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What's new in the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for June 19
Three store clerks arrested for selling alcohol to minor
Clerks at three separate Dutchess County stores were arrested after state police conducted an underage drinking enforcement operation in Lagrange, Beekman, and Millbrook, according to a press release.
Engagements: Nick Ward & Marissa Pomarico
Marissa is a 2000 Roy C. Ketchum graduate, and a 2005 graduate of DCC with a degree in Liberal Arts.
Out & About: A 'Divine' time for Lourdes
More than 175 guests were treated to a wine tasting and samplings of signature dishes from 20 local restaurants and businesses.
Seal windows and save on energy bills
During and after rough winter weather, you may find yourself feeling a draft come through the windows of your home.
Peter Leonard: Interfaith music festival underscores innocence, pain
Hymnals wider than some kids' bodies gave the impression of angel wings interspersed throughout the Dutchess Interfaith Youth Choir, as kids of all religions and races joined together to embody what they sang: "Let All God's Children Sing."
For the average person, the prospect of traversing a 40-mile obstacle course that includes such requirements as leaping over a stack of flaming logs or crawling face-down through a field of barbed wire would only be thinkable if a large cash prize was awaiting them at the end.
What's new on the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for June 12
Nonperishable food items will be accepted at locations in Dutchess, Orange and Ulster counties.
What's new in the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for June 11
This year's award winners were Jim King, IBM Integrated Supply Chain, Global Execution Planning and Inventory manager; Ulster County Executive Michael Hein; and the State University of New York at New Paltz School of Business.
Good life: Your positive achievements
Myers Corners Elementary School students Arianna Lombardo stocked a "clothes closet" for residents in need, while Jarrod Rizzi and Katie Diesing both turned in found money.
16 charged with drunken or drugged driving
Troopers charged 16 motorists with drunken or drugged driving after recent traffic stops and investigations in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, state police said.
Different faiths join for music and Sandy Hook today at 4 p.m.
WAPPINGERS FALLS -- This afternoon's annual interfaith concert will be dedicated to the young victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in December.
Strawberry festival draws crowds in Beacon
The annual Beacon Sloop Club Strawberry Festival runs until 5 p.m. today at Riverfront Park.
Health fair in Wappingers Falls offers checkups, info, more
Providing people with information on health and wellness while promoting mobility was the purpose of an event this weekend in the village.
Blood donors always in demand; summer supplies often run short
Tim Decker likes to give blood three or four times a year. "It's something that's needed," said Decker, director of Dutchess Community College South in Wappingers Falls, which hosted a blood drive in early May. "It's an integral part of our health care system."
Engagements: Krystal Barette & Kevin Schmitt
The couple got engaged in front of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in NYC.
On the Road: For safety and courtesy, turn-signal use a must
While some hazards that commuters and other drivers encounter on an almost daily basis are unavoidable, others are completely within the control of the person operating a vehicle.
Cicadas invade Wappingers Falls
On sunny days, the noise is almost deafening. Montclair Townhouse Condo's property on Alpine Drive in Wappingers has been invaded by cicadas.
Oakwood Friends School graduating class 'just like family'
Oakwood Friends School graduates shared memories and words of gratitude as they moved onto the next phase of their lives.
Interfaith music festival will honor Sandy Hook victims
The Dutchess County Interfaith Council will hold its 39th annual Interfaith Music Festival on Sunday.