Hinchey Hails Postal Service’s Decision to Keep Open Mid-Hudson Mail Processing and Distribution Center Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today hailed the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for providing a reprieve of its previously-announced plan to close the Mid-Hudson Processing and Distribution Center located in Newburgh, New York. The facility was not included on a list the [...]

Voters from across the region came out Tuesday to vote on their local City School district budget. All local area proposed budgets were either passed or approved. Newburgh Enlarged City School District – passed 1,709 to 788 Poughkeepsie City School District – approved 990 to 553 Kingston City School District – approved 2,787 to 1,873 [...]

A late night home invasion Monday night has left one suspect dead. On Monday, May 14, 2012, at approximately 10:20 p.m., the New York State Police at Troop K responded to a private residence on Hettinger Road in the Town of LaGrange after the Dutchess County 911 answering point received a telephonic report of a [...]

Around 6:00 PM Sunday evening Town of Newburgh police officer Michael Sisia was on a traffic stop when a passing driver informed him there was a man dangling over the edge of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. When Sisia located the man’s car, both the man’s girlfriend and two children were still inside. The man had climbed [...]

According to Kingston Police missing teen Daijha Leonard has been located and is back safe with her family. The 10th grader had been missing since Monday where she was last seen at her Henry Street home. Kingston police have not released any of the details that lead to her return or disappearance only posting to [...]

NBC NEWS SPACE CORRESPONDENT SPEAKS TO RESIDENTS AT GLEN ARDEN Internationally renowned journalist gives presentation on North Korea’s failed satellite launch NBC News Space Correspondent James Oberg gave a presentation on North Korea’s recent failed satellite launch Wednesday at Glen Arden, Elant’s continuing care retirement community in Goshen. Oberg was one of just 47 international [...]

SCHUMER ANNOUNCES 16 UPSTATE COLLEGES SET TO RECEIVE OVER $6.7 MILLION FROM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; UPWARD BOUND TO UNLOCK THE DOORS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TRIO-Upward Bound Programs Will Prepare New York Youth for Post-Secondary Education TRIO Funding Assists First Generation and Underserved Students Schumer: This Investment Will Help More Students Follow Their Dreams to New [...]

House Rejects Congressman’s Measure to Protect Medical Marijuana Patients in States That Allow Medicinal Use of the Drug Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today vowed to continue fighting to end any federal raids and prosecution of patients and suppliers who use and sell medical marijuana in compliance with state law.  The House last night defeated a [...]

The man accused of killing Hyde Park woman Kathryn Filiberti, pleaded guilty today in Dutchess County Court to first-degree murder and to predatory sexual assault. Stephen Shand, 23 was indicted in August of 2011, charged with three counts of first-degree murder, four counts of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree kidnapping and two counts of [...]

MAHER CONCLUDES BIKE TOUR IN NEW HARTFORD, ONEIDA COUNTY Assembly candidate bikes through seven counties in seven days. Assembly candidate Brian Maher, running in the newly created 101st Assembly District, concluded his bike tour Sunday afternoon, arriving at 2 p.m. in New Hartford Village Park after biking more than 250 miles. Maher was warmly greeted [...]