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Eleanor Thompson, 79, the first Black member elected to the Beacon City Council, died Jan. 17. She was born April 23, 1946, the daughter of Rosalee Thompson, who in 1962 moved from Charleston, South Carolina, to New York City to provide opportunities for her daughters, Eleanor and Vera. Rosalee died in 2019. Eleanor earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Lehman College and, in 2000, a master's degree in education from Columbia University. She was a schoolteacher in New York City before moving to Beacon. After selling real estate for 18 years, she retired to Texas in 2010. Eleanor was elected as a Democrat in November 2001 to represent Ward 2, when she was 55, defeating Don Gallo, the Republican incumbent, 391-321. It was standing-room-only at her swearing-in, and the other officials sworn in that day, including Member-At-Large (and current mayor) Lee Kyriacou, all used the Thompson family bible. Eleanor was re-elected in 2003, then elected to an at-large seat in 2005 and 2007. She also ran for the state Assembly in 2006 but lost to incumbent Thomas Kirwan. In 2007, as a board member at the Howland Cultural Center, Eleanor envisioned a program that would connect communities through music. "When it comes to cultural diversity, we're all students," she said. Her advocacy led to the creation of the Gospel Cafe, according to HCC. Eleanor began painting, drawing and taking photographs at age 9. In an interview with the Poughkeepsie Journal in 2000, she recalled visiting her aunt and cousin in Newburgh and painting pictures of the Hudson River, of men and boys fishing on the banks and of the ferry. (She described herself as "a water person.") She said she had recently thrown herself into sculpture after taking a class at Columbia. "It was the best thing that happened to me," she said. She focused on female figures. "My whole thing is I want to give my sisters out there some recognition — the brown ones, the black ones, the white ones, the yellow ones — we are fantastic." With the support of longtime HCC director Florence Northcutt, Eleanor expanded the focus of art exhibits to include more women and artists of color. She contributed to shows such as Women Artists of the Hudson Valley in 2000 and A Celebration of Women of Color in the Arts in 2006. In 2019, she returned to Beacon with her grandson, Bobby, for The 25th Anniversary of African-American Artists in the Hudson Valley. In addition to her civic service, Eleanor co-founded the Young Artists' Mentoring Project; served as program director at the Martin Luther King Community Center; established a curriculum for the Partnership with Schools and Businesses; and was a dedicated member of the Beacon Light Tabernacle Seventh-day Adventist Church. Among her awards: the Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs' Community Award (2004), the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Award (2005), the Shirley Chisholm Legacy Award (2005) and the inaugural Beacon Community Award presented by Beacon City Concerned Citizens. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday (March 1) at Beacon Light Tabernacle, 1568 Route 9D, in Wappingers Falls. Memorial donations may be made to the Howland Cultural Center (dub.sh/thompson-hcc).

