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ANCRAM — With the inspirational name Ancramdale Neighbors Helping Neighbors Association (ANHNA), it’s not surprising that 10 education grants from that organization have been awarded to residents whose education is leading to careers that will help to make the world a better place.
DUTCHESS COUNTY — Aimed at encouraging public engagement and providing transparency, the Dutchess County Police Reform & Modernization Collaborative is now offering county residents a platform to share their thoughts on police reform through a series of six virtual Police Reform Community Forums — the first of which was organized for residen
Members of the Pine Plains varsity football team put up a fierce front on the field during the 2018 football season, in the days before COVID-19. Archive photo by T.C. Morton
HARLEM VALLEY — Student athletes across New York State have been cautiously counting down the days until the fall sports season, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
State and federal aid have been given to all 169 towns in the state to help ensure that the November elections will proceed smoothly and without interference.
Connecticut voters worried about COVID-19 will be able to avoid going to a polling station in the Nov. 3 general election by using absentee ballots.
Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill’s office sent applications for absentee ballots to all eligible voters (meaning active, registered voters) between Sept. 8 and Sept. 11.
Hailed for her remarkable career as an internationally acclaimed flutist, journalist and author, Eugenia Zukerman shared the story of her Alzheimer’s diagnosis through pages of lyrical verse in her latest book, “Like Falling Through a Cloud,” which was published in November 2019. Photo submitted
ANCRAMDALE — When presented with a life-altering diagnosis, there are many who can attest to the eddy of emotions felt and the fears that arise about the uncertain future before ultimately asking, “What happens now?”
HARLEM VALLEY — Local students who found internet access a challenge long before the coronavirus pandemic hit now find lack of reliable broadband a barrier to their education, as they are now attending classes remotely as school buildings remain closed during the health crisis.
NEW YORK STATE — Even after Governor Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that schools will be allowed to open this fall and school districts submitted their reopening plans to the state, students and their families have continued to raise concerns about whether it’s possible to safely return to in-school instruction during a pandemic.
Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan
Students arrived, masks in place, for the first day of school in Region One on Tuesday morning, Sept. 8. Normally an ebullient affair full of hugs as children step off the bus, sometimes for their first ever day at school, this year’s first day was muted and distant.
NEW YORK STATE — New Yorkers who are unemployed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will soon be able to receive an additional $300 per week on top of their regular unemployment benefits, thanks to a grant FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor approved for the state under the Lost Wages Assistance program.
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