ACCLAIMED WRITER AND FILM DIRECTOR JOHN SAYLES SCREENS HIS FILM MEN WITH GUNS AT BARD COLLEGE TO BENEFIT RHINEBECK INTERACT CLUB’S HUMANITARIAN PROJECT IN NICARAGUA This Friday, February 17, 2012, starting at 7:00 pm at the James Ottway Film Center at Bard College, acclaimed writer and director John Sayles will introduce his film Men With Guns (1997, [...]
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12 Feb
JOHN SAYLES SCREENS HIS FILM MEN WITH GUNS AT BARD COLLEGE TO BENEFIT RHINEBECK INTERACT CLUB
2 Dec
Sinterklaas 2011 Program Guide
Sinterklass 2011 Program Guide http://www.sinterklaasrhinebeck.com/onlineprogram.php
8 Sep
Daily Freeman Reports~ Rhinebeck’s James E. Ransome has illustrated close to 50 books
IN THE MIND of illustrator, now author, James E. Ransome, characters frolic, skip, leap and jump, then come coursing through his veins and nerve endings, flowing from his fingertips and tumbling onto the page. Only “magical” describes it. Read On: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/09/08/life/doc4e67d4b94c804234442697.txt Rhinebeck Community Forum’s Interview with James and Lesa Ransome Let’s Meet For Coffee! [...]
31 Aug
The Village of Rhinebeck has declared a water emergency 8/31/2011
August 31, 2011 8:00 am The Village of Rhinebeck has declared a water emergency. Mayor Jim Reardon stated today “Due to the high level of turbidity in the Hudson River caused by runoff from Hurricane Irene we have been experiencing a great degree of difficulty in processing the water. The treatment plant has been shutdown [...]
29 Aug
Alert! Rhinebeck’s Mayor asks for all residents to conserve water 11:00am 8/30/2011
The Village of Rhinebeck is asking for everyone’s help in conserving water. Mayor Jim Reardon states “The effects of hurricane Irene have led to some water main breaks. We were on the scene on Rhinecliff Rd last night Sunday the 28th until 11:00 pm repairing two leaks that lead into the hamlet of Rhinecliff. Water [...]
6 Aug
RHINEBECK INTERACT CLUB TRAVELS TO NICARAGUA
The Rhinebeck Interact Club, a service organization made up of local high school students and sponsored by the Rhinebeck Rotary Club, recently set out on a tremendous quest to improve the lives of children and families in the impoverished rural village of La Ceiba in Nicaragua. This was the second year The Nicaragua Project has [...]
5 Aug
About ~ RBK Communtiy Forum
Rhinebeck is one of America’s most beautiful towns. The earlist settlers were the Sepasco Indians. The vitality of the Hudson River sustained many tribes here and along the Rondout. The Dutch came next and some Palatine Germans were settled through the benevolance of Queen Anne. This was at Kipsbergen and Germantown. Founded in 1688, the [...]
1 Aug
How Is the Water? A story of sewage contamination on the Hudson
Overall water quality in the Hudson failed the U.S. EPA guideline for safe swimming 21% of the times we sampled – the equivalent of 1½ days a week on average. By comparison, water quality samples collected at beaches nationwide failed the EPA guideline for safe swimming 7% of the times sampled over the same period, [...]
1 Aug
Thanks Lucy Nobbe, we think you said it all!
Lucy Nobbe, a self described Midwestern ”mom.” Had an idea, and put it to words A Plane Saying “Thanks For The Downgrade, You Should All Be Fired” Flew Over The S&P Building Tuesday “I originally wanted to fly it over Washington, D.C., but learned that you can’t do that,” Read more: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9P1BA6G0.htm
1 Aug
Poughkeepsie Journal’s coverage of the Filiberti case ,watch video.
Read and See On: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20110811/NEWS05/108110334/Filiberti-homicide-suspect-arrested-watch-live-video-9-m-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|PoughkeepsieJournal.com KATHRYN FILIBERTI HOMICIDE SUSPECT ARRESTED; HAS CONNECTION TO JOURNAL An arrest in the Kathryn Filiberti homicide has been made, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said this afternoon. A news conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday. Pick up Thursday’s Journal for full details Read On: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20110810/NEWS01/110810010/1006/news01
13 Jul
State Police Issue 102 Tickets During Speed Enforcement Operation on Interstate 84 in Fishkill~ Heads up!
On Wednesday, July 13, a team of New York State Troopers issued 102 tickets in less than eight hours between 8AM and 4PM on Interstate 84, east of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, in the Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County. Sixty-nine motorists were ticketed for speeding. In addition, four tickets were issued for failure to wear a seat belt and twenty-nine tickets were [...]
13 Jul
Smartphone Application Creator Eyes Rhinebeck
The Rhinebeck Resident Postings of Village/Town Topics By Rhinebeck resident Meridith Ferber Smartphone Application Creator Eyes Rhinebeck Rhinebeck Village Board on Tuesday, July 12. 2011 SignPost Apps presented its’ proposed Rhinebeck centered app to the Rhinebeck Village Board on Tuesday, July 12. Marko Guzijan, co-founder, of the Beacon based web development company, explained that [...]
5 Jul
Four dead in Hudson River boating accident near Tivoli
Freeman staff TIVOLI — Reckless operation and alcohol may have been factors in a boating accident Sunday morning that killed four Ulster County residents and seriously injured two other people, Dutchess County sheriff’s deputies said. Killed in the accident were John J. Uvino, 26, of Saugerties; Robert P. Macarthur, 27, of Kingston; Deena C. Cordero, [...]