Beacon cites lack of resources to compel compliance Nearly six years after Beacon legalized short-term rentals, most Airbnb listings are not registered with the city. According to Inside Airbnb, a data collection project based in Newburgh, 133 units in Beacon were listed on the booking site in July 2025. But files obtained by The Current under the Freedom of Information Law show only 33 are registered with the city, as the law requires. STR laws typically allow municipalities to limit the number of housing units being rented to visitors and ensure that rentals have safety features such as smoke detectors and don't disrupt neighborhoods. The 2020 Beacon law allows homeowners and tenants to rent or sublet their homes or apartments for up to 30 days at a time, for a maximum of 100 days per year. Rental spaces must be the host's primary residence, and accessory dwelling units cannot be rented. According to Inside Airbnb, which pulls its data from information posted by the platform, the hosts of 14 Beacon listings live in New York City and six live out of state. The 133 listings are more than triple the number (40) on the site a decade ago, but nearly the same as in June 2020 (126), when the council amended the zoning code. City Administrator Chris White said this week that Beacon does not have the staff to adequately enforce its STR regulations. Since Building Inspector Bryan Murphy was hired in March, the department has prioritized health and safety issues, including overdue fire inspections and enforcing sidewalk snow removal. White said enforcement of STRs has been mostly in response to complaints about noise or parking. New York State authorized Beacon to collect a 2 percent occupancy tax on hotel stays and STR rentals as of Jan. 1, 2025. The Roundhouse, Mirbeau Inn & Spa and other hotels are expected to generate the bulk of the $200,000 in tax revenue in 2026, White said. Airbnb will begin collecting the Beacon tax on its platform starting March 1. The City Council is likely to revisit its STR regulations this year. During a discussion of agenda priorities on Tuesday (Feb. 17), Mayor Lee Kyriacou noted that enforcing limits on short-term rentals could have the quickest impact on the "acute" need for housing. "The fundamental issue is rental costs are really high because there's not enough supply," he said. "Restricting short-term rentals would force them into the long-term rental stock immediately." According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, 41 percent of Beacon households are renter-occupied, and 185 units are listed as vacant, meaning they do not have long-term renters. "If some of those Airbnb units were returned to the market, it would make it easier to find housing," said Murray Cox, who founded the data project. A New York City law adopted in 2023 is stricter than Beacon's: It also requires hosts to register with the city before accepting rentals of 30 days or less. Property owners must reside (and remain) in the unit; bookings are limited to two guests; and booking platforms cannot process transactions for unregistered listings. The law had an immediate effect, with 50,000 listings falling off the services between 2019 and 2023. There are now about 5,000, Cox said. In 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation authorizing counties to establish STR registries. Dutchess County officials have discussed creating a list; there has been no discussion in Putnam, a representative said. In Cold Spring, the Village Board enacted a law in 2021 to regulate STRs but began to review the measure three years later, saying the regulations were too cumbersome to enforce. Mayor Kathleen Foley says updating the STR code is a priority for 2026. The Philipstown Town Board this week discussed revisions to regulations it drafted in October that would require annual permits and inspections and ban parties. Critics say STRs need to be limited because they remove long-term housing from the market, drive up rents and negatively aff...

Program will fund filters for PFAS contamination Property owners in Dutchess and Putnam counties will soon be able to be reimbursed for testing their wells and installing filters if they exceed limits for a family of chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems. Both counties have been selected for a state pilot program to address private wells contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Known as "forever chemicals" because of their persistence in the environment and the human body, PFAS have been used for decades in nonstick cookware, water-repellent clothing and other consumer products, as well as firefighting foams. Researchers have linked them to various health problems, including cancer, low birthweights and high cholesterol. Health concerns have led officials to close contaminated water sources serving the City of Newburgh and other municipalities, and supply filters to well owners in Dutchess and Putnam, including Mahopac and Putnam Valley. According to a groundwater study completed nearly 20 years ago, half of Philipstown's 9,400 residents at the time relied on well water. While Dutchess has yet to finalize details, Rian Rodriguez, Putnam's public health director, told the Legislature's Health Committee on Feb. 11 that the state chose for the pilot six counties "at higher risk" of PFAS contamination. "The goal is to reduce exposure to PFAS from private wells in communities more likely to be impacted, and assess the feasibility for a more comprehensive, statewide program," he said. Homeowners and business owners in Philipstown and other parts of Putnam should be able to begin applying for the county's $1.5 million allocation by June, said Brian Stevens, an associate public health sanitarian with the Health Department. If testing, which can cost hundreds of dollars, confirms levels exceeding the state guideline of 10 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS (the two most common versions of the chemicals), homes and businesses can be reimbursed up to $5,000 for installing "point-of-entry" filtration systems on their main water lines. The state will also subsidize up to $1,000 for "point-of-use" filters installed on faucets or other outlets where water is dispensed, up to $10,000 to connect a property to a public water system and up to $1,500 for ongoing testing and maintenance. New York and the federal Environmental Protection Agency regulate limits on PFAS in public drinking water supplies, such as the reservoirs that serve residents of Beacon and Cold Spring. But the estimated 1 million homes and businesses in New York state that rely on wells must test on their own unless they are part of a larger investigation tied to a verified source of major pollution. Dozens of properties near the Mahopac Business District received point-of-entry filters from the state after testing showed more than 100 private wells in the area had PFAS levels above state limits. The state began testing after discovering chemicals in monitoring wells installed during the district's cleanup of volatile organic compounds and other toxic substances linked to the use of dry-cleaning chemicals. New York has also allocated funds to the Town of Kent, the Birch Hill Acres and Starr Ridge Manor communities in Brewster, and Floradan Estates in Putnam Valley to address PFAS contamination through filtration systems. One such system is filtering water used by students and staff at Putnam Valley Elementary School, whose well once showed levels of 38.3 parts per trillion for PFOS and 23.3 ppt for PFOA. The district blames the problem on the Putnam Valley Fire Department's use of PFAS foams at its firehouses. State funding is also being used by the Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority to connect two water systems with PFAS-tainted wells to Hyde Park, which draws water from the Hudson River. The federal government estimates that as many as 50 percent of U.S. households have some level of PFAS in their water — whether from a wel...

