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The 2026 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest winners from the Beacon School District with their specially presented certificates at Monday’s King Celebration at Springfield Baptist Church.

47th Annual Rev. Dr. King Birthday Celebration

The newly elected CMF President Bishop Jeffrey C. Woody delivered the Welcome Address at the 58th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration.

58th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Youth working for the City of Newburgh Boys and Girls Club.

County Summer Youth Employment Program is Back

Mayor Yvonne Flowers delivered the State of the City Address Friday night at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House.

Mayor Flowers Delivers State of the City Speech

Elizabeth Rubio is presented the Freedom Award from County Executive Ed Day.

Day Presents Freedom Award

The introduction of an electric train and shovel dramatically improved the efficiency of the Dennings Point Brickyard in 1926.

Beacon’s Historical Society Mounts New Exhibit

Chapter Vice President and Program Committee Chairperson Widley Cesar, President of the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Rockland County Antinea Middleton, AKA Chapter President Nicole Tinsley Butcher, and AKA Chapter Member and Subcommittee Chairperson Dr. Valerie Williams-Sanchez pose for a photo at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Inaugural Women Entrepreneur Showcase.

Showcase Highlights BIPOC Women in Business

From left are Harlem Children’s Zone President and Founder Geoffrey CanadaGeoffrey Canada, Youth Services Director Karen Williams, Mayor Flowers and Harlem Children’s Zone Chief Executive Officer Kwame Owusu-Kesse.

Flowers Joins Mayors’ Neighborhood Academy

Deerr Builds Community Via Clubs At SUNY Orange

Sue Sheehan, Edwina Wulff, New York State Senator James Skoufis, New York State Assemblywoman Paula Elaine Kay, Sara Calle Alvarado, and Maria Bruni.

Annual Women’s Recognition Night Honors Four

Free Bulk Item Pickup Returns

Karen Edelman-Reyes, Town of Cornwall Board Member and candidate for Orange County Judge; Susan Kamlet, President of the Cornwall Historical Society; and Sonya Grant, who leads GrantForesight and is a 33 year life member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. The three were in attendance at Sunday’s “2 Harriets on the Hudson” presentation, celebrating the lives of two transformative, courageous, and resilient African- American women, keeping alive their incredible legacies.

2 Harriet’s Kicks Off Women’s History Month

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