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It’s raining pretty good. Writers are taught never to start with the weather. It’s a sign you don’t have anything to say. So, it’s raining pretty good. LOL. The leaves on the maples are thick …

My algorithm needs some adjusting

I try to be honest here, and in that vein, let me say that I don’t really understand about 90 percent of things that happen on the internet. I can confidently shop, I can email and text, I use …

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I wonder how many of you have ever been hung up by a technology problem that simply could not be resolved? I’m betting a lot of you have. By technology problem, I mean something along the lines of …
I read an article the other day about the Town of Highlands that I absolutely Loved. Yes, loved with a capital L. It was called: “The Upstate New York Town Officially Ranked the Safest in the …
Last Tuesday was one of those annoying days. The internet went out in the whole darn Town of Highlands before 11 a.m. Early estimates to get it back were 2 p.m., and then 7:30 p.m. Fortunately, …
When I was a care-free, peripatetic young man with a knapsack instead of a carry-on bag, when I had a ponytail instead of a bald spot, when I had a spring in my step instead of bone spur on my left …
Editorials
There is plenty to discuss about what happened Friday night at the Poughkeepsie Galleria. An estimated 100 young people were involved in a disturbance that began after an argument and spilled …
The testimony heard by the Ulster County Legislature Tuesday night should not be allowed to fade with the adjournment of a meeting. For more than an hour, more than two dozen women described …
How vulnerable is the Town of Gardiner to extreme weather? That is not a question that should be answered solely by scientists, consultants or government officials. The people who live in …
Sept. 18 marks National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, an observance that deserves our attention not only because of the challenges that remain, but because of how far we have come. For …
Opinion
California Governor Gavin Newsome just signed 13 election protection bills to secure the Midterms. Governor Hochul should follow his lead to safeguard voters and their votes from interference by the …
9/11 is like a kick in the gut for me every year since 2001. The memory of events on 9/11/2001 unleashes an anger, frustration and helplessness on that date every year. 2,977 innocent victims were …
I am writing to support Stephen Krasner, the Democratic candidate for supervisor in the Town of Newburgh. Stephen’s priorities include putting the needs of residents before developers when it …
I am writing to express my concerns about the lack of term limits for many elected officials in New York State and Orange Countygovernment. A few years ago, Assemblymember Brian Maher of the …
Climate change is an immediate, rapidly accelerating threat that is negatively impacting the environment and people all over the world. The Hudson Valley is no exception. Small and large communities …
Although I now live in New Windsor, I spent several years as a resident of Cornwall and continue to care deeply about the community and its future. My time in Cornwall gave me a genuine appreciation …
I would like to take a moment to tell each and every member of the Highland Falls Fourth of July committee how proud I am of what we accomplished together this year. The following worked so hard for …
Played football; Red Raider, Small; played on defense The lightest left tackle; Quite fast, games were tense One time I was injured Quite badly on-field When they carried me off Many cheers it did …
The recent deaths in our community from domestic violence have exposed an epidemic of violence in our society that is largely invisible, affecting one in three women and one in six men, according to …
The clock, a survivor of Urban Renewal, was originally located in front of a jewelry store on the West side of Water Street near its intersection with Third Street. When I was on the City …
I am very pleased to endorse Anthony LoBiondo for Town of Newburgh Justice. I have known Anthony for more than thirty years, and my opinion of his qualifications is based upon many years of …
As Chair of the Board of Trustees and a proud alumnus of Mount Saint Mary College, Class of 1982, I am thrilled to welcome the Class of 2030 to our campus – the largest incoming class in recent …