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Class President, Cadet Melic Belong presented the Vice President of the United States with a Cadet Sabre on behalf of the Class of 2023 during the United States Military Academy Class of 2023 graduation and commissioning ceremony held on Saturday, May 27, 2023 in West Point's Michie Stadium where Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris was the commencement speaker. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

West Point Military Academy Graduates More Than 900

Sherre Wesley stands in front of the former Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, now referred to as “The Foundry Building,” located in Wappingers Falls. Wesley, along with several members of the present, across the street Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and it’s Board of Directors, are actively trying to ignite the activation of its revocation, transforming it into a center to positively serve the community.

Wesley is Bringing Church and Community Together

Dutchess Community College held its annual graduation ceremony May 19th. Over 865 students graduated, 168 awarded scholarships.

Dutchess Community College’s Commencement

Westchester County Executive George Latimer recently honored a group of students from across Westchester who have worked throughout the school year to prevent substance abuse among their peers.

Youth Leadership Taskforce Honored for its Work

Grassroots organization For the Many held two Kingston rallies in support of passing critical housing and climate legislation before the state legislative session ends, including Good Cause Eviction and the NY HEAT Act.

Kingston Residents Rally for Housing, Climate Action

Sports

Jahmilia Dennis was ninth overall in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.04 and just missed qualifying for the finals. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Vassar Brewers Track & Field Posts Strong Showing

On the track, sophomore Tim Buchan posted a new Vassar record time of 3:57.50, breaking Jack Casalino’s record of 3:57.83 set in 2022, in the men’s 1500-meters for a 12th place finish when The Vassar College Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams competed in the second day of the 2023 AARTFC Outdoor Championships.

Tim Buchan Sets 1500- Meters School Record

Marist Softball Drops One-Run Game to South Carolina

Marist Falls In Season Finale Against Canisius

NFA Girls Varsity Rowing Team Takes Silver

MSMC Blue Knights Fall In Elimination Game

Baseball

Justin Kapuscinski started the second inning for the Red Foxes with a home run. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Marist Falls In Season Finale Against Canisius

The Army West Point baseball team fell to the Lafayette Leopards Saturday afternoon.

Lafayette Edges Past Army in League Semifinals

Marist Baseball Falls On Senior Day To Fairfield

New York Boulders Signed Ex-MLBer Pat Kivlehan

Knights Baseball Sweeps St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn

Rochester Tops Bard as Raptors’ Season Closes

Cross Country

Three Knights Shine at ECAC Championship

The Vassar Men’s Cross Country team took home the ECAC Championship team title on Saturday as the Brewers had all seven runners finish in the top-20 overall finishers. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Vassar Earns First Place Finish at Championships

Vassar Brewers Win Stonitsch Invitational

Brewers Place 14th In Memorial Blue Race

MSMC Blue Knights Run to Third Place Finish

Brewers Take Top Five Spots to Win Starter

Football

NFA Girls Flag Football Inaugural Season

Ninth graders Tiffany Walters, Senior Christiana Cortez, Junior Jiahni Higgs receive instruction from Coach Stephanie Connolly.

Girls Take to Gridiron For New Football Pilot Program

NFA Varsity Football Team Recognized by Town

Army Black Knights Defeat Navy in Double Overtime

Army Football Has Dominating Win Over UMass

Bucknell Comes Back to Defeat Marist 24-13

Hockey

Army Black Knights Hockey Suffers OT Defeat

Army West Point hockey collected its first conference victory with a shutout over Bentley on Friday night at Tate Rink.

Army West Point Blanks Bentley Behind Evenson Shutout

Lindenwood Sweeps Army West Point Hockey

Vassar Brewers Are Liberty League Champions

Army Hockey Dazzles in 4-1 Win Over Princeton

Brewers Down Dutchwomen in Scrimmage

Horse Racing

Big Invasion took down the $150,000 Mahony, a 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint for sophomores, on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. Photo: NYRA

Big Invasion Tallies Sixth Consecutive Victory Sunday

When CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm’s Life Is Good crossed the finish line two lengths the best in Saturday’s 95th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney at Saratoga Race Course, it marked the fourth time Hall of Fame conditioner Todd Pletcher was awarded the trophy for the historic nine-furlong event for older horses. Photo: NYRA

Pletcher Grateful For Fourth G1 Whitney Victory

Rockemperor Achieves Millionaire Status Sunday

Clairiere Gets the Better of Malathaat in G2 Shuvee

SUNY New Paltz Equestrian IHSA Place Second

SUNY New Paltz Equestrian Places at Show

Men's Basketball

SUNY Orange’s Romeo Aquino earned his sport’s highest honor on Thursday (April 6) when he was named the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Men’s Basketball Player of the Year.

Romeo Aquino Named National Player of the Year

SUNY Orange’s record-setting 2022-23 campaign closed with a 74-65 loss to host and fourth seed Danville Area in the Third Place Game of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II national championship tournament in Danville, Ill.

Danville Area Outlasts SUNY Orange 74-65

Iona Defeats Marist in MAAC Championship

SUNY Orange Earns Spot In NJCAA National Tourney

Black Knights Win their Regular Season Finale

Bruns Stars in Senior Night Win Against RIT

Soccer

Vassar Soccer Advances to NCAA Second Round

The Mount Saint Mary College Women’s Soccer team dropped a 3-2 heartbreaker Saturday afternoon in the First Round of the 2022 Skyline Conference Championship.

