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On Saturday, Reverend Dr. Dollyann Newkirk-Briggs made history as she was installed as the first female African-American Pastor at one of the three major Baptist Churches in the City of Newburgh. She is now officially the Pastor at Baptist Temple Church on William Street. Here, she is pictured at the well-attended, festive Pastoral Installation Service.

Baptist Temple Church Installs New Pastor

By Jennifer L. Warren NEWBURGH - There are coincidences, and then there are callings. Dr. Dollyann Newkirk-Briggs believes the turn her recent pastoral path took...

Odell Winfield, A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center, and Tyrone Wilson of Harambee.

Pine Street African Burial Ground Hosts Ceremony

KINGSTON – Some 200 people participated in a community gratitude ceremony on Saturday, to commemorate the successful preservation of a long-forgotten Kingston historical site...

Community activists, voters’ rights organizations and elected officials rallied in the City of Newburgh, Thursday, urging the community to contact their state representatives to pass two pieces of voter’s rights legislation regarding automatic voter registration and the right to vote for paroled felons.

Newburgh Activists Rally For Parolee Voting Rights

The Poughkeepsie High School Boys Varsity Basketball team and two Girls Varsity Crew boat teams were honored for capturing state championships on Friday in Poughkeepsie.

Poughkeepsie Pays Tribute to its Champions

Following two parades in a 48-hour period and other events in between, City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison thanks the community for coming together and for fostering such positive energy in the city.

Positive Energy Radiates in City of Poughkeepsie

June’s Citizen of the Month, Paul Ernenwein.

Ernenwein Named June Citizen of the Month

Dozens of community members attended the Newburgh Repair Café’s third event at Grit Works in Newburgh. Families showed up with their bikes, lamps and small appliances to get repaired by local repair coaches, and families learned about the benefits of recycling and participated in free activities planned by students from NFA P-TECH.

Newburgh Repair Café’s Third Community Event

The Orange County Amateur Radio Club (OCARC) will be operating at Algonquin Park, Newburgh (Rt. 52 at Powder Mill Road) on June 22-23, Saturday and Sunday, as the club participates with thousands of hams across 50 states and Canada, in the annual “Field Day.”

Amateur Radio Club Field Day to be Held

On Friday, in the Thayer Award Room of The United States Military Academy, Jamie Hickman officially was promoted to the rank of Major by Lieutenant General Darryl A. Williams, Superintendent, the first African-American to hold this post in the USMA’s 216 year history.

Hickman is Promoted to Prestigious Major Rank

Inaudy Esposito, Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission, Deputy County Executive Harry Porr, Newburgh Free Academy senior Anita Sanchez Garcia, Sanchez Garcia’s mom, Margarita Garcia, and Fred Cook, Chairman of the Human Rights Commission.

Garcia Awarded 2019 Human Rights Scholarship