LOCAL
Officials Announce $125k for Sidewalk Repairs
POUGHKEEPSIE - Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) recently announced $125,000 to fund sidewalk repairs in the City of Poughkeepsie. Jacobson made the announcement at City...
Co-op Hudson Valley: Priceless Opportunities
By Jennifer L. Warren
POUGHKEEPSIE - How do we build wealth in our communities more equitably? How can we distribute profits in a business in...
BUSINESS
Yonkers Public Library Hires Haifa Bint-Kadi as Curator
YONKERS - Yonkers Public Library is pleased to congratulate and welcome Haifa Bint-Kadi as the Riverfront Art Gallery Curator.
“YPL is thrilled to bring Haifa...
Catholic Charities Golf for Charity Outing is Set
GOSHEN – Save the date for Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster’s 15th annual Golf for Charity Outing. This great day of golfing...
HEALTH
Blood Drives Curb Statewide Blood Shortage
Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) partnered with the Red Cross and the New York Blood Center to host simultaneous blood drives in northern and...
Ryan Advocates For Mental Health Services
KINGSTON - Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan announced Friday that the petition he launched on Wednesday, demanding that New York State deny any application(s)...
POLITICAL
Will Dutchess Downsize its Legislature?
POUGHKEEPSIE - The Dutchess County Legislature was split along party lines last Monday night when considering reducing the number of legislators. The Republican-sponsored bill...
New Polling Sites Bill Has Been Signed Into Law
Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson’s (D-104) bill (A2168) regarding polling sites was signed into law by Governor Cuomo. It was sponsored in the Senate by Senator...
NATIONAL
NAACP Statement on Voting Rights Meeting
On July 8, 2021 Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, released the following statement after his meeting with President Biden and Vice...
NAACP Convention Focuses on Diverse Future Agenda
BALTIMORE, M.D. - The NAACP will host its 112th national convention from July 6 to July 14, 2021. For two weeks the nation’s most...
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