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DEC issues air quality advisory for today

By Howard B. Owens
May 2, 2018, 10:45am

The air quality index for today is expected to exceed 100 for ozone so the DEC has issued a health advisory from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Press release:

The air quality index...or AQI...was created as an easy way to correlate levels of different pollutants to one scale. The higher the

Two members of GC Soil & Water Conservation District honored at statewide symposium

By Billie Owens
Apr 27, 2017, 3:50pm

Submitted photo: Holding award plaques are honorees Shelley Stein, left, and Jodi Chamberlain. (Names were not provided for the other individuals.)

Press release:

Two awards were presented to Genesee Co. Soil & Water Conservation District personnel last month at the NYS Conservation District Employees’ Association Inc. and NYS Soil and Water Conservation

Jordyn Vanelli of Batavia initiated into honor society at Ithaca College

By Billie Owens
Apr 27, 2017, 1:26pm

Jordyn Vanelli, of Batavia, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Vanelli was initiated at Ithaca College.

Vanelli is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi

Kudos galore: GCC bestows Chancellor's Awards, Cougar Awards, Serving Beyond Expectations Awards

By Billie Owens
May 25, 2018, 2:26pm

Photo of the 2018 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence winners, from left: Raymond A. Boucher, Raymond Strzelecki, Tara E. Conrad; Joseph L. Ziolkowski, Candice S. Vacin, David W. Johson, Carol E. Geiselmann, and Timothy P. Tomczak. Missing from the photo is Amy Masters.

Submitted photo and press release:

A new

GCC creates a new tradition -- 'Serving Beyond Expectations' -- to honor faculty and staff

By Billie Owens
May 8, 2018, 12:16pm

Press release:

For five decades, Genesee Community College has celebrated its graduating classes at commencement, and the College is excited about the upcoming 50th annual graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 20.

The College, however, is also pleased to be introducing a new tradition this year.

On Wednesday, May 16, at

Local leaders learn how Dutchess County thinks differently about people with special needs

By Howard B. Owens
May 7, 2018, 6:32pm

For two years in a row, Dutchess County hosted the Winter Special Olympics -- not for the tourism dollars it might bring it but because of how the event might transform the people of the community.

"We wanted to engage Dutchess County residents in a volunteer way to help and

Alexander CSD pitches budget to voters that reduces spending, increases tax levy

By Howard B. Owens
May 4, 2018, 3:19pm

A reduction in state aid for the Alexander Central School District is contributing to the district's need to raise property taxes by 38 cents per thousand of assessed value for 2018-19 even though overall spending will be reduced from this academic year.

Voters in the district will be asked to

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