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Free legal resource day is today Goshen - The Elant Foundation is hosting a free legal resource day for residents as well as anyone in the community at its Glen Arden facility today, July 8, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Those interested in hearing a presentation on estate planning, planned giving, health care proxies, and living wills are welcome to attend this free event. Michelle F. Rider, a certified public accountant, and attorney, and partner from the Newburgh law firm Tarshis, Catania, Liberth, Mahon and Milligram, will give a presentation and be available to answer questions. Call 360-1261 to learn more. New home for legal services group Newburgh — Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, the only provider of free civil legal support in Orange County, has moved to a new office space at One Corwin Court, Suite 102 in Newburgh. The office phone number remains the same: 845-569-9110. Corwin Court is located off Little Britain Road/Route 207. Realtor news MONROE — Weichert Realtors’ Monroe office was recognized for outstanding performance in May. The office led the region for new home dollar volume. The region is comprised of offices throughout Monroe, Westchester and Rockland counties. In addition, Sales Associate Steven Vinti of the Monroe office was individually recognized for his industry success in May. Vinti led the region in new home dollar volume. AB male plasma donors needed New Windsor — Community Blood Services is urging eligible male AB plasma donors to schedule an appointment to donate at one of its New Jersey or New York donor centers to help the center fill a request from the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense has placed an order for 400 units of Type AB plasma through America’s Blood Centers (ABC), North America’s network of non-profit community blood centers. Community Blood Services is a member center of ABC, and one of 14 member centers in this region’s hub and spoke system that provide blood or blood products when requested by the Department of Defense. Community Blood Services will collect some of the requested plasma units and ship them to a central location to be transported directly to the Department of Defense. Additional plasma is needed by the military to supplement its existing supply because collections are impacted by vacations, as is true throughout the U.S. during the summer months, and also by other factors the military faces at this time of the year. To learn more, call 866-228-1500. St Luke’s Center for Sleep Medicine accredited Cornwall - St. Luke’s Cornwall’s (SLC) Center for Sleep Medicine has been granted accreditation by the American Academy for Sleep Medicine (AASM). Officials said the AASM acknowledges facilities across the nation that provides only the highest quality of care. Using advanced diagnostics and the latest research in the field, staff will evaluate sleep patterns and devise a custom treatment plan to improve one’s ability to obtain sleep. Sleep studies are covered by most insurance plans and often do not require a referral. Call 458-4899 or visit www.stlukescornwallhospital.org to learn more. DEC launches grant initiative to improve air quality and help reduce open burning ALBANY — New York state municipalities can apply for $60,000 in New York State Clean Air Grants to help manage residential organic waste that was previously burned and to build community understanding of the serious health and safety hazards of open burning. The amount of individual awards will vary up to $5,000. A wide variety of projects are eligible for grant funding including outreach programs to educate residents about outdoor burning restrictions and safer ways to dispose of organic waste materials that were historically burned. Also eligible for grants to purchase of vacuum leaf collectors, chippers and shredders as well as specialized composting equipment such as grinders and bagging equipment. Applications for the New York State Clean Air Grant Program are due to DEC by Friday, Aug. 5. A full description of the program is available at www.dec.ny.gov/.