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On National Rebuilding Day, Saturday, April 27th, three Dutchess County homeowners received critical home repairs and/or accessibility modifications at no cost to them through Rebuilding Together Hudson Valley’s (RTHV) Rebuilding Day program.

Homeowners Get Help On National Rebuilding Day

Westchester County is committing to helping the Town of Mamaroneck build more affordable homes. Focusing on property in the Town, Westchester County Executive George Latimer is committing to assisting Mamaroneck through the process, and has earmarked a $3-million-dollar investment from the County.

County Proves Affordable Housing is a Top Priority

Poughkeepsie High School’s varsity softball team on Saturday took part in effort to clean up the area of Mansion Square Park tied to the celebration of Earth Day.

Local Softball Team Helps in Earth Day Cleanup

Amaiya Louis, a twelfth-grade dance major has earned a $27,000 per year scholarship to Manhattanville College.

Louis Earns $27k Scholarship to Manhattanville

One month after the school issued each student a Yondr pouch, a padded bag that keeps phones sealed away with a magnetic lock, many students and teachers agree they have seen an improvement in learning, interaction and student wellness.

Cell Phone Pouches Boost Student Engagement

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First year Haley Schoenegge earned Liberty League champion status in both the 1500 meters and the 5000 meters while also posting two meet records. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Vassar’s Haley Schoenegge Sets Two Meet Records

The Hawks (26-13 overall) finish their historic season with their first three game sweep and series win of Oswego. Photo: Isabel van der Veen

New Paltz Hawks Sweep Oswego, Claim No. 2 Seed

Kevin Lee Breaks 49-Year-Old Long Jump School Record

Army Softball Secures Patriot League Fourth Seed

McDonald Sets Marist Record, Softball Falls in Regular Season Finale

Mount Hammers Gryphons In Doubleheader

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New Paltz Hawks Sweep Oswego, Claim No. 2 Seed

Vassar Brewers Addison Lee. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Vassar Falls Twice to Ithaca in Crossover Series

Marist Falls in Doubleheader Against Fairfield

Vassar Brewers Split Doubleheader With Raptors

Knights Drop Non-Conference Game to Union, 11-3

Red Foxes Split Doubleheader Against Manhattan

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The #20 Vassar College Women’s Cross Country team earned its first ever Liberty League Championship on Saturday afternoon as the Brewers edged #28 St. Lawrence for the title at Seneca Lake State Park in Geneva. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Vassar Cross Country Team Makes History

Junior Gabriel Rodriguez led the men’s cross country team with a 19th-place finish at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday at Twin Ponds on the Farm.

Rodriguez Leads Marist at MAAC Championships

Hawks Cross Country Team Takes Runner-up

Bard Finishes 9th at the Fred Pavlich Invitational

Mount Duo Fly Out of the Gate to Start the Season

Three Knights Shine at ECAC Championship

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More than 25 players are lined up to play for Poughkeepsie, as the Pioneers hope to grow in their second season and the third overall that flag football has been a varsity competition in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

Varsity Flag Football Grows, Bright Season Ahead

The Marist football team fell in the 2023 season final against Bucknell, Saturday afternoon. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Marist Red Foxes Football Falls In Season Finale

West Point Football Beats Holy Cross on Veterans Day

Marist Football Drops PFL Game to Dayton, 35-6

Army Defeats Rival Air Force; Biggest Win Since 1972

Marist Red Foxes Football Falls to Drake

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Army West Point hockey posts 4-2 non-conference victory at RV UMass-Lowell.

Army Hockey Posts Victory at RV UMass-Lowell

Army West Point Hockey collected its first victory of the season with a win over Canisius.

