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Mid Hudson News
Published September 13Marist caps annual cost of tuition, housing, and dining for eligible first-year New York students
POUGHKEEPSIE – Marist University will cap the combined cost of tuition, housing and dining at $32,000 a year for eligible New York students beginning in 2027, the university announced this week. The Empire State Promise will be available to new first-year and transfer students…
Mid Hudson News
Published September 13Senator Hinchey visits Kingston center supporting small businesses
KINGSTON- State Senator Michelle Hinchey (D, Ulster County) recently visited The Arc Mid-Hudson’s Cornell Creative Business Center to learn how state funding is helping support small businesses, workforce inclusion, and economic development in Kingston. The center includes nine…
Mid Hudson News
Published September 13United Way expanding reach of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to Beacon
BEACON- United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region (UWDOR) is a proud partner of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This program sends FREE, high quality, age appropriate books, from birth to their fifth birthday directly to your child’s home each month. Each book is addressed to…
Mid Hudson News
Published September 13Free on-site energy assistance enrollment returns to the Hudson Valley
MILLBROOK- Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County, in partnership with the Mid-Hudson Regional Clean Energy Hub and Central Hudson, will host a free community Energy Savings Simplified event on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Highland Falls…
The Highlands Current
Published September 12William Ellenwood Jr. (1938-2026)
Former Beacon resident was Nebraska native
Mid Hudson News
Published September 12Newburgh Fringe Festival tickets now on sale
NEWBURGH- Safe Harbors of the Hudson is proud to announce that tickets are now on sale for its second Newburgh Fringe Festival, a weekend-long celebration of performing arts in the Hudson Valley. Taking place October 16-18, 2026, the festival boasts a total of 65 productions with…
Mid Hudson News
Published September 12Open Current Theatre presents “We Keep the Shells”
ROSENDALE- Dorothy Day was known as the co-founder of The Catholic Worker movement; yet, before igniting that global crusade for labor rights and social justice, Day was a radical journalist, bohemian, and socialist. Her early life is explored in Open Current Theatre’s “We Keep…
The Highlands Current
Published September 12Looking Back in Philipstown
What happened this month 25, 50, 100, 150 and 250 years ago
The Highlands Current
Published September 12Beacon Hires Three Police Officers
Officers begin academy training this month
The Highlands Current
Published September 12Russell Mawson (1970-2026)
Haldane grad was creative sci-fi fan
Mid Hudson News
Published September 12Fallen FDNY member honored in Hyde Park (VIDEO)
HYDE PARK – Paul Tegtmeier was working at his dream job with the FDNY on September 11, 2001, when he gave his life while trying to save others at the World Trade Center. Tegtmeier, who was 41 when he died, had been assigned to FDNY Engine 4 but was detailed to Engine 26 in the…
Mid Hudson News
Published September 12Police chase ends in arrest of suspects wanted on felony warrants
NEWBURGH – A car chase that began in the City of Newburgh on Pierces Road and ended at the Greenbriar Apartments in the Town of Newburgh resulted in the arrest of two people wanted on several felony warrants. The car chase on Thursday afternoon left Newburgh, went across the…