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Anais Maivel, Rashaan Carter, Angel Lav, performs in the Newburgh Free Library’s Courtyard. The group was one of several cultural, creative forms of entertainment to take the stage at Saturday’s Harriet Tubman’s Journey to Freedom event.

Harriet Tubman Journey to Freedom Celebration

The Newburgh Latino Heritage Mural Initiative will utilize the east facing side of the DMU Music building which is four stories high. The proposed mural will highlight Hispanic heritage and will be a warm, colorful welcome to those coming into the City of Newburgh from the riverfront. Photo: Brian Wolfe

New Latino Heritage Mural Will Highlight Culture

A rally for women was held in Poughkeepsie Saturday night, causing police to stop traffic on several main thoroughfares to prevent marchers from being struck by vehicles.

Rally For Women is Held in Poughkeepsie

Free Bulk Item Pickup Pilot Program Created

Legislators Issue Public Letter on 2020 Election

Sports

NYSFSSAA Cancels the XC Championships

Jordan Jones (left) and Sara Leavens (right) were named Student-Athletes of the Month for October by Marist’s Center for Student-Athlete Enhancement (CSAE). Leavens is a junior from Avon, Connecticut who is part of the Red Foxes’ cross country and track & field teams.

CSAE Student-Athletes of the Month Named

Marist Names Five Captains for 2020-2021 Year

Best Players That Have Put on a Red Fox Uniform

Tori Jarosz Continues Professional Career in Poland

Onomake Nominated For NCAA Woman of the Year

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

NYSFSSAA Cancels the XC Championships

CSAE Student-Athletes of the Month Named

Marist Names Five Captains for 2020-2021 Year

Onomake Nominated For NCAA Woman of the Year

David Soto Earns Cross Country All-American Status

Rylar Gould Earns Full Track and Field Scholarship

Football

Army Shuts Down Middle Tennessee State in Opener

Chidera Udeh and Arthur Pinckney were named the Marist Center for Student-Athlete Enhancement (CSAE) Student-Athletes of the Month for September.

Marist College Student-Athletes of the Month

Army Black Knights Fall to Navy in Rivalry Tilt

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

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

CSAE Student-Athletes of the Month Named

John Thompson was the first Black coach to win the NCAA Championship. In 1984, he led the Georgetown Hoyas to victory over the Houston Cougars. In 1985 Thompson was named Coach of the Year. He coached at Georgetown University from 1972 to 1999.

Coaching Legend John Thompson Dies at 78

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

Soccer

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

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

Best Players That Have Put on a Red Fox Uniform

Marist College Student-Athletes of the Month

Army Black Knights Post Road Victory at Holy Cross

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

Mount Swept At Rutgers-Newark

Army Takes Down Navy in Dramatic Five Set

Women's Basketball

Tori Jarosz Continues Professional Career in Poland

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

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

BUSINESS

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli

DiNapoli: MTA Faces its Greatest Financial Crisis

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is facing the greatest crisis in its long history, with few viable options without federal funding to avoid cuts...

The U.S. Postal Service continues to celebrate Kwanzaa, which honors the values and beliefs around African American heritage, by dedicating a new Kwanzaa stamp.

New Kwanzaa Postal Stamp Now Available

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Postal Service continues to celebrate Kwanzaa, which honors the values and beliefs around African American heritage, by dedicating a...

POLITICAL

New York State Attorney General Letitia James. Hudson Valley Press File/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

AG James Has Issued Political Activity Guidance

NEW YORK – Ahead of the November 3rd election, New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued guidance to remind New York non-profits of...

Rolison Releases Preliminary 2021 Budget

POUGHKEEPSIE - City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison has released his 2021 preliminary budget that lowers the tax rate, stays under the New York...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Washington’s Headquarters Starts New Hours

NEWBURGH - Seasonal changes also bring about changes at Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site. The last day of extended hours, Wednesdays through Sundays, will...

Gary Brouwer: His hats crowned the heads of divas, screen stars, and elephants.

Gary Brouwer, Milliner to the Stars, Dies at Age 90

Gary Brouwer, the Dutch-born millinery artist who designed hats for high society, Hollywood royalty, Broadway, opera,and circus stars during a nearly 50-year career that spanned...

HEALTH

New Rockland Order Requires Face Coverings

NEW CITY – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce a new Commissioner’s Standing Order related to...

Three Valley Central Students Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

MONTGOMERY – Three Valley Central School District students have tested positive for the coronavirus, Superintendent John Xanthis said on Thursday. In a letter to the...

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