DUTCHESS COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY KICKS OFF 2013 VOLUNTEER CAMPAIGN We build homes.  What do you build?  Two Habitat homes are going up in Dutchess County in 2013 and the Habitat affiliate is extending an invitation for new volunteers. The stage is set for Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County to recruit volunteers who are [...]

As many as 70 local residents will benefit from the work of more than 400 adult and teenage volunteers at the River City Group Workcamp which takes place this week in the City of Port Jervis.  The River City Workcamp provides free home repairs through the Group Cares mission program, which is sponsored locally by [...]

Governor Cuomo Invites New Yorkers to Volunteer at State Parks as Part of First “I Love My Park Day” this Saturday Registration Now Open for Volunteer Projects at Over 35 state parks and historic sites on Saturday, May 5 Governor Cuomo today invited New Yorkers to volunteer at their favorite state park or historic site [...]

A former treasurer of a local fire company ladies auxiliary has been charged in connection with missing funds. Marion Long, age 68, of  Marlboro, had, until recently, served as the Treasurer of the Winona Lake Fire Departments Ladies Auxiliary. She had served in that capacity for several years. Newly elected Ladies Auxiliary officers discovered large [...]