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CIA Instructor’s Cookbook Wins Prestigious Award CIA Instructor’s Cookbook Wins Prestigious Award
CIA Instructor’s Cookbook Wins Prestigious Award HYDE PARK, N.Y. --  Mark Ainsworth's new cookbook for kids is receiving critical acclaim. Ainsworth, a faculty member at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, won a cookbook award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals for his book, "The Yong Chef: Recipes and Techniques for Kids Who Love to Cook." Ainsworth’s book features dozens of kid-friendly recipes using a wide range of cooking methods, along with techniques and hints for budding cooks to safely and enjoyably navigate the kitchen. “The hope of The Young Chef was to write a serious kids’ and y…

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by Sam Barron
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Hudson Valley Girl Busts A Move On 'Ellen' Hudson Valley Girl Busts A Move On 'Ellen'
Hudson Valley Girl Busts A Move On 'Ellen' Bianca Busa, an 8-year-old Hudson Valley resident, loves to dance, no matter what the stage. Busa, of Putnam Valley, performed on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Monday, dancing to Kendrick Lamar's song "Humble." "I started dancing since I was two and I remember when my sister was four years old, I used to always watch her dance and I used to always do her dance on the side with her," Busa said. Busa told DeGeneres that she dances six days a week and thinks of happy things when she dances...except for when she gets into her "fierce" mode. "When I ge…

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by Sam Barron
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Poughkeepsie Woman Honored For Fighting Alzheimer's Poughkeepsie Woman Honored For Fighting Alzheimer's
Poughkeepsie Woman Honored For Fighting Alzheimer's POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Donna Slavin, a Poughkeepsie resident, is deeply devoted to ending Alzheimer's Disease. The Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter named  Slavin one of its 12 Women’s Champions.  Slavin is the coordinator for Always There Home Care, having spent her entire career working closely with the elderly. She is a regular participant and team captain in the Dutchess/Ulster Walk to End Alzheimer’s. “I do what I can for the Alzheimer’s Association … with a team that will hopefully be there for a long time to help fight this disease,” Slavin said. The Women’s Champions pr…

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by Sam Barron
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Poughkeepsie Native Stars In New Short Film Poughkeepsie Native Stars In New Short Film
Poughkeepsie Native Stars In New Short Film Jennifer Jiles, a Croton-on-Hudson actress who grew up in Poughkeepsie, is ready for her closeup.  Jiles' stars in the new short film, "The Waiting Room." She plays Janet who is in purgatory waiting for her husband to join her. To Janet's surprise, when her husband joins her, he shows up with his new wife. The movie was written and directed by Debra Markowitz.  "Waiting Room is dramedy, which is new for me," Jiles said.  "It's really fun to make people cry. Last year at the Peekskill Film Festival, Jiles screened "Mother of the Week", a short film she wro…

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by Sam Barron
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Training Available For Dutchess Residents Who Want To Be Weather Spotters Training Available For Dutchess Residents Who Want To Be Weather Spotters
Training Available For Dutchess Residents Who Want To Be Weather Spotters DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- If you're one of those people who can always tell your family members, neighbors, and even strangers what to expect weather-wise, then you will want to take part in an upcoming National Weather Service training event on Thursday, May 11. Held from 7 to 9 p.m., the service will offer Skywarn™ training for any resident interested in becoming a weather spotter for the National Weather Service.  Skywarn™ is a nationwide network of volunteer weather spotters who report to and are trained by the National Weather Service (NWS).  Spotters report many forms of significant o…

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Mahopac Resident Wins 2017 Congressional Art Competition Mahopac Resident Wins 2017 Congressional Art Competition
Mahopac Resident Wins 2017 Congressional Art Competition MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Alana Green, a Mahopac resident, will have her art hanging in the Capitol. Green was the winner of the Congressional Art Competition, hosted by Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Cold Spring). Green won for her painting, "Angel."  “I want to congratulate Alana and all the other students for their submissions and I look forward to showing off her work and celebrating the level of talent we have right here in the Hudson Valley,” said Rep. Maloney. “It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there like these kids did – and I’m proud of each one of them for submit…

