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Scary Wappingers Threat Leads To School Evacuation, Shelter In Place
It's a sinking feeling for parents to open their emails anytime a school district has to send one of these types of updates, and for many in Dutchess County this safety alert hit close to home. A scary situation unfolded in Wappingers Central School District on Friday May 31st. Threat...
MILAN, NY – REAL ESTATE IN AN IN-BETWEEN TOWN
Some towns are drive throughs or fly overs. You don’t know exactly where they are, where they begin, or where they end. There’s no center, no bank, no traffic light, no school – sometimes there’s not even a post office. Milan, NY, is one of those...
NY Databases: Search restaurant inspections, real estate sales at poughkeepsiejournal.com
Have health inspectors found anything unusual at your favorite local restaurant? Are you owed money or wondering how much the house sold for down the street? We have all of that information, plus a lot more, on our NY Database site on poughkeepsiejournal.com. We have dozens of databases featuring public...
Six area school districts awarded federal funding to purchase electric buses
NEW YORK – Six school districts in the greater Hudson Valley-Catskills region will receive $7.7 million from the US Environmental Protection Agency to purchase new electric school buses. “Transitioning to a zero-emission school bus fleet not only represents our commitment to a greener future but shows our commitment to...
Mid-Hudson region gets millions for new housing projects
HYDE PARK – Dozens of elected officials from the Hudson Valley, along with project developers, gathered at the Wallace Center on the grounds of the FDR Presidential Library as Empire State Development CEO and Commissioner Hope Knight announced $67 million in funding for projects in the Mid-Hudson Region. The funding awards under the Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund include projects in Kingston, Peekskill, Poughkeepsie, Red Hook, Newburgh, and others.
Pride in Poughkeepsie, New Paltz, Newburgh: Here are the 2024 June events
Hundreds of people lined up to unfold a giant rainbow flag across the Walkway over the Hudson May 17, a prelude to a packed month of Pride events happening in the mid-Hudson Valley. Saturday marks the beginning of Pride month, with parades, festivals, themed nights and movie screenings scheduled throughout...
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