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Honorees Shirley Adams, Sharlene Stout, Lana Williams-Scott, Ondie James, Wesley Lee, Reverend Michael Bell, Jr., Gilbert J. West, Sr. and Edwin Ramirez, Jr. pose for a photo during the 99th Annual Lincoln-Doughlass Luncheon celebration at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel on Saturday, February 11, 2017.

Neighborhood Club Honors Community Citizens

(From left to right) Grant Valentine, RCC Trustee Carl W. Turnipseed, and Keynote Speaker; Dr. Cliff L. Wood, President of RCC pose for a photo. Photo: Dyana Van Campen

RCC Black Achievement Awards Ceremony is Held

Black Pioneers of Newburgh to be Held Feb. 18

Sunday afternoon a host of local Zumba instructors, along with close to 200 participants, gathered to take place in the annual “Zumba Go Red For Women” event, aimed at raising awareness for the number one killer of women, heart disease.

Sixth Annual Zumba Go Red for Women is Held

Vice President Mike Pence (third from left) was presented a cadet bust by Cadet Christian Nattiel (second from left), the first USMA African-American Rhodes Scholar and retired Major Pat Locke (second from right), the first female African-American USMA graduate during the Flipper Dinner on Feb. 9. The annual dinner is held to commemorate the life of Henry O. Flipper, the first African-American graduate of West Point.

Black History at West Point Recognized

Winning TAKE 5 Tickets Were Sold in Dover Plains and Pawling

Travel Ban Assistance Offered By YWCA Orange County

Acclaimed multicultural percussionist, Jeff Haynes, sits behind a Hang Drum, one of several types of drums he played Saturday at the Poughkeepsie Public Library. Haynes, a City of Beacon resident, along with a guest musician, Sean Harkness, and other music guests, entertained the crowd for an hour with a rhythmic journey titled, "Listen to the Rhythms of Black History," a celebration honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as Black History Month. Photo: For the Hudson Valley Press/JENNIFER WARREN

Haynes Honors Martin Luther King Jr., Pete Seeger

Presenting the check to Ms. Jones: (l to r) Bernice Leonard, president of PEO Alpha Chapter, Sheryl Jones, recipient of the award, Deborah Hill, Chair of the PCE Alpha Scholarship Committee.

Continuing Education is Always a Good Thing

▲► Regional Economic Community Action Program (RECAP) hosted a poverty simulation on Thursday, January 12 for teachers and administrators of the Cornwall School District. Held nationwide by nonprofits and community action groups, the interactive events let participants experience the issues faced by people living in poverty. The conclusion revealed, not surprisingly, that affordability of transportation within Orange County has long been a hardship facing low income people. Participants were allotted or needed to purchase transportation vouchers representing the costs of public transportation, cab fare, or the price of maintaining their own vehicle.

RECAP Hosts Poverty Simulation in Cornwall

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