City institutions receive funding 

Dutchess County on Tuesday (Aug. 6) announced youth development grants for 2024-25, including $18,500 for the Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps’ program for teenagers; $17,000 for Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Green Teen program; $6,000 for Land to Learn’s garden classes at 10 Hudson Valley elementary schools; and $8,000 for the Foundation for Beacon Schools’ student film festival. Dutchess also announced its youth sports grants for 2024-25, including $5,000 for a children’s swim academy at the Beacon Pool.

In addition, U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan on Monday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would provide $67,061 to purchase new radios for the Beacon Fire Department.

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