Category: Mid-Hudson

POUGHKEEPSIE – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited Day One Early Learning Community in Poughkeepsie on Monday to highlight $1.2 million in congressionally directed spending that she secured for Day One to expand affordable daycare options for low-income Dutchess County families. In July 2020 Gillibrand, then Lt. Governor Hochul, and others joined Day One in declaring…

POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Court Judge Edward McLoughlin sentenced a repeat offender to prison for his role in a robbery combined with drug possession.  Joseph Faircloth, 40, of Schenectady was sentenced to a maximum of 22 years in prison for his actions in July 2022. Faircloth had robbed a man at gunpoint in the Manchester…

ELLENVILLE – Ulster County BOCES has a program called Pre-University/New Visions Pathways aimed at placing high school seniors beside local professionals to help college-bound students make better choices on their career paths. The programs they offer are in advanced robotics and engineering, music and auto audio engineering, education, and health. Seventeen-year-old Ren Anderson attends Ellenville…

MONROE- A third candidate has entered the race for the 42nd State Senate District, which comprises Orange County with the exception of the Town and City of Newburgh and the Town of Montgomery.  The district is currently represented by Democratic State Senator James Skoufis of Cornwall. Timothy Jon Mitts of Monroe filed Conservative petitions to…

KINGSTON – The state has awarded $37.9 million for the rehabilitation of three properties known as the Ulster Portfolio to preserve 212 affordable homes in Ulster County. The Ulster Portfolio consists of the 80-unit Birchwood Village in the City of Kingston, the Birches at Saugerties in the Town of Saugerties and 72-unit Chambers Senior Housing…

GOSHEN – Firefighters rescued a disabled man after his car crashed into a drainage ditch full of water on Route 17M near Duck Farm Road in the Town of Goshen. Firefighters got a call about a car in some three feet at around 6 a.m. Monday. They found a Honda SUV about 10 feet down…

PORT JERVIS – At 100 years of age, Denis DeGroat, Jr. of Port Jervis has lived an active life of service. DeGroat, a Purple Heart veteran, has been committed to his family, his community and his country throughout his entire life.  He served his nation as an Army combat engineer in some of fiercest battles…

MONTICELLO- Monticello’s new police chief Jay Corley says residents can expect to see more officers on the streets under his administration.  Corley was recently installed as chief after serving for 27 years in several roles in the department and has big plans to improve the way the police department interacts with the public. “This is…

MOUNT HOPE – Paul Rickard received a call about a noise complaint this week from a resident and in his previous position — Police Chief — he would have jumped onto the case himself. However, Rickard is now the Town of Mount Hope’s Supervisor, a position he is enjoying three months into his tenure. So,…

POUGHKEEPSIE- According to a recently released NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll November’s Presidential election is shaping up to be a competitive contest between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The poll revealed that only two points separate Biden and Trump nationally among registered voters, with Biden edging a small lead over his rival. According to…