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Dec 31, 2025 12:00 AM

What’s happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Dec. 31, 2025

Presentation: The deadline to register for the Saugerties Adult Learning Community’s second winter presentation of the season is Monday, Jan. 5. The talks held via Zoom are free to attend for all who pre-register. The January Winter Presentation is titled “Inside Woodstock — Music, Culture, and Community,” and will take place Wednesday, Jan. 7, from […]

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Dec 31, 2025 12:00 AM

Cartoonist’s take: ‘ACA subsidies expire’

“ACA subsidies expire.” (John Darkow, Columbia Missourian via CagleCartoons.com)

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Dec 30, 2025 8:48 PM

The Indie Bestseller List for the week ending Dec. 28, 2025

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans, Crown, $28. 2. Heart the Lover: Lily King, Grove Press, $28. 3. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: Kiran Desai, Hogarth, $32. 4. The Secret of Secrets: Dan Brown, Doubleday, $38. 5. What We Can Know: Ian McEwan, Knopf, $30. 6. James: Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28. 7. The Widow: […]

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Dec 30, 2025 7:59 PM

Isiah Whitlock Jr., star of ‘The Wire’ and Spike Lee films, dies at 71

Whitlock appeared in five films directed by Spike Lee and as state senator Clay Davis in HBO's "The Wire."

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Dec 30, 2025 7:53 PM

Rescue crew finds 3 hikers dead in Southern California mountains during strong winds

Severe winds prevented a rescue helicopter from landing.

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Dec 30, 2025 7:51 PM

The Mid-Hudson Library System’s most-requested ebooks for the week ending Dec. 28, 2025

The following is a list of the most-requested ebooks at your local libraries for the week ending Dec. 28. Most Requested eBooks – Adult Fiction 1. Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Random House, Inc. 2. My Friends: A Novel, Fredrik Backman, Simon & Schuster, Inc. 3. The Wedding People: A Novel, Alison Espach, Macmillan Publishers. 4. […]

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Dec 30, 2025 7:15 PM

Meta buys Singapore startup Manus in latest move to advance its artificial intelligence efforts

Meta reportedly closed the deal at more than $2 billion.

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Dec 30, 2025 6:42 PM

Kingston town Judge Alberstadt sworn in after serving for 56 years

TOWN OF KINGSTON, N.Y. – Town Justice Richard Alberstadt, who was elected to his first term after the 1969 moon landing, was sworn in for his 15th term on Tuesday and is considered to be possibly the longest-serving municipal judge in the state. The observation was made on Tuesday, Dec. 30, as Alberstadt, 85, was […]

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Dec 30, 2025 6:27 PM

Trump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes

The announcement comes after the $300 million scheme at the nonprofit Feeding Our Future.

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Dec 30, 2025 6:25 PM

Bowling: Colleen VanBuren leads Hi Hopes League with 564 series

KINGSTON, N.Y. —  Colleen VanBuren rolled a 564 series to lead all bowlers in the Hi Hopes Bowling League at Patel’s Kingston Lanes on Monday, Dec. 29. VanBuren had a high game of 215 in her league-leading series. Sheri Scull (201-519) had the other 500 series. Other top bowlers were Marge Bennett (498), Diane Lannon […]

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