ALBANY – Retired State Police Major Frank Keyser passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026, Superintendent Steven James announced. He was 65. Keyser died from an illness stemming from his assignment in and around the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. The major retired from the State Police on […]
POUGHKEEPSIE – At a hastily organized meeting Wednesday afternoon, The Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) voted to hire former Middletown Schools Assistant Superintendent of Administration, Mike Tuttle, to replace Margarita Lekaj, the PCSD Assistant Superintendent of Business, who was escorted out of the district offices last week. PCSD Superintendent Greg Mott has not responded to […]
POUGHKEEPSIE – A 21-year-old city resident has been arrested by city cops for a shots-fired incident that happened on February 10, 2024 around 11:30 p.m. Tatiana Berry was arrested in the Bronx on by City of Poughkeepsie detectives, assisted by the FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force on January 9, and charged with two […]
POUGHKEEPSIE – Governor Kathy Hochul, fresh from her State of the State address on Tuesday, joined elected leaders and business professionals to announce a $20 million grant for Dutchess County to implement a pilot program to develop new daycare programs for children. Hochul, vowing that “Universal 4K will be available to every child in the […]
MID-HUDSON – Verizon Wireless customers in the Mid-Hudson Region are experiencing a major outage that is affecting Verizon customers nationwide. The outage is affecting both cell phone and internet service. The outages began around 10 a.m. on Wednesday and has remained an issue on Wednesday afternoon. As of 12:30 p.m., more than 90,000 Verizon Wireless […]
MONTICELLO – A Livingston Manor man was sentenced in Sullivan County Court on Wednesday to two to four years in state prison as a second felony offender relating to an incident of domestic violence against his intimate partner on September 8, 2024. Clarence Hinkley, 42, shad two prior felony convictions. In this case, he was […]
POUGHKEEPSIE – Fruition Chocolate Works will open a second location at Eastdale Village Town Center in Poughkeepsie. The new location will offer an immersive experience for learning and tasting the world of high-quality chocolate, featuring confections crafted at its flagship Shokan store by master chocolatier and co-owner, Bryan Graham. The grand opening celebration will take […]
Forget about individual goals such as touchdowns scored, interceptions, or receiving yards. Max Wickrath’s motivation for this season was avenging Minisink Valley’s painful loss in last year’s Section 9 Class A championship game. Like his teammates, the defeat inspired him, driving Wickrath to work hard during the offseason. Minisink Valley won the Class A title, […]
PAWLING – Cell phone video obtained by Mid-Hudson News shows the violent attack on a group of elderly people who were holding a peaceful roadside protest in Pawling of the shooting of Renee Good by ICE agents in Minnesota. Fifty-two-year-old Annette Strehle of Circle Drive in Pawling can be seen in the video attacking the […]
ALBANY – Your family. Your future. My fight. Governor Kathy Hochul’s theme during her annual State of the State address on Tuesday focused on affordability. The message fell flat on Hudson Valley Republicans, who said that costs keep rising in the state, resulting in families leaving in droves. “The proposals outlined today are the complete […]