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by Sam Barron
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Hudson Valley Residents Bill Clinton, James Patterson Writing Spy Thriller Hudson Valley Residents Bill Clinton, James Patterson Writing Spy Thriller
Hudson Valley Residents Bill Clinton, James Patterson Writing Spy Thriller Bill Clinton can now add novelist to his resume. The Chappaqua resident and 42nd president of the U.S. announced he is working on a new novel with bestselling author James Patterson, who has a home in Scarborough, that involves the President of the United States. "The President Is Missing,"  a spy thriller is set to be released in June 2018. “Working on a book about a sitting President — drawing on what I know about the job, life in the White House, and the way Washington works — has been a lot of fun,” said Clinton in a statement. Clinton has written three nonfiction books, whi…

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by Sam Barron
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Hudson Valley's Mika Brzezinski Gets Engaged To Co-Host Joe Scarborough Hudson Valley's Mika Brzezinski Gets Engaged To Co-Host Joe Scarborough
Hudson Valley's Mika Brzezinski Gets Engaged To Co-Host Joe Scarborough It's a match made in morning TV heaven. "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough, a New Canaan resident, and Mika Brzezinski, a Bronxville resident, announced Thursday they are engaged. Scarborough proposed to her while they were in Paris to celebrate Brezinski's 50th birthday. In February, Brzezinski put her Bronxville home on the market. The mother of two announced she was separating from her husband in December 2015. Scarborough, a former Congressman, split from his second wife in 2013. According to an interview in Vanity Fair, the couple does not yet live together.  Between the…

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by Sam Barron
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Poughkeepsie Brothers Put Their Faith In Christian Metal Band Poughkeepsie Brothers Put Their Faith In Christian Metal Band
Poughkeepsie Brothers Put Their Faith In Christian Metal Band POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- It's not often you hear heavy metal Christian music but brothers Barry Elliott (vocals/screams/guitar) and Melvin Hogue (drums) of Poughkeepsie believe that kind of music has a following. Their band, Diamonds to Dust, which also includes Tyler Ronconi of Wappingers Falls on lead guitar and Singer Virginia Califano of Cold Spring, recently made the switch from post-hardcore music with a pop twist to a full-fledged Christian band, with lyrics centered around faith. The band has been in existence since 2012 but added Califano and Ronconi in Fall 2016, just about when Elli…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Dutchess Program Helps Kids In Need Of A Meal Dutchess Program Helps Kids In Need Of A Meal
Dutchess Program Helps Kids In Need Of A Meal DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --  A box of cereal can mean a lot to a hungry child. One box can offer that child something to eat for breakfast for at least a week over the long summer months when they won't have access to the free breakfast offered at their school.  Dutchess County residents can help those hungry children by donating a box of cereal through the Cereal Counts! initiative started 13 years ago by Nancy and Dave Samson of Dutchess County. The premise is simple -- local residents and organizations donate a box of cereal to the effort, the cereal is then donated to various local food b…

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Dutchess $1M Lottery Winner A Local Resident, Store Says Dutchess $1M Lottery Winner A Local Resident, Store Says
Dutchess $1M Lottery Winner A Local Resident, Store Says HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- Hopewell Junction has a new millionaire, but no one is naming names. According to employees where the winning ticket was sold, the $1 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold on Tuesday, April 18, paid out a cool million to a "local." The store's manager said the winner is someone who comes in the store "all the time," and has turned in their ticket to claim their winnings. She added that the person wishes to remain anonymous. The quick-pick ticket, purchased at Smokes 4 Less at 814 Route 82, had the five winning numbers of 8, 29, 30, 43, 64,…

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by K Reakes
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Pawling's James Earl Jones Receiving Lifetime Achievement Tony Award Pawling's James Earl Jones Receiving Lifetime Achievement Tony Award
Pawling's James Earl Jones Receiving Lifetime Achievement Tony Award PAWLING, N.Y. -- James Earl Jones, a Pawling resident, is being honored for his life's work on the Great White Way. The actor will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Tony Awards on June 11. Jones has appeared in 20 Broadway plays and won two Tonys for his performances in the "The Great White Hope" and "Fences." Offstage, he is best known for voicing Darth Vader in the "Star Wars" movies.

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by Sam Barron