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Winners of the 6th Annual MLK Community Essay Contest reveal their certificates at Saturday’s 41st Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, held at Beacon’s Springfield Baptist Church.

41st Annual MLK Celebration Draws Large Crowd

By Jennifer L. Warren BEACON - The date had to be readjusted, but the critical messages remained steadfast. Saturday, inside-and outside- Beacon’s Springfield Baptist Church, an...

The U.S. Postal Service celebrated the life and legacy of award winning entertainer Gregory Hines when it inducted him as the 42nd honoree in the Black Heritage Stamp series during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at Peter Norton Symphony Space, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Postal Service Celebrates Dancer/Actor Gregory Hines

NEW YORK - The U.S. Postal Service celebrated the life and legacy of award winning entertainer Gregory Hines when it inducted him as the...

Hudson Valley Pathways Academy Grade 11 students Dani Coy Caal and Ashley Anaya, both of the Kingston City School District, explain why they decided to create a poster during their TED-style Talk. They were hoping the poster, which was displayed throughout Kingston, would raise awareness about water consumption.Photo: Kristine Conte of Ulster BOCES

BOCES Students Present TED-style Talks on Water

Lane McCarthy, regional vice president, Fresenius Kidney Care; Sharon Alexander, Cornwall clinic manager, Fresenius Kidney Care; Assemblyman Colin Schmitt; Dr. Irina Gelman, commissioner, Orange County Department of Health; Alexander Goddard, constituent relations coordinator, Office of Senator James Skoufis; Evan Smith, director of operations, Fresenius Kidney Care; Joan Cusack-McGuirk, president & CEO, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital; and Jenna Chippendale, constituent advocate, Office of Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney pose for a photo during the Open House.

Fresenius Kidney Care Officially Opens in Cornwall

Prominent Artist Horace Pippin, who lived in Goshen.

Orange County Pays Tribute to Black History

Jarvis Receives Citizen of the Month Award

Unknown rower; Madison Bennett, Newburgh Rowing club, wearing the Gold medal in the Girls Middle School race and Valery Vento, Newburgh Rowing club, bronze medal in the Girls middle school race.

Newburgh Rowing Club Medals at Ironman Erg

County Executive Ed Day (left) and Director Susan Branam (not pictured) of Rockland’s Veterans Service Agency presented the 2019 Buffalo Soldiers Award to local veteran Lewis Green (right) during a special ceremony on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.

Lewis Green Receives Buffalo Soldier Award

Sam and Newburgh Services office assistant Kevin Powell at RECAP’s Newburgh Service Office in Newburgh.

Prison Reentry: Helping Ex-Offenders Reintegrate

Minisink Valley Student Files Court Notice