Category: Education

Eric McAlley of Beekman appointed visiting instructor of finance at Quinnipiac University

Eric McAlley of Beekman appointed visiting instructor of finance at Quinnipiac University   Hamden, Connecticut – Nov. 13, 2018 – Eric McAlley, of Beekman, New York, has been appointed visiting instructor of finance in the School of Business at Quinnipiac University. McAlley teaches investment analysis…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of November 12-18

Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS For the week of November 12-18 Note: the Office for the Aging will be closed for the observed Veterans Day holiday on Monday, November 12th. We will also be closed for Thanksgiving…

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Sabrina Parsons of Poughquag, NY took part in Buffalo State’s Bengals Dare to Care Day 2018.

News from Buffalo State   Sabrina Parsons of Poughquag, NY took part in Buffalo State’s Bengals Dare to Care Day 2018. BUFFALO, NY (11/09/2018)– Sabrina Parsons was one of more than 700 students who volunteered on Buffalo State’s annual Bengals…

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Carmel High School’s Production of Thornton Wilder’s “The Matchmaker”

Carmel High School’s Production of Thornton Wilder’s “The Matchmaker”   Cast of Carmel High School Drama Club’s “The Matchmaker”   Carmel High School Drama Club presents its fall 2018 production, “The Matchmaker,” Friday, November 9 at 7:30 PM, and Saturday, November 10…

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Meredith Dignan of Millbrook is a member of the 2018 SUNYAC championship-winning SUNY New Paltz Women’s Volleyball team

News from SUNY New Paltz   Meredith Dignan of Millbrook is a member of the 2018 SUNYAC championship-winning SUNY New Paltz Women’s Volleyball team NEW PALTZ, NY (11/07/2018)– SUNY New Paltz student Meredith Dignan of Millbrook, New York is a…

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Katie Reynolds of Pawling Earns Second Career All-Conference Honor

News from Oswego Lakers   Reynolds Earns Second Career All-Conference Honor OSWEGO, NY (11/07/2018)– The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced its All-Conference field hockey teams, with Oswego State senior Katie Reynolds being named to the first…

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Julianna Brophy of Wingdale, Christian J. McCarthy of Pawling, Grace L. Otis of Poughquag awarded Merit Scholarships from SUNY Oswego

News from SUNY Oswego   SUNY Oswego awards Merit Scholarships to area residents OSWEGO, NY (11/05/2018)– SUNY Oswego has awarded Merit Scholarships to a select group of area students who started at the college in fall 2018. The college honored…

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Four Named to DCC Board, New Chair Elected

Four Named to DCC Board, New Chair Elected   October 25, 2018 – The Dutchess Community College Board of Trustees named a new chair and welcomed four new members during its September and October meetings. Dan Kuffner, a governor-appointed College…

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Pawling Library Teens Spread Kindness

Pawling Library Teens Spread Kindness By Kate Lambert If you have walked down Charles Coleman Boulevard this week, you may have noticed painted rocks placed on the sidewalks and in the gazebo. These are kindness rocks, painted by teens at…

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Dominique Altomari of Poughquag earns President’s Scholarship at Baldwin Wallace University

News from Baldwin Wallace University   Dominique Altomari of Poughquag earns President’s Scholarship at Baldwin Wallace University BEREA, OH (10/19/2018)– Dominique Altomari of Poughquag was among nearly 600 first-year students welcomed to the Baldwin Wallace University campus this fall who claimed…

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Millbrook Students Chosen to Participate in the Area All-State Music Festival

Millbrook Students Chosen to Participate in the Area All-State Music Festival Please join us in congratulating the following students for being chosen to participate in the Area All-State Music Festival: Rafael DiFrancesco – Percussion Collin Fuller – Trumpet Nora Gehlhoff…

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Environmental Club Receives Certificate of Appreciation

  Environmental Club Receives Certificate of Appreciation On Friday, October 12, 2018, Mike Herzog, Wappinger Creek Watershed Intermunicipal Council Chair and Sean Carroll, Cornell Cooperative Community Environmental Educator & Local IT, presented the Millbrook High School Environmental Club with a…

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Cary Institute lecture –  Breakpoint: Reckoning with America’s Environmental Crises

Cary Institute lecture –  Breakpoint: Reckoning with America’s Environmental Crises Millbrook, NY – On Friday, October 26 at 7pm, join Cary Institute for a presentation by Jeremy Jackson, Emeritus Professor of Oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Senior Scientist Emeritus…

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Twenty-two Earn Coveted DCC Foundation Scholarship

 Twenty-two Earn Coveted DCC Foundation Scholarship Award Covers Tuition for Top High School Graduates     October 9, 2018 – Twenty-two Dutchess Community College freshmen were formally awarded the 2018 Charles E. and Mabel E. Conklin Scholarship for Academic Excellence…

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County Clerk Kendall to host Passport Day One-stop shop to apply for a U.S. Passport and have passport photos taken

  County Clerk Kendall to host Passport Day One-stop shop to apply for a U.S. Passport and have passport photos taken    Poughkeepsie, New York:     Dutchess County Clerk Brad Kendall announces Passport Day, which will be held on Saturday,…

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