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Greetings from River City. I have always enjoyed my birthdays because I was so surprised that I was still here, even as a child. I’m happy to celebrate my birthday any day of the week, any week …

Storytime returns to the library’s town branch

Mothers are precious angels of love who nurtured us with tenderness and taught us right from wrong, celebrated our accomplishments and stood by us through our most difficult moments. There’s …

‘Death of an erring maiden’

Nothing is new under the sun. Nearly every theme that appears in recent news has happened before if we are patient enough to look for it and ask our elders how such things played out. While searching …

Van’s Buttonwood Inn

Another oasis in our community was Van’s Buttonwood Inn over on Route 52, just a little bit west of the intersection with Route 300. In the days of my youth this was one of the “go …

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Greetings from River City. On May 8 and 9, I will be celebrating my 89th birthday. I’ve lived long enough to remember when phone booths were a common public sight, with a door that closed, an …
Congratulations to Carl Aiello for 35 years of outstanding perseverance and dedication in journalism as Editor and Publisher of the Mid Hudson Times. It is an honor to be a very small part of his …
After nearly a decade of contributing to the New Windsor Community Column, today marks my final installment as I transition from my role as Recreation Director of the Town of New Windsor to assume …
This week, I saw an image of one of my favorite paintings used as the introduction to a Facebook page. Old Newburgh News Clippings on Facebook is run by my friend Kris and most who navigate through …
I had another article already in the queue, but postponed it for a week after being overwhelmed with the response at the Rossville Cemetery on the NYS State Division of Cemeteries Caring for Your …

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School News
Newburgh’s Chase Rounds pitches during an OCIAA Division I baseball game on May 7 at Delano-Hitch Stadium in Newburgh.
The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks were tied for first place in the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I for about two hours, after winning the first game of a doubleheader. …
Middletown’s Alana Ramirez slides into home as Newburgh catcher Melissa Schulze waits for the throw during Wednesday’s OCIAA Division I softball game at NFA North.
It would have been a perfect senior night for Alina Ferguson and Taryn Judson if the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks could follow the celebration of their two seniors with the clinching of a berth in …
Newburgh’s Taryn Judson avoids a tag by Pine Bush first baseman Emma Boffalo during Friday’s OCIAA Division I softball game at Pine Bush Elementary School.
Madison Gravel was in the middle of everything the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks did. She had two hits, including a booming triple in the fourth inning that drove in two runs. She also scored …
The Newburgh Free Academy boys’ 3,200-meter relay team of Devin Batelic, Kendy Georges, Brady Danyluk and David Pinnock is shown at the Penn Relays on April 26 after setting a new school record with a time of 7:45.54.
The Newburgh Free Academy boys’ 3,200-meter relay team ran the top time in New York state and the fifth fastest time in the nation at the Penn Relays on April 26. The team of Devin …
Wallkill’s Kyle DeGroat pitches during a non-league baseball game on April 23 at Wallkill Senior High School.
The Wallkill Panthers don’t feel as though they’ve played their best baseball yet. That could be a scary thought, considering they’ve been unbeaten through their first eight …

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