05/07/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Dutchess County, NY

• 11 arts organizations in region get grants _{2013-05-07, 02:07 am}
  ... Children's Media Project and the Mill Street Loft, both in Poughkeepsie; Copland House in Peekskill; and the Dutchess County Arts Council. Other winners include the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival; the Kingston City School District; Vanaver ...
• 11 local entities receive NEA Art Works grants _{2013-05-06, 11:34 pm}
  ... youth media lab: $40,000 - Copland House - For ensemble performances with educational activities: $10,000 - Dutchess County Arts Council - For subgranting program for Poughkeepsie Main Street: $20,000 - Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival - For Why ...
• Dutchess County home destroyed in fire _{2012-10-11, 03:00 am}
  The East Clinton Fire Chief said four people were in the home when the fire broke out, but all managed to get out safely.
• Presentation set on aging successfully _{2013-05-05, 03:00 am}
  ... making the choices and doing the planning that will help you live a longer, healthier, enjoyable life. The Dutchess County Office for the Aging has assembled a research based outline of overlapping strategies to age successfully. You are invited to ...
• Spring is time forpruning, planting _{2013-05-05, 03:00 am}
  ... added. Cheryl Hearty, former community horticulture program educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County in Millbrook and current greenhouse grower at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, agrees this time of year is the best for ...
• Town of Clinton volunteers work on local environmental issues _{2013-04-21, 03:00 am}
  Clinton is a small town of about 4,000 in north central Dutchess County that has a dedicated volunteer group of residents working hard to promote and protect the local environment.
• Dutchess County woman receives DWI charges _{2013-05-04, 02:00 am}
  ... lead to hefty fines, imprisonment and suspension of a driver's license. May 04, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dutchess County woman receives DWI charges Article provided by D. Jen Brown, Esq. Attorney at Law Visit us at http://www.djenbrownesq.com/ The ...
• Moose in Hudson Valley tranquilized, relocated to Adirondacks _{2013-05-03, 12:51 pm}
  ... decided to remove the young male moose after it was spotted lingering just a few feet from Route 55 in the Dutchess County town of La Grange. Because it posed a potential risk to motorists, the moose was tranquilized late Thursday morning. DEC ...
• Moose in Hudson Valley tranquilized, taken north _{2013-05-03, 08:05 am}
  ... decided to remove the young male moose after it was spotted lingering just a few feet from Route 55 in the Dutchess County town of La Grange. Because it posed a potential risk to motorists, the moose was tranquilized late Thursday morning. DEC ...
• Morgan Fuel Heating Co Inc v. Lexington Insurance Company _{2013-05-01, 01:00 am}
  ... Industry Workers' Compensation Trust, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), dated December 21, 2011, which granted the motion of the defendants Lexington Insurance Company and New Hampshire Insurance ...
• 2 honored for protecting kids _{2013-05-03, 03:00 am}
  The Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, which provides services for Dutchess County residents, may soon have a new, state-of-the-art facility in the City of Poughkeepsie.
• Mid-Hudson briefs _{2013-05-03, 03:00 am}
  ... Redevelopment Strategy and Rezoning project is a collaboration between the City of Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County, as well as other government agencies and public interest groups. The strategy has been to build and expand on many of the projects ...
• Moose tranquilized _{2013-05-03, 03:00 am}
  The young male moose that seemed to take a liking to Dutchess County will now be grazing the hills of the Adirondacks.
• What's new on the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for May 3 _{2013-05-03, 03:00 am}
  ... Bank in 2009. Chamber to offer computer-security seminars -- The Information Technology Committee of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce is holding two free seminars to help business people learn more about technology and how ...
• Editorial: MTA in line for new boss but old ways won't do _{2013-05-03, 03:00 am}
  ... tax, which has been scaled back but still has been particularly hard on businesses, including here in Dutchess County. Nobody wants to see the authority financially starved. The MTA provides imperative services that help people get where they need ...
• Many tools to stop bullying _{2013-05-03, 03:00 am}
  ... or even realistic self-advantage. So as Mary Lou Heissenbuttel, the chairwoman of the Mediation Center of Dutchess County, says, "You can't mediate with a bully." Sure, there are differences between personal bullying and international politics, but ...
• Attic Theater Presents NY Premiere of Tennessee Williams' THE... _{2013-05-03, 02:34 am}
  ... LIFE by William Saroyan , and the recent hit run at The Beckett Theater at Theater Row of THE MNEMONIST OF DUTCHESS COUNTY. THE Flea Theater , under Artistic Director Jim Simpson and Producing Director Carol Ostrow , is one of New York's leading ...
• Concert to benefit victims of violence _{2013-05-03, 02:12 am}
  ... Violence; Elizabeth Culmone of the Ulster County District Attorney's Office and Marjorie Smith of the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office; Kathy Welby-Moretti, director of Washbourne House in Ulster County; and Renee Fillette, director of ...
• Teachers weigh in on future of education; full story in Sunday's Fact Book _{2013-05-02, 03:00 am}
  ... you do has to be written down as opposed to being free to enjoy the kids." Dave Maxcy, President of the Dutchess County Retired Teachers' Association, said that teachers are reconsidering entering or staying in the educational field. "Younger ...
• Outdoors: Disease also reason turkeys in decline _{2013-05-02, 03:00 am}
  ... pox-like lesions. The rest of the infected birds displayed no lesions. There have been no reported cases in Dutchess County, but it has been detected in Columbia County. As of last fall, seven northeastern states had tested birds for LPDV, and six ...