Skylar Haggerman and Kristi Pfeiffer of the Ronald McDonald Houses of Evansville are here with highlights of The 1920s themed House Party coming March 6 to Friedman Park in Newburgh! It's already just about a sellout so click to hear how you can join in on the fun!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matcha Thomas and Nansense close Two restaurants in Beacon announced they are closing this month. Matcha Thomas, a teahouse that opened in May 2021 said that it will close its storefront at 179 Main St. on Feb. 15. Its owners, the Thomas family, said they plan to "transition into a fully mobile teahouse through our matcha cart." On Thursday (Feb. 5), Mohib Rahmati, the owner of Nansense Afghan Burgers and Bowls at 2 Eliza St. said it was his restaurant's last day in business. It opened in August 2024. Rahmati said he and his wife are starting a "new chapter" that requires relocation. Matcha Thomas was the distillation of years of activism and public speaking for Haile Thomas, then 20, her experience founding and running a nonprofit organization and the recipes from her cookbook Living Lively, published in 2019 by William Morrow. She was assisted by her mother, Charmaine, and sister, Nia. In 2020, the family, who lives in Chester, was picking up food from Isamu in Beacon and noticed a for-rent sign across the street and decided it was time to share what they've learned about the health benefits of matcha. "With our entire hearts, we thank you for all of your love, support and enjoyment of what we built in Beacon," the family wrote online. Nansense began as a food truck in New York City. In 2024, Rahmati and his wife, Komel, moved to Newburgh and began looking for a location for a storefront. "Thank you for the love, the loyalty, the conversations, the regular orders and for truly making this place feel like home," the couple wrote on Instagram. "As hard as this decision has been, it's the right one for our family. Beacon, you supported us from Day One, and we'll forever be grateful for that."

Today on the show I get to spend time with Koyoltzintli. She is an interdisciplinary artist and educator living in Ulster County, New York. She was raised on the Pacific coast and in the Andean mountains of Ecuador. Her work revolves around sound, ancestral technologies, ritual, and storytelling, blending collaborative processes with personal narratives. Nominated for the Prix Pictet in 2019 and 2023, her work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, the United Nations, the Parrish Art Museum, Princeton University, the Aperture Foundation in NYC, and Paris Photo. She has had two solo shows at Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery and a solo show at Leila Greiche in 2023. Koyoltzintli has taught at CalArts, SVA, ICP, and CUNY. She has received multiple awards and fellowships, including at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, NYFA, We Women, the Latinx Artist Fellowship by the US Latinx Art Forum (USLAF), and most recently, the Anonymous Was a Woman award. Her first monograph, Other Stories, was published in 2017 by Autograph ABP. Her work was featured in the Native issue of Aperture Magazine (no. 240) and included in the book Latinx Photography in the United States by Elizabeth Ferrer, former chief curator at BRIC. She is part of Flow States – LA TRIENAL 2024, El Museo del Barrio's second large-scale survey of Latinx contemporary art.Koyoltzintli has performed at venues such as the Whitney Museum, Wave Hill, Socrates Park, Brooklyn Museum, and Queens Museum. Recently, she performed at Performance Space in NYC, curated by Guadalupe Maravilla, at Dia Chelsea for the closing event of Delcy Morelos' El Abrazo, and at Ann Street Gallery in Newburgh, NY.During our conversation, Koyo shares about her family, her childhood, how her travels with her father and the rooting into her ancestral lands with her mother helped to shape who she is today. We learn about her dear elders who she both photographed and studied with, and how they played a role in the work she does today with clay and indigenous sounds. While Koyo shares some of the stories of her days as a photojournalist, it would seem that we barely scratched the surface of all that flows from and through her. You can follow along with her offerings and creations by way of her website and social media. Stay tuned for details of an upcoming show in April! Here's the info on her Egg Cleansing Ritual at Spiral Mirror on February 16th.Here are your Full Moon vibes.Today's show was engineered by Ian Seda from Radiokingston.org.Our show music is from Shana Falana!Feel free to email me, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.org** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IThttp://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFYITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCAFollow:INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast

Nate visits with Oneonta graduate Bruce Mistler, who is in his first year of college baseball at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York. A 2025 OHS grad, Bruce played in a Jackets program that enjoyed major success in recent years, including Section IV titles in 2022, 2024, and 2025. He talks about the recruiting process and what helped guide his college decision, along with the unique challenge of wanting to both pitch and hit at the next level. Bruce also looks back on some of his favorite memories with the Oneonta baseball program. 

