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POUGHKEEPSIE — Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro will host a second live, county-wide Telephone Town Hall meeting on the county’s response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, April 2, at 5:30 p.m.
COPAKE — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Copake Grange is matching up volunteers who want to help with individuals who are home-bound and need assistance with getting groceries or prescriptions.
HUDSON VALLEY — United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region is actively responding to the needs of the COVID-19 crisis. The response includes:
• A fund to help families in crisis: www.uwdor.org/covidhelp
NORTH EAST — In February, before the Town Hall closed to the public and the coronavirus forced bans of gatherings larger than 10, the North East Town Board gathered at NorthEast-Millerton Library Annex and took steps to ensure the joint highway garage shared between the town of North East and the village of Millerton continues to progress smooth
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Partnering with BarlisWedlick Architects and Ancram landowners, volunteers with Columbia County Habitat for Humanity got together before social distancing regulations were in place due to COVID-19 to help construct homes for Columbia County’s rural workforce as part of the project, Ancram Rural Build. Photo submitted
ANCRAM — Driven by a mission to build homes for families in need, Columbia County Habitat for Humanity has called upon volunteers from all walks of life to help do just that through the project, Ancram Rural Build, once the health crisis ends.
NEW YORK STATE — Providing New Yorkers in need of mental health support a lifeline during the coronavirus pandemic, the governor announced a new statewide hot line last week.
New York State Police arrested 57 year old Andrea Nussinow of Blue Star Farm in Clermont on Tuesday, March 17, for animal neglect. Nussinow was charged with 35 counts of neglect, including the overdriving, torturing and injuring animals, or failure to provide proper sustenance. Photo courtesy of the new york state police
CLERMONT – This holiday season, the New York State Police (NYSP) Troop K started an investigation into a Columbia County farmer accused of severely neglecting and abusing nearly 40 animals. At the time, authorities withheld the name of the farm, and even the name of the town in which it was located, as they pursued their investigation.
HARLEM VALLEY— Wednesday, April 1, is Census Day in the United States — no fooling. That’s why the U.S. Census Bureau has been hard at work, sending Census forms out since early March. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing social distancing, Census workers stopped going door to door early in the process.
HARLEM VALLEY — COVID-19 has changed the lives of all New Yorkers — including those who live in the Harlem Valley. That means not only are most people staying home these days, as Gov.
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