09/30/2021

Poughkeepsie, NY … Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro today announced the latest round of grants, totaling $ 263,580, under the County Program Learn, play, create: Support our children grant program to fund 15 projects to local non-profit organizations that directly benefit children and families.

Announced in June as part of the “Dutchess Invests,” the county executive’s initiative to allocate $ 57 million in one-time funding to Dutchess County through the federal government’s US Rescue Plan (ARP) in areas that the community has recognized as priorities, Learn, play, create The grants program provides $ 3 million in one-time grants to local nonprofit youth organizations in expanded learning categories – arts, libraries and sports – who have been deprived of a year of fundraising or funding. participation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

County Executive Molinaro said, “Our children have missed so much over the past 20 months, and Dutchess County is proud to offer Learn, play, create as a way to help our children recover some of what the pandemic has stolen from them. The investments we make today in our children not only help them overcome recent losses, but also ensure their continued development, helping them grow into successful young adults. Together, Dutchess County will continue to make a real impact on the lives of our children and invest in our future. I encourage youth organizations and libraries affected by the pandemic to apply! “

Learn, Play, Create: Support Our Children Award ($ 263,580 in total)

BSA Troop 3055, (Pleasant Valley) $ 7,000
Trailer purchase – Purchase a trailer to help with the Scout Race Bottle and can pick up the drive as well as to transport equipment for Scouting activities.

Dutchess County SPCA, (Hyde Park) $ 20,000
Improved facilities for youth education programs – Reconstruction of playgrounds and kennels; renovation of interior spaces for children’s programs.

Dutchess Land Conservancy, (Millbrook) $ 10,000
Kids’ nature exploration backpacks for public libraries – Buy backpacks full of resources needed to explore the outdoors (i.e. field guides, mosquito nets) to donate to all public libraries in Dutchess County.

Fall Kill Creative Works, (Town of Poughkeepsie) $ 10,000
Youth and family days of engraving and weaving – Buy an engraving press and engraving supplies; purchase and installation of a sink for engraving; looms and supplies for teaching weaving; signs and promotional materials.

Friends of Spookhill Park, (Wappinger) $ 20,000
GreenTherapy Initiative – Buy art and craft materials; various outdoor equipment, such as frisbees, cornhole toss, bean bags, water guns and other therapeutic accessories; transport and lunch for participants.

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminars of New York, Inc., (Fishkill) $ 2,500
Leadership training for high school students – Supplies to organize a leadership workshop for ninth grade students and a weekend program for second year students; the funding will offset the costs, allowing the organization to reduce the costs of the program, allowing all families to participate.

James’s Warriors, (East Fishkill) $ 20,000
Nobody walks alone – Offer free presentations to young people who initiate conversations about mental health awareness; provide young people with tangible items to help with stress management, such as stress balls, t-shirts, newspapers, coping kits and pocket resource cards.

Mid Hudson Aquatics, Inc., (Poughkeepsie) $ 20,000
Communities win when kids go swimming – The funds will be applied to the registration fee to participate in the swimming lessons and / or the swim team.

Morton Memorial Library and Community House, (Rhinebeck) $ 50,000
Maker spaces and children’s chess club – Purchase supplies, furniture and equipment for the interior manufacturing space; purchase signage, outdoor equipment and seating, plantings for new outdoor garden space; cover the transportation costs for the chess trip to eliminate the cost for families.

New York Elite Volleyball, (Poughkeepsie) $ 20,000
Equipment replacement and cost reduction – Replace volleyballs and reduce costs for participants.

Northern Dutchess Raiders (Pine Plains) $ 14,080
Team equipment, uniforms and signage – Purchase job-specific uniforms and safety gear for the cheering and football teams, as well as updated signage for the program to advertise in and around the community and during matches to to encourage the participation of athletes.

Pawling Little League, (Pawling) $ 10,000
Facility upgrades – Purchase supplies for the league, including new clay for the courts; repair storage sheds and maintain fields.

Pawling Youth Hockey (Pawling) $ 20,000
Uniforms and equipment – Buy uniforms, skill development materials to improve skating, stick handling, shooting and awareness.

