January 25, 2022
The path through life is not a straight line, and neither is the road to change. Political theorist Madame de Staël, who lived through the French Revolution and the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte, explains here that it is human nature to make progress in increments, as our beliefs are challenged, reconstructed, and transformed over time.
January 24, 2022
As many of us know, fear is often the greatest roadblock to our happiness and inner peace. What’s more, as Ethiopian philanthropist Yohannes Gebregeorgis points out here, it is also the enemy of wisdom. A champion of literacy in his home country and beyond, Gebregeorgis recognizes that we cannot begin to learn and grow until we conquer the things that scare us, and move forward with courage.
Information on COVID TESTS and VACINATIONS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:
January 21, 2022
Click on the above link to order COVID -19 Home Tests
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order #4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
Order your tests now so you have them when you need them.
If you need a COVID-19 test now, please see other testing resources for free testing locations in your area.
When Bruce Lee’s TV series “The Green Hornet” was canceled after a single season in 1967, the actor began teaching private martial arts lessons to famous students such as Steve McQueen, James Coburn, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Pressed to name his unique fight style, 26-year-old Lee obliged with Jeet Kune Do, a Cantonese phrase meaning “The way of the intercepting fist.” This quote — uttered before Lee became a film icon with 1973’s “Enter the Dragon,” which was released just six days after his death — appears in Lee’s posthumously published “Tao of Jeet Kune Do.” With it, Lee suggests that a meaningful goal equates to a steep climb. Even if you don’t achieve your highest objective, the steps taken will lead you somewhere satisfying.
January 20, 2022
| Good news! Each household in the U.S. can now have four free COVID-19 at-home tests shipped directly to their home at no cost! All you need to do is visit COVIDtests.gov and enter your contact information and mailing address. Order Now The tests are rapid antigen “at-home” or “self” tests — not PCR tests which require a lab drop-off. The “at-home” or “self” tests can be taken anywhere and give results within 30 minutes. Guard against scammers trying to steal your personal information. When ordering tests, use the official, secure government website: https://COVIDtests.gov. Watch out for phone scammers, too. If you get a phone call requesting information so that free at-home tests can be mailed to you, hang up — it’s a scam! Remember: Medicare pays for COVID-19 tests performed by a lab, such as PCR or antigen/rapid tests, at no cost to you when the test is ordered by an authorized health care professional. Those in a Medicare Advantage Plan should check with their plan to see if their plan offers coverage and payment for at-home tests. Sincerely, The Medicare Team |
Hi Beacon; it’s Mayor Lee Kyriacou with a brief update on COVID and test kits.
Counts: COVID cases have peaked in Dutchess County and are on the decline. In Beacon we have 127 active cases – lower than our peak but higher than we want.
Masks: Please remember – per State Health Department requirements and CDC recommendations – a face covering is required in indoor public spaces other than a private residence, unless the space requires proof of vaccination. We are almost these, so please let’s stick to the requirements together.
Test Kits: The Federal Government has begun free distribution of up to four COVID-19 antigen home test kits for households. Online, go to https://special.usps.com/testkits. Every U.S. home is eligible without proof of ID, credit card, or health insurance. Kits are expected to start shipping in late January.
The City of Beacon ran out of a small number of test kits almost immediately, but we are expecting more. We will provide notice of local test kits by phone messages such as this, and on the City website at https://beaconny.gov/ and Facebook account.
Thank you for your keeping to our safety protocols throughout this pandemic. Beacon has served as a model for the rest of the Hudson Valley. More importantly, your dedication has saved lives.
January 19, 2022
Tomorrow January 20th, the FareGround Organization will sponsor their Free Market Program at Forrestal Heights.
Fresh fruits, vegetables, and pantry staples will be disbursed to residents of Forrestal Heights. All residents are encouraged to attend this event.
The Free Market will start at 11:00am and run until 12:30pm. Please feel free to tell your friends and family, all are welcomed.
Hope to see you there !
Theodore Roethke’s poem “In a Dark Time” opens with an assertion: Hardships clarify who we are and what matters to us most. Without challenges to illuminate needs from wants, we risk taking aspects of our lives for granted. The Pulitzer Prize winner, who lost his father at age 14, understood the necessary alliance between darkness and light. As the poem continues, images are invoked of birds and insects, forests and caves, and the wind and the moon. Roethke believed his lifelong pull toward nature came from his father, who had owned and operated a 25-acre greenhouse in Michigan. “In a Dark Time” was included in Roethke’s posthumous 1964 book “The Far Field,” which won him his second National Book Award for Poetry.
January 14, 2022
Attention Residents of BHA, BINGO has been postponed until further notice. At this time BINGO will be suspended and will tentatively start again in the Spring in 2022. Please stayed tuned for further notice.
