Category: Mid-Hudson

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Poughkeepsie City School District’s plan to reconfigure the elementary schools in the district will continue into the 2024-25 school year, according to Superintendent Dr. Eric Rosser.  Gregory Mott, assistant superintendent of elementary education, is spearheading the exploration of the plan and says “great strides have been made in determining the feasibility of…

ELLENVILLE- Police in Ellenville are seeking tips from members of the public to solve a shooting that took place at the Canal Lock Apartment complex on Friday night.  The incident left one man injured and police say children were in the apartment when shots rang out. According to Village of Ellenville Police Chief Phillip Mattracion,…

NEW WINDSOR- A portion of Washington Lake Reservoir crested its banks on Wednesday afternoon causing water to spill over into nearby properties. According to New Windsor officials, around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday workers from the City of Newburgh shut down Little Britain Road (Route 207) to conduct emergency flood mitigation activities.  Workers could be seen…

MID-HUDSON – Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 and is embraced by math enthusiasts around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. NASA considers 3/14 to be of…

KINGSTON – A 34-year-old man from Rosendale was sentenced to five years in state prison for raping a 12-year-old girl in August 2023.  Danny Wiebke Jr. will also spend 60 days in the Ulster County Jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor criminal contempt. Wiebke pled guilty to criminal contempt in July of 2023 after violating…

HOWELLS- The Howells Fire Company #1 will be hosting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, April 2, 2024,  from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Howells Firehouse located at 26 Elm Street in Howells. This blood drive is being held to celebrate the life of Past Chief John Stephens. The department’s last blood drive, which…

WAPPINGERS FALLS- The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, and Pamal Broadcasting have announced today an expanded partnership, with the home of the Renegades Baseball Network moving to five stations throughout the Hudson Valley. All 132 Renegades regular season games and all postseason games will be broadcast on WBPM 96.5…

HAMPTONBURGH- Hamptonburgh Town Councilman Gregory Willems passed away on Monday, according to a statement released by town supervisor Robert Jankowski. “With deep sorrow and a profound sense of loss for his family and friends, and the entire Town of Hamptonburgh, we regret to inform you of the tragic news that Hamptonburgh Councilman Gregory Willems passed…

WASHINGTON D.C.- United States Senator and former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I, VT) announced the introduction of a bill in the Senate that would enact sweeping changes in the workplace.  Sanders proposes to reduce the workweek to 32 hours without losses in pay or benefits to workers. “Moving to a 32-hour workweek with no loss…