Author: Mid Hudson News

POUGHKEEPSIE – City fire and police, along with Empress EMS responded to the corner of Main and Academy Streets to treat a man who had been struck by a Dutchess County Transit bus just before 7:00 am on Tuesday.  Prior to the arrival of first responders, the bus driver was observed trying to comfort the…

NEW YORK- Megan McDonald’s mother and sister on Monday filed formal attorney disciplinary complaints against Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler and five other attorneys, including his predecessor, Frank Phillips, with the Attorney Grievance Committee for New York’s Ninth Judicial District. In addition, individual disciplinary complaints were filed against Chief Assistant District Attorney Christopher Borek,…

NEWBURGH- A 13-year-old male student at Meadow Hill School has been arrested by the Town of Newburgh Police Department for assaulting a classmate last week. Authorities were called to the school at approximately 2:20 p.m. last Friday after the suspect allegedly struck the victim, a 13-year-old girl, with a chair. The girl was transported to…

MID-HUDSON- Village elections are set for Tuesday in New York. Unlike most elections, villages directly administer their races rather than the county board of elections.  Residents wishing to cast their ballot should check with their local village hall for details on polling locations and hours. Read the full article here

LIVINGSTON MANOR- Back-to-back gunpoint robberies in Livingston Manor have residents and business owners in the otherwise quiet community on edge.  On Saturday the Sunoco gas station was robbed at gunpoint, and on Monday, a similar gunpoint robbery took place at the Dollar General. At around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, a male wearing a blue…

Video of NYS Senator James Skoufis on the “Duopoly” of liquor wholesalers in the state. TOWN OF NEWBURGH – Restaurant and bar owners in the Hudson Valley and throughout the state are getting help in dealing with “archaic” liquor laws from State Senator James Skoufis.  Skoufis joined with bar owners and the executive director of…

A 13-year-old male student at Meadow Hill School has been arrested by the Town of Newburgh Police Department for assaulting a classmate last week. Authorities were called to the school at approximately 2:20 p.m. last Friday after the suspect allegedly struck the victim, a 13-year-old girl, with a chair. The girl was transported to Montefiore…

https://midhudsonnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Skoufis-on-state-budget-video.mp4 ALBANY – State lawmakers in both the Senate and Assembly are involved in budget proposals with the April 1 deadline rapidly approaching.  Governor Hochul released her 2025 $233 billion spending plan on January 18. On Monday, Senator James Skoufis (D-Cornwall) told Mid-Hudson News “We’re in the midst of budget negotiations” before he left Newburgh…

POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino has recognized Probation Director Mary Ellen Still, who will retire on April 30th after more than four impressive decades with the County. Still has served as Probation Director for 22-plus years and spent 46 years in Dutchess County’s Office of Probation and Community Corrections, distinguishing herself as a…

The following is our first submission targeted for for US military veterans who are interested in hearing from other veterans and available services.   This is the Mid-Hudson News inaugural installment of “Veterans Corner” submitted by Alyssa Carrion, Director of Veterans Programs for MHA Dutchess Vet2Vet.  Carrion is a veteran of the US Army, where she…