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On Saturday, at Delano-Hitch Park, a large crowd turned out to celebrate the birthdays of Tabby Cruz and Omani Free, both of whom passed away three years ago. The day long event celebrates the memory of their beautiful, young lives, while offering a host of fun entertainment including; games, a bouncy house, magician, music, free food and much more.

Omani & Tabby Day Celebrates Birthdays, Special Lives, & More

By Jennifer L. Warren NEWBURGH - It happened about three years ago, but for so many at Delano-Hitch Park Saturday, it feels like it could...

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...

Proud elementary and middle school students read excerpts from their self-published class book, N is for Newburgh: An Alphabet of Our City, to their families recently at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center. The young students were tutored by Mount Saint Mary College graduate Education students. The sessions, which served as fieldwork for the Mount students, were overseen by professor Janine Bixler and Brian Kimbark ’15 MSEd ’18, a second grade teacher at Bishop Dunn Memorial School and an adjunct professor of Education at the Mount. Photo: Lee Ferris

Young Armory Students Are Building Literacy

South Street Café Blacc Vanilla in Newburgh was awarded the New York State Senate Empire Business Award last Monday.

Café Owner Honored With State Senate Citation

Street Tree Inventory & Management Plan Set in Poughkeepsie

Nobel- and Pulitzer-prize winning author Toni Morrison spoke during a reading of her novel "Home" on Friday, March 22, 2013 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. Hudson Valley Press File/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

American Treasure Toni Morrison Dies at Age 88

Army veteran, Seargent John Wambi Cook of California, was one of 33 recipients honored for their prestigious Purple Heart, as part of the National Purple Heart Day festivities that were celebrated at the City of Newburgh’s Armory Unity Center last Wednesday night.

National Purple Heart Day Celebrates 33 Veterans

Two of the pivotal players in helping make last Tuesday's National Night Out in the City of Poughkeepsie a memorable experience for many community members were Lieutenant MClauson of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department as well as President of the PLA and Ashley Ranieri, also of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.

Poughkeepsie Community Enjoys National Night Out

Members of the Boys & Girls Club of Poughkeepsie’s SmARTS youth camp recently enjoyed an array of intergenerational activities with residents at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Pawling.

Campers Enjoy Intergenerational Activities

Habitat Newburgh is currently hard at work completing the gut-rehab renovation of brick row houses on Williams Street in the City of Newburgh. On October 5, 2019, the Organization will officially pass keys to the home buyer owners of houses 98, 99 and the landmark 100. The Dedication will be followed up with a Celebration at the nearby Armory Unity Center from 2-5 pm.

100th Habitat Home Dedication Will Make History