Mr. Pine Plains baseball – also known as Rich Tamburrino – sat down with me last week to discuss all things Pine Plains, baseball, and what it’s like to be voted 2024 Top Nurse of the Year.
Scrubbin’ up
Rich went to college for pre-med at SUNY Cobleskill and later transferred to Cornell […]
Jacqueline Rice is Chief of Service of the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance based in Salisbury, CT. She first took the EMT class in college in 1978, and after that, she joined the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service.
“My neighbors, Michael and David Brenner were on the ambulance squad already and they encouraged me to […]
Dawn Klingner has been a member of the Amenia Fire Department since 2006. She first started as the fire district’s secretary, and after some encouragement from the fire chief, she decided to join as a volunteer member. “I started by taking the fire police class and loved it,” she says. “After that, I […]
Jeff Galm is the chief of the Milan Fire Department, which he initially joined when he was 16 years old. “I had some older friends who were members of the department and my dad had been a volunteer firefighter, so I was raised with the concept of helping others.”
Being a part […]
In honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11, we are profiling veterans from around the area all month long to honor their service. This installment features Meghan Bornes, a recent graduate of Norwich University who is about to start her service in Washington.
Meghan Bornes is a recent graduate of Norwich University […]
In honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11, we are profiling veterans from around the area all month long to honor their service. This installment features Les Funk, an Army veteran.
Les Funk served in the U.S. Army for three years in active duty, and then in the National Guard for an […]
In honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11, we are profiling veterans from around the area all month long to honor their service. This installment features Brian Coons, an Army veteran.
Brian Coons retired as a Master Sergeant from the U. S. Army in 2017 after 28 years of service. A Pine […]
In honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11, we are profiling veterans from around the area all month long to honor their service. This installment features Stephen Valyou, an Army veteran.
When U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Stephen Valyou was shot in the chest, his first thought upon waking up from a two […]
In honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11, we are profiling veterans from around the area all month long to honor their service. This installment is Charlie Wilson, a Coast Guard veteran. I also feel that it’s pertinent to mention that this profile is particularly close to my heart, since Charlie is my […]
In honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11, we are profiling veterans from around the area all month long to honor their service. This installment features Andy Anderson, a Marine veteran.
In 2003, at 17 years old, Andy Anderson gave up three sports scholarships that would provide him with a full ride […]