Category: Government

A.G. Schneiderman Announces Agreement With Fishkill Nonprofit Serving New Yorkers With Disabilities To Repay Medicaid $363,000 For Using Unqualified Staff

A.G. Schneiderman Announces Agreement With Fishkill Nonprofit Serving New Yorkers With Disabilities To Repay Medicaid $363,000 For Using Unqualified Staff Keli House Community Services Employed Individuals That Lacked Experience And Education Required By New York State Schneiderman: People Suffering From…

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First Round of Agency Partner Grant Awards Announced

First Round of Agency Partner Grant Awards Announced County Executive Molinaro checks out a video project created by George a participant in the Spark Media Project. Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro announced the first round of funding awards for…

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DCC Foundation Gala Honors Four, Raises Funds for Student Scholarships

Photo: A group of DCC students attended the 2015 gala courtesy of DCC Foundation Board Chair Jeff Smith and his wife, Lynn. DCC Foundation Gala Honors Four, Raises Funds for Student Scholarships March 31, 2015 – The Dutchess Community College…

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Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic: April 11th from 8am to 12 noon

Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic: April 11th from 8am to 12noon at the Family Partnership Center in Poughkeepsie (29 North Hamilton St). Bring you cats and ferrets in carriers please, and dogs must be on leash. This clinic is brought to…

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Dutcher Golf Course Opening Delayed

Dutcher Golf Course Opening Delayed DUE TO CONTINUED WINTER WEATHER, THE OPENING DATE HAS BEEN TENTATIVELY SET FOR APRIL 6, 2015. ~ PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

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Dutchess County is celebrating Autism Awareness Day, Thursday, April 2nd

This Thursday, April 2nd, Dutchess County is celebrating Autism Awareness Day. Autism affects many families locally, nationally, and globally. In fact, it is estimated as many as 1 in 68 children in the U.S. are living on the autism spectrum….

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The Town of Pawling is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Town’s Planning Board

30 March, 2015 – The Town of Pawling is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Town’s Planning Board. The applicant must be a resident of Pawling and be willing to work with the board to act on applications for…

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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Agreement With GNC To Implement Landmark Reforms For Herbal Supplements

A.G. Schneiderman Announces Agreement With GNC To Implement Landmark Reforms For Herbal Supplements GNC To Use DNA Barcoding To Authenticate Plants Used In Supplements; Adopt New Testing Standards To Prevent Contamination; Improve Transparency For Consumers Reforms – Which Exceed FDA…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s – AGING NEWS

· April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month · Country Jamboree at the Bardavon (4/2) · Brain Game Class Starting in Clinton · Palliative Care Seminar (4/7) · Veterans FAVOR Card Turns 4 · April Events at the Fountains of Millbrook ·…

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Theaster Gates: How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art

Theaster Gates, a potter by training and a social activist by calling, wanted to do something about the sorry state of his neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. So he did, transforming abandoned buildings to create community hubs that…

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Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Exam Announcement

Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Exam Announcement Exam Title: School Business Manager II State Exam Number: 67933 Exam Date: 6/6/2015 Last File Date: 4/23/2015 A civil service exam has been announced. If you are still interested, please follow these…

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Warrior hikers begin 2,168-mile journey

Photo: The 2015 Warrior Hike class set out for their thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail at Amicalola Falls on March 16. Warrior hikers begin 2,168-mile journey In 1948, Earl Shaffer became the first person to hike the entire length of…

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Kids, not cuts!

Kids, not cuts! The State budget is due on April 1 and there is still much to be discussed. The Senate’s education budget proposes eliminating the Gap Elimination Adjustment, or GEA, which is a 5-percent “take back” of our school…

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Bills on the Move: Parity for Vietnam Vets

ALBANY, NY – On March 29th, 1973, the Vietnam War drew to a close, and since then New York has commemorated ‘Vietnam Veterans Day’ and ‘Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day’ on March 29th and March 30th, respectively. This week, timed…

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Dutchess County hosts Government Efficiency Plan Workshop for Local Municipalities

Dutchess County hosts Government Efficiency Plan Workshop for Local Municipalities County Executive Marcus Molinaro Addresses Government Efficiency Plan WorkshopDutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro welcomed more than two dozen local officials to the Dutchess County Office Building today for a…

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