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Archive for February, 2012

Author and Gardener Page Dickey to Speak in Copake

February 29, 2012

Page Dickey, renowned author and gardener, will read from her book, Embroidered Ground: Revisiting the Garden, on March 17 at a benefit gathering for Friends of Taconic State Park at the Grange Hall in Copake, New York.   Ms. Dickey will also sign copies of her book and narrate a slide show featuring her much...
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BECOME A LIFESAVER! DONATE BONE MARROW

February 29, 2012

Help Save Colin Flood and the many others who may have exhausted their chemotherapy treatments and seek a Bone Marrow Transplant as their best chance at survival. For 7-year old Colin Flood the night of December 23rd 2011 was not spent sitting around a lit up tree, talking with his brother about what Santa...
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Copper Burglar Caught in Act by Troopers

February 28, 2012

On February 27, 2012, the New York State Police at Livingston arrested Richard Blahut, age 50, of Stanfordville, New York on one count of Burglary 3rd, a class D Felony, and one count of Possession of Burglar’s Tools. Troopers and Investigators from the Livingston Barracks responded to a 9-1-1 call for a suspicious person walking...
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Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word

February 27, 2012
Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word

Parents and caregivers learn about the seven basic principles of positive discipline. Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County Parent and Family Education (PAFE) program is offering a parenting education series in Beekman.  Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word, is an educational series which specifically addresses positive discipline techniques for parents and relative caregivers.  The three-session educational series...
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Take Advantage of Warm Weather & Walk

February 27, 2012
Take Advantage of Warm Weather & Walk

Are you making the best of this weather?  Are you getting out there and walking or exercising as you would the other three seasons? It’s almost March and in two weeks we will be changing our clocks.  Wow. Where did the non-winter go?  After October’s snowfall it seemed as if we were going to...
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Scholarship Opportunity from the DC Ag Society and NYS Assoc Of Agricultural Fairs, Inc.

February 24, 2012

The 2012 scholarships issued by the Dutchess County Agricultural Society and the NYS Association of Agricultural Fairs, Inc. are now available.  Please contact your local high school or the fairgrounds office of for a copy of the application and requirements. Dutchess County Agricultural Society, Inc. (DCAS) scholarship is available to HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS in...
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CH Energy & Fortis Inc. Have Merged

February 21, 2012

CH Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:CHG), today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Fortis Inc., (TSX:FTS), the largest investor-owned distribution utility in Canada, under which Fortis will acquire CH Energy Group for an aggregate purchase price of approximately U.S. $1.5 billion, including the assumption of approximately U.S. $500 million of...
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Celebrate Fishing on the Hudson

February 21, 2012
Celebrate Fishing on the Hudson

Learn About the Past, Present and Future of Fishing on the Hudson River Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Henry A. Wallace Center in Hyde Park for the Hudson River Fish Summit; Bringing People Together to Celebrate Fishing on the Hudson.  This free program includes breakfast and lunch along with great topics including: History...
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Rhinebeck Man arrested for DWI on Rt 9 in Hyde Park

February 20, 2012
Rhinebeck Man arrested for DWI on Rt 9 in Hyde Park

Sunday, Feb. 19th at about 2:15am, Troopers from State Police Rhinebeck stopped a Rhinebeck man for Vehicle and Traffic (V&T) violations Northbound on ST-9 in the Town of Hyde Park.  After Troopers conversed with the man, they believed he may be intoxicated and asked him to take Field Sobriety Tests.  The man was a 21 year...
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Are You Grieving Any Type of Loss?

February 20, 2012

Are you someone who is grieving or has had some kind of loss?  I would like to share a great book for anyone grieving.  It helped me a few years ago when I had a few things happen to me at once and again now. When I thought about what really helped me when...
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