Poughkeepsie City Striders Track Club, (Town of Poughkeepsie) $ 20,000
Scholarships for children – Buy equipment; pay competition fees, uniforms and bus rental to get to meetings.

Presidents Football Boosters, Inc., (Hyde Park) $ 20,000
Football equipment and expenses – Support the costs of equipment, uniforms and protective gear, college sports applications, filming, camp fees and coach training; purchase drinks, coolers, shade tents and other supplies for the field; Personal protective equipment related to COVID.

Gregg Pulver, Speaker of the Dutchess County Legislature, said: “Our children are our next generation, and Dutchess County is proud to invest in our children’s future to help them recover from all that is happening. ‘they lost as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. . Those Learn, play, create The scholarships will provide countless children in our country with the opportunities they need to continue to thrive. “

At its June board meeting, the Dutchess County Legislature passed the Learn, play, create: Support our children scholarship program, within the framework of the “Dutchess Invests” initiative.

Lawmaker Deirdre Houston said: “Learn, play, create the grants have a big impact on our young people whose lives have been turned upside down by this pandemic. Those of us who voted for this vital program predicted its success months ago, and I thank County Director Molinaro for his careful planning in introducing an initiative that will help our children’s development for years to come. . “

Funding is available in the form of grants of up to $ 20,000 for youth-serving organizations that promote learning, artistic enrichment and athletic activities for specific purchases or needs, including equipment, supplies or other one-time expenses to help improve program offerings, as well as make the program more accessible to families. Libraries are eligible for purchases or needs up to $ 50,000.

The application period for the Learn, play, create: Support our children the grant program is ongoing on a first come, first served basis, based on eligibility; application instructions and advice are available online. All applications will be reviewed for eligibility by the Planning and Development Department with final approval of funding by the county executive. Entries continue to be reviewed as they are received, and additional awards will be announced in the coming weeks.

School districts, private and religious schools, including school affiliated clubs and / or programs, as well as municipal funded / sponsored departments or clubs are not eligible because school districts, private and religious schools and municipalities are eligible to receive US Rescue Plan Fund.

This press release was produced by the Dutchess County Government. The opinions expressed here are those of the author.

Texas man accused of kidnapping Hudson Valley woman at gunpoint.

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On Tuesday, the Ulster Police Department reported the arrest of a Texas man for kidnapping, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of stolen property and threats.

At around 3 p.m. on Monday, the Ulster Police Department responded to a 911 call about an adult female taken at gunpoint from the Rodeway Inn on Forest Hill Drive in the town of Ulster.

Investigation found that Christopher L. Reed, 41, of San Antonio, Texas, showed a gun and asked the woman to get into the vehicle with him, police said.

As a result, a county-wide alert was issued in an attempt to locate the suspicious vehicle. Shortly after, the vehicle in question, operated by Reed, was located by New York State Police on Route 28 in the city of Kingston, officials said.

The anonymous woman was also found unharmed in the vehicle, police said. Reed was arrested and was reportedly found with two illegally owned handguns, one reported stolen in the state of Texas.

Reed was charged with kidnapping, two counts of felony possession of a weapon, felony possession of stolen property, all felonies and two counts of felony to threaten

He was returned to Ulster County Jail without bond to reappear in Ulster City Court at a later date to answer charges.

The Ulster Police Department was assisted by New York State Police, Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, Kingston Police Department, Environmental Protection Police Department New York and New York State Rangers.

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Orange County Director Steven M. Neuhaus and the County Veteran Services Agency held a ceremony on Wednesday, September 29 in honor of the 40 county residents who died over 100 years ago on same day during World War I.

The 40 residents of Orange County served in Companies E and L of the 107th Regiment of the 27th Division and were killed in action during the Battle of the Hindenburg Line in northern France.

“The Battle of the Hindenburg Line is one of the most famous engagements of World War I,” Neuhaus said. “We will never forget the sacrifices these 40 soldiers made to defend the freedoms we all enjoy every day in America and here in Orange County.”

