WOTS – Word on the Street

ASAP!, the Washington Depot based non-profit arts organization that reaches over 9,000 children and adults a year throughout Connecticut, is honoring students in grades 6-12, including home-schooled students, throughout the State this year for their artistic prowess. This past week, ASAP!’s 15th annual Celebration of Young Writers invited students to submit poetry and prose. This summer, the organization will do [...]

Never has the heart of a community been more present in City Hall than in Hudson, NY, where — since he was elected in November — Mayor Kamal Johnson has conveyed the principles of his platform by shouldering the burdens of his surrounding community. Johnson’s relentless pursuit toward bringing the residents of Hudson closer together while fighting on behalf of [...]

Dutchess County continues to pursue its initiative to test all nursing home residents in the county this week as four additional facilities completed resident testing and received results. Six additional facilities are in the process of collecting and submitting samples for testing. Officials say results have been encouraging with a minimal number of new COVID-19 cases identified. Results from the [...]

Over the Memorial Day weekend Governor Andrew Cuomo gave the green light for the seven counties that constitute New York’s Mid-Hudson region to begin Phase One of the re-opening process on Tuesday, May 26th. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said in a statement, “Dutchess County and the Mid-Hudson Region, will officially begin Phase One reopening on Tuesday, May 26th. With [...]

Hundreds were virtually on hand Tuesday to take part in discussions about the County’s ongoing response to the pandemic when County Executive Marc Molinaro hosted his latest online COVID-19 Town Hall. Executive Molinaro provided residents with the latest news about the local impact of the pandemic and took time to answer their questions. Molinaro noted Dutchess County meets all metrics [...]