Army Hockey Picks Up Victory Over Canisius

New Paltz Field Hockey Earns 2-1 Double OT Win

Army Black Knights Hockey Suffers OT Defeat

Army West Point Blanks Bentley Behind Evenson Shutout

Lindenwood Sweeps Army West Point Hockey

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Bolshoi Ballet, who won his North American debut in the Grade 1 Belmont Derby more than two years ago, put away favored fellow Irish-bred Stone Age leaving the far turn and powered through the stretch to a decisive 4 1/2-length triumph in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer at Saratoga Race Course. Photo: Chelsea Durand

Bolshoi Ballet Danced His Way to Victory Saturday

Amidst Waves doubled up on stakes scores in Sunday’s ninth running of the $150,000 Bolton Landing.

Amidst Waves Prevails in $150K Bolton Landing

Casa Creed Doubles Up in Fourstardave Handicap

White Abarrio Surges Clear to Win G1 Whitney

Long Shot Yo Yo Candy Delivers First Spa Victory

Big Invasion Tallies Sixth Consecutive Victory Sunday

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Freshman guard Jadin Collins of the Marist men’s basketball team was named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Championship Team. Collins averages 15.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 3.0 rebounds. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Collins Named to MAAC All-Championship Team

Hawks knock off No. 5 nationally ranked and top-seeded Oswego Lakers, 85-80 in conference finals. Photo: Oswego State

First SUNYAC Championship Secured By Hawks

Small’s Helps Secure Fourth Consecutive Win

Barnett Beats Buzzer, MSMC Knights Win

Hawks Secure No. 2 Seed in SUNYAC Tournament

Vassar Closes Season With Win Over Ithaca

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The Senators played Suffolk back on September 2nd in their second game of the season and lost 5-1.

Ulster Falls to Suffolk in the Regional Semi-Final

In the last home game of the regular season the Mount Saint Mary College Knights triumphed over St. Joseph’s University Brooklyn, 6-0. Photo: Lee Ferris

Mount Saint Mary Blue Knights Top Bears, 6-0

Army Mens Soccer Falls to American 3-0

New Paltz Hawks Fall in SUNYAC Quarterfinals 1-0

Marist Soccer Powers Past Canisius In Away Match

Army Moves Into First Place After Colgate Win

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The Army West Point softball squad sealed the series against Colgate to lock in the fourth seed in the Patriot League Championship. Pictued above Army Black Knights Kayla Edwards.

Army Softball Secures Patriot League Fourth Seed

McDonald set a new single-season hits record for Marist with her 73rd hit of the season in the first inning. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

McDonald Sets Marist Record, Softball Falls in Regular Season Finale

Mount Hammers Gryphons In Doubleheader

Golden Eagles Swept in Senior Day Celebration

Marist Softball Secures Doubleheader Sweep

Army Splits Doubleheader Against Lehigh

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Rippon and Wiener post runner-up finishes as the Vassar College Women’s Swimming and Diving team closed out the 2024 Liberty League Championship in fourth-place. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Vassar Brewers Swim to a Fourth-Place Finish

Red Foxes win conference record 13th MAAC Title in program history. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Marist Red Foxes Capture MAAC Championship

Bard Drops Dual Meet At William Patterson

Jauregui Breaks 100-Yard Butterfly School Record

Vassar Brewers Swim Hard Against RPI

Bard Swimming Competes at St. Lawrence

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Vassar’s Haley Schoenegge Sets Two Meet Records

Kevin Lee broke a 49-year-old school record in the long jump, securing a third-place finish with an impressive leap of 6.93 meters (22 feet, 9 inches). The previous record was set by Tim Murphy in 1975 (6.86 m).

