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On Saturday, at Delano-Hitch Park, a large crowd turned out to celebrate the birthdays of Tabby Cruz and Omani Free, both of whom passed away three years ago. The day long event celebrates the memory of their beautiful, young lives, while offering a host of fun entertainment including; games, a bouncy house, magician, music, free food and much more.

Omani & Tabby Day Celebrates Birthdays, Special Lives, & More

The Poughkeepsie City School District fired high school principal Seimpson during a special meeting Monday. Pictured above is Phee Simpson during the 2016 Poughkeepsie High School Graduation. Hudson Valley Press File/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Poughkeepsie High School Principal Fired

Proud elementary and middle school students read excerpts from their self-published class book, N is for Newburgh: An Alphabet of Our City, to their families recently at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center. The young students were tutored by Mount Saint Mary College graduate Education students. The sessions, which served as fieldwork for the Mount students, were overseen by professor Janine Bixler and Brian Kimbark ’15 MSEd ’18, a second grade teacher at Bishop Dunn Memorial School and an adjunct professor of Education at the Mount. Photo: Lee Ferris

Young Armory Students Are Building Literacy

South Street Café Blacc Vanilla in Newburgh was awarded the New York State Senate Empire Business Award last Monday.

Café Owner Honored With State Senate Citation

Street Tree Inventory & Management Plan Set in Poughkeepsie

Sports

Led by Preseason All-Patriot League selection and senior captain Courtney Horace, the Army West Point volleyball team closed out the preseason with its annual team scrimmage on Saturday.

Black Knights Courtney Horace Earns All-League

Local youth spent a week learning new basketball skills recently from members of the Mount Saint Mary College Knights Basketball team, overseen by Head Coach Ryan Kadlubowski. Photo: Lee Ferris

Summer Sports Camps, Training Future Athletes

Future of NFA Track Coach Burks Still Unclear

Burks Slighted on District “Recommended Action”

Dedication Ceremony For New “Marylou Whitney Entrance

Ryler Gould Holds National Record

Baseball

Army Goes Back-To-Back to Claim Title Over Navy

Marist baseball split the doubleheader against Siena to finish the regular season. Several seniors were also honored.

Marist Splits Twinbill to Close Regular Season

Army Advances To Championship Series After 5-3 Win

Marist Baseball Splits Doubleheader at Rider

Marist Baseball Sweep Jasper’s in Doubleheader

Mount Splits Skyline Set With St. Joseph’s-L.I.

Cross Country

Marist Women Take Second, Men Take Ninth

The Boys Varsity team, coached by Chris Marino, defeated Middletown, Kingston, and Pine Bush in recent dual meets and then went on to take first place in both the Lombardo Invitational in Saugerties on October 6th and the All Hallows Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park on October 12th.

Newburgh Cross Country Teams on a Tear

Brewers Take Third in the Liberty League

Vassar XC Wins Seven Sisters Championship

Piccinic Earns Rookie of the Week Honors

Cross Country Posts Program Best Finish

Football

Six NFA Football Players Commit to College

The Army West Point football team has turned the tides on rival Navy by defeating the Mids for the third-straight season following a 17-10 victory on Saturday. Photo: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports

Army Black Knights are Victorious Over Navy

Army’s Second-Straight Undefeated Home Season

Knights Extend Winning Streak to Six Games

Army Retains Commander In Chief’s Trophy

Ground Game Lifts Marist at Morehead

Hockey

Army West Point’s Mason Krueger helped defeat Robert Morris on the road.

Army Earns Commanding Win Over Colonials

Strong Second Period Pushes RIT Past Army

Army Retains Challenge Cup at RMC

Army Hockey Drops Non-League Game

Student-Athletes Finish Annual Leadership Summit

Warari Announces Incoming Players for 14′ Season

Horse Racing

Saratoga Race Course Marylou Whitney Entrance. Photo: Chris Rucker

Dedication Ceremony For New “Marylou Whitney Entrance

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) paid tribute to the nation's service members and veterans during Military Appreciation Day.

NYRA Honors Service Members and Veterans

Tracy Fenney Takes First and Fifth in Derby

Goshen Historic Track’s 107th Racing Season is Underway

Thirty Two Red shatters record at Historic Track

Men's Basketball

Summer Sports Camps, Training Future Athletes

Despite a late rally, the Army West Point men’s basketball team was unable to complete the comeback and ultimately fell, 77-67, to American in a Patriot League contest on Saturday at Christl Arena.

Late Rally Falls Short for Army Against American

Marist Men’s Basketball Toppled By Siena in MAAC Play

Marist Basketball Extends Winning Streak

Army Black Knights Drop Road Contest to Navy

Grinde Scores 1,000th As Vassar Notches Thrilling Double OT Win

Soccer

Knights Dominate Old Westbury On Senior Day

The SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team put up an aggressive fight against Plattsburgh State Saturday, but ultimately fell to the Cardinals, 3-0.

New Paltz Women’s Soccer Takes 3-0 Loss

Doyle Nets Two in Double OT Win Against Farmingdale

Red Foxes Down Jaspers For Fifth MAAC Win

The Mount Pushes Unbeaten Streak to Five

Brewers Topped By Skidmore

Softball

Pine Bush’s Kaylee Armida Commits to Clark U

The Marist softball team clinched the #1 seed in next week’s Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship, and a share of the MAAC regular-season title on Sunday.

