Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in Spring Grants Cycle Sheffield, Mass. — The Board of Directors of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation today announced the recipients of the first round of grantmaking for 2015. The foundation distributed a total…

Posted by The Harlem Valley News on Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Dover man charged with criminal mischief NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Dover, New York – On April 10, 2015, New York State Police from the Dover barracks arrest Stephen C. Franco, II,…

Posted by The Harlem Valley News on Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Beech-Nut Nutrition Recalls Baby Food Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination Class I Recall 061-2015 WASHINGTON, April 14, 2015 – Beech-Nut Nutrition, an Amsterdam, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,920 pounds of baby food products that may be contaminated…

A workshop for educators to share resources and ideas for teaching about climate change will be conducted at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar, NY (Albany County) on…

State Police investigate fatal I684 crash NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Southeast, New York – On April 14, 2015 at approximately 7:18 p.m., New York State Police responded to a two-car personal…

Posted by The Patterson News on Wednesday, April 15, 2015

SUNY Invests in the future of additive manufacturing in New York State Collaboration by SUNY New Paltz, Stony Brook University and the University at Buffalo to develop new materials and technologies for printing NEW PALTZ – The SUNY Network of…

$3.5M in safety and health training grants now available from U.S. Dept. of Labor; Applications due June 2, 2015 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is accepting 2015 applications for targeted-topic training grants and capacity-building…

ROLISON, DUTCHESS LEGISLATURE CALL FOR COMMON CORE OPT-OUT Lawmakers pass unanimous bill supporting state’s Common Core Parental Refusal Act Dutchess County Legislature Chairman Rob Rolison announced today that the legislature passed a unanimous measure at its April 13 meeting supporting…

CHRISTOPHER J. HEMMER Wanted by the New York State Police Troop C, SP SIDNEY Wanted for criminal possession of a weapon 3rd degree, criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds CHRISTOPHER J. HEMMER is wanted by the New York…

Powassan virus is a potentially fatal illness, which is spread by ticks and has no known treatments. The Powassan tick-borne virus was first found in the Bridgeport and Brandford areas of Connecticut. The infection is spread in much the same…

YORKTOWN, NY – Earlier today State Senator Terrence P. Murphy joined Governor Cuomo in announcing the repeal of 57 so-called “nuisance fees” as part of the 2015-16 State Budget. By eliminating these fees, the State has taken an important step…

DEC Seeks Volunteers and Local Coordinators to Conduct Stream and River Monitoring Wave Program Provides Hands-on Experience for Citizen Monitors to Identify Whether Streams are Healthy Regional Volunteer Training to Be Held in May and June New Yorkers will have…