Mid Hudson News

01/13/2026

STEWART AIRPORT – The chairman of the Stewart Airport Commission says the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which assumed management of New York Stewart Airport in Newburgh in 2007 promised to use Stewart to relieve the overcrowded Big Three jetports in metro New York.

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STEWART AIRPORT – The chairman of the Stewart Airport Commission says the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which assumed management of New York Stewart Airport in Newburgh in 2007 promised to use Stewart to relieve the overcrowded Big Three jetports in metro New York. It has been almost ...

01/13/2026

NEW YORK CITY – Nearly 15,000 New York City nurses officially began the largest strike in city history on Monday after overnight negotiations failed to reach a deal. The walkout is occurring at major systems, including Mount Sinai, Montefiore, and New York Presbyterian. Nurses are demanding enforceable safe staffing ratios. Protections against workplace violence and better wages. The strike will impact hospitals in the Hudson Valley as patients may seek alternative medical care, further straining local facilities. Governor Kathy Hochul spoke about the strike on Friday.

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NEW YORK CITY – Nearly 15,000 New York City nurses officially began the largest strike in city history on Monday after overnight negotiations failed to reach a deal. The walkout is occurring at major systems, including Mount Sinai, Montefiore, and New York Presbyterian. Nurses are demanding enforc...

01/13/2026

From Award-Winning Journalist Hank Gross

01/12/2026

MID-HUDSON – Scores of angry and frustrated residents have bombarded New York State Electric and Gas Company staff in recent weeks with the same concern: “Why has my utility bill gone through the roof?”

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MID-HUDSON – Scores of angry and frustrated residents have bombarded New York State Electric and Gas Company staff in recent weeks with the same concern: “Why has my utility bill gone through the roof?” The answer according to NYSEG is simple: Higher bills are resulting from colder temperature...

01/12/2026

ALBANY – A Woodstock man and his brother from Paramus, New Jersey have been indicted for allegedly stealing $90,000 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds to which they were not entitled, officials announced.

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ALBANY – A Woodstock man and his brother from Paramus, New Jersey have been indicted for allegedly stealing $90,000 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds to which they were not entitled, officials announced. As part of the scheme, Denesh Melwani, 58, of Woodstock, and Shaleen Mahtani of Par...

01/12/2026

"Community Santa" Frankie Flowers pleaded not guilty to a felony domestic violence charge on Monday.

01/11/2026

RED HOOK – An estimated 300 people gathered in the village square at noon Saturday to protest President Trump’s immigration policies and the recent fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. “We are outraged about the latest killing,” said Jill Horn, a Rhinebeck resi...

01/09/2026

POUGHKEEPSIE – Marc Molinaro, currently serving as the leader of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), is considering another run for Congress, according to Mid-Hudson News sources. Molinaro, who was once the youngest mayor in the nation, before moving on to several elected offices, most recently served as the Republican Congressman in the New York 19th Congressional District before losing his re-election bid to Josh Riley in 2024.

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POUGHKEEPSIE – Marc Molinaro, currently serving as the leader of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), is considering another run for Congress, according to Mid-Hudson News sources. Molinaro, who was once the youngest mayor in the nation, before moving on to several elected offices, most recen...

01/09/2026

NEWBURGH – Newburgh security monitor Tyreek Johnson is being credited with saving a choking first-grader who got something stuck in her throat that she was eating at Vails Gate STEAM Academy cafeteria in New Windsor.

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NEWBURGH – Newburgh security monitor Tyreek Johnson is being credited with saving a choking first-grader who got something stuck in her throat that she was eating at Vails Gate STEAM Academy cafeteria in New Windsor. Johnson employed the Heimlich Maneuver on the child when he noticed she was in di...