Day: March 26, 2025

Orange County Career Center Hosts Job Fair

Newburgh, NY – The Orange County Career Center will host a job fair on Thursday, April 10th, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall Great Room in Newburgh, NY. The event will feature over 20 local employers offering a variety of job opportunities across diverse industries. This job fair provides a […]

New Paltz’s Resisterhood Community Choir Blends Music and Activism

 A new report on the gender pay gap from New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli shows that women in New York earn 87 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2023. This new data comes amidst ongoing federal cuts affecting women. In January 2025, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders including cutting the […]
New Paltz’s Resisterhood Community Choir Blends Music and Activism

Five Years Later: New Yorkers with Long COVID Juggle Illness and Doubt

 Extreme fatigue, brain fog, and long-term gastrointestinal issues are a few of more than 200 symptoms of Long COVID.  “Short answer, it sucks,” said Jamie Sanin, founder of Celebrate845, a mutual aid and arts organization that distributes free masks and COVID tests throughout the Hudson Valley. Long COVID is a chronic illness that happens […]
Five Years Later: New Yorkers with Long COVID Juggle Illness and Doubt

Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility Locally

International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring every March 31 since 2009 dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society. Transgender Plus Support Initiative is hosting a free brunch in Callicoon, New York on Saturday, […]
Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility Locally

NY Lawmakers Say Colleagues Are Stalling Prison Oversight Bill

A push to expand the state’s independent prison oversight body appears to have stalled in the Assembly. The effort comes after Robert Brooks was killed last December while incarcerated at Marcy Correctional Facility. Progressive lawmakers have re-surfaced legislation first introduced four years ago that would triple membership of what they say is the underfunded and […]
NY Lawmakers Say Colleagues Are Stalling Prison Oversight Bill

Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility Locally

International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring every March 31 since 2009 dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society. Transgender Plus Support Initiative is hosting a free brunch in Callicoon, New York on Saturday, […]
Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility Locally