Marist Clinches Top Seed in MAAC Championship

Mount Softball Registers Split With Sarah Lawrence

Army Claims First Series Over Lehigh

Marist Red Foxes Softball Runs Winning Streak to Four

Black Knights Capture Series Win Over Holy Cross

Swimming

Freshman Jillian Bunch scored a pair of second place finishes for the Knights.

Mount Suffers First Loss Of The Season

Group shot of some of the participants at the America Rows and Swims Newburgh open house.

Open House is Held For Free Swim Program

Ecklund’s Three Wins Push Vassar Past New Paltz

Blue Knights Finish Sixth at Diamond City Invitational

Vassar Brewers Edged By RPI Engineers 150-140

NFA Girls Swimming & Diving Team Honors Seniors

Track & Field

During the school year, Malcolm Burks is focused on one thing: assisting his athletes to finish the academic year strong, some for their remaining tenure at Newburgh Free Academy and others for their pending college journeys. Burks has previously been selected as the US Track and Field and Cross Country Association’s Boy’s Track and Field Coach of the Year.

Future of NFA Track Coach Burks Still Unclear

Burks Slighted on District “Recommended Action”

Ryler Gould Holds National Record

Mount 4×100 Relay Team Sets New School Record

Alexis Papadopoulos Sets School Record

Gann Qualifies For NCAA Championships

Tennis

No. 17 Skidmore claimed its ninth-straight Liberty League title with a 5-1 victory over the Brewers in the championship match.

Vassar Falls To Skidmore In Liberty League Finals

The Vassar men's tennis team went 2-1 in doubles and 4-2 in singles against the visiting Saints on their way to a 6-3 win on Sunday morning.

Vassar Picks Up 6-3 Win Over St. Lawrence

Vassar Earns Liberty League Win at Union

Vassar Brewers Return With Sweep Of Ithaca

Marist Earns First Win of The Season Against Bucknell

Monroe-Woodbury Soccer Teams are Honored

Volleyball

Black Knights Courtney Horace Earns All-League

The Vassar College men's volleyball team dropped a non-conference 0-3 decision to the No. 1 Springfield Pride Friday evening.

Brewers Drop 0-3 Decision to No. 1 Springfield

Waide, van der Biezen Shine on Senior Day

Knights Clinch Second in Skyline Championship

Brewers Sweep New Rochelle On Senior Day

Army Rallies for Five-Set Win over Lehigh

Women's Basketball

Senior Kayla Cleare finished with her tenth double-double of the season in her final collegiate contest.

Knights Upended by Christopher Newport

Cleare finished the game with 14 points as well as adding 10 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season.

Blue Knights Fall Short In Skyline Conference Final

Tigers Down Vassar Brewers In Semifinals

Army West Point Black Knights Fall to American

Marist Women’s Basketball Felled by Rider

Knights Hold Off Farmingdale State’s Comeback

BUSINESS

Citing the continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max jets that operated between New York Stewart International at Newburgh and Europe following two fatal crashes on those jets flown by foreign airlines, Norwegian Air announced on Tuesday it would terminate all fights from the Newburgh area airport in September.

Norwegian Air Pulling Out of Stewart in September

NEW WINDSOR - Citing the continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max jets that operated between New York Stewart International at Newburgh and Europe...

Representatives from some of the county’s new additions to the local business community shared their thoughts on what influenced their decision to do business in Orange County. Pictured above: City Winery CEO Michael Dorf, County Executive Steven Neuhaus, Hudson Valley Sports Complex President Ralucha Gold-Fuchs.

Chamber Has a Pulse on Business Climate

CENTRAL VALLEY – Representatives from some of the county’s new additions to the local business community shared their thoughts on what influenced their decision...

POLITICAL

City of Newburgh Democratic Committee’s Year In Review

NEWBURGH - The year has been an active one for the City of Newburgh Democratic Committee. Most recently, the committee concluded the Summer Speakers...

The Dutchess County Legislature adopted a county-wide animal abuse registry and a local law tightly restricting tethering of animals particularly in adverse conditions.

Dutchess Legislature Passes Pair of Animal Welfare Laws

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Dutchess County Legislature adopted a county-wide animal abuse registry and a local law tightly restricting tethering of animals particularly in adverse...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ulysee Huling of Independent Health Insurance (a strong supporter of the Newburgh Jazz Series), Aquanetta Wright (“The Ferry Godmother), and “Chuck,” (also a steadfast supporter of the Series.), which returns to Unico Park at the Newburgh Waterfront, its original setting, this season for a series of concerts throughout the month of August.

Jazz Series Returns “Home” to Kick Off Season

By Jennifer L. Warren NEWBURGH - It feels good to be home. Just ask Aquanetta Wright. That home is Unico Park, located at Newburgh Waterfront’s Front...

Michael Jackson: Uniting People Through Music

NEW YORK - If you have ever attended a Michael Jackson concert or watched one captured on video, you undoubtedly found the performance mesmerizing...

HEALTH

Following the two mass murders in El Paso and Dayton this past weekend, the issue of gun control was a last minute, but hot topic at a forum in Newburgh on Tuesday conducted by Cornerstone Family Healthcare.

Cornerstone Family Healthcare Holds Forum

NEWBURGH – Following the two mass murders in El Paso and Dayton this past weekend, the issue of gun control was a last minute,...

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Oversight is Needed

ALBANY - The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to improve its monitoring of New York’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on the local level...

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