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Red Hook Author Tackles Husband's Death, Widowhood In New Book
Who: Roselee Blooston, Red Hook
What: Author of Dying in Dubai: A Memoir of Marriage, Mourning and the Middle East
Learn more: At her talk at Red Hook Public Library, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2:30 p.m.
RED HOOK, N.Y. -- Roselee Blooston tackled tons of challenging writing assignments during her career. Nothing, however, matched the difficulty the Red Hook resident found in writing a memoir about the death of her husband and the subsequent issues of mourning, grief and widowhood.
Blooston will discuss her book, Dying in Dubai: A Memoir of Marriage, Mourning and the Middle East, at the Red Hook Publ…
United Way Dutchess-Orange Unveils New Board Members, Promotions
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region has added a half-dozen new members to its board of directors while promoting several others, the charitable organization announced Friday.
The newbies include: Ava Bynum (Hudson Valley Seed), Richard Mayfield (Orange County Government), Sharon McGinnis (Central Hudson), Scott Sweeney (Marshall & Sterling), Herb K. White (Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union), and Steven V. Lant, who is rejoining the board.
Kevin Cleary, IBM’s vice president of sales and transaction support, is now second vice-chair of the board, while Diane P…
Hyde Park Restaurant Gives Family With Autistic Child Special Night Out
LAGRANGEVILLE, .N.Y. -- For Katelyn Bronzi, whose brother has autism, her only birthday wish was to have a family night out for dinner.
Because of her brother Stevie's autism, the family, which lives in Lagrangeville, had never been able to go to a restaurant before.
"He has impulsive behaviors so going out in public places can be disastrous for us," said Nicole Bronzi, Stevie's mother.
Bronzi, Stevie's mother, had read that Coppola's Restaurant in Hyde Park was part of the Autism Supportive Environment program, which is run by the Anderson Center for Autism where Stevie gets t…
Hudson Valley Native Makes History At Army
Earlier this year, New City native Brig. Gen.Cindy Jebb, made history when she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first woman to serve as academic dean at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Jebb, who attended Clarkstown South High School in West Nyack, is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
As a former member of the social sciences department at West Point, she has taught courses in comparative politics, international security, cultural anthropology, terrorism and counterterrorism, and officership.
Commissioned as a military intelligence officer, Jebb served in …
Red Hook Library Thrives Behind Director's Creativity, Collaboration
RED HOOK, N.Y. -- At a time when most people viewed libraries as diminishing in community appeal and influence, Erica Freudenberger thought differently as she took over as the director of the Red Hook Library in 2010.
Through innovation, collaboration, creativity and dogged determination, Freudenberger has transformed the library, and by extension, the community. Last year, Red Hook Library was named a finalist for the Library Journal’s Best Small Library in America Award. The library received a $10,000 grant with the award.
Since Freudenberger came to Red Hook, annual visits have jumped 25…
