Hudson Valley Press-2020 | Serving the African-American and Latino Communities

The pandemic might have temporarily suspended the in-person Vassar College Commencement Exercises; however, it was unable to touch the positively profound effect the school’s imprint has had on many of the Class of 2020 recent graduates. Photo credit: Vassar College screenshots of video by Jim Sulley

Vassar College Holds 156th Graduation Ceremony

One of the many personalized, decorative vehicles of a graduate and their family that entered Newburgh Free Academy’s Main Campus front parking lot to receive a host of graduation paraphernalia with the schools insignia, as well as other goodies from administration, faculty and staff members Friday.

Love and Support Shown For the NFA Class of 2020

Teaching “Trunk” Goes Virtual and Brings Culture

Earlier this fall, NASA sent out to all educators to apply for climate change research position. Unfortunately, that position was already filled, but Ms. Toback impressed NASA so much, that they hired her to be an Educational Ambassador for the NASA Climate Change Research Initiative program and a liaison for the Goddard Space Flight Center Office of STEM Engagement at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in NYC.

Toback Named Educational Ambassador For NASA

Frankie Flowers, son of the late John Flowers, is working every day to carry on the Flowers legacy. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the younger Flowers to step up and provide meals for those that are experiencing financial stress during the pandemic.

Flowers’ Legacy Continues With Food Aid

Sports

Two Newburgh Free Academy athletes, Haley Dando and Raj Patel have received the 2020 OCIAA Senior Scholar Athlete Award. The Orange County Inter-scholastic Athletic Association (OCIAA) Senior Scholar Athlete Award is given to a girl and boy in each member school.

Two NFA Students Receive Scholar Athlete Awards

Host families play integral role in success of independent teams . Minor league baseball is often referred to as being an intimate gathering of local folks. You can’t get much more intimate than inviting players to live in your home for a summer.

Host Families Are Integral To Independent Teams

NFA Athletes Win First Place at Championships

NFA Girls Basketball Team Recognizes Seniors

Vassar Falls to Ithaca in League Championship

Marist Overcome by Liberty in Series Finale

Baseball

Host Families Are Integral To Independent Teams

Marist Overcome by Liberty in Series Finale

Black Knights Fall to Air Force at Invitational

Vassar Baseball Team Heats Up in Win Over Rivier

Mount Drops Game to Albertus Magnus

Ninth Inning Rally Gives Brewers Victory Over Royals

Cross Country

David Soto earns All-America status just one week after he earned All-Region XV accolades by finishing second in the region championship race.

David Soto Earns Cross Country All-American Status

Newburgh Free Academy senior track and field standout hurdler, Ryler Gould, officially signs a letter, committing to his collegiate selection, The University of Miami, where he earned a full athletic scholarship, beginning in the fall of 2020. His younger brother Rayden along with father Rich look on. Also joining him on the stage was his mother Michelle during Monday’s well-attended event at NFA’s North Campus.

Rylar Gould Earns Full Track and Field Scholarship

Heritage Middle School Unveils New Running Path

MSMC Knights Run to 12th Place Finish

Marist Cross Country Team Wins Siena Invitational

Army Takes Top 11 Spots in Opening Race

Football

In the 120th installment of the Army-Navy Game presented by USAA, Army West Point fell to service-academy foe No. 21 Navy, 31-7, on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. Pictured Above Army Black Knights Christian Anderson. Photo: Danny Wild

Army Black Knights Fall to Navy in Rivalry Tilt

Seven different cadets found pay dirt as the Army West Point football team picked up a, 63-7, bounce-back win over UMass on Saturday at Michie Stadium.

Rushing Attack Lifts Black Knights to a Home Win

Marist Football Earns Their Second Straight Win

Army’s Comeback Bid Falls Short at Air Force

Army Black Knights Stymied by Western Kentucky

Marist Football Falls at San Diego, 31-7

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

MSMC’s Paul Sienke contributed 13 points to the win, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor.

Blue Knights Take Season Series From USMMA

Senior Captains Lead Army Cadets to Win Over Lehigh

Marist Handles Manhattan On Play4Kay Night

Knights Edged At Manhattanville On Late Three-Pointer

Army Captains Shine In Thrilling Win At Lehigh

Last-Second Shot Sends Canisius Past Marist

Soccer

Two NFA Students Receive Scholar Athlete Awards

Junior Hawkins Barratt Heitmann scored six minutes into the first overtime period.

Heitmann’s Overtime Goal Lifts Vassar Over RIT

Lopes Scores Game Winner To Lift Vassar

Marist Soccer Wins Senior Day Thriller

Vassar Comes Up Short Against #4 Herons

Marist Red Foxes Soccer Falls To Rider

Softball

Army Black Knights Top Charleston Southern, 9-2

Army Black Knights Drop Tight Game to Sacramento St.

