1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (245+ words) KINGSTON — An analysis of Ulster County’s employee payroll finds that overtime costs rose 49 percent from 2022 to 2025. Comptroller March Gallagher Wednesday released the 2025 update to the County Payroll Dashboard and an accompanying analysis showing the county’s overtime and on-call expenditures continue…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (285+ words) Mid Hudson News Canadian wildfires cause unhealthy air quality alert for the Lower Hudson Valley (VIDEO) ALBANY – The air in the region had a pinkish tint to it on Wednesday as the effects of Canadian wildfires reached into the Hudson…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (158+ words) CLARKSTOWN – A 67-year-old Pomona man died after his vehicle crashed on the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County on Thursday morning, according to the State Police Troopers from the Haverstraw barracks responded at about 9:16 a.m. to a report of…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (272+ words) ALBANY – The legislation that would restore Orange County’s additional sales tax revenue to its municipalities arrived at Governor Kathy Hochul’s office on Friday morning. This oversight could cost municipalities at least $20 million in 2026, and $5 million has already been withheld from…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (138+ words) CARMEL – Less than a week after the fully restored Sybil Ludington statue was returned to its prominent spot on Carmel’s main thoroughfare overlooking Lake Gleneida, vandals damaged the base of the historic monument. Putnam Sheriff’s Department members responded to the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (139+ words) WURTSBORO – The Mamakating Environmental Education Center summer camp brings nature to life. It’s all about disconnecting from screens and reconnecting with the Earth. The center’s director, Jackie Broder, says it’s a wonderful opportunity for kids to experience something different. “They…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (174+ words) Gross, a retired educator, has been covering the events in and around Putnam for the past 60 years. His reporting has received many awards from the NYS Press Association in addition to recognition from the Associated Press and the Columbia Journalism…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (278+ words) NEWBURGH- Safe Harbors of the Hudson will bring music, dancing and cultural traditions back to Broadway later this month with the return of its annual Salsa Under the Stars celebration. The free community event is scheduled for Saturday, July 18, from…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (275+ words) Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV,…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (107+ words) Mid Hudson News THIELLS – The Thiells Fire Department’s underwater search and rescue truck crashed into an occupied residence as it was responding to a reported boating accident at the West Haverstraw Marina on the Hudson River. The incident occurred shortly…...