Hudson Valley walkway over the hudson Marathon (Green Race)

At HV Shred, we want to take a moment to focus on one of our favorite topics—the concept of “Think Local First”.  As small businesses across America struggle to keep their independent, locally owned businesses alive during the current economic downturn, the idea of keeping it local has never been more important. Recent national estimates…

The FTC (the government office tasked with identity theft related issues) recently announced January 13-17 as Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week. What follows is excerpted from the FTC’s recent blog. “The IRS uses your Social Security Number (SSN) to make sure your filing is accurate and complete, and that you get any refund you are…

Thanks to all who came out in support of our 3rd Annual Poughkeepsie-Arlington Rotary Shred Event.  With strong support from Rotarians throughout the area and a generous public we helped raise over $1500!  Along the way, we also helped save approximately 40 trees and 6 cubic yards of landfill. Special thanks to our fundraising chair…

The Federal Trade Commission recently released its list of the top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2011. For the 12th year in a row, identity theft complaints topped the list. Of more than 1.8 million complaints filed in 2011, 279,156 or 15 percent, were identity theft complaints. Nearly 25 percent of the identity…

Over the course of the 2014 events in conjunction with the Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union (HVFCU), Walden Federal Savings (Now Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley), Wallkill Valley Federal Savings, Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union, and Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union we are thrilled to have helped community members recycle over 50 tons…