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Published September 14Police officials from area departments compare notes at Newburgh symposium
NEWBURGH – Newburgh City Councilman Robert McLymore hosted a law enforcement symposium Saturday with other regional police officials to help with efforts in his community. “It’s basically about bringing the chiefs of police and also the sheriffs together so that we can have…
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Published September 14Ryan continues to call out Hegseth’s miliary leadership
WASHINGTON – Congressman Pat Ryan (D, NY-18) has renewed his call for Secretary of (Defense) War Pete Hegseth to resign due to what he believes is his incompetence. Ryan said Hegseth is firing key personnel in the middle of a war and that’s the wrong thing to do. “We have seen…
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Published September 14Sheriff remember those lost on 9/11
POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Sheriff Kirk Imperati and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 333 (FOP) joined with Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino on Friday to honor the lives lost in the September 11 terrorist attacks. Gathered at the Sheriff’s Office in Poughkeepsie, next…
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Published September 13Harlem man charged in strangulation death of Washington Heights woman
File photo of NYPD barricades. The victim was discovered unconscious in her apartment during a wellness check on Sept. 6. [ more › ]
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Published September 13Man charged with manslaughter and more following crash and police chase
TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – A 25-year-old man with addresses in Highland and Poughkeepsie is facing several felony charges, including vehicular manslaughter, following a crash and subsequent police pursuit in the town early Saturday morning. Joseph Maricinelli was arrested by Town of…
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Published September 13Dutchess County remembers 9/11
POUGHKEEPSIE — Dutchess County marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Friday with its annual Patriot Day Memorial Ceremony on the steps of the Dutchess County Family Court building. Family Court Judge Tracy MacKenzie hosted the event, which featured a…
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Published September 13Downtown Middletown BID debuts “perks pass” linking local businesses and area colleges
MIDDLETOWN – The Downtown Middletown Business Improvement District (BID), alongside City of Middletown officials and regional academic leaders, officially launched the Downtown Middletown Perks Pass this week at John F. Degnan Square. The new initiative offers an exclusive, free…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…