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Spirit Halloween store in Newburgh set to become Spirit Christmas
Spirit Christmas is expanding its seasonal retail presence, with stores planned across 15 states for the 2026 holiday season. The company plans to open more locations, including one in Newburgh, in the coming weeks. According to Spencer Spirit Holdings, the parent company of Spirit Christmas and Spirit Halloween, the stores will offer holiday decor, gifts, apparel and other seasonal merchandise. “The holidays are so much more than what’s under the tree,” Kym Sarkos, Spirit’s executive vice president, said in a news release. “They’re about the traditions families return to year after year and the magic of creating new ones. Spirit Christmas was created to celebrate that feeling.” How many Spirit Christmas stores will open in New York? According to the company’s website , four Spirit Christmas stores are scheduled to open in New York during the first week of November. The stores will replace Spirit Halloween locations at the same addresses. Specific opening dates have not been announced. The New York locations are: Albany: 131 Colonie Center Buffalo: 4090 Maple Road, at a former Planet Fitness location Newburgh: 39 N. Plank Road Scarsdale: 965 Central Park Ave., at a former JoAnn Fabrics location What does Spirit Christmas sell? Spirit Christmas
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Walking together, the Great Law of Peace and American Democracy
Join Haudenosaunee scholars and leaders at Mohonk as they share how the Great Law of Peace shaped the U.S. Constitution and can be a guide for the next 250 years. Walking together, the Great Law of Peace and American Democracy will be a day-long conference, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at Mohonk Conference House, 1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz featuring presentations and panel discussions on the unifying code of justice that established a formidable and democratic league of nations in North America. Audience members will have a chance to participate in roundtable discussions focused on how the wisdom of these Native American ways of living might be applied to current cultural, social, and political challenges. Moderated by Author, speaker, podcaster, and PBS host and producer Baratunde Thurston, presenters include Hatueyael José Barreiro, Taíno Nation, writer and activist; Kiohawiton Beverly Cook, Akwesasne Mohawk, Wolf Clan, nurse practitioner and community organizer; Tekatsi:tsia’kwa Katsi Cook, Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan, Health advocate and Spirit Aligned Leadership Program Director; Wakérakats:te Louise McDonald Herne, Mohawk, Bear Clan, Traditionalist Leader and Elder; Joagquisho Oren Lyons, Onondaga Nation, Turtle Clan Nation, Faith Keeper, Indigenous rights and environmental activist; and Kaluhyanu:wes Michelle Schenandoah, Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Oneida Nation Wolf Clan, Rematriation leader and Indigenous women’s advocate. Tickets begin with (pay what you can) online livestream from $0-$20. Visit mohonk-consultations.org for more information including the in-person attendance price which includes lunch.
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IV bar to be added to Gordon Commons
It’s not hard to see that Gordon Commons has been suffering. In a recent press conference held by the Gordon Commons Association Board (GCAB), the Deece’s most pressing issue was finally addressed: the wait times. Global Kitchen in particular, a popular food station noted for its fresh dishes and painstakingly slow preparation time, has lines that are often seen spilling out of the building and spiraling around the parking lot. But higher-ups have heard the cries of student discontent and, in a rare display of administrative agility, have implemented an exciting new station almost overnight. As students were surprised to discover this Monday on their routine walk into the building, Vassar has erected a fully functioning, state-of-the-art IV Bar.
Warwick Valley Dispatch
Newburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges
Orange County District Attorney announced that Alton Junior, 42, of Newburgh, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree and Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Under the plea agreement announced on the record at the time that Junior pled guilty, it is expected that he will be sentenced to nine (9) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years post-release supervision when he is sentenced on December 22, 2026.