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Live from the People's Place Chef Competition: Summer Salads
Good Tuesday friends! Today on La Voz con Mariel Fiori we broadcast live from the People's Place parking lot, where the summer chef competition was taking place. Attendees ate something delicious, fresh, local, for free, voted for their favorites, and learned new ways to prepare local ingredients. I spoke with...
New Paltz Sees More Changes as New Business Replaces Mediterranean Restaurant
New Paltz has been rapidly evolving this year. There have been over 12 major business changes in the New Paltz area alone. From restaurants like Schatzi's and A Tavola closing to new businesses like the first legal marijuana dispensary opening, the town has seen a lot of changes in the last 7 months.
Schools Give Students a Career Head Start with Help Desk Opportunities
Tara worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 13 years and served as executive editor of the full suite of CDW Tech magazines until 2019. She enjoys learning about new technology and traveling with her family. In K–12 education, budget-strapped districts must try to keep up with...
Golf: Newburgh's Josh Yan, 16, sets tournament record to win Dutchess County Amateur
Josh Yan was most passionate about hockey as a small child and an interest golf only came about for him and his older brother when their stepfather got into the sport. And that wasn't all that long ago. Josh competed in his first tournament as a 9-year-old and that, too, was only a few years ago. Even he admitted that his success in golf does often “surprise me,” and he still is wrapping his mind around how...
Elderly man revived after drowning
TOWN OF KENT – An 82-year-old resident of Dutchess County was airlifted by a medivac chopper to a level one trauma center Tuesday after drowning in Canopus Lake in western Kent. A 911 call notified the Putnam Dispatch Center which sent Kent Police, Putnam Sheriff’s deputies, State Police and...
Kingston Made Rent Law History Two Years Ago. That Was the Easy Part.
Sarah Cizmazia is quick to explain that the name of her apartment complex in Kingston, New York — Chestnut Mansion — is “very grandiose for what it is.”. When she arrived at the brick, garden-style building in April 2023, one of the first things she noticed was the bent door to her apartment. Gaps around the frame let in bugs and cold drafts.
All New Paltz students are now eligible to for a free breakfast and lunch
The “good news for everyone, just announced here hot off the presses,” according to superintendent Stephen Gratto is that the New Paltz Central School District (NPCSD) was approved for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a meal service option for schools to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without having to collect household eligibility applications. The grant gives all students in the NPCSD a free breakfast and lunch for the next four school years.
Sinterklaas, Rhinebeck’s Annual Winter Festival, is Canceled for 2024, Leaving its Future in Limbo
The annual winter festival Sinterklaas, which attracts upwards of 10,000 people each year and has taken place since 2008 in the Village of Rhinebeck the first weekend in December, will not be returning to Rhinebeck this winter due to funding and staffing concerns. Sinterklaas organizer and artistic director Jeanne Fleming told the Pilot that this was one of the most difficult decisions she has had to make. She said that due to a significant budget deficit from last year, waning financial support, and a loss of some key volunteers and organizers, they are pausing their efforts and taking the remainder of the year to “provide the time to reach out, rethink and reimagine.”
City of Newburgh: Paving on Liberty Street & Park Place
NEWBURGH- Please be advised that asphalt road paving work will take place in the area of Liberty Street and Park Place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. This work is scheduled to take place between Monday, July 15, 2024 through Friday, July 19, 2024. Please observe all temporary parking restrictions...
Popular Hudson Valley Sports Personality Leaves Team After 28 Years
A familiar voice at games across the Hudson Valley for many years has announced he is no longer with a local team. If you have ever spent an evening at Dutchess Stadium, (now called Heritage Financial Park) the odds are you've heard his voice over the public address system announcing game information and leading stadium fans through many different contests throughout a baseball game.
Public calls for Newburgh board president to resign (VIDEO)
NEWBURGH – The public comment session once again dominated the Newburgh school board meeting on Tuesday, July 16 with calls for President Christine Bello to resign after using vulgarity toward a member of the audience on a hot microphone at the July 2 meeting. Bello opened the meeting by...
Pattern for Progress Study: Hudson Valley housing “Out of Reach” for residents
NEWBURGH – A new study released by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress found that housing costs continue to surge throughout the Hudson Valley as wages remain stagnant, putting an increased financial strain on struggling residents. Pattern examined data from Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester...
St. Luke’s Cornwall Names 2024 Nurse of the Year
NEWBURGH – May marked a significant milestone for Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall (MSLC) as it named its first-ever Nurse of the Year. The prestigious award was bestowed upon Julianna Finnegan, RN, for her exemplary service in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at The Kaplan Family Center for Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Radiology on the Newburgh Campus.
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