After an intense 56-hour attack, Allied forces broke through the Hindenburg Line, the last German line of defense, on September 29, 1918. The Hindenburg Line was a heavily fortified area stretching several kilometers behind the active front between the north coasts of France and Belgium.

In September 1918, the Hindenburg Line consisted of six defensive lines approximately 6,000 meters deep, equipped with lengths of barbed wire, concrete sites and firing positions. The breakthrough of the Hindenburg Line helped the United States and its allies win World War I, which ended on November 11, 1918.

“September 29, 1918 is one of the darkest days in the history of our county due to the loss of so many soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice on the same day,” said Christian Farrell, director of the VSA of the Orange County. “Whether it was over a century ago or just a few months ago, we will always remember our fallen heroes.

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HIGH SCHOOL

Thursday events

Boys football

SS Seward at Chester, 4 p.m.

Ellenville at Marlboro, 4:15 p.m.

Millbrook at Webutuck, 4:15 p.m.

O’Neill at Fallsburg, 5:30 p.m.

Pawling in Dover, 6.30 p.m.

Girls football

Valley Central vs. Pine Bush at EJ Russell Elementary School, 4 p.m.

Monroe-Woodbury at Middletown, 4 p.m.

Rondout Valley vs Saugerties at Cantine soccer field, 4:15 p.m.

Eldred at Chester, 4:15 p.m.

Spackenkill at Ellenville, 4:15 p.m.

Newburgh Free Academy in Kingston, 4:15 p.m.

Pine Plains at Millbrook, 4:15 p.m.

Beacon at Monticello, 4:15 p.m.

Webutuck at Mount Academy, 4:15 p.m.

Highland at New Paltz, 4:15 p.m.

Rhinebeck at Onteora, 4:15 p.m.

Franklin D. Roosevelt vs. Arlington B at Arlington B, 4:30 p.m.

Minisink Valley in Cornwall, 4:30 p.m.

Red Hook at Dover, 4:30 p.m.

O’Neill at Burke Catholic, 5 p.m.

Beacon at Monticello, 5.15 p.m.

SS Seward at Sullivan West, 6 p.m.

Washingtonville at Goshen, 6:45 p.m.

Field hockey

Bethlehem at Rondout Valley, 4:15 p.m.

Onteora at Coxsackie-Athens, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball

Mount Academy at Millbrook, 4:15 p.m.

Webutuck at Rhinebeck, 4:15 p.m.

Franklin D. Roosevelt at Saugerties, 4:15 p.m.

Spackenkill in Dover, 4:30 p.m.

New Paltz at Poughkeepsie, 4:30 p.m.

SS Seward at Ellenville, 5:30 p.m.

Valley Central at Pine Bush, 6 p.m.

Minisink Valley at Warwick Valley, 6 p.m.

To swim

Rhinebeck vs Goshen at Goshen Aquatic Center, 4:30 p.m.

Red Hook at Valley Central, 4:30 p.m.

Middletown, SS Seward at Warwick Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Washingtonville at Pine Bush, 5:15 p.m.

Tennis

Minisink Valley vs. Monroe-Woodbury at Central Valley Elementary, 4 p.m.

Cornwall vs. Newburgh Free Academy at Cronomer Hill Park, 4 p.m.

Onteora at Ellenville, 4:15 p.m.

New Paltz at Marlboro, 4:15 p.m.

Wallkill at Spackenkill, 4:15 p.m.

Saugerties at Highland, 4:15 p.m.

Beacon at Valley Central, 5 p.m.

Goshen at Washingtonville, 5 p.m.

Cross country

Highland, Spackenkill vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park, 4:15 p.m.

Golf

Red Hook vs. Highland at Apple Greens Golf Course, 3 p.m.

Marlboro vs. Rondout Valley at Wiltwyck Golf Club, 3:30 p.m.

Franklin D. Roosevelt vs. New Paltz at New Paltz Golf Course, 4:15 p.m.

Spackenkill vs. Ellenville at Shawangunk Country Club, 4:15 p.m.

Millbrook vs. Webutuck at Silo Ridge Golf Course, 4:15 p.m.

