BUSINESS
Human Rights Conference on December 7th
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County, in collaboration with Leadership Orange, will host the second annual Human Rights Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on...
Officials Get Up Close View of “Microtrenching”
SAUGERTIES – Sullivan County Legislature Vice Chair Mike Brooks, County Manager Josh Potosek and other County representatives traveled to Saugerties earlier this month to...
POLITICAL
Yvonne Flowers Makes History in Poughkeepsie
POUGHKEEPSIE – Veteran Poughkeepsie City Councilwoman Yvonne Flowers made history on election night, becoming the first black woman to be elected mayor of the...
Strengthened Protections For Immigrant Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led her Senate colleagues in the introduction of the Protection of Kids in Detention (PROKID) Act,...
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Vassar College to Host ‘Service of Lessons and Carols’
POUGHKEEPSIE – Vassar College will host its annual “Service of Lessons and Carols,” an Advent service of readings, choral anthems and congregational carols that...
FDR Library and Home Holiday Events
HYDE PARK - On Saturday, December 9, 2023, the FDR Presidential Library and Museum and the Home of FDR National Historic Site will host...
HEALTH
Active Shooter Response Training For Residents
GOSHEN - The Orange County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the County Executive’s Office, has produced an updated active shooter response training video for...
Free Breast Cancer Screening Day is a Success
By Jennifer L. Warren
NEWBURGH - Vanessa Edwards was proudly sporting vibrant pink last Tuesday afternoon. Whether it was her wavy locks of hair, tee-shirt...