Upcoming Community Development mobile office hours will be hosted at the following locations:

Wednesday, June 5

Town of Tuxedo – Town Hall, One Temple Drive, Tuxedo – 9:30 – 10:30 am

Village of Harriman – Village Hall, One Church Street, Harriman- 11 am -12 noon

Town of Woodbury – Town Hall, 511 Route 32, Highland Mills – 1 – 2 pm

Village of South Blooming Grove – Village Hall, 811 Route 208, Blooming Grove – 2:30 – 3:30 pm

Wednesday, June 12

Village of Chester – Village Hall, 47 Main Street, Chester – 9:30 – 10:30 am

Town of Monroe – Town Hall, 77 Stage Road, Monroe – 11 am -12 noon

Town of Chester – Town Hall, 1768 Kings Highway, Chester – 1-2 pm

Town of Goshen – Town Hall, 41 Webster Avenue, Goshen – 2:30 -3:30 pm

“Our first round of Community Development mobile office hours has been very successful,” said Richard Mayfield, Director, Office of Community Development. “I believe Community Development works best when we are in the community meeting and working with the residents who can benefit most from the program’s many services. By meeting with residents and municipal officials in their communities, we are better able to help them become more familiar with the available services; and the Community Development team will gain a better understanding of what residents need,” Mayfield added.

One the most popular Community Development programs is the 0% home improvement loan which has a deferred payment option. This program affords income-eligible residents, the opportunity to have general repairs done to their homes which may include: weatherization, barrier removal and heating system replacements. Funding of up to $20,000 is available for these activities.

“I appreciate the support from our municipal leaders for making their respective village and town halls available to our Community Development team,” said Mayfield.

The service will honor those members of Troop K who gave their lives in the performance of their duties.

This service will begin promptly at 11:00 A.M. at the front of Troop K Headquarters, 2541 Route 44, Salt Point, NY 12578 and will be attended by representatives of the various law enforcement agencies throughout Troop K, which includes Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester Counties.

The group provides support and encouragement for individuals living and dealing with or adjusting to the difficulties, pressures and challenges of a spinal cord injury. The mission of the Spinal Cord Support Group is to help people afflicted with a spinal cord injury realize that it is possible to resume everyday activities including going to work and or school, participating in sports and maintaining relationships. Friends, family members and caregivers are welcome to attend.

For more information on the support group, please call 1-888-321-ORMC. To learn more about Orange Regional Medical Center’s spine services visit www.ormcspineortho.org.

This program will be ongoing and qualifying students will receive free care twice a year. Efforts will also be made to assist those students in finding local dentistry support. The clinics will be set up in the Early Learning Center and Clinton Elementary School. Participating students at those schools will be seen during the school day. Parents may arrange to accompany them.

Students from all other buildings will be scheduled for an appointment between 2:30 and 5 p.m. at one of the two clinic sites and must have a parent or guardian accompany them to the visit. All students are being provided an information packet, including a consent form and medical history form, which must be completed in order to request an appointment.

“I’m very excited that NYU has offered to work with the Poughkeepsie City School District. There are an estimated 50 million hours of school missed annually by children who suffer from untreated dental needs,” said Dr. Lynne Pampel, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services. “Clinton School Principal Nadine Jackson-Ivey and Early Learning Center Principal Andrea Moriarty alerted us to the possibility of providing these services through NYU in September and my office has been working diligently with NYU to finalize a contract.”

If parents have questions about the program, they can call their school nurse or the Pupil Personnel Office at 437-3473 to speak to a nurse practitioner for more information.

Residents will also vote to authorize the purchase of five new school buses and elect two members to the Board of Education.

To learn more about he upcoming vote and budget outline visit the school district’s website

Since their founding in 1977, they have been regulars at jazz festivals such as Ravinia and Newport and have been featured on National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition and PRI’s International Concerts.

This is a free program.

All ages are welcome to attend.

Call the Port Jervis Free Library at 845-856-7313 for more details.

Hill-Hold Museum is the site of a homestead built in 1769 and is furnished to reflect the life of a Hudson Valley farmer in the 1830s. This was the era of candlelight, fireplace heat, home grown food, and homespun clothing. In addition to the house, the Hill-Hold hosts several outbuildings, including a one room school house, summer kitchen, granary, and out houses. The homestead is located on Route 416 between Montgomery and Campbell Hall.

Brick House Museum is a 1768 home that has not been restored to reflect a particular era, but rather the changes of generations of one family occupying the house for more than 200 years. Among the many rooms there is a Georgian parlor that illustrates 18th century taste and directly across the hall a Victorian parlor that reflects the Civil War period. Brick House is located between Newburgh and Montgomery on Route 17K.

