by daisy | Oct 7, 2023 | Happenings
Eagle Scout Project Cleanup at Beekman Friends Cemetery Boy Scout Cooper Kasin from Troop 77 in Poughquag lives in Lagrangeville near the site of the Beekman Meeting House, corner of Emans Road, and Friends Cemetery, around the corner on Pulling Road. Since he...
by daisy | Sep 29, 2023 | Happenings
Inevitable. That’s the word lawmakers are using today to describe the likelihood of a government shutdown as the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year draws closer. It didn’t have to be this way. Lawmakers struck a budget agreement in June as part of...
by daisy | Sep 22, 2023 | Happenings
Yesterday, Sept. 21, marked the International Day of Peace. It is a date designated by the United Nations as a time of nonviolence and universal cease-fire. Peace Day coincides each year with the meeting of world leaders at the United Nations General...
by daisy | Sep 9, 2023 | Happenings
September has begun, and lawmakers are back at work. President Joe Biden traveled today to New Delhi for the annual gathering of the Group of 20 nations. For its part, Congress has returned from its August recess to tackle a busy legislative calendar focused...
by daisy | Sep 5, 2023 | Happenings
Dear Friends, The NYYM Sessions Committee has agreed that Summer Sessions will be held at Oakwood in 2024. The committee has not decided the exact dates and number of days to meet, but we have asked Oakwood to hold the days between July 26 and August 1....
by daisy | Aug 4, 2023 | Happenings
This week marks the start of the August Congressional Recess. For the next few weeks, lawmakers will be in their home states, meeting with the people they represent and determining their priorities for the fall. Legislators left town with a lot undone. The House...
