Day: January 12, 2026

Key of Q Chorus Marks 10 Years With Winter Concert “It’s About Time”

The Hudson Valley’s LGBTQ+ and Allied a cappella chorus Key of Q is celebrating a milestone this winter: 10 years of making music and fostering community. The group’s new concert, “It’s About Time,” explores themes of love, identity, and the passage of time, with performances across the region this weekend. Terry Gibson, managing director of […]
Key of Q Chorus Marks 10 Years With Winter Concert “It’s About Time”

New Federal Dietary Guidelines 2026: Ulster County Health Director Explains What They Mean for Your Diet

The federal government recently released updated national dietary guidelines that emphasize whole, minimally processed foods, an inverted food pyramid highlighting proteins, healthy fats, and vegetables, and a reduction in added sugar. The new guidance has sparked debate over what Americans should eat — and what this could mean for public health. To discuss the implications […]
New Federal Dietary Guidelines 2026: Ulster County Health Director Explains What They Mean for Your Diet

NY Advocates Eye a Chance to Limit Police Cooperation with ICE Statewide

Albany lawmakers said they have new momentum to pass long-proposed legislation that would restrict state and local police from helping with immigration enforcement as demonstrations take place in New York and nationwide after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis. Advocates for the New York for All Act say the political climate […]
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Anti-War Activists Rally in Newburgh Against U.S. Attacks on Venezuela

Several dozen protestors gathered on the corner of Broadway and Liberty Street in Newburgh on Sunday to push back against U.S. military intervention in Venezuela. Days after the U.S. seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Venezuela, the protest was led by a coalition of local activist groups including the Party […]
Anti-War Activists Rally in Newburgh Against U.S. Attacks on Venezuela

Winter Bald Eagle Watching Returns to the Upper Delaware River

Traci Vennie peers through her spotting scope towards the icy Upper Delaware River, searching for bald eagles near the river access point outside the Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. “I just find [bald eagles] so majestic. To watch them glide, there seems like nothing can stop them,” said Vennie, a Delaware Highlands Conservancy volunteer. […]
Winter Bald Eagle Watching Returns to the Upper Delaware River