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Dutchess Parks Division Teaches Archery In Poughkeepsie Dutchess Parks Division Teaches Archery In Poughkeepsie
Dutchess Parks Division Teaches Archery In Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Dutchess County Parks Division will once again offer weekend archery sessions at Bowdoin Park in Poughkeepsie throughout the spring. Beginning Saturday and continuing into May, adults and children ages 8 and older will have the opportunity to review and practice their archery skills. The sessions are designed for children and adults with any level of archery experience. Space is limited, and registration is required.  County Executive Marc Molinaro said, “Our weekend archery sessions at Bowdoin Park have been a popular program for children and adults. We are looking…

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Norwalk Wastewater Treatment Plant Receives Nitrogen Credits Norwalk Wastewater Treatment Plant Receives Nitrogen Credits
Norwalk Wastewater Treatment Plant Receives Nitrogen Credits NORWALK, Conn. -- Mayor Harry W. Rilling and the Norwalk Water Pollution Control Authority announced that the City of Norwalk’s Wastewater Treatment Plant will receive $351,824 from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Nitrogen Credit Exchange Program. Established in 2002, the exchange program was developed by CTDEEP as a management strategy to reduce nitrogen loading discharged into Long Island Sound. All 79 sewage treatment plants located throughout the state participate and either receive or purchase credits within the program. In 2015, the Norwalk WWTP nitro…

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Lawmakers Push For Tax Credits To Support Ridgefield's Boehringer Ingelheim Lawmakers Push For Tax Credits To Support Ridgefield's Boehringer Ingelheim
Lawmakers Push For Tax Credits To Support Ridgefield's Boehringer Ingelheim DANBURY, Conn. – A representative of Boehringer Ingelheim – a top German-based pharmaceutical company with three U.S. locations in Missouri, California and Ridgefield – testified recently in front of the state Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee in support of raising the research and development tax credit from 50 to 70 percent of total taxes due. State Reps. Dan Carter (R-Danbury, Bethel, Newtown, Redding) and Stephen Harding (R-Brookfield, Danbury, Bethel), both members of the committee, agreed the bill will highly benefit their districts, as well as Connecticut, and offered their suppor…

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Monroe's Sen. Kelly Supports Empowering Disabled People To Protect Assets Monroe's Sen. Kelly Supports Empowering Disabled People To Protect Assets
Monroe's Sen. Kelly Supports Empowering Disabled People To Protect Assets FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — State Sen. Kevin Kelly recently testified in support of a Senate bill that would grant a disabled person the power to set up his or her own trust to protect their assets.    The Senate Bill is called An Act Concerning Adoption of the Special Needs Fairness Act in Connecticut Upon Passage in Congress. “Federal law allows disabled individuals to establish a trust to protect their assets from being counted toward supplemental security income and Medicaid qualification, but only if that trust is established by a parent, legal guardian, or court.” Kelly said. “Currently …

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Survey Asks Yorktown Residents What To Do With $1.5 Million From Spectra Survey Asks Yorktown Residents What To Do With $1.5 Million From Spectra
Survey Asks Yorktown Residents What To Do With $1.5 Million From Spectra YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Residents are being asked to share their opinions on what Yorktown should do with the $1.5 million Spectra money in a short online survey hosted by Citizens for an Informed Yorktown, a non-partisan effort dedicated to increasing citizen participation in town affairs. In 2015, Yorktown received $1.5 million from Spectra Energy as a one-time payment for allowing the company the temporary use of town parkland for the construction of its new pipeline. While recognizing that the ultimate decision on what to do with the $1.5 million rests solely with the Town Board, the s…

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Irvington Investment Club Discusses State Of Economy With Rep. Lowey Irvington Investment Club Discusses State Of Economy With Rep. Lowey
Irvington Investment Club Discusses State Of Economy With Rep. Lowey IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Members of the Irvington High School Investment Club spoke with Rep. Nita Lowey (D- Harrison), a ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, about the state of the economy when she visited the high school on March 9. Junior Shivay Parekh, president of the Investment Club, arranged the visit. As part of the Investment Club, students compete against other high school students across the nation in the Capitol Hill Challenge, for which Lowey is the official Irvington High School sponsor.  “With this sudden interest in the election, I thought that reaching out to Cong…

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See How LinkedIn Is Working For You At Fairfield Library See How LinkedIn Is Working For You At Fairfield Library
See How LinkedIn Is Working For You At Fairfield Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Connecticut Department of Labor career counselor Paul Fedor will visit the Fairfield Library on Monday, March 21 to provide one-on-one, 30-minute personalized critiques of personal LinkedIn profiles based on an attendees' goals.  Learn how to enhance the professional headline, summary, skills, and experience to grab the attention of employers and others. This program will meet at 10 a.m. in the Rotary Room at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road. Registration is required.  Another jobs series programs offered this spring is “Over 40 and Looking for Work” on April 18. The…

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Equis Gallery In Red Hook Announces Three New Artists Equis Gallery In Red Hook Announces Three New Artists
Equis Gallery In Red Hook Announces Three New Artists RED HOOK, N.Y. -- Equis Art Gallery, 15 West Market St. in Red Hook announced the addition of three new artists to its roster. Newly arrived at the gallery are works by Brooklyn based artist Alicia Rothman, together with work by French artists Corrine Dupeyrat and Frederique Lavergne.  Rothman creates small abstracted and expressive oil paintings on panel.  Dupeyrat works in colored pencil on paper to create exquisite and emotive works of art.  Lavergne’s work is oil on canvas depicting the Baroque horse in lush and painterly style.  Visit the gallery to see their work as well as many new…

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Howland Cultural Center Celebrates Women Growers In Beacon Howland Cultural Center Celebrates Women Growers In Beacon
Howland Cultural Center Celebrates Women Growers In Beacon BEACON, N.Y. -- Southern Dutchess NAACP will celebrate women growers with a program entitled The Seed, The Herb and The Song on Saturday, March 26.The event will take place at 2 p.m. at the Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St. in Beacon. For more information call the center at 845-831-4988  Guest speakers for the event are Ava Bynum, executive director, Hudson Valley Seed; and Sarah Elisabeth, master herbalist. The event will feature a documentary film screening of “Taking Root."  Refreshments will be served with donations accepted at the door at the cost of: $10 adults, $8 seniors, …

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Senate Committee Passes Murphy's Legislation For Mental Health, Addiction Senate Committee Passes Murphy's Legislation For Mental Health, Addiction
Senate Committee Passes Murphy's Legislation For Mental Health, Addiction FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The U.S. Senate Health Committee on Wednesday passed legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) to address the country’s mental health crisis and ensure Americans suffering from mental illness and substance use disorders receive the care they need. The committee also passed additional legislation to help tackle the opioid epidemic by addressing prevention and treatment efforts to fight opioid addiction and abuse. “I’ve worked so hard to fix our broken mental health care system because I’ve seen how devastating it is when we allow those with mental il…

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