4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (210+ words) CARMEL – NYSEG customers are being targeted by scammers in the latest criminal effort. A NYSEG spokesperson advises customers to “never give personal information to callers or individuals they cannot authenticate as a NYSEG representative. While scams are ongoing throughout the…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (461+ words) CORTLANDT MANOR- More than 200 New York National Guard members put their legs, and their endurance, to the test last week on the steep trails and roads of Camp Smith Training Site. A total of 211 soldiers and airmen completed a 12.4-mile…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (135+ words) WHITE PLAINS – Westchester County has had its first human case of West Nike virus this season. Health officials say a Yonkers resident who has recently traveled outside the county contracted the virus. West Nile most often causes a mild or…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (269+ words) GOSHEN – The Sweitzer Cup began with friendship and loss. Rory Brady, of Goshen, created the recreational soccer tournament after losing a close high school friend, Tim Sweitzer, in a car accident years earlier. He wanted to make sure his friend’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (224+ words) KINGSTON – State Senator Michelle Hinchey (D, Saugerties) has sponsored legislation that would offer disability benefits to probation officers injured in the line of duty. On Tuesday, Hinchey, along with CSEA members, urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign this legislation, which…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (168+ words) ALBANY – While the State Office of Victims Services has added $36 million in state funding to service organizations, State Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson (D, Newburgh), says that is a good start, “but it’s not enough.” He said while the new statewide total…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (285+ words) POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino and State Senator Rob Rolison are seeking to preserve victims’ services in the county amid pending reductions in state funding for programs supported by the Office of Victim Services. The funding changes have created…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (254+ words) CARMEL- Barbs continue to fly between Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne and County Attorney Compton Spain regarding an assertion made by the chairperson of the Putnam Democrats, Jennifer Colamonico, who accused Byrne of making a false accusation that she made…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (357+ words) CARMEL – A week ago today, Putnam County’s Conservative Party nominated right-winger Tatiana Brahimi for Putnam’s top elected position over incumbent County Executive Kevin Byrne, who ran four years ago unopposed with Republican and Conservative backing. The third person in the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (469+ words) Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV,…...