Category: Pine Plains

Pets of the Week: Maria, Kittens

Maria: Maria is a pretty girl who has learned basic commands. She is a sweet girl who lived with one of our Kennel workers for a while, but alas he was unable to keep her. Maria sits patiently waiting for someone…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of July 9

  Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of July 9 Note: starting with the July 16 edition of the Aging News due out on the 13th, the Aging News will arrive in your email via…

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Connecting New Yorkers With Their Lost Money

  Connecting New Yorkers With Their Lost Money State Comptroller DiNapoli oversees more than 39 million unclaimed funds accounts valued at $15.5 billion and has made it a priority to help connect New Yorkers with what is rightfully theirs. To…

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Berkshire Taconic Announces Summer Deadlines for Art Grants

  Berkshire Taconic Announces Summer Deadlines for Art Grants   Sheffield, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation has announced summer deadlines for competitive art-related grants. The funds support regional artists and nonprofit arts organizations. FOR ARTISTS The Martha Boschen Porter…

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Dutchess County Opiod Forum

  Opioid abuse and addiction continue to devastate communities throughout Dutchess County. To increase public awareness of opioid abuse and to gain greater insight into the obstacles your local community has been facing throughout this epidemic, on July 9th, I…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of July 2

  Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of July 2 Note: the Office for the Aging is closed on Wednesday, July 4, for the federal Independence Day holiday. The next Senior Picnic, for Hyde Park and…

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Obituary, Frank Homer Hanlon

  Hyde Park – Frank Homer Hanlon, 86, of Hyde Park, NY and a lifelong Dutchess County resident, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Frank was born on November 19, 1931, in Stissing, NY, the son of Charles Hanlon…

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Anna Lonczak of Pine Plains, and Nearly Three Dozen Saint Michael’s Student-Athletes Complete Study-Abroad Experiences in 2017-18

  Nearly Three Dozen Saint Michael’s Student-Athletes Complete Study-Abroad Experiences in 2017-18 COLCHESTER, Vt. – A large contingent of Saint Michael’s College students who have studied away from campus during the 2017-18 school year and this summer are also Purple…

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State Police to increase patrols during Fourth of July holiday to target drunk and drugged drivers

  State Police to increase patrols during Fourth of July holiday to target drunk and drugged drivers *** NEWS ADVISORY ***   The New York State Police will increase patrols to crack down on drunk and drugged driving and other traffic…

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Local Students Graduate from SUNY Oswego

    News from SUNY Oswego   Local Students Graduate from SUNY Oswego OSWEGO, NY (06/28/2018)– Nearly 1,000 students, including several from the area, completed their baccalaureate studies at SUNY Oswego in spring 2018 and were recognized during Commencement in…

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Sheriff’s Office Donates Vests to the Military

  Sheriff’s Office Donates Vests to the Military Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian”Butch” Anderson, in conjunction with the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee (LEMHC), announces the donation of twenty (20) ballistic vests to the United States Military on 6/28/18. The…

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$275 Million Available for Clean Water Infrastructure Projects

  Continues Governors Historic Investment in Clean Water Infrastructure Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $275 million in grant funding is available to municipalities with infrastructure projects that protect or improve water quality and/or public health. This funding, available through…

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Denise Ibarra of Wassaic, Monica Smith of Pine Plains, Steven Kaufman of Pawling Graduate from Ithaca College

  News from Ithaca College   Ithaca College Congratulates May 2018 Graduates ITHACA, NY (06/27/2018)– Ithaca College congratulates all May 2018 graduates. Denise Ibarra of Wassaic, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a BS in Clinical Health Studies. Monica Smith of…

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Monica Smith of Pine Plains, Sierra Guardiola of Millbrook, Jeremy Lovelett of Stormville, Emily Klausz of Poughquag Named to Spring 2018 Dean’s List at Ithaca College

  News from Ithaca College   Ithaca College Students Named to Spring 2018 Dean’s List ITHACA, NY (06/27/2018)– Ithaca College congratulates students named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2018 semester. The following local students were named to the…

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Be-a-Better-Gardener, Let the Bugs Help You in the Garden!

  Let the Bugs Help You in the Garden! Encourage predatory insects like ladybugs, which prey on pests commonly seen in vegetable gardens.   By Thomas Christopher               When I was first learning to garden many…

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