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DUTCHESS COUNTY — Each May the nation recognizes an important marker — Mental Health Awareness Month — and it’s been doing so since 1949. That is because of a group called Mental Health America (MHA), once known as the National Association for Mental Health.
TRI-STATE REGION — On Saturday, June 4, Dumka and Young Dumka Ukrainian Chorus of New York will perform at the Salisbury School’s Chapel at 251 Canaan Road in Salisbury, Conn., from 6 to 8 p.m.
HARLEM VALLEY — Honoring the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the military, Dutchess County municipalities will be holding Memorial Day commemorations throughout the region this Monday, May 30 (with some exceptions), to honor those willing to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
Great Mountain Forest (GMF) foresters Jody Bronson, at right in photo, and Russell Russ released lady beetles, Sasajiscymnus tsugae, which are voracious predators of all stages of the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect that arrived in the state in 1985, eventually spreading to all 169 towns and resulting in widespread h
LAKEVILLE — After two years of no parades or ceremonies, towns are bringing back Memorial Day events this year — some more so than others.
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COPAKE — The Roeliff Jansen Community Library, located at 9091 Route 22, south of the intersection of routes 22 and 23, has become something of a mecca for the communities it serves. Those include the towns of Copake, Hillsdale and Ancram.
ELIZAVILLE — Columbia County District Attorney (DA) Paul Czajka announced on Wednesday, May 11, that an Elizaville couple has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Long Island man who had been living with them in their home.
Ron Osofsky of Ronnybrook Dairy Farm in Ancramdale passed away on Friday, May 13. He will be greatly missed by all in the community. Photo submitted
ANCRAMDALE — On Friday, May 13, when Ronald Osofsky passed away, this area lost someone who has often been described as an icon. He was a successful business man, a hard worker and an innovative farmer. Most of all he was a man who loved the land, his family, being a good neighbor, giving back to the community and remaining true to himself.
GOSHEN — Mike Muszynski of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities said that the state’s towns will see pretty much the same amount of aid from the state government after the 2022 legislative session.
Pamela Deitrich, left, and Kari Lorenson, two members of the Stanford Free Library Board of Directors, were among the volunteers preparing for the special sale of art books this coming weekend. Photo submitted
STANFORDVILLE — A special treat for art lovers of all sorts awaits them at both the Stanford Free Library and at the Bangallworks work space this weekend.
The “rare opportunity to purchase books at a great discount from a carefully curated collection,” exists, according to Stanford Free Library Director Christa Cerul.
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