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Mid Hudson News
Published 6 hours agoMinisink to host Fall Farm Festival on Oct. 3
TOWN OF MINISINK – The Town of Minisink will host its fifth annual fall farm festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 3rd at 20 Roy Smith Drive, Westtown. The event celebrates Minisink’s long agricultural history and will feature tours of its museum, which houses…
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Published 12 hours agoSubject of weekend manhunt was allegedly drunk driver from Long Island
FISHKILL – The motorist who led Town of Newburgh police on a chase Sunday and eventually was involved in a head-on collision was allegedly drunk, according to the state police. Town of Newburgh police had attempted to stop the motorist near the former Newburgh Mall on Route 300…
Mid Hudson News
Published 12 hours agoHigh schoolers revved to build hot rod pickup
EAST FISHKILL – Wappinger Central School District (WCSD) students from John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction and Roy C. Ketcham High School in Wappinger are revved up about participating in the fourth year of the “Winners Circle Project,” which provides them with an…
Mid Hudson News
Published 12 hours agoNew law gives school districts more time to pay for clean energy upgrades
NEW YORK- School districts across New York will have more time to recover the cost of clean-energy improvements under legislation recently signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. The new law extends the period school districts can use savings from lower utility bills to pay for…
Mid Hudson News
Published 13 hours agoCounty baby shower to help expecting parents this afternoon
POUGHKEEPSIE – The Family Partnership Center on North Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie is the site of a free Dutchess County Community Baby Shower today, September 29, from 3 to 7 pm, organized by the Dutchess County Department of Health (DCDOH), in partnership with the Institute…
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Published 13 hours agoTown to get millions for IBM Quantum project
TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – The proposed IBM Quantum computing facility at the existing IBM campus on South Road (Route 9) in the town has become a financial windfall worth millions of dollars for the town. The $54 million IBM has agreed to pay the town is separate from the Payment in…
City of Newburgh News
Published 22 hours agoCITY OF NEWBURGH SEEKS MEMBER FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
The City of Newburgh is seeking one (1) volunteer to serve on the Civil Service Commission to fill one (1) full term member position...
City of Newburgh News
Published September 28CITY OF NEWBURGH AWARDED $2 MILLION FOR A DESTINATION PLAYGROUND AT DELANO-HITCH RECREATION PARK
The City of Newburgh has received $2 million in state funding from Governor Kathy Hochul’s New York Places for Learning, Activity, and Youth Socialization (NY PLAYS) grant to renovate the Delano-Hitch Recreation Park to become a destination playground.
City of Newburgh News
Published September 28CITY OF NEWBURGH SEEKS MEMBERS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The City of Newburgh is seeking volunteers to serve on the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) to fill six (6) member positions whose terms have expired...
Mid Hudson News
Published September 28Fleeing suspect crosses bridge and causes major wreck on I-84
TOWN OF FISHKILL — A motorist was seriously injured Sunday evening when a vehicle that had earlier been pursued by police in the Town of Newburgh crossed into the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 and struck a pickup truck head-on, authorities said. The crash occurred around 5:15…
Mid Hudson News
Published September 28Town to get millions for IBM Quantum project
TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – The proposed IBM Quantum computing facility at the existing IBM campus on South Road (Route 9) in the town has become a financial windfall worth millions of dollars for the town. The $54 million IBM has agreed to pay the town is separate from the Payment in…
Mid Hudson News
Published September 28New York launches cider campaign as Fall goes in full-swing at local orchards
WARWICK- As the first week of Fall arrives, New York is putting its apple orchards and cider makers in the spotlight with a new statewide campaign celebrating the state’s cider industry. The NY State of Cider campaign, announced by Governor Kathy Hochul, aims to promote New…