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Governor Signs Legislation Investing $2.5 Billion in Clean Water Infrastructure and Water Quality Protection

  Includes Over $1.5 Billion in Grants for Local Governments to Improve Water Infrastructure   Creates $75 Million Septic System Rebate Program for Homeowners and Small Businesses to Upgrade their Septic Systems   Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed the…

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“Celebration of Aging” luncheon

  If you’d like to support your Dutchess County senior friends and neighbors while enjoying the stories and advice of those who’ve made it around the sun 100 times or more, or whose marriages have lasted through eleven US presidencies,…

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DEC Announces $1.8 Million in Land Trust Grants to Safeguard Water Quality, Boost Tourism, Farmland Protection and Public Access

  DEC Announces $1.8 Million in Land Trust Grants to Safeguard Water Quality, Boost Tourism, Farmland Protection and Public Access Conservation Partnership Grants Awarded to 58 Land Trusts across New York State Grants to Land Trusts Leverage Additional $1.5 Million…

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MTA Calls Climate Change ‘Urgent Reality’ as it Launches New Report on Preparation for Sea Level Rise & Other Coastal Dangers

  MTA Calls Climate Change ‘Urgent Reality’ as it Launches New Report on Preparation for Sea Level Rise & Other Coastal Dangers Interim Director Touts MTA’s Proactive Resiliency Efforts and Sustainability Benefits of Public Transportation   The Metropolitan Transportation Authority…

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Lisa Sabatino of Poughquag Honored for Academic Achievement at The College of Saint Rose

  News from The College of Saint Rose   Lisa Sabatino of Poughquag Honored for Academic Achievement at The College of Saint Rose ALBANY, NY (04/26/2017)– The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York, announced that Lisa Sabatino of…

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Poughkeepsie woman arrested following fraud investigation

  Poughkeepsie woman arrested following fraud investigation NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robert M. Nuzzo Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Poughkeepsie, New York – On April 24, 2017, New York State Police from the Wappinger barracks arrested Victoria R. Serino, 26 years…

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Molinaro Addresses New York State Senate’s Mental Health & Development Disabilities Committee

  Molinaro Addresses New York State Senate’s Mental Health & Development Disabilities Committee   Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro addressed the New York State Senate’s Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee this morning at the invitation of Senator…

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FILMWORKS FORUM PRESENTS THE THOMAS CHAPIN STORY: NIGHT BIRD SONG SPONSORED BY THE SALISBURY SCHOOL

  FILMWORKS FORUM PRESENTS THE THOMAS CHAPIN STORY: NIGHT BIRD SONG SPONSORED BY THE SALISBURY SCHOOL Sunday, May 21, 11:00 a.m. The Moviehouse, 48 Main Street, Millerton, NY  MILLERTON, NY—On Sunday, May 21, at 11:00 a.m., The Moviehouse FilmWorks Forum series will…

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School Bus Driver of the Year Award

  School Bus Driver of the Year Award   Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Marcus J. Molinaro announced today Wendy Travis, of the Wappingers Central School District, has been named the winner of the 16th annual Dutchess County School Bus Driver of…

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SENATOR MURPHY TO HOST SEX OFFENDER ROUNDTABLE: Hudson Valley Senator continues to focus on updating Meghan’s Law

  SENATOR MURPHY TO HOST SEX OFFENDER ROUNDTABLE Hudson Valley Senator continues to focus on updating  Meghan’s Law YORKTOWN, NY – The arrest on March 28th of a level 2 sex offender in Ossining for possession of child pornography marked…

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Christopher Palmiero from Patterson Earns RPI Weekly Baseball Award

  News from RPI Athletics   Christopher Palmiero of RPI Baseball Earns Weekly Award TROY, NY (04/26/2017)– Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athlete Christopher Palmiero of Patterson 12563 has been selected to the Liberty League for an outstanding effort in baseball….

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Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement

  Dutchess County Department of Human Resources Recruitment Announcement   Title: Domestic Violence Outreach Worker Recruitment Number: 2017-00000023 Last File Date: 5/12/2017 A recruitment has been announced in a title you indicated interest in. If you are still interested, please…

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6th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep is May 6: Thousands to clean up Hudson & NYC shorelines

  6th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep is May 6: Thousands to clean up Hudson & NYC shorelines Photo: Gail Porter From Brooklyn to the Adirondack Mountains, local groups will conduct 100+ shoreline cleanups and planting projects in a SINGLE DAY. Ossining,…

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