Lizzie Halliday was known in the late nineteenth century as “the worst woman on earth” and ended up being the first woman EVER to be sentenced to die in the electric chair. ReferencesBrooklyn Citizen. 1893. "Mrs. Halliday guilty." Brooklyn Citizen, September 10: 4.Buffalo Conmmercial. 1894. "Murderess Lizzie Hallidfay sentenced this morning." Buffalo Commercial, June 22: 1.Buffalo Courier. 1891. "An interesting Newburgh pair." Buffalo Couirier, June 24: 1.—. 1893. "Her first connected story anent the recent tragedy." Buffalo Courier, October 21: 2.Buffalo Evening News. 1895. "Crazy murderess, assisted by another maniac, tries to kill an attendant at Matteawan." Buffalo Evening News, September 2: 6.—. 1894. "Lizzie Halliday sentenced to die by electricty." Buffalo Evening News, June 22: 7.Buffalo Sunday Morning News. 1894. "Lizzie's crazy antics." Buffalo Sunday Morning News, June 24: 1.Evening World . 1894. "A weird murderess." Evening World, June 20: 1.Evening World. 1894. "Lizzie Halliday's trial." Evening World, June 18: 1.Levine, David. 2020. Lizzie Brown Halliday: The Worst Woman On Earth. August 25. Accessed January 29, 2024. https://hvmag.com/life-style/lizzie-brown-halliday-serial-killer/.New York Times. 1918. "Lizzie Halliday dead." New York Times, Junbe 29: 20.—. 1893. "Lizzie Halliday makes statement." New York Times, October 21: 9.—. 1894. "Lizzie Halliday soon to be tried." New York Times, June 10: 8.—. 1906. "Mrs. Halliday, insane, stabs nurse 200 times." New York Times, September 28: 5.Owen, Kevin. 2019. illing Time in the Catskills: The twisted tale of the Catskill Ripper Elizabeth "Lizzie" McNally Halliday. Unknown: Independent.Sun and Erie County Independent. 1893. "A triple tragedy; awful crimes charged against Mrs. Halliday." Sun and Erie Times, September 15: 2.The World. 1893. "Lizzie Halliday in Philadelphia." The World, November 8: 2. Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Each faces life in ex-husband's disappearance A federal judge upheld the convictions of a former Beacon couple found guilty in September of killing the wife's ex-husband, who disappeared in April 2020 after dropping off his two teenage daughters following a custody visit. In an opinion released on Friday (Jan. 23), Judge Philip Halpern rejected motions for acquittal or a new trial by Jamie Orsini and Nicholas Orsini, who a jury found guilty of carjacking resulting in death and conspiracy to commit carjacking in the disappearance of Steven Kraft. Prosecutors say they were the last ones to see Kraft before he disappeared on April 28, 2020, after returning his daughters to the West Church Street apartment his ex-wife shared with Nicholas Orsini. His disappearance came six weeks before a court hearing as Kraft sought either sole custody of his daughters or greater visitation. Both Orsinis, who were initially charged in June 2023, claim that prosecutors failed to prove that Kraft was killed. According to Jamie Orsini, surveillance video capturing Nicholas Orsini driving Kraft's car in the City of Newburgh showed evidence of a passenger, suggesting her ex-husband was still alive after he returned their daughters to Beacon. They also claimed that supplies bought from the Home Depot and Walmart in Fishkill before and after Kraft's disappearance — including a tarp, duct tape, painters coveralls and galvanized trash cans — should not have been used as evidence because they were "everyday household items" used in barbecuing and painting, not tools for disposing of Kraft's body as alleged by prosecutors. In addition to rejecting those claims, Halpern ruled against the Orsinis' arguments that the carjacking statute is "unconstitutionally vague" and that the trial court erred by allowing the testimony of two neighbors — one who reported a "foul" smell wafting through her window and another who described an "acrid, awful" smell from two large containers "being attended to by Nicholas Orsini" in the couple's backyard. Each faces a maximum penalty of life in prison on the carjacking resulting in death charge and five years on the conspiracy charge. In scheduling Jamie Orsini's sentencing for June 16 and Nicholas Orsini's for June 18, Halpern said the evidence "cannot be said to have been insufficient to support the jury's guilty verdict." According to that evidence, said prosecutors, the couple began plotting Kraft's murder before he disappeared, buying items that could be used to dismember and burn a body. Police recreated their movements using GPS and cellphone data, along with surveillance video from public and private cameras. Security footage and a store receipt from April 8, 2020, from the Home Depot on Route 9 in Fishkill showed that Jamie Orsini bought a 10-foot-by-100-foot tarp, duct tape and a Tyvek suit and boots, according to prosecutors. Video from the parking lot captured Nicholas Orsini helping load the supplies into the couple's GMC Envoy. That same day, according to the complaint, the pair drove to Newburgh to determine how to dispose of Kraft's car. Data from their phones and video footage tracked the couple driving from West Church Street over the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to the City of Newburgh. Prosecutors said that Kraft, a former U.S. Marine who was 34 when he disappeared, had custody of his daughters from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and noon to 3 p.m. every other Saturday. On the Tuesday he disappeared, Kraft picked up the girls and drove to a Sonic restaurant in the Town of Newburgh and then to his apartment in Marlboro, before returning to Beacon at 7 p.m. Police said cellphone data confirmed that Jamie and Nicholas Orsini followed him to the restaurant. The next day, Kraft failed to show up to his deli job in Marlboro, and on May 4, investigators found his 1999 Camry abandoned at Third Street and Carpenter Avenue in the City of Newburgh. One of the earliest pieces of evidence was surveillance footage showing Kraft's ...

