15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (361+ words) Todd Bender started as a stringer before rising through the ranks to become the Dutchess County Bureau Chief and senior investigative reporter for Mid Hudson News, focusing on crime and government. He is an avid angler and has recently taken…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (376+ words) Slater’s 9/11 education legislation continues to gain support Mid Hudson News Slater’s 9/11 education legislation continues to gain support ALBANY – Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) announced this week that his legislation to strengthen September 11 education in New York schools is gaining support…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (507+ words) Mid Hudson News Letter to the Editor: If energy affordability matters, pipeline capacity must be part of the conversation As New Yorkers reflect on a summer marked by extreme heat, elevated electricity demand, and grid reliability concerns, one lesson stands…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (347+ words) Gross, a retired educator, has been covering the events in and around Putnam for the past 60 years. His reporting has received many awards from the NYS Press Association in addition to recognition from the Associated Press and the Columbia Journalism…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (179+ words) CARMEL – Seven heroes of September 11, 2001, have been added to the Putnam County 9/11 Memorial ahead of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. On Tuesday evening, widows of the police and firefighters met with Denis Hanrahan who coordinates Putnam’s ceremony each year…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (302+ words) LIBERTY- Twelve Sullivan 180 Interns have completed a summer work experience with municipalities, volunteer groups and community organizations across Sullivan County. Throughout that time, they were building professional skills and developing new connections to the people and communities around them. The…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (156+ words) POUGHKEEPSIE- Dutchess County has awarded $100,000 in one-time grants to nine local organizations and municipalities through its 2026 Veterans Microgrant Program. The funding will support projects aimed at honoring veterans and improving services, facilities, and opportunities for them. Grants range from $4,125 to…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (300+ words) YORKTOWN HEIGHTS- The investigation into Friday’s armed robbery in the Jefferson Valley Mall parking lot in Yorktown, which left two people with non-life-threatening injuries, is now focused in Pennsylvania. Yorktown Police reported Saturday evening that detectives were working with authorities…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (394+ words) COLD SPRING- The Putnam History Museum in Cold Spring welcomed dozens of guests Friday evening for a talk with Michael Keropian tabbed “Revisiting Daniel Nimham.” Keropian, a resident of Kent and world-renowned sculpture, created an 8-foot-tall statue, cast in bronze…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (252+ words) Mid Hudson News Sullivan County tracking spread of measles LIBERTY -With 540 reported cases of measles across 36 counties in neighboring Pennsylvania, the Sullivan County Department of Public Health is closely and actively monitoring the spread of this contagious disease. “Our Epidemiology…...