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POUGHKEEPSIE — Once again, Grace Episcopal Church is hosting its annual fundraising event, in its 14th year (last year’s event was canceled due to COVID-19), a day of golfing followed by a dinner and a silent auction with a splendid array of items. The fundraiser will take place on Monday, Sept.
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Cricket Valley Energy donated $1,000 to the Dover-Amenia Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5444 Hometown Heroes Banner Project this summer. At the check ceremony were, from left, VFW Post 5444 member Justin Dedeles; Cricket Valley Energy (CVE) Manager Don Ross; VFW 5444 Post Cmdr. Madison Fletcher’s daughter Brooklyn; Cmdr.
HARLEM VALLEY — With the clock ticking until New York State’s end-of-year deadline for municipalities to opt in or out of permitting cannabis dispensaries and lounges, the Pine Plains Town Board voted to allow cannabis dispensaries but not lounges at its meeting on Thursday, Sept. 16.
State Rep. Maria Horn (D-64) hosted two physicians from the Nuvance Health system, the parent company of Sharon Hospital, during an informational webinar on Thursday, Sept. 16, to update the community on COVID-19.
There will be two marches in the Northwest Corner on Saturday, Oct. 2, as part of the nationwide event sponsored by Women’s March Global to protest the recently passed abortion legislation in Texas.
BOSTON CORNER — Despite excavator and project applicant Fred Schneeberger lessening the impact of his excavation plans for Langdon Hurst Farm and resubmitting his Site Plan Review and Special Use Permit (SUP) to the Ancram Planning Board on Thursday, Sept.
Laura Tedesco has been working with the U.S. government to save cultural treasures in Afghanistan. Photo Courtesy Laura Tedesco
Many people first learned about the Monuments Men of World War II by reading Robert M. Edsel’s book about them, or seeing the 2014 film “Monuments Men.”
Of course there were many heroic women who also helped protect the cultural treasures of Europe from Hitler, Goering and others.
Author Jim Mackin, above with his wife Janet, relaxed after Jim gave a talk at the Church of St. John in the Wilderness on Sunday, Aug. 15. Photo by Judith O’Hara Balfe
COPAKE FALLS — Local historian and author Jim Mackin gave a talk at the Church of St. John in the Wilderness on Sunday, Aug. 15, which was sponsored by the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society in Copake Falls.
Visiting from Otto’s Kitchen in Germantown, Chef Bobby Hellen was spotted cooking up a storm at the Winner’s Dinner held on Saturday, Sept. 4, as part of this year’s Grillsdale festivities. Photo by Kailin Lyle
HILLSDALE — Though attendance was lighter and the festivities were spread out over two days instead of one spectacular night, the sensation of area residents and visitors coming together to enjoy a weekend of first-rate food and entertainment was felt just as strongly at Grillsdale 2021 this Labor Day weekend as it’s been in years before.
DUTCHESS COUNTY — Between the approaching 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the U.S.
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