Longtime media personality Regis Philbin (left) and the Most Rev. Dr. Jude Arogundade, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria, display their awards at the St. Christopher’s Inn Board of Directors Dinner on May 17. The Garrison-based institution provides aid to men in crisis. The two honorees were feted for their humanitarian work
Rockland County civic leader Harold J. Peterson (center) receives the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center’s Medal of Honor at the hospital’s Spring Ball on May 22. Congratulating him are (from left) Joseph DeCicco, Frank DeCicco, John DeCicco, and Nicholas DeSantis
On May 3, New York Times critic Janet Maslin and actor Frank Langella shared the stage for a Q&A at the Silver Screen Circle Dinner. The Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville hosted the meal along with a screening of Robot and Frank, Langella’s latest film
Habitat for Humanity was the beneficiary of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ fund-raiser hosted by the Winery at St. George in Mohegan Lake. From left: HGAR CEO Richard Haggerty smiles for the camera along with winery owner Tom DeChiaro, Ann Garti, and Claude Brischoux
More than $230,000 was raised at the Nyack Hospital Foundation’s golf outing on May 14 in Sparkill. Left to right: Nyack Schools Superintendent James J. Montesano, Hunter Financial Advisors President and CEO Daniel M. Juechter, and Valley Cottage attorney David MacCartney were among the attendees
Ulster County Executive Michael P. Hein kisses the ring of “Queen” Joyce Minard, the former president of the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce, at the grand retirement bash celebrating her “reign.” The party took place at Mohonk Mountain House on May 6
Event honoree and heart attack survivor Chris Catania smiles along with St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital staffers Beverly Keefer, Margaret Deyo Allers, and Jane Lake at the SLCH’s Tri-County Heart Walk. Proceeds from the event benefited the American Heart Association’s research on pediatric heart problems
Guests celebrate at the 24th annual Columbia Hospital Ball on June 2 at the Point in Catskill. Pictured from left are Jim Warren, Patti Matheney Schrom, Jane Ehrlich, and Marlene Brody
Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union Business Development Officer Vincent D’Ambroso and Dr. Marsha Gordon, president of the Business Council of Westchester, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Way of Westchester and Putnam at the newly opened TD Bank in White Plains on June 22
Also celebrating the United Way’s milestone are Monica Tufts, Larry Coleman, and Mary Murray
Approximately 500 local volunteers and their families were on hand at Rockland County’s annual EMS Appreciation Day, held at Provident Bank Park in Pomona on May 22. Pictured from left are Spring Hill EMS Chief Steve Kaye, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center VP Gerry Durney, and Bon Secours Charity Health System Vice President Danielle Slevinski
“The Land We Share,” Orange County Land Trust’s benefit reception and silent auction, took place at the Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville on June 8. Enjoying the evening (from left) are David Church, commissioner of the Orange County Department of Planning, and OCLT’s Vice President Stuart Turner
Amanda and Quinn Shaw, Jason Page, and Helen and Bill Page pose for a photo at the 100th Anniversary celebration for the Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield in Hyde Park on June 2
All smiles (from left): Chatham Brewing Company co-owners Tom Crowell and Jake Cunningham pose with brewer Matt Perry. The trio show off the 2012 Matthew Vassar Brewers’ Cup, awarded for the best craft beer brewery in the Hudson Valley, which they won at the TAP New York Competition at Hunter Mountain on April 28
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County honored local volunteers during its 36th annual meeting at Monroe’s Temple Beth-El on June 10. From left is Federation First Vice President Abbe Distelburger, President Gail Oliver, and Second VP Carla Wise
Congressman Ben Gilman and his wife Georgia celebrate the May 17 opening of “Fighter for Freedom,” an art exhibit at SUNY Orange that chronicles the Congressman’s 32-year career. The exhibit continues through the fall