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H. Carl McCall announced his plans to retire as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The State University of New York. Chairman McCall was appointed to SUNY’s Board in 2007 and has served as the Board’s Chairman since 2011.

Chairman H. Carl McCall Announces Retirement

To commemorate Pete Seeger’s centennial and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater’s 50th anniversary this month, both houses of the NYS Legislature are adopting a resolution honoring their achievements. Photo: Associated Press

Resolution to Commemorate Pete Seeger and Clearwater

Reporting Overdoses in Real Time and Saving Lives

Student-athlete attendance and alteration of their records at Newburgh Free Academy were called into question by Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Now The state Department of Education will conduct an audit. Hudson Valley Press File/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Student Attendance Policy to be Audited by State

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh held its annual Walk for Housing on Sunday, April 28 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the organization.

Walk for Housing Goes on Despite Rainy Weather

Sports

On Sunday, May 5, Newburgh Free Academy Track and Field Coach, Malcolm Burks, was inducted into the Friends of Section IX Track & Field Hall of Fame for his unwavering dedication to his athletes-on and off the track- as well as the sport at its Third Annual Induction Ceremony. He is surrounded by some of the many student athletes he has been coaching this school year.

Coach Burks Inducted Into Prestigious Hall of Fame

Mount Saint Mary College Sophomore Alexandra Salamone posted a pair of top-10 finishes for the Knights and set a new school record in the Hammer Throw.

Alex Salamone Breaks Hammer Throw Record

Army Fights Through Weather At ECAC/IC4As

Pine Bush’s Kaylee Armida Commits to Clark U

Army Advances To Championship Series After 5-3 Win

Farrell Wins 400 Hurdles At Army West Point

Baseball

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.

Army Wins Season Series Over Navy, Star Secured

Vassar Baseball Finishes Weekend With Split at Union

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

Army Black Knights are Victorious Over Navy

The Army West Point football team extended its winning streak to seven games with a 28-14 victory over Colgate Saturday afternoon.

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

Black Knights Capture Road Victory at EMU

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

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

Late Rally Falls Short for Army Against American

The Marist men’s basketball team suffered a 67-55 loss to Siena in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at the Times Union Center on Sunday afternoon.

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

MSMC Blue Knights Overpower Maritime, 71-42

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

Coach Burks Inducted Into Prestigious Hall of Fame

Alex Salamone Breaks Hammer Throw Record

Army Fights Through Weather At ECAC/IC4As

Farrell Wins 400 Hurdles At Army West Point

Calli McMullen Headlines Postseason Awards

Knights Shine at Skyline Conference Championship

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

Brewers Drop 0-3 Decision to No. 1 Springfield

Marist volleyball celebrated Senior Day by defeating Saint Peter’s 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at McCann Arena. Seniors Taylor van der Biezen and Lauren Waide got a story book ending for the day with van der Biezen setting the ball to Waide for the final point of the game.

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

Hawks Take Back-to-Back Loses Saturday at Skidmore Invitational

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

The Kingston Land Trust receives a $2,500 check from Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation. Pictured (from left to right) Greg Shaheen, Conservation Coordinator, Kingston Land Trust; John Finch, Ulster Savings Bank EVP/COO; Julia Farr, Executive Director, Kingston Land Trust; and Ted Griese, Operations Manager, Kingston Land Trust.

Kingston Land Trust Awarded $2,500 Grant

KINGSTON - The Kingston Land Trust has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation to support their restoration process of...

The Ugly Truth About Diversity “Initiatives”

By La’Wana Harris The big idea: Diversity and inclusion. We’ve been talking about it for decades. Today, high-profile headlines on corporate racial bias, widening pay...

POLITICAL

Senator Jen Metzger and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic sponsor Freedom From Fossil Fuels Act. Legislation places moratorium on new fossil fuel infrastructure, requires state roadmap to fossil fuel-free economy.

Metzger Sponsors Freedom From Fossil Fuels Act

ALBANY - State Senator Jen Metzger (42nd District) has put forward a bill in the New York State Senate (S-5200), known as the Freedom...

New York State Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James.

New York Attorney General Targets EPA

POUGHKEEPSIE – State Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James told the Dutchess County Bar Association in Poughkeepsie Thursday night that her office is going after...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Resolution to Commemorate Pete Seeger and Clearwater

ALBANY - To commemorate Pete Seeger’s centennial and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater’s 50th anniversary this month, both houses of the New York State...

Singleton launched the acting careers of several young African Americans on his way to notoriety.

In Memoriam: John Singleton Dead at 51

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Famed African American movie producer John Singleton has died. Singleton, best known for the hit 1991 movie, Boyz N...

HEALTH

Reporting Overdoses in Real Time and Saving Lives

By Jennifer L. Warren NEWBURGH - Saving lives. It’s the message at the epicenter of a real time technology notification system, titled PREDX, designed to report...

There are 400,000 Americans living with HIV who have fallen out of care or are unaware of their HIV status. Given the stigma these communities face discrimination.

Stigma of Being a Gay Man and Person of Color

By Paul Kawata I’ve had to learn how to survive society’s contradictions. Even though it shouldn’t matter, the color of my skin impacts people’s perception...

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