5 May
Poughkeepsie native Price makes a trip back home
Dave Price traveled many miles during the more than seven years he worked for CBS News ‘I love this place’ Sitting in a parked, rented, white Cessna 172-SP plane, with a cozy cockpit and 36-feet-long wingspan, Price, who has held a pilot’s license for nearly five years, could not contain his excitement at having just [...]
17 Apr
Protecting the post offices from closing
YNN RHINECLIFF, N.Y. — The United States Postal Service is cutting back in many ways, including closing some of its post offices. Recently, there had been some concern the Rhinecliff Post Office would be closing. Fortunately for local residents, the postal service says it’s not closing. Community groups are using this potential scare as a [...]
25 Mar
Splendiferous houses, unparalleled shopping and 437 historic locations flourish in Rhinebeck
Find out What’s Happening in the Hudson Valley. Let Visit Vortex take you on a video tour of NY’s Hudson Valley attractions. Your Window to the Great People and Places of the Hudson Valley Rhinebeck Video: http://www.visitvortex.com/Visit_RHINEBECK
14 Mar
Winnakee Announces Hudson River Trail
Jeremy Kane, Lands Manager for the Winnakee Land Trust, spoke to the Rhinebeck Rotary Club today at the Beekman Arms about the Hudson River Trail. He announced that as a result of recent agreements with the Anderson School and the Dominican Camp that will permit easements through those properties, the system of trails already in [...]
14 Mar
Rhinebeck trustees want say on fairgrounds events
“Right now they are an entity that is a non-conforming use in our village,” he said. “We as a board want them to grow, we want them to be successful, we understand they are an integral part of our community but at present our zoning laws are not conducive to their growing operation and that’s [...]
14 Feb
Looking for the Light exhibition at the Starr
What: Looking for the Light exhibition (the photography of Laura Elizabeth Bullock) When: February 11, 2011 through March 11, 2011 Where: Starr Library in Rhinebeck Laura Bullock is a photographer, writer and editor residing in New York’s Hudson River Valley with her husband, Dave and son, Gene. She serves on the board of Citta, an [...]
10 Jan
Watchdog group eyes lawsuit over mud in Esopus Creek
SAUGERTIES — An official with the environmental group Riverkeeper says he was not surprised to see the New York City Department of Environmental Protection dump up to 580 million gallons of turbid water daily from the Ashokan Reservoir into the lower Esopus Creek but was stunned to see the releases continue for more than three [...]
9 Jan
How did you pay this holiday season?
RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Cash or credit? It’s a trend that the council has noticed since the start of the recession and a trend noticed at the Rhinebeck Department Store. “Mostly credit cards, and of the credit cards, I would say 50 percent were debit. Debit cards. So we’ve seen an increase in the use of [...]
3 Jan
Keeping teens safe from trafficking
YNN ~ POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — The Mid-Hudson Guardian Angels are doing their part to keep the community safe. For the past few months, members of the Guardian Angels have been stationed in the Galleria Mall in Poughkeepsie, handing out information that they hope could one day save someone’s life. Video : http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/top_stories/530987/keeping-teens-safe-from-trafficking/
20 Dec
The Interviews 12/17/2010 ~ Liza Donnelly
Our roving morning reporter, Kathy Chaneles, catches up with local residents around town… This Morning ~ Liza Donnelly, accomplished cartoonist of New Yorker fame since 1979, author of several terrific books, including her latest, a wise and witty one on women, When Do They Serve The Wine?, also Vassar College faculty member, public speaker, and activist for [...]
18 Dec
Cops: Red Hook H.S. student made threats against 3 schools
RED HOOK — A 17-year-old Red Hook High School student faces felony charges after he was accused of leaving notes claiming that bombs were in three schools Friday, police said. Read On:http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201012180338
15 Oct
The Dictionary Project
On Monday, October 18, 2010 the Rhinebeck Rotary club provided each of the third grade students with their very own personal dictionary to keep forever at Rhinebeck’s Chancellor Livingston Elementary School. Rhinebeck Rotary’s efforts have been made possible by a national program, known as The Dictionary Project, which has resulted in nearly 14 million [...]
28 Sep
Social Media Workshops by Kerri Karvetski of Company K Media
Facebook Pages Bootcamp @ Starr Library Tuesday, October 05, 2010 from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (ET) Rhinebeck, NY E-Mail Marketing Bootcamp @ Starr Library Tuesday, October 26, 2010 from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (ET) How will you know if these workshops are right for you? Let’s start with: I don’t get [...]
7 Sep
Soldier from Rhinebeck set for “Colbert Report” Wednesday
Specialist Jeffrey Vucich from Rhinebeck, a member of the New York Army National Guard’s 206th Military Police Company, will be featured Wednesday, along with two of his fellow soldiers, on a special edition of “The Colbert Report.” Read On: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20100907/NEWS01/100907020/Soldier-from-Rhinebeck-set-for–Colbert-Report–Wednesday
10 Aug
Zen and the art of kick-ass cooking
New World’s Ric Orlando wins top prize on Food Network’s Chopped Though he’s already a celebrity chef in our neck of the woods, Ric Orlando of New World Home Cooking went national last week when he appeared on Chopped, a wildly popular competitive cooking show on the Food Network. Orlando battled three other chefs and [...]
13 Jan
Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert
January 13, 2010 Washington D.C. FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert The FBI today reminds Internet users who receive appeals to donate money in the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti to apply a critical eye and do their due diligence before responding to those requests. Past tragedies and natural [...]
3 Jan
Film commission turning heads
A “brutal” economy forced the Hudson Valley Film Commission to put on its first fund-raiser last summer, but despite financial challenges, director Laurent Rejto’s passion for film remains strong as the non-profit enters its first decade. Read On: www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/01/03/life/doc4b3d3bff7fa4a707001690.txt