MSMC Drops Heartbreaker at Farmingdale State

Vassar Brewers Men’s Soccer Posts 2-1 Win at Ithaca

Bard College Women’s Soccer Downed by RIT

Hawks Conclude Regular Season with 2-2 Draw

Marist Red Foxes Men’s Soccer Ties Rider, 2-2

Softball

Kiley Myers pitched a four-hitter, walked no one, and allowed just one earned run. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Marist Softball Drops One-Run Game to South Carolina

The MSMC Blue Knights Softball team saw its season come to an end Friday afternoon following a 4-0 loss to Manhattanville.

MSMC Blue Knights Fall In Elimination Game

Hawks Historic 2023 Softball Run Comes to an End

Marist Red Foxes Softball Wins MAAC Championship

Mount Saint Mary Blue Knights Softball Powers Past Purchase

Marist Locks Up #3 Seed in MAAC Championships

Swimming

MSMC Knights Host Swim Lessons For Students

The Mount Saint Mary College Women’s Swimming team completed the 2023 Metropolitan Championship on Sunday, placing 16th with a team total of 111.5 points. Photo: Monica D’Ippolito

Knights Have Strong Showing at Championship

NFA Wins OCIAA Division 1 Championships

Zanella Captures Gold at MAAC Championships

Knights Swim to Eighth Place Finish at Invitational

Vassar Women’s Swimming & Diving Bests Skidmore

Track & Field

Vassar Brewers Track & Field Posts Strong Showing

Tim Buchan Sets 1500- Meters School Record

Mount Places Second At ECAC Championship

Vassar’s Jahmilia Dennis Wins Triple Jump

Bard Runs at Liberty League Championship

Army Completes Sweep in Throwing Events

Tennis

Army Readies for Universal Tennis Championship

SUNY New Paltz swept Oneonta, 5-0 to re-claim a coveted SUNYAC Championship.

Hawks Capture 2023 SUNYAC Championship

Army Defeats Navy Then Falls to Boston U

Vassar Suffers Loss in League Championship

Red Foxes Women’s Tennis Defeats Lafayette, 5-2

Men’s Tennis Collects Conference Victory

Volleyball

Vassar Heads to Final Four After Four-Set Victory

The Bard men’s volleyball team battled hard in a pair of matches on Sunday in the Stevenson Athletic Center.

The Bard Raptors Battle Potsdam And John Jay

SUNY NP Hawks Collect Win Over Augustana

Marist Closes Regular Season With Sixth Win

New Paltz Women’s Volleyball Falls in SUNYAC Semifinals

Marist Red Foxes Volleyball Takes Down Siena

Women's Basketball

The State University of New York at New Paltz run in the NCAA Tournament ended Saturday at the hands of hosting No. 10/13 Babson College, 76-66. Photo: Monica D’Ippolito

Hawks NCAA Tourney Run Ends in Second Round

The Army West Point women’s basketball team fell to the Holy Cross Crusaders.

Army Falls On Senior Day to Holy Cross

Hawks Fall to Cortland in SUNYAC Championship

In Final Home Game, Giorgis’ Red Foxes Fall

Marist Basketball Falls to Siena on Senior Night

Vassar Takes Down Ithaca in Regular Season Finale

BUSINESS

Westchester County Airport hosted 68 local veterans who participated in a Hudson Valley Honor Flight to Washington, DC.

68 Veterans Recognized With H.V. Honor Flight

WHITE PLAINS - On Saturday, May 20th, the Million Air hangar at Westchester County Airport hosted 68 local veterans who participated in a Hudson...

The Sullivan Airport terminal demolition and rebuild project is underway.

Terminal Demolition and Rebuild Project Starts

WHITE LAKE – In preparation for a $20 million-plus rebuild, the John J.J. McGough Terminal of Sullivan County International Airport was set to close...

POLITICAL

Luján Calls For Investigation Amidst False News

NEWBURGH - For nearly a week, news outlets covered a “story” that turned out to be entirely fabricated. This highlights the crucial responsibility that...

Students gather with Senator Skoufis on the Million Dollar Staircase in the state Capitol.

Valedictorians and Salutatorians Are Welcomed

ALBANY - James Skoufis (D-Orange County) welcomed graduating valedictorians and salutatorians from schools across his Orange County district on Monday, May 22, an annual...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Tina Turner, St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 1984. Pre-Private Dancer tour. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Legend Tina Turner Passes Away at the Age of 83

By Stacy M. Brown Tina Turner, the “Queen of Rock ‘n Roll’ whose legend grew after she overcame a bitter divorce to musician Ike Turner...

The Little Mermaid “Reboot” in Theatres Near You

By Dwight Brown (***1/2) Romantic and social drama ignite this ode to love, tolerance and acceptance. “He’s a human!” Bellows Triton (Javier Bardem), an underwater sea god,...

HEALTH

Development Director Jessica Miuccio, Eileen Homeowner, Barb Adams Volunteer

Habitat is Celebrating Older American’s Month

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Established in 1963, Older Americans Month (OAM) is celebrated every May. Led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), OAM is...

Noah, the 22 year old cancer survivor, for whom Sunday’s “Noah’s Ride” is named after, instructs 60 miler participants on the layout of the course. The well- attended, long- standing annual ride, included 20 and 40 mile options as well as multiple raffles from host, Bikeway, and a large lunch as well as raised critical funds for Juvenile Diabetes.

“Noah’s Ride,” Raises Funds For Diabetes

Noah, for whom “Noah’s Ride,” which took place Sunday is named after and raises funds for Juvenile Diabetes, stands in front of Bikeway, who...

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