Category: Mid-Hudson

NEW YORK-  New York’s Presidential primary election is set for April 2 with early voting beginning on March 23. In order to vote in the upcoming primary, voters must be registered by March 23.  New York is a closed primary state, which means that a voter also must be enrolled as a member of a…

ELLENVILLE- On May 1, 2010, at around 4:15 a.m., 24-year-old Shannon Gilbert made a frantic 911 call from the Oak Beach Association in Suffolk County telling the 911 dispatcher that someone was after her.  That was the last time anyone heard from her. Shannon Gilbert was a graduate of Ellenville High School.  Her mother, Mari…

HUDSON VALLEY – The New York State Lottery is closing the Fishkill Customer Service Center in Westage Business Center effective March 29, 2024.  The location gives lottery winners for several different games the opportunity to redeem their cash prize without traveling out of the region. The lottery website does not indicate the center is closing…

HUDSON VALLEY – Mid-Hudson News is pleased to announce the launch of the “Veterans Corner” section of our website.  The tab will feature veteran-specific news and information from various veteran organizations.  Mid-Hudson News is strongly committed to providing a venue for organizations such as MHA Dutchess Vet2Vet to keep veterans abreast of issues affecting our…

POUGHKEEPSIE- The Foundation for New American Art (FNAA) nonprofit was formed in response to the dire situation of public schools eliminating or drastically cutting arts education budgets.  FNAA is dedicated to bringing arts education programs to underserved students in low-incomecommunities. The organization’s “Paint Brushes Not Guns 2024 Poughkeepsie Initiative” uses the power of art, music…

MONTICELLO- The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Liberty man in connection with a contractor larceny scam.  Police say the man collected money for a roofing job but never started the work. David Gizinski, 37, of Gizinski Construction, LLC was arrested on February 16th and charged with felony grand larceny after police say he…

NEWBURGH- Police are investigating a shooting that took place on Saturday at the Mullins Apartments located on Walsh Road in the City of Newburgh. Yellow crime scene tape blocked off a playground in the complex shortly after 9 p.m. and there was a heavy police presence at the scene.  Police could be seen searching the…

MIDDLETOWN- Families of children attending the Educational Learning Experience special education preschools in Middletown and New Windsor are uneasy about the future of their school following the issuance of a 90-day notice of closure provided by the organization operating the preschool, the ARC of the Greater Hudson Valley to the State Education Department (SED).  The…

CORNWALL- Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) called upon telecom companies to take responsibility for their abandoned toxic lead cables in Cornwall and all around the Hudson Valley Saturday morning in front of Cornwall Town Hall. Ryan said the lead sheathing on the cable leaches into the ground and poses a health threat. He referenced a July 9,…

MONTICELLO- At their Thursday Health & Human Services Committee Meeting members of the Sullivan County Legislature were read a letter that was penned by dozens of staff members who work at the county’s nursing home, the Care Center at Sunset Lake.  The staff who wrote the letter chose to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation…