Mid Hudson News

09/26/2025

BUCHANAN – Westchester County residents are calling on Governor Hochul to put the brakes on bringing back nuclear power to Indian Point. Food and Water Watch, a nonprofit group that fights for sustainable food, clean water, and a livable climate, held an online rally late Thursday. About 100 concerned citizens joined the Zoom meeting, where speakers lashed out at Holtec International, which owns Indian Point and was paid $2.4 billion to decommission the power plant back in 2021.

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BUCHANAN – Westchester County residents are calling on Governor Hochul to put the brakes on bringing back nuclear power to Indian Point. Food and Water Watch, a nonprofit group that fights for sustainable food, clean water, and a livable climate, held an online rally late Thursday. About 100 conce...

09/26/2025

KINGSTON – The appellate judges for the State Supreme Court have ruled in favor of the City of Kingston in the Pike Plan case. “We can now move forward with our demolition plans for the Pike Plan canopies in Uptown Kingston,” said Mayor Steven Noble. “With this decision, we will be issuing an RFP – one that was prepared in fall 2024, to find a contractor for the demolition of the canopies. We expect that demo will begin in winter 2026. All precautions will be made to create as little disruption as possible to the adjacent buildings and businesses. As we have stated many times, the Pike Plan canopies have come to the end of their useful life, and the safety of our residents is our utmost concern.”

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KINGSTON – The appellate judges for the State Supreme Court have ruled in favor of the City of Kingston in the Pike Plan case. “We can now move forward with our demolition plans for the Pike Plan canopies in Uptown Kingston,” said Mayor Steven Noble. “With this decision, we will be issuing a...

09/25/2025

POUGHKEEPSIE – A proposal by a handful of area state lawmakers for the creation of a Hudson Valley Power Authority to take over Central Hudson as a government-run utility has been met head-on by an alliance of business, labor, and construction leaders along with Central Hudson leadership. The Protect Our Power Coalition says it would be disastrous if the government were to take over the role of the utility.

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POUGHKEEPSIE – A proposal by a handful of area state lawmakers for the creation of a Hudson Valley Power Authority to take over Central Hudson as a government-run utility has been met head-on by an alliance of business, labor, and construction leaders along with Central Hudson leadership. The Prot...

09/25/2025

From Award-Winning Journalist Hank Gross

09/25/2025

NEWBURGH – Newburgh City Manager Todd Venning, who makes over $200,000 a year plus benefits, has placed in his proposed city budget for next year a deputy city manager’s position. Since he became city manager, he has added a chief of staff and two assistants. If approved by the city council, the...

09/25/2025

POUGHKEEPSIE – A proposal by a handful of area state lawmakers for the creation of a Hudson Valley Power Authority to take over Central Hudson as a government-run utility has been met head-on by an alliance of business, labor, and construction leaders along with Central Hudson leadership. The Prot...

09/24/2025

NEW YORK – Starting on Monday, October 6, Metro-North Railroad will launch its “super-express” commuter train service between Poughkeepsie and New York City with service in less than 90 minutes. Governor Hochul made the announcement while at Grand Central Terminal on Tuesday, also noting service between Beacon and New York will be under 60 minutes.

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NEW YORK – Starting on Monday, October 6, Metro-North Railroad will launch its “super-express” commuter train service between Poughkeepsie and New York City with service in less than 90 minutes. Governor Hochul made the announcement while at Grand Central Terminal on Tuesday, also noting servi...

09/24/2025

ALBANY – The latest case of violence at Otisville Correctional Facility involving a prisoner has prompted State Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision Daniel Martuscello III to crack down with preemptive measures to rid prisons of contraband, including illicit drugs. Calling the recent spate of illnesses to corrections officers and inmates alike from unknown substances a crisis situation, Martuscello has announced new measures.

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ALBANY – The latest case of violence at Otisville Correctional Facility involving a prisoner has prompted State Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision Daniel Martuscello III to crack down with preemptive measures to rid prisons of contraband, including illicit drugs. Calling the rec...

09/23/2025

NEWBURGH – It was last year when the federal government quietly closed the Newburgh Social Security Office and moved the operations some 25 miles away in the Town of Wallkill. On Monday afternoon, Congressman Pat Ryan (D, NY-18) rallied at the site of the former Newburgh facility with a number of local officials, clergy and others to call for an office to be re-established in eastern Orange County.

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NEWBURGH – It was last year when the federal government quietly closed the Newburgh Social Security Office and moved the operations some 25 miles away in the Town of Wallkill. On Monday afternoon, Congressman Pat Ryan (D, NY-18) rallied at the site of the former Newburgh facility with a number of ...

09/23/2025

KINGSTON – Short-term rentals of apartments and houses create a challenge for residents who live in a community. On the one hand, they bring in tourists and their wallets, but on the flip side, they take away from the inventory for permanent residents. In Ulster County, those short-term rentals comprise over three percent of total housing stock, exceeding the two percent cap recommended by the county’s Housing Smart Communities Initiative.

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KINGSTON – Short-term rentals of apartments and houses create a challenge for residents who live in a community. On the one hand, they bring in tourists and their wallets, but on the flip side, they take away from the inventory for permanent residents. In Ulster County, those short-term rentals co...

09/23/2025

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From Award-Winning Journalist Hank Gross