Army Earns Third Straight Win; Tops Georgia Southern, 7-5

Pine Bush’s Kaylee Armida Commits to Clark U

Marist Clinches Top Seed in MAAC Championship

Mount Softball Registers Split With Sarah Lawrence

Swimming

Marist Wraps up competition at the ECAC Championships on Sunday.

Marist Wraps Up at the ECAC Championships

The Army West Point men’s swimming and diving team began 2020 with a 220-79 victory over Bucknell in a Patriot League dual on Saturday night.

Army Tops Bucknell in Road Dual, 220-79

Vassar Swimming & Diving Defeat Skidmore

Mount Suffers Dual Meet Loss at Staten Island

Mount Suffers First Loss Of The Season

Open House is Held For Free Swim Program

Track & Field

Five NFA athletes win first place at the Girls Indoor Track Section IX Championships.

NFA Athletes Win First Place at Championships

Despite another record setting effort by senior Calli McMullen, the Army West Point women’s track and field team fell to rival Navy in the women’s indoor Star Meet in Annapolis on Saturday.

Four Program Records Set In Army Loss to Navy

Racewalkers Excel at Millrose Games

Mount Finishes Eighth At Utica Invitational

Mooney Breaks 200m Record in Boston

Tennis

Two NFA Students Receive Scholar Athlete Awards

The Vassar College men's tennis team defeated the University of Rochester by a 5-4 margin at the Goergen Athletic Center. Photo: C. Stockton

Vassar Tennis Posts 5-4 Win over #37 Rochester

Marist Tennis Downed At Lehigh

Tennis Club Donates Bench to Honor Former Coach

Mount Cruises Past Vaughn On Senior Day

Black Knights Wrap Up West Point Invite

Volleyball

Army Black Knights Post Road Victory at Holy Cross

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

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

Women's Basketball

The Newburgh Free Academy Varsity Girls Basketball Team recognizes their seniors. 12th grade athletes and their families were celebrated last week before a game.

NFA Girls Basketball Team Recognizes Seniors

Junior guard Grace Cannon scored with .3 seconds left on the clock to lift the top-seeded Ithaca Bombers to a 73-71 victory over second-seeded Vassar College in the Liberty League Women’s Basketball Championship game on Sunday at the Ben Light Gym on the campus of Ithaca College. Photo: C. Stockton

Vassar Falls to Ithaca in League Championship

Knights Tripped Up in Skyline Conference Semifinal

Peczuh’s Career Milestone Propels Team to Victory

Knights Thwarted On The Road Against Manhattanville

Vassar Powers Past RPI in League Road Win

BUSINESS

NYS Department of Labor Announces $9.2B in Benefits

NEW YORK - The New York State Department of Labor has announced that $9.2 billion in unemployment benefits have been paid to New Yorkers...

On Tuesday, May 19th, the New York State Laborers’ Union Local 60 delivered meals to union workers on essential job sites in Yonkers and New Rochelle to show appreciation for the dedication and sacrifice members have displayed to keep Westchester running during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NY State Laborers Local 60 Delivers Meals to Workers

YONKERS - On Tuesday, May 19th, the New York State Laborers’ Union Local 60 delivered meals to union workers on essential job sites in...

POLITICAL

Westchester County Executive George Latimer continued his mask donations Friday in Mount Kisco with Mayor Gina Picinich, Fran Albanese representing the Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce and Neighbors Link Executive Director Carola Otero Bracco.

Donation to Mount Kisco and Neighbors Link

MOUNT KISCO - Westchester County Executive George Latimer continued his mask donations Fridan in Mount Kisco with Mayor Gina Picinich, Fran Albanese representing the...

Rockland County Honors EMS Workers

NEW CITY - Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert acknowledged local emergency medical services (EMS) practitioners...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Micaela Croniser of Hopewell Junction, N.Y., a Mount Saint Mary College Nursing student who finished up her final semester as an undergraduate, fights COVID-19 on the frontlines and uses her artistic skills to help children cope with illness.

Student Uses Her Artistic Skills to Help Children

NEWBURGH – Creativity, innovation, and compassion: Whether she’s studying Nursing at Mount Saint Mary College or caring for COVID-19 patients at her job, senior...

Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard, was one of the most influential singer songwriters in popular music. He was one of the founders of Rock n’ Roll in the 1950s and one of the most memorable performers in rock history. Little Richard was born in 1932 in Macon, Georgia and died recently at the age of 87.

Little Richard, One of the Founding Fathers of Rock n’ Roll,...

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire ContributorRichard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard, was one of the most influential singer songwriters in popular music....

HEALTH

How COVID-19 May Change a Trip to the Dentist

As the coronavirus pandemic swept the U.S., state governments mandated that dental offices open only for emergency procedures. But in the coming weeks, some...

Guidance to Improve Pre-Hospital Triage, Routing of Patients

Leading stroke experts from the American Heart Association’s Stroke Council have issued a new framework/guidance, “Pre-hospital Triage of Acute Stroke Patients During the COVID-19...

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