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Families pose for photos with Santa as Healthfirst teamed up with several community based organizations to make the holidays brighter for everyone on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR

Third Annual Healthfirst Holiday Celebration Event

The Westchester County Youth Bureau, in partnership with Lower Hudson Valley My Brother’s Keeper (LHVMBK) Alliance, the Obama Foundation and SUNY Westchester Community College (WCC) hosted the Youth Leadership Summit.

My Brother’s Keeper Youth Leadership Summit

Nearly 100 Poughkeepsie High School students had perfect attendance in November, showing up on time each day for school.

PHS Celebrates Students With Perfect Attendance

Oakwood School Marks 105th Year in Poughkeepsie

Operation Toy Train Giveaway Happening This Week

SPORTS

Army QB Cale Hellums rushed for 100 yards, the first 100-yard rusher in the Army-Navy Game for Army since Raymond Maples' 156-yard effort in 2012. Photo: Danny Wild

Army Edged by Navy, 17–16, in 126th Army-Navy Game

Gabby Ziegenbalg: Season-high 17 points. Photo: Lee Ferris

Mount Bested by Manhattanville at Home

Tarul’s Career-High 24 Points Not Enough

Bard Women Can’t Close Out RPI

Bard Dropped Home Contest Against RIT

Mount Basketball Stunned by Farmingdale

BUSINESS

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Demario Strickland, met with several individuals from the New York State Education Department to present the District’s strengths and challenges last Thursday morning.

NY State Education Department Visits MVCSD

MOUNT VERNON - Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Demario Strickland, met with several individuals from the New York State Education Department to present the District’s...

AG Letitia James Sues UPS for Cheating Seasonal Workers

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James Monday filed a lawsuit against United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) for repeatedly and persistently stealing...

POLITICAL

Utility Reform Bill Now Law

ALBANY - A bill that makes utility rate increase requests more transparent, co-sponsored by Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) and Senator Michelle Hinchey (D-41), has...

On Monday, December 8, the Board of Legislators honored two outgoing legislators with the Westchester County Distinguished Service Award, the highest level of recognition the Board can bestow. The honorees were Legislator Ben Boykin and Legislator Catherine F. Parker, both of whom will leave office at the end of the month having reached term limits.

Legislators Boykin and Parker Honored By Board

WHITE PLAINS - On Monday, December 8, the Board of Legislators honored two outgoing legislators with the Westchester County Distinguished Service Award, the highest...

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in Hamnet.

Movie Hamnet is A Story of Love and Tragedy

By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire (****) She and the forest are one. Some might call her a witch. But they’d be wrong. She’s more like a...

The Mount Saint Mary College Christmas tree shines brightly, marking the official start of the holiday season on campus. Photo by Lee Ferris.

Tree Lighting Kicks Off Mount Holiday Season

NEWBURGH – The Mount Saint Mary College campus glowed a little brighter on Thursday, December 4, as students, faculty, and staff gathered for the...

HEALTH

Farmers Market Winter Market Saturday’s Begin

NEWBURGH - The Newburgh Farmers’ Market is warming up the winter with its biggest cold-season lineup yet. From Saturday, December 6, the market opens...

The Herbal Scoop,, operated by Kendra Payne, and featuring herbal teas and some cocoa options, is one of the latest additions to the Sunday, weekly, always outdoor Beacon Farmer’s Market on Main Street.

The Beacon Farmer’s Market Runs Year Round

By Jennifer L. Warren BEACON - The all- weather, outdoor, year round, popular Beacon Farmers Market was in full swing Sunday, complete with sunny, blue...

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