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A school that never was

As Newburgh children walk through their schoolhouse doors this week, there is one set of doors that won’t open for them. Those doors were considered but never built. In the 1950s, as a …

Luau party held at Mt. St. Joseph for the sisters

  As summer winds down to a close, the nurses at Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at Mt. St. Joseph hosted a lovely luau party for the sisters and gifted them with …

Safe Harbors presents Flowers for our Grandmothers

Greetings from River City. “There are none so blind that they will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.” John Hayward, 1546.  In an …

The history of school lunches

With summer over, our cherished cherubs are returning to school. Many parents will wait with anticipation and anxiety until the happy bus arrives to pick up their offspring. As the bus pulls away, …

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Development plans are being showcased all around Newburgh. It seems to be a time when possibilities and profit have reappeared for many of Newburgh’s empty lots. One such parcel is the …
A good buddy asked me to write about this commemorative coin, which according to the date on the card, was issued May 28, 1932, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. …
  Beach season is in the rearview mirror, so shake the sand from your flip-flops and welcome back-to-school season with chillier days and sweaters.  The familiar tune of school bells …
Greetings from River City. Labor Day! Do you believe it? We’ll be celebrating Halloween, Election Day and Thanksgiving before we know it… and can Christmas, Kwanza and 2025 be far …
The financial and social fortunes of Newburgh have flowed through our community like the tides of the Hudson River at our gate. Over the 315 years of our history, Newburgh has been a leader and a …

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School News
Newburgh’s Mary Jane Politi and Newburgh’s Kiernan Judson run toward the finish line at a non-league cross-country meet on October 17, 2023, at Chadwick Lake Park in Newburgh.
The Newburgh Free Academy boys’ cross country team will return their two top runners from last season and two state qualifiers. The Goldbacks will weather the loss of runner Jadin …
Friday’s non-league football game at Arlington High School in Lagrangeville.
The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks came out and made a statement. The defense was stifling, and the offense ran all over the Arlington Admirals in route to a 35-0 non-league football win on …
The start of last year’s Cupcake Run at Mount Saint Mary College.
Runners of all ages, get ready to taste victory (and confections) at Bishop Dunn Memorial School’s Sixth Annual Cupcake 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, Sept. 15. The event, featuring a race for …
Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus and the Department of Emergency Management unveiled alarming new data showing motorists failing to stop for school buses as they pick up and drop off students on …
Newburgh’s Elle Gerbes, center,stands on the podium after winning the 50-yard freestyle at the Section 9 girls’ swimming championships on Nov. 4, 2023, at Valley Central High School.
Newburgh Free Academy has a long swimming tradition, and Elle Gerbes is getting lonely as the only Goldback swimmer at the New York state championship meet. She’s gone each of the last two …

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