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Which Celebrity is Actually the Most Famous Vassar Alumni?
Vassar has provided an education to a lot of Hollywood A-Listers, but these few might be the most famous alumni out of all of them. One of the coolest things about the Hudson Valley is that many celebrities currently live here, film here, have lived here or have attended one of the schools here. That brings us to Vassar College which is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and the amount celebrities that are connected to the college is CRAZY.
Highland wins first Section 9 softball title in 10 years, topping Chester in Class B
It took some time but the Highland Huskies are back in the championship circle. The second-seeded Huskies proved dominant early in Saturday's Class B title tilt with No. 1 Chester/Seward. Highland scored twice in the first inning and snapped a 2-2 tie with five runs in the second on the way to an 8-3 victory at Newburgh's Mount Saint Mary College. ...
Mid-Hudson Valley students competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. How to watch
Dutchess and Orange counties are going to be represented by two spellers this year in the 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Eli McNair, a 13-year-old eighth grader from South Middle School in Newburgh and Noah Kaplan, a 12-year-old...
Baseball: Gove, Drucker help Burke Catholic beat Pine Plains to repeat as Section 9 champ
SAUGERTIES — As the Burke Catholic baseball team gathered after its victory Saturday, opinions varied a bit on how the accomplishment should be celebrated. An afternoon pool party? A good nap to unwind after intense competition? Those are happy disagreements. But there was one thing about which the group was in total accord and said almost in unison during its post-game huddle: “The job’s not finished!” ...
Newburgh, Saugerties school budgets defeated, all others in region pass. What happens next
Voters in the Newburgh and Saugerties school districts defeated proposed budgets for the 2024-25 school year on Tuesday. All other proposed school budgets in the region passed. See full preliminary results at the bottom of this story. Newburgh voters rejected a proposed $360.4 million budget by 118 votes, with 1,106...
Why Red Hook players, coaches say $2.5 million field, gym upgrade is necessary
There is a bit of envy, the athletes will admit, when Red Hook teams visit other high schools to compete. Almost immediately, they take notice of the playing surface, how even it is, the ease with which it allows them to maneuver and how unburdened they feel without constant concern of injury. That, they...
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