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Marlboro Middle School’s new swimming program is going—well—swimmingly! Students in Grades 6-8 have been boarding a bus to the Marlboro High School pool each week to take part in …
The Marlboro Central School District Music Department is proud to announce that it has once again been awarded a “Best Communities for Music Education” designation from the NAAM …
As many of you are already aware, a partial solar eclipse will be occurring in our area on Monday, April 8. The Marlboro Central School District will have a full day of school that day, however, if …
One more round of applause for the cast and crew of “Mean Girls: High School Version!” The Marlboro High School Drama Club, under the direction of Jane Petruncola, delivered four amazing …
Easter in the Hamlet is rescheduled  Due to heavy rains last week, the much-anticipated Easter in the Hamlet celebration has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 30. The Town of Lloyd Events …

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Newburgh’s Emily Leonard shoots the ball as Highland’s Amelia Delforno defends during a non-league girls’ lacrosse game on April 9 at Highland Middle School.
It’s been another difficult start for the Newburgh Free Academy girls’ lacrosse team. The Goldbacks opened their season on April 9 with a 17-2 loss to the Highland Huskies at …
Highland’s Alexa Pavese pitches during Wednesday’s non-league softball game at Highland High School.
The Highland Huskies were hitting the ball hard game, but in bad luck. However, by the sixth inning, the Huskies started finding holes in the New Paltz Huguenots’ defense. They scored five …
The Highland Huskies pose after honoring senior captain Caitlin Becker for her 100th draw control after a non-league girls’ lacrosse game on April 9 at Highland Middle School.
If you control the draw, you control the game. Highland’s Caitlin Becker has been taking the draws for her team for only two years, and she controlled her 100th draw on April 9 during the …
Highland’s Eben Yager carries the ball as Pine Bush’s Dylan Csanko defends during Thursday’s non-league boys’ lacrosse game at Marlboro High School.
The Highland Huskies got off to a strong start, winning their first five games. But the streak ended on a rainy Thursday, as they fell behind early in a 10-4 loss to the Pine Bush Bushmen in a …

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Huskies top Millbrook Leland Dubois threw five innings with five strikeouts, and James Gescheidle had a hit and two runs scored and three stolen bases, leading the Highland baseball team to a …
Superintendent Michael Rydell gave a slide presentation last week to update the school board and the public on the current state of the 2024-25 school budget. Rydell noted that at the April 18 …
Highland second baseman A.J. Grant appears to tag Marlboro’s Sal Montaperto, Jr. as Highland shortstop Leland Dubois looks on during a Strike Out Cancer baseball game at Tony Williams Park in Highland.
Before the seventh inning, Marlboro baseball coach John Morrissey told his team the only fact that mattered. If they didn’t score a run, they were going to be done, which he didn’t …
Marlboro’s Adrien Gueren returns the ball during the MHAL boys’ tennis championships on May 17, 2023, at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park.
The Marlboro Iron Dukes will enter the 2024 boys’ tennis season with an experienced roster. After finishing 8-5 a year ago, the Iron Dukes have only lost one senior, Jordan Johnson, but …
Marlboro’s John Ryder is greeted by his teammates after hitting a home run during Wednesday’s non-league baseball game at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.
The Marlboro Iron Dukes got off to a fast start, scoring three runs in the first inning, leading to a fast start in their 2024 season when they defeated the Valley Central Vikings, 7-3, on Wednesday …

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Highland’s Trevor Coates carries the ball as Middletown’s Camron Headley defends during Thursday’s non-league boys’ lacrosse game at Marlboro High School.
Two games in, and the Highland Huskies have two wins. The second one came in emphatic fashion as the Huskies scored nine goals in the first quarter on their way to a 15-1 win over the Middletown …
Highland’s Hunter Thomlin pitches during the MHAL championship baseball game on May 13, 2023, at Cantine Field in Saugerties.
It’s a new baseball season, and the Highland Huskies are taking aim at their second straight Mid Hudson Athletic League Division III championship. It was the first step in what was a …
Marlboro’s Alexa Trapani is shown with her father and coach, Gary Trapani after the Section 9 girls’ golf tournament at Apple Greens Golf Course.
It is a very exciting time to be a member of the Marlboro girls’ golf team. The Dukes are coming off an unbeaten season, and will return everyone. That includes their top-returning golfer Alexa …
Highland’s Kelcey Whalen prepares to shoot as Wallkill’s Brianna Merrill defends from behind during a non-league girls’ lacrosse game on May 18, 2023, at Wallkill High School.
The Highland Huskies had a strong season in 2023 that came to a screeching halt in the Section 9 Class D girls’ lacrosse championship game. However, the Huskies got there by virtue of an …
Highland High School students Rachel Branda (left) and Rylie Klein executed a successful clothing giveaway event in February, as part of their civic readiness capstone project for their Citizenship in Action class.
Fashion enthusiasts looking to refresh their wardrobes got the opportunity to do just that during a two-day clothing giveaway event that took place at Highland High School on February 23 and 24. …

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