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Aug 20
Smart Move: Greystone Programs Opens First Automated Residence
SMART MOVE: GREYSTONE PROGRAMS OPENS FIRST AUTOMATED RESIDENCENon-profit’s newest home incorporates cutting-edge technology to empower residents In an exciting move to expand its services, Greystone Programs, a non-profit organization serving children, adults and families living with autism and other developmental disabilities in the Hudson Valley, recently announced the opening of its first ever smart residence, located in Amenia, New York. Equipped with home automation technology that fosters
Aug 15Jeffrey M. Feldman Named as 2020 “Lawyer of the Year”
JEFFREY M. FELDMAN NAMED AS 2020 “LAWYER OF THE YEAR”Founding Partner of Feldman, Kleidman, Coffey & Sappe LLP Recognized in 26th Edition ofThe Best Lawyers in America© Feldman, Kleidman, Coffey & Sappe LLP (FKC&S) a Fishkill, New York-based law firm with clients throughout the Hudson Valley and Capital District, has announced that Founding Partner Jeffrey M. Feldman has been selected by his peers as a 2020 "Lawyer of the Year" award recipientfor his work in Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants in White
Aug 14The Art Effect Hosting Art After Dark
The Art Effect will host Art After Dark on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Locust Grove. This annual event features immersive visual arts experiences and a green screen photo booth. Proceeds from the event benefit The Art Effect’s art education and youth programming. The honorees for Art After Dark 2019 are Karen and Nevill Smythe, long-term supporters of the arts whose dedication and generosity have transformed the Hudson Valley. Also receiving recognition at the event is Jason Bard Yarmosky, a 2006
Aug 14Tighe & Bond Climbs Six Spots in ENR's Top 200 Environmental Firms Ranking
Tighe & Bond Climbs Six Spots In ENR's Top 200 Environmental Firms RankingTighe & Bond, a Northeast leader in engineering and environmental consulting, climbed six spots this year to No. 142 on Engineering News Record’s (ENR) 2019 Top 200Environmental Firmsranking.ENR ranks its list of top 200 environmental firms nationally based on the percentage of their 2018 gross revenue from environmental services.“Our firm continues to grow its regional market and we are proud to have advanced six spots this year as
Aug 13The Arc of Dutchess Awarded $59,500 in Grants from NYSARC Trust Services
The Arc of Dutchess Awarded $59,500 in Grants from NYSARC Trust Services Grants to support guardianship and recreational opportunities for peoplewith disabilities in Dutchess County The Arc of Dutchess, an organization supporting people with disabilities in Dutchess County, has been awarded $59,500.00 in combined grants from the Trustee Management Board of NYSARC Trust Services to support the organization’s guardianship and recreation programs. NYSARC Trust Services administers supplemental needs
Aug 09Her Farm
Her FarmDocumentary FilmDJamesFoss Media is producing Her Farm, a feature-length documentary film that follows women as they take over their family farms and transition the business from one generation to the next. Anna Williams of Truxton, NY is the primary subject of the film as she works to take over her mother’s organic dairy farm. Other women will be featured including a grain farmer from Wisconsin, a beef and pork farmer in Arkansas, a sheep farmer in Maryland, and a maple syrup producer in Vermont.
Aug 07Tompkins Mahopac Bank Awards $1,000 Advanced Manufacturing Scholarship to DCC Student
TOMPKINS MAHOPAC BANK AWARDS $1,000 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SCHOLARSHIP TO DCC STUDENT A Dutchess Community College (DCC) student is one step closer to a career in advanced manufacturing, after receiving Tompkins Mahopac Bank’s (TMB) Make and Accelerate Scholarship. Olti Begaj of Poughkeepsie was awarded with this year’s scholarship, which covers $1,000 of his tuition fees. An aspiring electrical technician, Begaj is enrolled in DCC’s Electrical Technology Program and is on track to graduate with his
Aug 05Rottkamp Earns Tourism Industry's Highest Educational Achievement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 5, 2019Media Contacts: Whitney Bowers whitney@dutchesstourism.com 845-463-5446 Caitlyn Blizzardcblizzard@destinationsinternational.org(202)835-4202 ROTTKAMP EARNS TOURISM INDUSTRY’S HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTST LOUIS, MO – Destinations International announced that Dutchess Tourism, Inc. Vice President
Jul 31Dutchess County SPCA Welcomes NEW Director of Animal Care
Hyde Park, NY – The Dutchess County SPCA (DCSPCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Audrey Lodato as its new Director of Animal Care. Ms. Lodato, who originally hails from the Hudson Valley, previously served as the Director of Animal Care for the Brother Wolf Animal Rescue in North Carolina. “Audrey brings years of shelter management experience with her,” said Executive Director Lynne Meloccaro, “and her addition to the staff ensures that DCSPCA’s animal care and policies will be following the
Jul 30Breast Cancer Options Awarded $2,000 Grant from Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation
(Kingston, NY) Breast Cancer Options, Inc. has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation for Camp Lightheart, a free sleepaway camp for children who have a mother with breast cancer or have lost their parent to the disease. Breast cancer patients, their families, and especially their children need support and there are few resources dedicated to them. Breast Cancer Options (BCO) started Camp Lightheart in 2007 to help fill this void and is still one of the only, if not the
Jul 23Tompkins Financial Corporation Reports Record 2019 Second Quarter Earnings
Tompkins Financial Corporation Reports Second Quarter Earnings ITHACA, NY - Tompkins Financial Corporation (NYSE American: TMP) Tompkins Financial Corporation reported net income of $19.4 million for the second quarter of 2019, compared to the $22.1 million reported for the same period in 2018. Year-to-date net income was $40.4 million, a decrease of $2.1 million, or 4.9% from the same period in 2018. Diluted earnings per share were $1.27 for the second quarter of 2019, compared to $1.43 reported in
Jul 23Unshattered Awarded $5,000 Grant from Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation
