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Mary Winston Jackson (1921–2005) successfully overcame the barriers of segregation and gender bias to become a professional aerospace engineer and leader in ensuring equal opportunities for future generations. Photo: NASA

NASA Headquarters Named For “Hidden Figure” Mary Jackson

Newburgh Free Academy P-TECH interns pose for a photo.

41 P-TECH Students Earn High School Diplomas

Organizers from the Newburgh LGBTQ Center hosted a caravan on Sunday, June 28, 2020 that drove thru Newburgh, Beacon, Poughkeepsie New Paltz, Rosendale, Kingston and Hudson, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Pride Month and LGBTQ Community Are Honored

Kharel James receives a scholarship and laptop for use with studies at SUNY Delhi.

Black Excellence Community Gives Grads a Boost

Park ball field view of Delano-Hitch Recreation Park.

City of Newburgh Begins Extensive Renovations

Sports

Just two days after Bubba Wallace made a statement saying he felt NASCAR should ban fans from flying the Confederate flag at tracks, a ban has been permanently put into effect at all events and properties of the auto-racing giant.

NASCAR Bans Confederate Flags After Wallace’s Call

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 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

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

Army Blanks Air Force, 2-0

Army Falls At Air Force, 4-1

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

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

John Klassen Joins Ulster Savings Bank

KINGSTON - Ulster Savings Bank is pleased to announce that John Klassen has joined them as Vice President – Commercial Lending. Mr. Klassen, a Saugerties...

$35.1m Announced For the County of Orange

ORANGE COUNTY - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a $35.1 million grant award to the County of Orange...

POLITICAL

Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Legislation

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and 35 Senate Democrats introduced standalone legislation requiring the Pentagon to remove all names, symbols, displays,...

2020 Service Academy Appointments

NEWBURGH - U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced that 12 Hudson Valley students have accepted offers of appointment at one of the United...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

35th anniversary 2LP 12” vinyl collector’s edition of Whitney Houston debut album.

Whitney Houston 35th Anniversary Album Release

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, and Vinyl Me, Please-in conjunction with The Estate of Whitney E. Houston--are pleased to announce...

In the film, The Last Tree, writer/director Shola Amoo’s semi-autobiographical portrait recaptures his experience as a foster child of African descent.

Film Recaptures a Foster Child of African Descent

By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic “She’s not coming to take you away.” It’s a hollow promise. An 11-year-old black boy is snatched away...

HEALTH

Nuvance Health Welcomes Physicians-In-Training

LAGRANGEVILLE - Nuvance Health recently welcomed 139 new medical residents and fellows across its healthcare system during orientation for the 2020-21 academic year. These incoming...

The Racial Divide of Coronavirus is a Real Thing

By Allyson Y. Schwartz and Martha A. Dawson News about the novel coronavirus, which has now claimed over 100,000 American lives, is all around us....

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