Education

Dutchess Community College will be moving its southern Dutchess campus from Myers Corners Road in Wappingers Falls to the former JW Mays department store building in the old Dutchess Mall on Route 9 in the Town of Fishkill. Pictured above is a architect rendering of the Route 9 Fishkill campus.

Dutchess Community College to Open New Facility

FISHKILL – Dutchess Community College will be moving its southern Dutchess campus from Myers Corners Road in Wappingers Falls to the former JW Mays...

The Poughkeepsie City School District fired high school principal Seimpson during a special meeting Monday. Pictured above is Phee Simpson during the 2016 Poughkeepsie High School Graduation. Hudson Valley Press File/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Poughkeepsie High School Principal Fired

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Poughkeepsie City School District fired high school principal during a special meeting recently. Simpson had been suspended, with pay, by the...

Students at the Ulster BOCES Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Robotics Camp in Port Ewen collaborated while working on building sturdy platforms that could support their handcrafted VEX Towers. Pictured from left to right are: Camp instructor Matt Leifeld, Omari James, Kingston City School District; Nicholas Sawchuk, Saugerties Central School District; Luca Catalano, Kingston City School District; and Kyle Menezes, Highland Central School District.

Area Students Attend Ulster BOCES Camp

Newbugh Free Library Launches Girls Code Club

From left to right: Diana L. Pollard (executive director of the Dutchess Community College Foundation), Olti Begaj (scholarship recipient), and Amy Greiner (vice president, commercial lending at Tompkins Mahopac Bank).

Tompkins Mahopac Bank Awards $1,000

Newburgh Teacher Asks US Ed to “Take Over”

This past May, SUNY Orange recognized the first group of students to complete their programmatic requirements while enrolled in the BRIDGES program. The students, who participated in the College’s Commencement ceremony, were, from left: Brynn Sutter, Martin Anderson, Thomas Ribaudo and Brian McKeeby. The BRIDGES program provides an inclusive, community-based educational framework for students with intellectual disabilities (ID), developmental disabilities (DD) or autism spectrum disabilities (ASD).

First Students to Complete Bridges Program

SUNY Orange Budget Hike is Approved

The Poughkeepsie City School District’s incoming superintendent, Dr. Eric Rosser, was introduced to the community at Wednesday evening’s school board session.

Poughkeepsie’s New School Superintendent Dr. Eric Rosser

Retired NPHS Principal Barbara Clinton enjoys one of her last days on the job.

Educator Barbara Clinton Retires After 48 Years