Newburgh has always been an innovative city but I continue to marvel at its long-standing creativity. Just two years after Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone, a local photographer, …

Last fall, a great guy (Thanks, Kevin!) came over to check out a parcel of land belonging to the Fostertown Cemetery with his metal detection equipment. We covered most of the parcel finding some …

That holds the destiny of America. It’s the hand that casts the ballot.” Harry Truman New Windsor Fire Department held their Memorial service with Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Church, and …

Greeting from River City. Please, dear readers and friends who offer the precious gift of prayer, offer your prayers for my beloved friend of almost 70 years, Helen Potter. Helen has been one of …

A CSX freight train inched past my windows last week so slowly it barely made noise. Then another also creaked past just as slowly a while later. That is uncommon, and made me wonder what was …

Newburgh Free Academy held off Pine Bush 21-20 on Friday in a Section 9 Class AA semifinal, sealing the win when Denvyr Herring intercepted a pass in the final two minutes. The Goldbacks (8-2) …

Mount Saint Mary College transformed the Hudson Hall parking lot into a vibrant Halloween haven on Friday, October 30, welcoming students, faculty, staff, and local Newburgh-area families for the …

Meadow Hill School celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Veterans Day Breakfast on Friday, welcoming local veterans with a show of appreciation from students and staff. Veterans were greeted by …

Despite the exertion needed, there were lots of smiles at the annual Kiwanis Club of Newburgh 4-mile race at Chadwick Lake Park in Newburgh on October 26. There were 118 finishers, Race …

The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks got at least two of their missing players back. However, still short a few players, they had more than enough, riding 21 first-half points to a 27-0 win over …