Mid Hudson News

06/08/2026

TOWN OF NEWBURGH – Former Town of Newburgh Police Chief Charles “Charlie” Kehoe died Saturday. He was 79. Kehoe dedicated 32 years of service to the Town of Newburgh community. He began his law enforcement career in 1977 and retired in 2009 after a distinguished career of public service.

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TOWN OF NEWBURGH – Former Town of Newburgh Police Chief Charles “Charlie” Kehoe died Saturday. He was 79. Kehoe dedicated 32 years of service to the To

06/08/2026

POUGHKEEPSIE – City police have arrested four men in connection with the murder of a man at a soccer match in a city park on April 19. The murder took place at a well-attended soccer match at Stitzel Field on Lincoln Avenue around 6:40 pm, and claimed the life of 46-year-old Carl Chambers of Marlboro in Ulster County.

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POUGHKEEPSIE - City police have arrested four men in connection with the murder of a man at a soccer match in a city park on April 19. The murder took place a

06/05/2026

In case you missed it… a LOT happened this week in the Mid-Hudson

06/03/2026

KINGSTON – An Albany-based Battery Electric Storage System (BESS) company wants to develop a facility on Ulster County property in the Town of New Paltz, and the environmental review process is in the early stages in the county legislature.

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KINGSTON – An Albany-based Battery Electric Storage System (BESS) company wants to develop a facility on Ulster County property in the Town of New Paltz, and

06/03/2026

KINGSTON – Former State Trooper Christopher Baldner, 47, of Catskill was sentenced on Tuesday to 2 1/2 to seven years in state prison on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of an 11-year-old girl in an incident on the Thruway in Ulster County.

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KINGSTON - Former State Trooper Christopher Baldner, 47, of Catskill was sentenced on Tuesday to 2 1/2 to seven years in state prison on a manslaughter charge i

06/03/2026

KINGSTON - Former State Trooper Christopher Baldner, 47, of Catskill was sentenced on Tuesday to 2 1/2 to seven years in state prison on a manslaughter charge i

06/02/2026

DOBBS FERRY – Former Newburgh Deputy City Manager Michael Neppl has been hired as the new village administrator in Dobbs Ferry. He will assume his new job on June 24 after undergoing a screening process with the assistance of former Mayor Don Marra.

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DOBBS FERRY – Former Newburgh Deputy City Manager Michael Neppl has been hired as the new village administrator in Dobbs Ferry. He will assume his new job

06/02/2026

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Pelton Manor property in the Mount Carmel neighborhood of Poughkeepsie has received $1.25 million of New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) funding to move forward with the creation of a new multi-family rental community. The funding is part of the $9.7 million in DRI funding that was awarded to the City of Poughkeepsie to move forward with 10 projects that Governor Hochul says will upgrade civic, commercial, and cultural spaces while also building more housing “to drive down costs” in neighborhoods.

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POUGHKEEPSIE - The Pelton Manor property in the Mount Carmel neighborhood of Poughkeepsie has received $1.25 million of New York State Downtown Revitalization I

06/02/2026

DOBBS FERRY – Former Newburgh Deputy City Manager Michael Neppl has been hired as the new village administrator in Dobbs Ferry. He will assume his new job

06/01/2026

KINGSTON – The major sewer and stormwater system construction project on Flatbush and Foxhall Avenues in Kingston is beginning.

“The first step in the Flatbush and Foxhall streetscape project is to make extensive repairs to the sewer and stormwater system below the streets,” said Mayor Steven Noble. “Before construction can begin, we need to make these necessary infrastructure repairs. We know this work will be disruptive, so we want residents to understand the extent and duration of this project, which is expected to take two full constructions season to complete.”

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KINGSTON - The major sewer and stormwater system construction project on Flatbush and Foxhall Avenues in Kingston is beginning. “The first step in the Flat