Friday events

Soccer

Roscoe vs. Fallsburg at Morningside Park, 6:30 p.m.

Franklin D. Roosevelt in Cornwall, 7 p.m.

Spackenkill in Dover, 7 p.m.

Beacon at Goshen, 7 p.m.

Saugerties at Highland, 7 p.m.

Wallkill at Marlboro, 7 p.m.

Warwick Valley at Newburgh Free Academy, 7 p.m.

Kingston at Pine Bush, 7 p.m.

Onteora at Pine Plains, 7 p.m.

Middletown vs. Port Jervis at Port Jervis MS, 7 p.m.

Eldred at Sullivan West, 7 p.m.

Minisink Valley at Valley Central, 7 p.m.

Boys football

Burke Catholic at Chapel Field Christian Schools, 4:15 p.m.

Port Jervis at Monticello, 4:15 p.m.

Millbrook at Mount Academy, 4:15 p.m.

Saugerties at Onteora, 4:15 p.m.

Spackenkill at Rhinebeck, 4:15 p.m.

Chester at Sullivan West, 4:15 p.m.

Ellenville vs. Webutuck at Webutuck Elementary School, 4:15 p.m.

Washingtonville to Cornwall, 4:30 p.m.

Valley Central vs Kingston at Dietz Stadium, 4:30 p.m.

Warwick Valley vs. Pine Bush at Pine Bush Elementary School, 5 p.m.

O’Neill at Liberty, 5:15 p.m.

Fallsburg at Tri-Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Arlington at Franklin D. Roosevelt, 6:30 p.m.

Girls football

Cornwall at O’Neill, 4:15 p.m.

Chapel Field Christian Schools vs. SS Seward at Seward Soccer Complex, 4:30 p.m.

Warwick Valley at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.

Field hockey

Red Hook vs. Pine Bush at Pine Bush Elementary School, 4:15 p.m.

Ellenville at Pine Plains, 4:30 p.m.

Columbia at Rondout Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball

Smoking at Burke Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Sullivan West at Chester, 6 p.m.

Port Jervis at O’Neill, 6 p.m.

Newburgh Free Academy in Kingston, 6 p.m.

SS Seward at Fallsburg, 7 p.m.

Saugerties at Wallkill, 7:15 p.m.

To swim

Marlboro, Wallkill at Kingston, 4:30 p.m.

Beacon, Spackenkill at Valley Central, 5:15 p.m.

Tennis

Highland at Marlboro, 3:30 p.m.

Monroe-Woodbury at Beacon, 4 p.m.

Valley Central at Middletown, 4 p.m.

New Paltz at Spackenkill, 4:15 p.m.

Washingtonville to Kingston, 4:30 p.m.

Pine Bush vs. Newburgh Free Academy at Cronomer Hill Park, 5 p.m.

O’Neill at Port Jervis, 5 p.m.

Liberty / Fallsburg / Tri-Valley vs. Warwick Valley at Warwick Valley MS, 5 p.m.

Cross country

Monroe-Woodbury at TBD at Lehigh Univeristy, 4 p.m.

Goshen, Livingston Manor at Monticello, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday events

Soccer

Red Hook to Liberty, 1:30 p.m.

Rondout Valley at Monticello, 1:30 p.m.

Ellenville at Tri-Valley, 1:30 p.m.

New Paltz at Burke Catholic, 3 p.m.

Monroe-Woodbury at Washingtonville, 3:30 p.m.

O’Neill vs. Chester at Chester Commons Park, 7 p.m.

Boys football

Newburgh Free Academy at Middletown, 11 a.m.

Beacon at Goshen, 4 p.m.

Onteora at Rondout Valley, 5 p.m.

Girls football

Minisink Valley at Washingtonville, 2:30 p.m.

Saint-Antoine tournament

Monroe-Woodbury vs. Archbishop Spalding, noon

Volleyball

Panas at Franklin D. Roosevelt, 9 a.m.

Cross country

O’Neill, Port Jervis, Valley Central, New Paltz at the Brewster Invitational, 10 a.m.