New York State is on the northern edge of what is called the Marcellus Shale, a geological formation that extends all the way down to the border of Virginia and is thought to contain vast reservoirs of natural gas that can economically be extracted by hyrdraulic fracturing or “fracking.”

In our annual list (December 14, 2012) of “Organizations That Make a Difference,” the non-profits that are the heart of the Rye community, we neglected to include Human Development Services of Westchester (HDSW).