College student-athlete Joseph Napolitano of Millerton, NY, recently helped Medaille earn five Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Team…

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Obituary, Francis “Chick” Vaughan

    Missoula Montana – Francis “Chick” Vaughan died peacefully at Saint Patrick’s Hospital on April 2, 2017 in Missoula, MT at the age of 87. Chick was born on June 16, 1929 in Amenia, NY to John and Agnes Vaughan and…

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Claire Markonic of Millerton named to dean’s list at Bates College

  News from Bates College   Claire Markonic of Millerton named to dean’s list at Bates College LEWISTON, ME (04/05/2017)– Claire Markonic of Millerton was named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December…

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