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Weekend benefit planned for dog-bite victim
Signed items from 'American Idol' champ Taylor Hicks, singer Alice Cooper and musical group 3 Doors Down will be among the prizes raffled off this weekend to benefit 6-year-old Frankie Flora.
Preserving history by preserving our creeks
Dutchess County's history, like so many other counties in the Northeast, is strongly linked to its water resources.
'Welcome Home Night' for returning soldiers set for July 25
WAPPINGERS FALLS - VA Hudson Valley Health Care System will host a "Welcome Home Night" at Dutchess Stadium on July 25 for all returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan.
This photograph from our region's past was sent in by Richard Welsh of Wappingers Falls.
What's new in the business scene
Wedding planner opens in Wappingers Falls - The Hudson Valley Wedding Sitter is a new event planner in Wappingers Falls.
When Your Kids' Needs Conflict With Work
Too often, working weekends, living out of a suitcase, and bringing the BlackBerry to dinner are the price one pays for being an entrepreneur.
Tree planting allays pupils' fear of moving up
MILLBROOK - To mark their transition from second to third grade, 85 students from four second-grade classes at Elm Drive Elementary School planted and dedicated a tree on the grounds of Alden Place Elementary.
Vendors wanted for Picnic in the Park
WAPPINGERS FALLS - The Village of Wappingers Falls Recreation Department seeks crafts and food vendors for the annual Picnic in the Park/WPDH Roof-A-Thon event at Mesier Park.
Falls man faces prison for 2nd DWI
A Wappingers Falls man who was caught driving drunk in the Town of Poughkeepsie five weeks after he was convicted of DWI in Suffolk County faces a prison term for the crime.
Project manager recognized for engineering standards
Troy Wojciekofsky of Wappingers Falls is now a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional for New Construction, announced engineering consulting firm Fuss & O'Neill. Wojciekofsky is a senior project manager at the firm's Poughkeepsie office, where his environmentally friendly and sustainable land development projects ...
3 picked to attend music program
LENOX, Mass. -Three local teens were selected to participate in this summer's Boston University Tanglewood Institute, summer music program for high school students focusing on musical study and performance.
What's new in the business scene
Richard Drake, a senior partner at the New Windsor law firm Drake, Loeb, Heller, Kennedy, Gogerty, Gaba & Rodd was recently appointed to serve a three-year term as a member of the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission for the Ninth Judicial District.
Local swing band to perform on June 28
WAPPINGERS FALLS - The Dukes and Duchess, a popular, local swing band, will perform at a free dance at the First Presbyterian Church's Wade Fellowship Hall on June 28 from 2-4 p.m. The church is located at 2568 South Ave.
Teen helps school-age kids with disabilities
WAPPINGERS FALLS -It was more than volunteer work, more than something to put on his college applications.
Check out the Memorial Run photo gallery
WAPPINGERS FALLS - A total of 263 runners and walkers participated Saturday in the Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club's 32nd annual Memorial Run at Mesier Park in the village.
WAPPINGERS FALLS - Students and parents want the Wappingers school board to reinstate a marching band composed of musicians from four schools.
Helicopter company keeps state tax exemption; 79 jobs saved
New York sales taxes almost drove a Dutchess County helicopter business out of state.
For 37 years Mike Patrizio enriched students' lives. Thursday they showed how.
Ashley Poulin, 25, Class of 2002, laughs with fellow alumni in the cafeteria before surprising their music teacher Mike Patrizio during his final concert on Thursday, more... Past music students of Mike Patrizio rehearse in the cafeteria before surprising him during his final concert on Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Shaker High in Latham.
Trailer fire in Wappingers Falls damages deck
Damage from a trailer fire in Wappingers Falls early this morning was confined to the rear deck of the structure.
Memorial Race in Wappingers Falls stands the test of time
Pete Sanfilippo wonders where all the years have gone. The longtime race director simply cannot believe that Saturday will be the 32nd running of the Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club Memorial Run, which started back in 1978 as the Joseph McDonald Memorial 10-kilometer race in Wappingers Falls.
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