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Were elections without drama In the ‘Old Days?’

Our community has been awash in election news on every front: conversations among neighbors, statistics constantly running out from car radio speakers, pop-up screens on our phones and …

Actors Studio plans another holiday show

Greetings from River City. After years of living with the fear that our highly trafficked street might cave in while drivers were on it — despite repeated efforts to get it properly repaired and …

Bereavement support group concludes its fall session

“Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction persevere in prayer.” Romans 12:12 Welcome to November when bright blue skies gift us with its pleasant breezes and a subtle crispness in the air, and the …

John William Brundage’s Newburgh business

A wonderful lady met with me this week to share a rather unique piece of China, a small family heirloom, which is best described by the Yiddish term “tchotchke.” It’s a small pitcher which her …
Newburgh has always been an innovative city but I continue to marvel at its long-standing creativity. Just two years after Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone, a local photographer, …
Last fall, a great guy (Thanks, Kevin!) came over to check out a parcel of land belonging to the Fostertown Cemetery with his metal detection equipment. We covered most of the parcel finding some …
That holds the destiny of America. It’s the hand that casts the ballot.” Harry Truman New Windsor Fire Department held their Memorial service with Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Church, and …
Greeting from River City. Please, dear readers and friends who offer the precious gift of prayer, offer your prayers for my beloved friend of almost 70 years, Helen Potter. Helen has been one of …
A CSX freight train inched past my windows last week so slowly it barely made noise. Then another also creaked past just as slowly a while later. That is uncommon, and made me wonder what was …
School News
Despite the exertion needed, there were lots of smiles at the annual Kiwanis Club of Newburgh 4-mile race at Chadwick Lake Park in Newburgh on October 26. There were 118 finishers, Race …
The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks got at least two of their missing players back. However, still short a few players, they had more than enough, riding 21 first-half points to a 27-0 win over …
Students at New Windsor Elementary School were captivated by a police drone flying overhead Friday, Oct. 30, as officers demonstrated how the technology helps them search for missing people and …
The City of Newburgh will offer paid jobs to local students during the school year through an agreement with Orange County aimed at helping young people gain work experience in city government. …
The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks were down seven starters and the game that resulted wasn’t pretty. But it still goes down as a “win” in the books. The Goldbacks scored 15 …
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