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Families pose for photos with Santa as Healthfirst teamed up with several community based organizations to make the holidays brighter for everyone on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR

Third Annual Healthfirst Holiday Celebration Event

The Westchester County Youth Bureau, in partnership with Lower Hudson Valley My Brother’s Keeper (LHVMBK) Alliance, the Obama Foundation and SUNY Westchester Community College (WCC) hosted the Youth Leadership Summit.

My Brother’s Keeper Youth Leadership Summit

Winning TAKE 5 Tickets Were Sold in Dover Plains and Pawling

Several members of Iota Alpha Omega pose together for a group photo during the fundraiser.

“Hidden Figures” Private Screening Fundraiser

Hundreds of protesters gathered late Wednesday afternoon in Poughkeepsie to show their displeasure with President Trump’s recent travel ban and his plan to build a wall on the Mexico border.

Hundreds Gather to Protest Trump Travel Ban

Travel Ban Assistance Offered By YWCA Orange County

Anthony Johnson

Johnson to Emcee Tuskegee Airmen Dinner

Acclaimed multicultural percussionist, Jeff Haynes, sits behind a Hang Drum, one of several types of drums he played Saturday at the Poughkeepsie Public Library. Haynes, a City of Beacon resident, along with a guest musician, Sean Harkness, and other music guests, entertained the crowd for an hour with a rhythmic journey titled, "Listen to the Rhythms of Black History," a celebration honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as Black History Month. Photo: For the Hudson Valley Press/JENNIFER WARREN

Haynes Honors Martin Luther King Jr., Pete Seeger

Clockwise from top: Mrs. Grace Bowles with children from her workshop discuss what they learned during the Black History Committee of the Hudson Valley 48th Annual Martin Luther King Jr Celebration on Monday, January 16, 2017 at New Hope Baptist Church in Newburgh, NY; Rev. Nelson McAllister offers remarks during the Black History Committee of the Hudson Valley 48th Annual Martin Luther King Jr Celebration on Monday, January 16, 2017 at New Hope Baptist Church in Newburgh, NY; Mrs. Sadie Tallie, President of the Black History Committee of the Hudson Valley, offers remarks during the organizations 48th Annual Martin Luther King Jr Celebration on Monday, January 16, 2017 at New Hope Baptist Church in Newburgh, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Black History Committee Celebrates MLK Day

On the same day women rallied by the thousands in the nation’s capital and their hometowns in protest of the new administration of President Donald Trump, local activists in Beacon held a demonstration of their own.

Demonstrators in Beacon Protest Against New Admin.

Left: Guest speaker, Bill Whitaker. Right: Mr. Robert Wright, Executive Director and one of the founders of Nubian Directions, an integral community organization in the City of Poughkeepsie, once again attended the Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, held Friday at the Civic Center. Mr. Wright was honored last year with the Wager Award. His organization, Nubian Directions, has been around for over 20 years, playing a key role in improving the lives of, while offering vital opportunities to many people throughout the Hudson Valley.

Dr. King Legacy Honored at 26th Annual Breakfast

Steven M. Neuhaus

Human Rights Commission Seeks Nominations

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