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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...
Code compliance supervisor named in City of Newburgh
NEWBURGH – A code compliance supervisor has been named in the City of Newburgh. Quanetta Inman began in her new role on Friday, May 31. Since she began working for the city, she worked as a code compliance officer and most recently as senior code compliance officer. As supervisor,...
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...
'Unauthorized' paving on state road in South Blooming Grove reversed by DOT
A spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation says it removed the section of pavement on Route 208, at the intersection of Mountain Road, that had been added without proper authorization.
Date set for Newburgh schools public safety director civil service test
NEWBURGH – The date has been set for the civil service test for director of school safety and security for the Newburgh school district. It will be administered on July 13 with the last date to file to take the test on June 17. The test was posted online on Friday, May 31.
Newburgh schools set vote date for revised $358M budget: See what cuts were made
NEWBURGH - Residents of the Newburgh School District will get a chance to vote on a revised and reduced budget of $358.9 million for the fiscal 2024-25 school year on June 18. Voting will take place from noon to 9 p.m. The Newburgh school board approved the reduced budget proposal at a special meeting...
New York official offers apology but doesn’t retract anti-Jewish media posts
A New York state municipal leader has received blowback for a series of postings on social media. Deputy Mayor Alexandria Wojcik in New Paltz, N.Y., wrote online about the “geopolitical interests of Zionism,” frequently used the pro-terror term “intifada” and pilloried police for arresting 132 people at the SUNY New Paltz campus. She further characterized anti-Israel activists as “brutally assaulted by law enforcement armed to the teeth in riot gear.”
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.
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