Hill-Hold Museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm. Brick House

Museum is open 10 am to 4 pm Saturdays and Sundays. Admission for both sites is $3 for adults and $2 for children. For further information, phone (845) 291-2404 or visit our website www.hillholdandbrickhouse.org.

Orange Regional celebrates the first birthday of its Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on May 7. “Supporting the March of Dimes mission to end premature birth goes hand in hand with our skill and expertise to care for premature and critically ill babies,” states Orange Regional’s Nursing Service Administrator of Women and Children, Theresa Fay Conte. “Orange Regional’s NICU is here for our community.”

Full-time neonatologists, affiliated with Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, stand ready to care for babies that require advanced medical care.

To learn more information about the Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit visit www.ormc.org/NICU.

FBI Special Agent Belle Chen to be Guest Speaker

Get to know nine outstanding women at the 21st annual Girl Scouts/YWCA Tribute to Orange County Women of Achievement  awards dinner at Anthony’s Pier 9 on Wednesday, May 8. Tickets are $75 and may be reserved by contacting YWCA Orange County at 845.561.8050, ext. 21.

The eight 2013 Orange County Women of Achievement are:

- Arts – Dawn Ansbro – Goshen – Orange County Arts Council
- Business – Susan Holbert Crocker – Montgomery – Holbert’s Catering/Backyard Bistro
- Education – Beverly Braxton – Warwick – Warwick Valley School District, retired
- Health Care – Dr. Jean M. Hudson – Campbell Hall – OC Department of Health
- Human Services – Dawn Wilkin – Fishkill – Catholic Charities of Orange County
- Public Service – Nancy Proyect – Cornwall – OC Citizens Foundation
- Woman of the Future – Erin Rose Collins – Goshen – Goshen High School
- Bobbie A. Lahey Memorial Award for Volunteer Services – Anita Manley – Newburgh

Plus, meet this year’s special Tribute guest speaker, Ms. Belle Chen, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Criminal Division New York Field Office. Ms. Chen, who began her career in law enforcement as an officer with the New York Police Department, joined the FBI in 1996. Rising quickly through the ranks, Ms. Chen was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Criminal Division’s Gangs, Criminal Enterprises, and Violent Crimes program in 2009.

Since early 2011, Ms. Chen has managed and led the FBI’s Organized Crime Program in combating traditional Italian Organized Crime groups as well as various criminal enterprise groups from Eurasia, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Balkan countries.

Ms. Chen has received many awards and recognitions in her career with the FBI.  As a representative of the FBI, Ms. Chen has appeared in several print, radio and television media to include NY1, the Daily News, and was featured on NBC’s Today Show.  Hear

Special Agent Chen speak at the Tribute dinner about what it’s like to succeed and thrive in a traditionally male dominated field.

More than 200 women from throughout Orange County have been recognized since the award’s inception in 1992. The event is co-hosted each year by Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson and YWCA Orange County.

The 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award is being presented to Dr. Bou. This award is given to physicians who have continually improved the level of patient care, whose professional body of work has served to elevate their profession and who, through personal example, have earned the respect of their peers and the community. Dr. Bou joined the Medical Staff at Orange Regional’s Arden Hill Campus in December 1980. Dr. Bou received his medical degree from Pusan National University College of Medicine and trained in Orthopedics at Kyung-Hee University Hospital in South Korea.  He also served as a Medical Officer in the Korean Navy and was honorably discharged after four years.  After relocating to the United States in 1975, Dr. Bou completed his internship at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, New York and finished his Anesthesiology residency at Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Bou is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and is well known for his unwavering commitment to Orange Regional and his patients.

Dr. Spencer is the recipient of the 2013 Leadership Award. This award recognizes involvement in the development of new or enhanced medical programs, promotion of staff education within the physician’s field and professional excellence. In July 1996, she joined the Medical Staff at Orange Regional’s Horton Campus where she eventually served as Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology from September 2007 to December 2012. Dr. Spencer also served as Medical Director of Gynecology Robotic Surgery at Orange Regional. She was a member of the Credentials Committee from 2002 to 2009 and served on the Medical Executive Committee from 2007 to 2012. Dr. Spencer earned her medical degree from the University Of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas where she served as Executive Chief Resident, Staff Physician and Director of Reproductive Endocrinology. She joined Crystal Run Healthcare in 2002 and was the Division Leader of Women’s Health and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

“The physicians we’re honoring embody the values of Orange Regional. They are wholly committed to excellence and our mission to improving the health of our community by providing exceptional care,” says Chairman, Orange Regional’s Board of Directors Rolland B. Peacock, III.