Home - Hudson Valley Press Newspaper

Newburgh Free Academy P-TECH members who were one of the school’s teams competing at Saturday’s AT&T Hackathon, held at Mount Saint Mary College, included from left, juniors Sandrique Knight, Destiny Erazo, Kimberly Mejia and Zoila Loja. The team was diligently trying to figure out ways to make technology more accessible to families in economically challenges areas of our region.

Inaugural Tech Festival Searches For Solutions

City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Eric Jay Rosser visit students at the Early Learning Center last Monday.

Mayor and Superintendent Form New Partnership

More than 450 people turned out for the Orange/Sullivan Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Montgomery on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Orange and Sullivan

Jennifer Santiago, a talent acquisition manager for Enterprise Rent a Car, gave the presentation “Boss Lady” at Mount Saint Mary College on Tuesday, October 8. Photo: Samuel Young

Mount Talk Examines Inequality in the Workplace

George Eliadis (center) is photographed with guidance counselor Ms. Juana Rivera (left) and principal Mr. Raul Rodriguez (right).

NFA Senior Semi-Finalist for National Scholarship

Sports

The Marist volleyball team bounced back with an impressive sweep over the 5-1 Niagara Purple Eagles.

Marist Red Foxes Cruise to Victory Over Niagara, 5-1

The Army West Point football team was defeated 17-8 on the road to Western Kentucky Saturday night.

Army Black Knights Stymied by Western Kentucky

Mount Swept At Rutgers-Newark

Vassar Comes Up Short Against #4 Herons

Marist Football Falls at San Diego, 31-7

New Paltz Hawks Collect First NCEA Win

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

MSMC Knights Run to 12th Place Finish

Alexandra Bartolotta guided the Red Foxes to victory with a runner-up individual finish.

Marist Cross Country Team Wins Siena Invitational

Army Takes Top 11 Spots in Opening Race

Marist Women Take Second, Men Take Ninth

Newburgh Cross Country Teams on a Tear

Brewers Take Third in the Liberty League

Football

Army Black Knights Stymied by Western Kentucky

The Marist football team dropped a Pioneer Football League contest at San Diego by a score of 31-7 on Saturday afternoon at Torero Stadium. Pictured above Marist Red Foxes’ Peter Delatour.

Marist Football Falls at San Diego, 31-7

Army Black Knights Fall Short Against Tulane

Drake Tops Marist On Family Weekend

Marist Falls in First Meeting With Cornell

Army Bests Morgan State at Michie Stadium, 52-21

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

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

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

A four-goal second half powered William Smith College to a 4-1 victory over Vassar College in Liberty League action on Saturday afternoon. The win moves the fourth-ranked Herons to 9-1-1 overall and 5-0-0 in conference action.

Vassar Comes Up Short Against #4 Herons

Though Marist registered 14 shots, Rider’s Hailey Russell headed in a goal in the 84th minute to give Rider the 1-0 victory on Saturday evening at Tenney Stadium.

Marist Red Foxes Soccer Falls To Rider

Hawks Settle For Draw Against Fredonia State

Vassar Brewers Win OT Thriller Over Union

Knights Overwhelm St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn

The Mount Takes Down Sarah Lawrence

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

Felicia Hodges spoke about the unexplained removal of the names of the NFA Track and Field Record Holders from the board at the school’s track.

Where Did the Record Holder Names Go?

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

Tennis

Mount Cruises Past Vaughn On Senior Day

The Black Knights finished up play at their host tournament Sunday, with Paola Bou and Sophie McKenzie capturing the B doubles final with a 6-1 win over Abby Warner and Sydney Fitch of Air Force.

Black Knights Wrap Up West Point Invite

Brewers Have Successful Day One Regionals

Mount Tennis Scores First Win Of 2019

Vassar Falls To Skidmore In Liberty League Finals

Vassar Picks Up 6-3 Win Over St. Lawrence

Volleyball

Marist Red Foxes Cruise to Victory Over Niagara, 5-1

The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Volleyball team suffered its sixth straight loss on Saturday following a 23-25, 18-25, 15-25 road defeat at Rutgers-Newark.

Mount Swept At Rutgers-Newark

Army Takes Down Navy in Dramatic Five Set

Marist Hands Rider its First MAAC Season Loss

Army Black Knights Close Out Tourney With Split

Marist Captures First MAAC Match of the Season

Women's Basketball

Lucia Robinson-Griggs Named Vassar Head Coach

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

Knights Upended by Christopher Newport

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

BUSINESS

President and CEO Bill Calderara of Ulster Savings Bank (right) receives the BanksGiving™ Banky® Award from Roxanne Emmerich, founder and chair, The Institute for Extraordinary Banking (left), at the 2019 Extraordinary Banking Awards Ceremony.

Ulster Savings Bank, a Community Icon

KINGSTON - Ulster Savings Bank, a local Hudson Valley icon, was just named among the top extraordinary banks in the United States by The...

City of Newburgh staff Todd Venning, Alexandra Church, and Stanley Merritt outside City Hall.

City of Newburgh Welcomes Several New Staff

NEWBURGH – The City of Newburgh has welcomed many new staff members in 2019. In February of this year, Todd Venning was appointed as...

POLITICAL

Skoufis Partners with GreenTeenMovement

CHESTER - Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) and the Chester GreenTeenMovement hosted a joint community clean-up in Chester. Students from Chester High School joined...

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was briefed last Monday at the Stewart Air National Guard Base about the ongoing problem of water contamination from the base.

NY Senator Gillibrand Briefed on Newburgh Water

NEWBURGH – Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was briefed last Monday at the Stewart Air National Guard Base about the ongoing problem of water contamination from...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Freddie Jackson Receives the 2019 Black Music Honors Legend Award.

Jackson Receives Black Music Honors Legend Award

The incomparable, Freddie Jackson, is one of the most iconic R&B male vocalists of all time! His timeless classics like “Rock Me Tonight (For...

City Winery staff sorting through grapes as the move along the conveyor belt. Photo: Steve Moses Photography

City Winery is Crushing Hard on the Hudson Valley

MONTGOMERY - Over 10 tons of grapes were delivered on Friday to City Winery’s new location at the historic Montgomery Mills for its first...

HEALTH

Newburgh Free Academy staff including Superintendent Dr. Roberto Padilla and many of the dedicated members of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District joined by Joan Cusack-McGuirk, MSLC President and CEO.

Annual MSLC Hospital Gala Brings a Record Turnout

NEWBURGH - The St. Luke’s Cornwall Health System Foundation hosted its annual gala on Saturday, September 7 at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor....

Pink Night Honors Those Who Battled Cancer

NEWBURGH - The Newburgh Enlarged City School District participated in a Pink Night celebration in honor of those who have battled cancer. Participants from...

Hudson Valley Press Online Main Header Image