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LOCAL

Ryan Celebrates Securing $1M for Family Services

POUGHKEEPSIE - Congressman Pat Ryan joined with Family Services, Inc. CEO Leah Feldman to cut the ribbon on the organization’s newly renovated Family Partnership...

“Sojourner Truth: First Step to Freedom, 1826” statue will be exhibited at Kingston City Hall.

Sojourner Truth Statue to be Exhibited in Kingston

NEW PALTZ - SUNY New Paltz President Darrell P. Wheeler and Kingston Mayor Steve Noble have announced that “Sojourner Truth: First Step to Freedom,...

BUSINESS

Dr. Robert Gervasi has been named the eighth President of Mount Saint Mary College and will begin his new role on Monday, June 17.

Eighth President of MSMC has been Named

NEWBURGH – In a unanimous vote of the Mount Saint Mary College Board of Trustees, Dr. Robert Gervasi has been named the eighth President...

Brandon Rola Appointed Newburgh Chief of Police

NEWBURGH - Newburgh City Manager Todd Venning announces his appointment of Lieutenant Brandon Rola to serve as Chief of Police for the City of...

HEALTH

SUNY Orange Newburgh campus nursing program’s December 2023 graduating class took and passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) on their first attempt, posting a 100 percent first-time pass rate.

Nursing Grads Post 100% Passing Rate On Exam

NEWBURGH – During the first quarter of 2024, 46 graduates from the SUNY Orange Newburgh campus nursing program’s December 2023 graduating class took and...

Nursing majors from Mount Saint Mary College’s Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) program recently discussed healthy heart habits with more than a dozen students of San Miguel Academy in Newburgh.

Nursing Students Discuss Heart Health With Youth

NEWBURGH – Nursing majors from Mount Saint Mary College’s Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) program recently discussed healthy heart habits with more than a dozen...

POLITICAL

Cracking Down on Stolen Valor Claims

Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County) has introduced a bill that would criminalize false claims of military service, veteran status, as having received military honors...

Senator Rob Rolison (39th District-Poughkeepsie) embraces Cheryl Chianese, mother of the late Melanie Chianese, after a press event at the Capitol on May 24, 2023.

Melanie’s Law Passes Unanimously Again

ALBANY - State Senator Rob Rolison (39th District) announced that Melanie’s Law (S.6288), bipartisan public safety legislation on which he is a prime co-sponsor,...

NATIONAL

Caitlin Clark (left) is in talks to ink a deal with Nike for a signature shoe and it’s sparked a discussion about the lack of Black women in the WNBA who have received similar opportunities.

Clark May Ink a 8-figure Signature Sneaker Deal

Caitlin Clark is in talks to ink a deal with Nike for a signature shoe and it’s sparked a discussion about the lack of...

O.J. Simpson talking to reporters in 1967.

O.J. “The Juice” Simpson, an Iconic Athlete, Dead at 76

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent O.J. Simpson: a Central Fire in American Legal History O.J. Simpson, a towering figure in both the sports...