Category: Government

Preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board on Metro North Train Accident

Preliminary Report: Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Collision Executive Summary The information in this report is preliminary and will be supplemented or corrected during the course of the investigation On February 3, 2015, at 6:26 pm eastern standard time, northbound Metro-North Railroad…

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DEC Accepting Applications for Annual Environmental Excellence Awards

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting applications for the 2015 Environmental Excellence Awards program, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced today. The Environmental Excellence Awards program gives businesses, institutions and organizations the opportunity to receive…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS

· Brain Games Class Moving · Successful Aging Presentation (2/25) · Country-Western Day (3/24) · “A Matter of Balance” Fall Prevention Sessions (Begin 3/2) · 2015 State of the County Address is This Wednesday (2/25) · Estate Planning Seminar (3/4)…

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Dutchess County SPCA Law Division

Dutchess County SPCA Law Division We are receiving PM’s (Facebook private messages) that contain animal cruelty complaints. THIS FACEBOOK PROFILE AND PAGE IS NOT CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED. Please call our office (845)452-7722 extension 404 to report animal cruelty. Thank you for…

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Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Exam Announcement

Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Exam Announcement Exam Title: School Personnel Associate State Exam Number: 66993 Exam Date: 4/18/2015 Last File Date: 3/18/2015 A civil service exam has been announced in a title you indicated interest in. If you…

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Applying for Affordable Health Insurance Through NY State is still Available With Special Enrollment Period, Medicaid and CHIP and Small Businesses

Applying for Affordable Health Insurance Through NY State is still Available With Special Enrollment Period, Medicaid and CHIP and Small Businesses Newburgh, NY (February 20, 2015) Maternal Infant Services Network, Inc. (MISN) the State’s official Navigator Program Provider announces that…

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Solar and Energy Initiatives to be Spotlighted in State of County Address

2015 will bring exciting new solar and energy efficiency opportunities to Dutchess County including a potential 2 megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar panel array at the Dutchess County Airport; SolarizeDutchess, a new program to make solar opportunities more accessible to residents;…

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A new initiative called Every Kid in a Park will give fourth graders and their families free admission to national parks and recreation areas for a full year

A new initiative called Every Kid in a Park will give fourth graders and their families free admission to national parks and recreation areas for a full year. President Obama was in Chicago on Thursday to designate the Pullman District…

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VFW Breakfast – Sunday – March 1

VFW Breakfast – Sunday – March 1 The Harlem Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5444 Auxiliary will hold a breakfast on Sunday, March 1st from 7 to 11 a.m.. The breakfast will be held at the VFW Post, 3422…

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As White House Considers Crude by Rail Rules, Maloney Advocates for Strong Minimum Safety Standard in New and Existing Tank Cars

Washington, DC – After a freight train transporting crude oil derailed in West Virginia, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan requesting quick approval of strong minimum safety standards in…

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NOTICE OF MEETING TOWN OF PAWLING BOARD OF ETHICS

NOTICE OF MEETING TOWN OF PAWLING BOARD OF ETHICS Please take notice that a meeting has been scheduled by the Town of Pawling Board of Ethics for Monday, March 2, 2015 at 7:30 PM at the Lathrop Building at Lakeside…

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Amenia awarded sidewalk grant

AMENIA – Dutchess County has awarded the Town of Amenia a $150,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to construct a new sidewalk extending from the existing sidewalk network in downtown Amenia along Route 44 to Beekman Park, one of the…

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NY Attorney General Proposes Legislation Banning Plastic Microbeads In Commonly Used Cosmetics

A.G. Schneiderman Proposes Legislation Banning Plastic Microbeads In Commonly Used Cosmetics Bill Attracts Broad Support From Environmental Advocacy Community Microbead-Free Waters Act Bans Plastic Beads Used In Facial Scrubs, Shampoos, And Toothpaste; Beads Found At High Levels In New York…

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