Kevin Lee Breaks 49-Year-Old Long Jump School Record

Brown, Haggerty Finish First to Lead Track & Field

Bard Track & Field Competes at Vassar Twilight

200-Meter Record Crushed Under Lights

Schoenegge Shatters 5000-Meters Record

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Tatiana Barnett (pictured above) helped secure sweep with strong doubles play. Photo: Monica D’Ippolito

SUNY New Paltz Tennis Sweeps Hartwick

Ananya Krishnan pushed her singles winning streak to 10 matches and improved to 13-2 on the season with a 6-4, 6-0 victory at the fourth position on Saturday. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Eleventh Straight Victory for Brewers

Vassar Brewers Cruise to Sixth Straight Victory

Vassar Tennis Cruises to Fifth Straight Victory

Army Women’s Tennis Sweeps Saturday Action

Vassar Tennis Winning Streak Stopped

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The #8 Vassar College Men’s Volleyball team completed an incredible comeback after being down two sets to one and defeated #7 NYU. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Vassar Punches Ticket to National Championship

Ramsey buries career-high 21 kills, Brewers will take on NYU in the Final Four. Photo: Carlisle Stockton

Vassar Volleyball Punches Ticket to Final Four

Vassar Earns Seventh Straight Victory in Sweep

Goodenough Is SUNY 2-Year VB Scholar Athlete

Vassar Sweeps Both Lancaster Bible and Messiah

MSMC Knights Celebrate Seniors With a Victory

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Hawks can’t overcome a poor shooting night and fall to Yellowjackets, 65-42 in the Hawk Center. Photo: Isabel van der Veen

SUNY New Paltz Women Fall in NCAA Second Round

Despite a valiant effort, the Mount Saint Mary College Knights (18-9) fell to Baruch College (17-11) by a score of 55-49 in the semifinals of the ECAC Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament. Photo: Lee Ferris

Knights Exit ECAC Tournament in Semifinals

Knights Fall to Mount Saint Vincent in Semifinal

Mount Takes Final Win Over St. Joseph’s

Vassar Brewers Get Back On Track With Win at Ithaca

Army West Point Wins Star Matchup Over Navy

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BUSINESS

Dr. Robert Gervasi has been named the eighth President of Mount Saint Mary College and will begin his new role on Monday, June 17.

Eighth President of MSMC has been Named

NEWBURGH – In a unanimous vote of the Mount Saint Mary College Board of Trustees, Dr. Robert Gervasi has been named the eighth President...

Brandon Rola Appointed Newburgh Chief of Police

NEWBURGH - Newburgh City Manager Todd Venning announces his appointment of Lieutenant Brandon Rola to serve as Chief of Police for the City of...

POLITICAL

Central Hudson Rate Increase Blasted

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) blasted the Central Hudson rate increase recommended to the Public Service Commission (PSC) of 16.7% for electric and 21.8% for...

$393,050 in Youth Grants Awarded to Organizations

POUGHKEEPSIE - City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Yvonne Flowers announced that $393,050 has been awarded to community organizations through the Youth Activities & Opportunities grant...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy.

“The Fall Guy” Falls Face First In Movie Theaters

By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic (**) Telling someone “You have nothing between your ears,” isn’t a compliment. Telling a filmmaker and screenwriter “You have...

Mr. Olsen’s 6th grade Social Studies class, students had the chance to study and learn about Ancient Greece’s beauty standards and beliefs.

Class Gives Their Own Definition of True Beauty

By Mr. Olsen NEWBURGH - Recently in Mr. Olsen’s 6th grade Social Studies class, students had the chance to study and learn about Ancient Greece’s...

HEALTH

Mount Saint Mary College students put together “Blessing Bags” on Wednesday, May 1.

Mount Honor Students Create ‘Blessing Bags’

NEWBURGH – Students from Mount Saint Mary College’s Honors program demonstrated a strong sense of community service as they stuffed “Blessing Bags” for the...

AKA Sorority members in their trademark pink and green colors as well as alumnus representatives from other sorority and fraternity chapters in the Hudson Valley turned out with energy and positivity for Saturday’s 100th Anniversary American Heart Association Walk, held at the Walkway Over the Hudson.

100th Annual American Heart Association Walk

POUGHKEEPSIE - Saturday morning at Walkway Over the Hudson the 100th Annual Anniversary of the American Heart Association Walk took place on a picture...

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