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LOCAL

Pastor Ralph Cowan and his wife Prophetess Norma Cowan pose for a photo at his 19th Annual Pastoral Appreciation Celebration.

Behind a Great Pastor is a Powerful, Praying Church

By Journalist Ms. Jones CLINTONDALE - “Real leaders think about the other person’s need. Real leaders give all they have. To them it’s planting seed,”...

Skoufis Secures $359,000 for Cornwall Central School District in support of student safety and youth development. Town of Cornwall Supervisor Josh Wojehowski (Left), Senator James Skoufis (Center), Cornwall CSD Superintendent Terry Dade (Right) pose for photo.

Sen. Skoufis Secures $359,000 For Cornwall

CORNWALL - Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County) joined local officials to celebrate $359,000 in grant funding awarded to the Cornwall Central School District. The...

BUSINESS

Sullivan County Officials traveled to Saugerties earlier this month to inspect a faster and more efficient method of deploying the latest super-high-speed fiber-optic networks with multi-gig service to homes and businesses.

Officials Get Up Close View of “Microtrenching”

SAUGERTIES – Sullivan County Legislature Vice Chair Mike Brooks, County Manager Josh Potosek and other County representatives traveled to Saugerties earlier this month to...

Ulster Savings Bank Hires Mortgage Specialists

KINGSTON - Ulster Savings Bank is pleased to announce that Sean Dykhouse and Michael Zeoli have joined them as Residential Mortgage Specialists at their...

HEALTH

On left is Vanessa Edwards of the City of Newburgh, a breast cancer survivor and next to her is Ralph Burnett, a Cornerstone Outreach Worker.

Free Breast Cancer Screening Day is a Success

By Jennifer L. Warren NEWBURGH - Vanessa Edwards was proudly sporting vibrant pink last Tuesday afternoon. Whether it was her wavy locks of hair, tee-shirt...

The Rockland Community College Nursing Program has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence, with its student achieving a remarkable 100% pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in the third quarter of 2023.

Program Achieves Perfection in NCLEX Pass Rate

ROCKLAND COUNTY - The Rockland Community College Nursing Program has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence, with its student achieving a remarkable 100%...

POLITICAL

Strengthened Protections For Immigrant Children

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led her Senate colleagues in the introduction of the Protection of Kids in Detention (PROKID) Act,...

Hold Utilities Accountable For Zombie Poles

Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County) announced his initiative to encourage local municipalities to hold utility companies to account who fail to remove hazardous and...

NATIONAL

Dirty Truth About Utility Companies’ Clean Energy Efforts

By Ben Jealous Imagine telling your boss that you’ll complete less than half of the work that’s needed, getting almost nothing done over 12 months,...

Cutting Tailpipe Pollution Starts at Home for New York City

By Ben Jealous For Leslie Vasquez, an activist with South Bronx Unite, the same word describes the need and the timeline for New York City...