Category: Mid-Hudson

CARMEL – Feeling lousy with an upset stomach, nausea and diarrhea? You may be one of the latest victims of a gastrointestinal illness that has made dozens of people sick in the past 10 days. The Putnam County Health Department’s Outbreak Team is investigating reports of gastrointestinal illness related to multiple events throughout the county…

LIBERTY – A student who was not from Liberty was stabbed off campus at the end of the school day on Thursday, Liberty Superintendent of Schools Dr. Patrick Sullivan said. The condition of the student was not immediately known. The incident, which did involve students from Liberty, remains under police investigation. Sullivan said the safety…

MILFORD, PA – A 41-year-old Port Jervis man has been sentenced to nine to 20 years in Pennsylvania state prison after pleading guilty to attempting to engage in sexual conduct with a girl under the age of 18. According to the affidavit of probable cause supporting the charge, an undercover detective from the district attorney’s…

NEWBURGH – San Miguel Academy of Newburgh has received a $5,000 STEM grant from the Toshiba America Foundation (TAF). These funds will support an innovative STEM project, “Testing the Waters: Engineering a Water Reuse Process”, which combines math with engineering in a real-world, project-based learning environment. The entire 8th-grade class will participate in the project,…

Julani Graham has little time for breaks on the football field this season. Graham is Middletown’s featured running back and the team’s starting linebacker. He’s also added captain to his role. The junior is one of Middletown’s most experienced players. Graham’s two rushing touchdowns helped defending champion Middletown to the Section 9 Class AA title…

WAPPINGERS FALLS- The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced their game start times and fireworks show dates for the 2025 South Atlantic League season today. Following the success of earlier, fan-friendly start times in 2024, the Renegades are returning standard start times from June through Sept., and moving…

Additional security has been dispatched to Monhagen Middle School on Tuesday morning after the district learned of an online threat made against the school on Monday night. In a letter to parents, Enlarged City School District of Middletown Amy Creeden Superintendent Amy Creeden said “There is no evidence that this threat is credible.” However, out…

GOSHEN – The former financial secretary of the Washington Heights Fire Company in the Town of Wallkill Friday pled guilty in Orange County Court to grand larceny in connection with the theft of $17,947 from the department’s parade fund. The fire company had planned on holding a parade on September 23, 2023, that was to…

As we head into the playoffs, Rich Arnott checks in with his latest Section 9 football rankings. CLASS AA/A 1. CORNWALL: Shutting out a very strong Wallkill offense while spotting 49 points on the board themselves provides enough evidence that the Class A Division Two champions have entered playoff mode. In two weeks, Cornwall will host the…

MONTICELLO – Fire is raging this afternoon at a warehouse at 32 Jefferson Street in the Village of Monticello. The blaze broke out minutes before noon in a warehouse that was originally the home of a Daitch Shopwell supermarket. The three-alarm blaze has brought out several fire departments from Sullivan and Orange counties. More information …