(Kingston, NY) Unshattered, Inc. has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation to invest in the development and delivery of a training curriculum to help former female addicts with professional development and training. This piece of their program will identify, structure, and deliver a curriculum that helps women become good employees, valuable members of the community, and encourages them to be a successful, thriving adult. “Many studies show that community, personal
Jul 16The Arc of Dutchess Appoints Dylan Murphy to Agency Board of Directors
The Arc of Dutchess Appoints Dylan Murphy to Agency Board of DirectorsThe Arc of Dutchess, one of Dutchess County’s largest providers of diverse support services for those with disabilities, announced the addition of Dylan Murphy to its agency board of directors. Murphy, a Hudson Valley native and vice president of credit administration at Rhinebeck Bank, brings several years of experience to his role on the board. A graduate of Marist College, Murphy began working at Rhinebeck Bank as a commercial
Jul 03Astor Services for Children & Families Names Jim McGuirk, PhD, New President of its Foundation
ASTOR SERVICES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIESNAMES JIM MCGUIRK, PHD, NEW PRESIDENT OF ITS FOUNDATION Astor Services for Children & Families is pleased to announce that James McGuirk, PhD, who as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organization for 17 years, helped expand and improve it into the highly effective, widely respected agency that it is today, has agreed to assume the role of President of The Children’s Foundation of Astor. “With Jim’s dedication to Astor’s mission, his experience working with
Jul 01Steven Howell Joins Abilities First Board of Directors
STEVEN HOWELL JOINSABILITIES FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORSPoughkeepsie, N.Y. (July 1, 2019) – Steven E. Howell, CPA, DABFA joins the Board of Directors for Abilities First. Abilities First is a nonprofit organization serving the needs of over 1,400 children and adults with developmental disabilities through educational, vocational, residential, habilitation and family support services in the Hudson Valley. “We are honored and pleased to have Steven Howell join our Board of Directors. Steve has an exceptional
Jun 26Abilities First Leann Coyle Promoted, Named Vice President of Educational Services
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (June 14, 2019) – Abilities First, a Hudson Valley-based nonprofit providing services to over 1,400 individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, announces Leann Coyle has been promoted to the newly established title of Vice President of Educational Services. Coyle will be responsible for day-to-day operational oversight of all Abilities First educational programs including early education, Universal Pre-K, Special Education Preschool and the Abilities First school-age
Jun 10Astor Learning Center Honored as School of Excellence for Second Consecutive Year
ASTOR LEARNING CENTER HONORED AS SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR Special Needs School in Rhinebeck Earns Highest Distinction from the National Association of Special Education Teachers For the second consecutive year, Astor Services for Children & Families, a non-profit organization that provides mental health services, welfare programs and development programs for children and their families in the Bronx and Hudson Valley, has announced that its Astor Learning Center (ALC) has been
Apr 03Disability Employment to be a Focal Point at the 2019 Abilities First Community Partners Breakfast
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDISABILITY EMPLOYMENT TO BE A FOCAL POINT AT THE 2019 ABILITIES FIRST COMMUNITY PARTNERS BREAKFASTMIKE OATES, AMERISOURCEBERGEN, AND WILLIAM EUGENE VAN ORNUM, JR. TO BE HONOREDPoughkeepsie, N.Y. (April 3, 2019) – Abilities First, a nonprofit organization serving the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, will recognize those who have advanced the opportunities for individuals with disabilities seeking employment in the Hudson Valley.
Apr 02Astor Services for Children & Families Expands Innovative Telepsychiatry Program
ASTOR SERVICES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES EXPANDS INNOVATIVE TELEPSYSCHIATRY PROGRAM Remote-access psychiatry services for children offered in the Bronx and Hudson Valley Astor Services for Children & Families, a non-profit organization that provides children's mental health services, child welfare services and early childhood development programs in New York City’s Bronx borough and in the mid-Hudson Valley, has announced the Hudson Valley expansion of its Bronx-based telepsychiatry program. The
Nov 27Impact PR & Communications Announces Addition of Digital
IMPACT PR & COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF DIGITAL DIVISION POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, November 27, 2018 – Public relations and marketing firm Impact PR & Communications, Ltd. is growing. The award-winning Hudson Valley-based firm has announced the addition of a digital communications division to address the increasing need for strategic digital solutions in the marketplace. Impact’s new digital arm will offer a range of services to enhance and complement its work on the media relations and marketing
May 29Astor Services Accredited with The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal
Astor Services for Children & Families, which provides behavioral and educational services for thousands of children and their families throughout the Bronx and mid-Hudson Valley, has been accredited with The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval. Astor has been accredited by The Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit that accredits and certifies health care organizations and programs in the United States, continuously since 1974. The Gold Seal of Approval accreditation was awarded in
Apr 04The Arc of Dutchess Announces Appointment of New Director of Donor Relations
As part of its impactful work in the community and to further its fundraising efforts, The Arc of Dutchess, one of the county’s largest providers of support services for those with developmental and intellectual disabilities, announced the addition of Sarah Weikel, director of donor relations, to the executive administrative team. Weikel brings several years of fundraising and donor management experience to her position. She will provide strategic direction for the organization’s fund development
