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New York Shines Bright in the Olympic Medal Count
With the Olympic Games fast approaching and Team USA getting ready to show off their skills once again in Paris, New York stands out for its incredible contribution to the United States gold medal tally. While the excitement continues to build for the upcoming competition, let's shine the spotlight on...
11 Roads With 14 Cameras Busting Speeders in New York
14 cameras are busting speeders on several roads in New York State this week. The radar was installed as part of legislation, signed into law in September 2022. The cameras move around the state every week to different construction zones in an effort to get drivers to take their foot off the gas and keep workers safe.
Meteor passed over NYC, Statue of Liberty Tuesday: NASA
A number of tri-state area residents reported feeling a shaking or hearing a loud boom Tuesday morning leading to quite the mystery. NASA is estimating a meteor passed through the area between 10 a.m. and noon and would account for people saying they saw a fireball in the sky. NASA said simultaneous military activity in the area may account the shaking or boom residents felt.
First responders conduct search and rescue drill
LIBERTY – Several EMS and police agencies participated in a large-scale training exercise at Goldschein’s Homestead in the Town of Liberty on Monday. The drill was coordinated by Catskills Hatzalah and its search and rescue team. A number of police agencies participated including several specialized State Police units,...
St. Zita’s Village Sold, Partial Sale to Bobover Yeshiva
St Zita’s Village, the 14-acre property at the corner of North Saddle River Dr. and Grove Street, has been sold for $12 million dollars. The property was bought by a Suffern-based developer who then resold close to an acre to Bobov. The lot is located right near the Bobov yeshivah ketana, Ateres Shloime, which is currently located on a neighboring property on Grove Street.
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...
Newburgh aquatic center to be completed by spring 2025
NEWBURGH – The $14 million Newburgh city aquatic center is expected to be completed in less than a year. Work has been continuing on the massive project at the Delano Hitch center. Mayor Torrance Harvey said construction of all components, including a new pool, locker rooms, bathrooms, and concessions...
New York Men Confess To ‘Senseless Murders’ Of Hudson Valley Kids
Two New York Gang Members men committed "senseless murders" of teens in the Hudson Valley. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, announced a guilty plea following the death of a Dutchess County Teen. New York City Man Confesses To Killing Dutchess County, New...
Police source: Pursuit ends with suspect shot after hitting trooper with car (GALLERY)
ROCK HILL – A police pursuit early this morning (Tuesday) that began in Ulster County, ended in Sullivan County when the suspect allegedly struck a state trooper who was standing outside his car and other officers opened fire, wounding the man, a law enforcement source told Mid-Hudson News. Police...
Wonder, a new kind of food hall, opens its first Westchester spot July 18
Wonder, a new food concept that offers more than 15 restaurants under one roof, has landed in Westchester. The Manhattan-based company, with plans to open three locations in the next few months, opens its first spot — in Larchmont — July 18. It's their 13th in just over...
Riders discover the therapeutic and community benefits of Riverdale Stables
Scott Tarter of Riverdale Stables has spent a lifetime in the company of horses. “The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man, or whoever the person may be,” he said, updating Winston Churchill’s famous line. Tarter, who grew up in New Rochelle, naturally...
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.”
Grateful Dead Tribute Music & Crafts Fest Returns to Rockland
The Grateful Dead Tribute Music & Crafts Festival returns to the Great Lawn at the Harmony Hall-Jacob Sloat House on Sunday, July 28, featuring three bands and food and craft vendors at the historic homestead in bucolic Sloatsburg, NY. Bands on the program this year’s third annual festival are Uncle...
Holy cow! Blue Mountain High School gets a visitor
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A high school in Schuylkill County had an unexpected visitor in the form of a cow. A cow roamed the parking lot and fields of Blue Mountain High School. Viewer Bobbi-Sue Colna snapped some photos of the animal that escaped from a nearby farm. It...
[PHOTOS] Confirmed Tornado Tears Through Rome NY
Update 6:14pm: Governor Hochul says she has deployed the NYS Police and other agencies to help in Oneida County. As the heat index rose and the potential for storms grew, a tornado has been confirmed in Rome, NY - just north of Utica. Photos from the scene show a church with its roof and steeple torn off, numerous downed trees and power lines, overturned vehicles - even a B-52 bomber on display at the Air Force base was moved by the strong winds.
U.S. News & World Report names Stony Brook University Hospital among Best Hospitals in New York
Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) has been recognized as a 2024-25 Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, ranking in the top 15 in the state. SBUH climbed to a No. 12 ranking overall in New York State out of more than 153 hospitals statewide, up from No. 13 in the state last year. In addition to ranking in the top 8% overall in New York State, SBUH also rated high performing in 5 adult specialties nationwide, including Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Urology and Pulmonology & Lung Surgery. The announcement was made in a press release on July 16.
Community events are planned in Hawley, including free evening movies in Bingham Park
Movies in Bingham Park, National Night Out and a community-wide yard sale are three of the special events this summer for everyone to enjoy in Hawley Borough. Scott Mead, the borough's public works supervisor as well as the Hawley fire chief, is coordinating the second season for Movies in the Park. He said at the July 10 council meeting that they are held on the last Saturday of the month, beginning at dusk. The first one...
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