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LOCAL

Kingston Becomes Third Hudson Valley City With a Municipal ID

KINGSTON - Recently, the City of Kingston Common Council unanimously passed legislation to create a municipal ID. The vote follows months of advocacy for the...

Antonio Rivera, 7 x 7 Ministry; Jesse Howard, President of Interfaith Emergency Housing Project Life; Eileen Robertson, Director of Project Life; and Ruben Estrada, owner of Empanada Master. All joined together to provide free, homemade meals Tuesday to families in a local homeless shelter.

Empanada Master is Bringing Holiday Cheer

By Jennifer L. Warren NEWBURGH - Ruben Estrada is living his dream…again. After recently retiring, the 65 year old Estrada wanted to surround himself with joy,...

BUSINESS

Top Business Women of 2018 are Recognized

By Jennifer L. Warren WAPPINGERS FALLS - Showing up. Being Calm. Working through challenges. They are the top three abilities Trish Adlesic cites for her success,...

Elizabeth Rowley (center), CFOS President & CEO, presents a check to Richard Coombe (left) and Phyllis Coombe (right) of the Time and the Valleys Museum for the Make A Difference Grant at the 2018 Annual Reception.

2018 Make a Difference Grants are Awarded

The Make a Difference Fund was established by the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan to provide grants to local organizations that provide services...

HEALTH

Women and Pregnancy-Related Mortality

WASHINGTON, DC - The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) represents the nation’s nearly 3,000 local health departments. NACCHO’s efforts focus...

Remember to Consider Heart-Healthy Thanksgiving Choices

Thanksgiving is about enjoying time with our family and celebrating with traditional foods we know and love. Unfortunately, many of those foods are packed...

POLITICAL

Governor Cuomo, center, holds a press briefing on his meeting with President Trump to discuss infrastructure priorities, including the Gateway Tunnel. Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor and Richard Cotton, head of the Port Authority joined Cuomo.

Cuomo, Trump Discuss Infrastructure Priorities

NEW YORK - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo held a press briefing on his meeting with President Trump last Thursday to discuss infrastructure priorities, including...

Newly elected Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson (D, Newburgh) [pictured on right, alongside Carl Heastie on left] ]will not be waiting until January to fill the position.

Jacobson Assumes Vacant NY Assembly Seat

ALBANY – Newly elected Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson (D, Newburgh) will not be waiting until January to fill the position. Since he was elected to fill...

NATIONAL

Civil Rights Case Investigation Process Changed

BALTIMORE, MD- Recently, in response to a June 2018 lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Education by the NAACP, the National Federation of...

Dr. E. Faye Williams; Dr. Jynona Norwood Ed Norwood; and Martin Luther King III.

Haunting Memories of the Jonestown Massacre

By Hazel Trice Edney The church building at 1859 Geary Street in San Francisco was in its earlier days festive, vibrant and joyous. Like a...