LOCAL
Call For More Aggressive Clean Up PFOA/PFOS at Newburgh
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E....
Newburgh Illuminated Festival Enjoys Sixth Year
NEWBURGH – Some 15,000 to 20,000 people came out to celebrate the Newburgh Illuminated Festival Saturday, a gathering that acknowledges the diversity, culture and...
BUSINESS
ABC Commended For Cancellation of Roseanne
BALTIMORE, MD - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s premier civil rights organization issued the following statement regarding...
Walkway Welcomes New VP of Philanthropy
POUGHKEEPSIE - The Walkway Over the Hudson nonprofit organization has hired Trish Prunty to serve as its new Vice President of Philanthropy.
Ms. Prunty brings...
HEALTH
Diabetes Self-Management Program is Recognized
MIDDLETOWN - The Diabetes Self-Management Education Classes at Crystal Run Healthcare has received continued Recognition from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The program was...
AHA Praises Passage of Tobacco 21 Law
KINGSTON –The American Heart Association (AHA) said that by prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21, the Ulster...
POLITICAL
O.C. Democrats Endorse Candidates
WALLKILL – The Orange County Democratic Committee endorsed its slate of candidates for the November elections Wednesday night.
Current 99th District Assemblyman James Skoufis was...
Stewart-Cousins Sees Brighter future For NY
WALLKILL – State Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D, Yonkers) is anticipating a brighter outcome for Democrats in New York next year, especially with...
NATIONAL
Statement on Passing of NAACP’s Lewis Myers Jr.
BALTIMORE, MD – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) grieves the passing of Lewis Myers Jr., former NAACP Deputy Director.
“Lewis...
Black Public Media Gets $40,000 NEA Grant
NEW YORK - The Harlem-based media arts organization Black Public Media (BPM) has been awarded an Art Works grant of $40,000 by the National...
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