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Stories from the Garrets

March, among other designations, is Women’s History Month and a good time to think back on our own ancestral women and what they endured to bring our generation forward. Last Sunday, I was …

A glimpse at old yearbooks

An all-around good guy and musician friend recently gifted me some old yearbooks from Newburgh. To put “old” in the proper perspective, these yearbooks are from 1914, 1915, and 1922! Also …

Seniors: Learn about the risks of colorectal cancer March 20

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tokien Meadow Hill and Orange Lake: Help support Dan Leghorn Engine Co. #1 Orange …

New Ann Street Gallery exhibition opening March 15

Greetings from River City. “May the love of family be your pot of gold, the warmth of home be your lucky charm, and happiness be your ever-present rainbow.” A Most Blessed and Happy …

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We who are over sixty years of age can remember the frequent roar of military jets flying over our city. It was a loud rushing sound that made everyone wince no matter how often they heard and saw …
Can we conceive what humanity Would be if it did not know the flowers?” - Maurice Maeterlinck Sweet Spring is shyly waiting around the corner, and boisterous March will blow in wild and windy, …
Thelma & Louise are at the wheel for the next In Frame movie night! Celebrate International Women’s Month with the “baddest-babe” duo in cinema history. Groundbreaking, …
Recently, I was gifted four commemorative plates by a local fan who discovered these at the Fostertown Thrift Store, one celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Modena Methodist Church in 2005, the …
It was chilly inside the old brick and plaster walls of the Crawford House on Sunday during a workshop the Newburgh Historical Society held on how to store, preserve and scan old images. The twenty …

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School News
Newburgh’s Jashir Davis (15) celebrates his game-clinching bucket, while teammates Shaun Gonzalez (11), Jaedan Pagan (4) and Bryce Marshall (32) share the moment.
Top-seeded Newburgh Free Academy shook off a two-week layoff and held off a late rally to defeat Monroe-Woodbury 51-40 in the Section 9 Class AAA boys’ basketball championship Saturday. …
The White team led by Coach Ali T. Muhammad [in purple] claimed victory in the tournament.
Youth and families from Newburgh and the surrounding area gathered Saturday, Feb. 22, for the third annual Black History Month Basketball Tournament, an event that combines competition with a …
Merli acknowledges the crowd after his final bout.
Cooper Merli’s final match in the blue and gold may not have ended exactly as he would have liked, but nothing that happened at MVP Arena over the weekend did anything to change the legacy he …
Will Soto is declared the winner in the 106-pound state finals.
There isn’t much you can do to top an undefeated state championship wrestling season — except to do it again. That’s exactly what Newburgh sophomore Will Soto did over the …
SUNY Orange announces that 661 students in grades 6-12 from Orange County middle and high schools will receive the 2025 Sojourner Truth Awards. The Sojourner Truth Awards recognize students nominated …

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