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League Observer

The month of July offered some interesting happenings at the meeting of the Dutchess County Legislature. Besides the ongoing issue of siting a homeless shelter

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Welcome New Americans!

From Pat Lamanna: “This was taken at the Vanderbilt Estate on Thursday, July 17 at a Naturalization Ceremony sponsored by the Federal Government, not Dutchess

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Want to Get Involved?

Voter Services has many events planned this summer across all three counties. Please keep checking the website calendar and volunteer opportunities.

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Join or Die

Be a joiner. Find your people. Build community.On the evening of August 23, the League, in partnership with Bard College, will host a free screening

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Ulster County Meetups

Please join us wherever you live and hear about newly hatched LWV-MHR plans for the rest of the summer and into the fall. Defending democracy

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The League in Action!

On July 10, we were honored to be one of dozens of vendors at the “Putting Your Skills Back to Work” Older Adults Skills Fair,

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Southern Tier

Leslie Simons organized a trip to NYC to see the play “John Proctor is the Villain”. Our group really enjoyed discussing the thought provoking issues

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