New York State Acquires 690 Acres in Columbia County “Doodletown WMA” to become County’s largest wildlife management area The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently acquired nearly 700 acres in the Columbia County towns of Ancram,…
Troop K encourages motorists and bicyclists to share the road NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Robert M. Nuzzo Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE May is National Bike Month. With springtime weather in the forecast, State Police want to remind both motorists…
$30 reward for my old fridge? YES! Say yes to your energy savings of up to $150 a year, and get a $30 reward for your old working refrigerator or freezer. Chances are, your old refrigerator or freezer is running up…
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Tops $3 Million in Spring Grants Cycle Sheffield, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation today announced the recipients of its first round of grantmaking for 2017. The foundation distributed nearly $380,000 in grants to…
DAR Honors Veterans with Ribbons of Respect The Enoch Crosby Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will honor Veterans with its Ribbons of Respect program during wreath laying ceremonies throughout Putnam, Westchester and Dutchess…
Giant Indoor Tag Sale at the Patterson Recreation Center! Saturday May 13th from 9 am to 4 pm. Free admission. Come on down to find your treasure. Concession stand will be open. If you are interested in becoming a…
A.G. Schneiderman, 20 Other Attorneys General, Send Joint Letter To The U.S. Department Of Education Opposing Rollback Of Student Loan Servicing Reforms 21 Attorneys General Call Out Trump Administration For Abdicating Responsibility To Millions Of Student Loan Borrowers NEW…
Author presentations set for Millbrook Literary Festival Several author presentations will headline the ninth annual Millbrook Literary Festival set Saturday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Millbrook Library. The 2017 Festival will actually kick…
Library After Hours: Make Your Own Board Game Kate Lambert Young Adult Program Coordinator, Pawling Library The last Saturday of the month is here again, and that means it’s time for Library After Hours at the Pawling Library. Library…
Public Invited to Discuss Mental Health Service Needs for Children and Adults Poughkeepsie…May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health (DBCH) announced today two upcoming public forums to discuss mental…
Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of April 24, 2017 Note: if you haven’t made reservations to join us at the May 22 “Celebration of Aging” luncheon, we’ve extended the lower $25/person rate…
Dutchess County Emergency Response to Facilitate Citizen’s Preparedness Training in Pleasant Valley Poughkeepsie, NY…The Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response has announced its next Citizen’s Preparedness Training Program session will be held on Thursday, May 4th from 7:00-9:00…
Free Seed to Supper Gardening Workshop Series Begins April 26 in Brewster Over the course of six classes we will cover vegetable garden basics from soil health to harvest. The final class we’ll cook what we’ve grown. The program…
Orville W. Langlois, 83, a longtime Dover resident, died on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Mr. Langlois was a foreman at Pawling Corporation in Pawling, NY and later worked as a…