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Understanding local beauty
Open Studios comes to our fair city this weekend, September 28 and 29. It is a weekend to delight in the creative energy that sparks our community year-round and see it up close at your own pace. It … more
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Traveling without fear
My father once told me about an exciting day in his Newburgh life. He was a Newburgh city firefighter and was stationed at the Washington Steamer firehouse on a pleasant day in October of 1953. He … more
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Last Saturday on the Safe Harbors Green September 28
Greetings from River City. I hope you had a chance to read Mary McTamaney’ s column last week. It offered a bit of nostalgia of Newburgh in 1953, when out of all the cities of its size, it won … more
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Knights prepare for 125th Anniversary Columbus Day Ball
“I believe the children are our future, Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside, Give them a sense of pride to make it easier. Let the … more
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The Coral Reef held music, performers
Growing up in the Town of Newburgh, in the mid Twentieth Century, was wonderful. Granted, most people feel that way about their childhood, but somehow I believe we were blessed with many things other … more
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Safe School Ambassador program returns to Marlboro Middle School
The Safe School Ambassador program has returned to Marlboro Middle School. Developed by California-based nonprofit Community Matters and adapted for local schools by the Orange County Youth Bureau, … more
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Come to the many events at the library
School news and Events September is Attendance Awareness Month! Every day of learning counts, so we are excited to highlight the importance of good attendance and its positive impact on the success … more
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Pine Bush Harvest festival is Saturday
The Pine Bush Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come stroll along Main Street, shop from local vendors, grab some food, check out our town’s … more
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Clinton Street Car show set for Sunday
The 2024 Clinton Street Car Show will be held Sunday September 22. The time is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and registration is $20. All vehicles are welcome and proceeds will go to the Montgomery Food … more
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Washington’s Headquarters looks for Woman of History Award nominees
Greetings from River City. Countless millions of children all over the world are suffering from abuse of every kind. In the latest reported count, we, here in our own country, along with missing … more
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Library’s Town Branch presents Toddler Time
Memories of the horrific September 11, 2001 attack on World Trade Center and our freedoms never fade, the images and events of that fateful day, a perfectly beautiful gift of brilliant blue skies, turned into frightening billowing black smoke covering Manhattan, and a stunned world watched the unimaginable, as terrorist planes crashed into the two towers. more
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200 years ago this week
He was nineteen when he first arrived in America. He was 67 when he made a second crossing from France to visit the scenes of his youth. Welcome was offered to the young man named Gilbert duMotier, … more
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The Stewart family’s Brookside Farms
Recently, I received an inquiry regarding an old farm in our Town. Right away I knew they were referring to the Brookside Farms of the Stewart family. I thought how things, which were common … more
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Delicious new bakery products in the school cafeteria

On Sept. 3, Marlboro Elementary School students and their families chalked up some creativity, bringing colorful and positive vibes to greet the young Dukes on their first day of school. Thanks to … more
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Autumn events in Walker Valley
Trivia Tidbit: on September 17th will be the Harvest Moon. Technically, the Harvest Moon is the Full Moon closest to the September equinox around September 22. The Harvest Moon is the only Full Moon … more
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A school that never was
As Newburgh children walk through their schoolhouse doors this week, there is one set of doors that won’t open for them. Those doors were considered but never built. In the 1950s, as a … more
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Luau party held at Mt. St. Joseph for the sisters
  As summer winds down to a close, the nurses at Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at Mt. St. Joseph hosted a lovely luau party for the sisters and gifted them with … more
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Safe Harbors presents Flowers for our Grandmothers
Greetings from River City. “There are none so blind that they will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.” John Hayward, 1546.  In an … more
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The history of school lunches
With summer over, our cherished cherubs are returning to school. Many parents will wait with anticipation and anxiety until the happy bus arrives to pick up their offspring. As the bus pulls away, … more
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A new school year begins
Let’s give a big DUKE WELCOME to our newest Marlboro Central School District teachers! These enthusiastic educators are gathering today and tomorrow for the district’s annual New … more
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