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October breakfast to feature Town Supervisor candidate forum
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he Chamber’s October Contact Breakfast, from 7:30-9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, will include a forum between the candidates for Town of Poughkeepsie Supervisor, Jon J. Baisley and challenger Michael Treybich. The candidates will each have an opportunity to speak about where they stand on pertinent issues and answer questions. Baisley has served the residents of the Town of Poughkeepsie in many different capacities over the years, and has been Town Supervisor since 2016 after serving as Town Board Member for more than 13 years. His communications say his emphasis
is on cooperation rather than Party affiliations, and this approach has made the Town a better place to live, BAISLEY work and play. Treybich, in his law practice, represents homeowners and small businesses of all kinds in court and in their transactions, according to his website. He says his background in representing small businesses and homeowners
as well as running his own successful businesses gives him the experience and the ideas to get to work on the TREYBICH problems we all face together. To submit a question for the candidates, email RichK@dcrcoc.
org by Monday, October 16. D’Arcangelo & Co. LLP proudly sponsors this breakfast. D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP, a regional public accounting firm, was organized in Westchester County in 1950. They now have several offices located throughout the state. The practice includes, but is not limited to, accounting and auditing services, tax services, and management advisory services.
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The cost to attend the breakfast is $25 for members in advance or $30 at the door. Nonmembers can attend for $35. To register, call (845) 454-1700, ext. 1000 or visit dcrcoc.org. Representatives from Astor Services for Children and Families will also be in attendance. The Chamber’s Ambassador committee has partnered with the Chamber’s Workforce Development Center to collect canned and dry goods at each Contact Breakfast. Your donations are greatly appreciated.
To submit your questions for the candidates, email RichK@dcrcoc.org by October 16. Message from the Chair............................. 2
After Hours networking event heading to Ulster
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Business After Hours sponsored by
guests are invited to attend from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, October 11 at Henry’s at the Farm at Buttermilk Falls, located at 22 North Road in Milton. Registration is complimentary, but not required. Marshall & Sterling Insurance and Rhinebeck Bank proudly sponsor this month’s event. Guests are also invited to join the Business Education Committee from 3:30-5 p.m. for a complimentary seminar on real estate investing for business owners with Philip Mehl of Mehl & Associate’s CPA’s and Steve Diamond of SRDD Law. See Page 4 for more. Founded in 1864, Marshall & Sterling is headquartered on Main Street in Poughkeepsie as one of the largest independent insurance
agencies in the nation, providing affordable auto, home, life, health, and business insurance coverage. A full-service, locally focused bank headquartered in Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck Bank offers a full range of personal checking, savings and mon-
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ey market options as well as business and loan needs. For more information, visit rhinebeckbank.com. For more information or to register for either the After Hours or seminar, visit dcrcoc.org or call (845) 454-1700, ext. 1000.
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he next Business After Hours, the Chamber’s monthly evening networking event, will be held across the Hudson River in Ulster County, this month. Members, nonmembers and
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