News - Hudson Valley Press-2020

LOCAL

Three “Queens,” representing some of the chapters of the Red Hat Society who came out to the New Windsor Country Inn nursing home in New Windsor Friday afternoon, show their love and gratitude for the essential workers. Pictured above from left are; Terrencia A. Brown of the Ladies of Distinction, Rinnay Carney-Koutovan of The Sophisticated Rubies, and Valerie Ruffin of Soulful Sisters.

Local Red Hat Society Members Deliver Meals

By Jennifer L. WarrenNEW WINDSOR - As Paul Lockwood drove up to the Windsor Country Inn Nursing Home Thursday at noon, he was greeted...

Beacon High School 2020 class member, Miles McCabe has his cap adjusted by his mom, Erika, Monday morning just prior to his walking the stage to receive his diploma for part of the school’s video footage for the virtual graduation later this month.

Beacon High School “Graduation Walk” Production

By Jennifer L. WarrenBEACON - Jonathan Hibbert credits Beacon High School with changing his life for the better.The soon-to-be graduate, smiling wide and clad...

BUSINESS

Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus with Dan and Talitha Jones at Edgwick Farm in Cornwall last month. Edgwick Farm will return to the Goshen Farmers Market this year.

Farmers Market Moves to OC Government Center

GOSHEN - Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus has announced that the Goshen Chamber of Commerce’s popular Farmers Market has moved from the Goshen...

MHAPD Programs Has Merged Into Abilities First

POUGHKEEPSIE - Abilities First announces the final merger of Mid-Hudson Association for Persons with Disabilities (MHAPD) into its existing continuum of care. MHAPD programs...

HEALTH

NY State Senator James Skoufis, (D-Hudson Valley) delivered “Recovery Kits” to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall President/CEO Joan Cusack-McGuirk.

Skoufis Drops Off Hundreds of ‘Recovery Kits’

NEWBURGH - Last week New York State Senator James Skoufis, (D-Hudson Valley) delivered “Recovery Kits” to healthcare workers at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall and...

Jeffrey L. Boney with his doctor, Dr. Joseph Varon and his nurse, Jerusha Brown Harshman.

A Personal Battle From Positive to Negative COVID-19 Result

By Jeffrey L. Boney“Jeffrey, unfortunately, your test came back positive for the Coronavirus.”Hearing those words from the doctor, March 27th, shook me to the...

POLITICAL

Serino Proposes $100M For Nursing Homes

ALBANY - With the Legislature back in session - with no apparent plan to immediately address the crisis unfolding in New York’s nursing homes—Senator...

Sue Serino Launches “Superstar” Initiative

HYDE PARK – Senator Sue Serino has launched her second annual “Serino’s Superstars” initiative to recognize local middle school students who are promoting kindness...

NATIONAL

NAACP on Manafort Release From Prison

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO, made the following statement about the release of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort from...

The NAACP, the nation’s foremost social justice organization, has launched a campaign entitled #WeAreDoneDying, aimed at exposing the inequities embedded into the American healthcare system and the country at large. From COVID-19 to running while Black in America, the abuse faced by people of color, particularly African Americans is devastating.

The #WeAreDoneDying Campaign is Launched

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The NAACP, the nation’s foremost social justice organization, has launched a campaign entitled #WeAreDoneDying, aimed at exposing the inequities embedded into...

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