Surrounding Area News
Strong Island, Still Standing: The Return Of A Pioneer By Dennis Richmond, Jr., M.S.Ed.
In an era where cultural memory is often reduced to fleeting digital moments, a recent gathering, Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the Long Island...
A Major Win for Yonkers: New $1.5B Subway Car Deal Secures Jobs and Strengthens Local Industry
Yonkers, NY — The industrial resurgence unfolding in Yonkers under Mayor Mike Spano reached a new milestone with the announcement that Kawasaki Rail Car,...
Educators Gather for 57th Annual Outdoor Education Conference at Sharpe Reservation
The New York State Outdoor Education Association (NYSOEA) hosted its 57th Annual Conference at the Fresh Air Fund’s Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, New York,...
From Tragedy to Truth: The Fight for Saniyah Cheatham’s Justice
An 18-year-old college student, Saniyah Cheatham, tragically passed away by suicide while in the custody of the New York Police Department (NYPD) on July...
Physical Therapist Charged in Poughkeepsie Child Abuse Case
POUGHKEEPSIE – A Fishkill man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a child abuse investigation by City of Poughkeepsie police and the Dutchess County...
New York Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins Honored by 9th Judicial District’s LGBTQ Access to Justice Committee
(Rockland County, NY) -- New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins was honored by the 9th Judicial District’s LGBTQ Access to Justice Committee with...
NY State Comptroller: Mount Vernon School District Under Significant Fiscal Stress
In a recent report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, it was revealed that sixteen school districts in the state have been...
Yvonne Flowers Makes History As Poughkeepsie’s First Black Female Mayor
On election night, veteran Poughkeepsie City Councilwoman Yvonne Flowers became the first black woman mayor of the 32,000-person city, even though a third of...
WNED PBS To Air Documentary On Early Civil Rights Movement
The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights premieres Monday, November 6
Buffalo, N.Y. — The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights, a powerful...
