Rhinebeck News

Kathy Evans , Founder and Executive Director, announced the nine musicals and eighteen writers selected for the third summer of the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat.

The passing of time means little in terms of remembrance, as this decorated grave of a Revolutonary War veteran in Rhinebeck, NY, shows.

Hot indie music group The National recorded last winter at Clubhouse studios in Rhinebeck, New York.

Richard Nelson, Tony-winning book writer, Obie-winning playwright and former Yale Drama playwriting chair, is today best known for his ongoing saga about the Apple family.

Last year I learned for the first time about Wilderstein, where President Franklin Roosevelt spent a lot of time when he was in Hyde Park.

What are the things that concern you most about advancing age? The group known as Aging in Place America has found the top five things seniors fear most are: losing independence, moving to a nursing home, loss of family and friends, giving up driving and death.

6 p.m. May 5. Self-help support group in fourth-floor conference room. Call Rosalyn at 845-331-6267. SLAA Women's Support Group -- Room 111, St.

The first weekend of May signals an annual tradition in the Hudson Valley -- "Rhinebeck 2013." The 42nd annual Rhinebeck Car Show continues today and Sunday at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck.

The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley said the anonymous grant is to be distributed in annual installments of $100,000 split evenly between operating expenses and an endowment fund.

A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.

First Columbus, Ohio, then Atlanta, Georgia, and Austin, Texas, had their own Country Living Fair.

"This recognition ... is a testament to Barbara's commitment to our mortgage customers, especially our first-time homebuyers," said Lisa Cathie, president and CEO of Ulster Savings Bank.

Rhinebeck High School seniors Carolyn R. Goldstone and Lauren C. Heller have been named finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Following a one-day strike Thursday, Durham told the union it wouldn't budge on its previous offer that has been voted down twice by the workers, according to a union release.

Last summer, I spent 10 weeks working at Ramapo for Children, a sleep-away camp in Rhinebeck, New York for kids with special needs.

An anonymous donor has given $1 million to the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, according to an announcement made Monday by the Center.

Ancramdale: Baccaro, Jason and Mellissa, a son, April 7, at Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck.

Fundraising walks were held today in Rhinebeck and Poughkeepsie to raise awareness and money for the fight against Parkinson's disease and autism.

If you have an interest in working with senior citizens, you might be interested in learning more about the Office for the Aging's Senior Exercise and Brain Games programs at one of the training workshops scheduled for next month.

Students in the Red Hook and Rhinebeck central school districts are putting their talents on display in two exhibits of artwork.