la brutale rivolta di Beziers e il massacro di William Trencheveil. In questo nuovo episodio di Leggende Affilate, Lorenzo Manara ci riporta nel cuore del dodicesimo secolo per scoprire come un cavallo rubato e un onore ferito abbiano scatenato una delle vendette medievali più spietate della storia. Scopriremo la vera cronaca di William of Newburgh e i dettagli del terribile omicidio nella cattedrale, dove il sangue dei nobili scorse davanti all'altare.Il video analizza le tensioni sociali tra la nobiltà feudale e la nascente classe borghese nel sud della Francia. Vedremo come la punizione umiliante inflitta a un cittadino abbia trasformato una città orgogliosa in un campo di battaglia, portando all'assedio del Re d'Aragona e a una trappola finale senza via di scampo. Una lezione storica sul potere, la sottomissione e il limite oltre il quale il popolo decide di ribellarsi ai propri padroni, cambiando per sempre il volto delle città medievali.Lorenzo Manara è scrittore di libri storici e fantasy. Acquista subito i miei romanzi!

GRASSROOTS CONTROL AND VICTORY AT YORKTOWN Colleague Joseph Ellis. Ellis argues the Britishcould not win because local committees enforced the cause in the countryside, neutralizing loyalists. Cornwallis was trapped at Yorktown due to orders from Clinton and the timely arrival of the French fleet, which Ellis attributes to providence. Despite the victory, Washington remained vigilant, later suppressing the Newburgh conspiracy by refusing a military dictatorship, thereby solidifying the principle of civilian control over the military. NUMBER 61810 LONDON STREETS

Exhibit replaces 16 portraits of library founders The Desmond-Fish Public Library offers a scavenger hunt for kids, who receive a sticker for finding 26 red-paper mittens with letters written on them that are sprinkled about the children's room. Now, adults can get in on the game, searching for their own treasures that diversify the institution's longstanding artistic motif. Although the building looks like an old colonial house, it was built in 1980. For more than 40 years, 16 painted portraits of the families of founders Alice Curtis Desmond and Hamilton Fish III (along with one of the Marquis de Lafayette) occupied the walls. After the 2020 killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, the library Board of Trustees formed a Racial Equity and Social Justice committee, which determined that "the portraits were tying the library to the past and that placing different artwork on the walls could communicate to patrons that we are a place where everyone is equally welcome," says board president Anita Prentice. Then, the pandemic hit, followed by a few years of grappling with whether to change the library's name because of then-Congressman Fish's interactions with Germany during the build-up to World War II. (In 2024, the board voted 18-4 to keep it.) Attention returned to the library walls. The Fish portraits have been placed in storage, says Prentice, although some might be reinstalled. The Desmond family paintings are on long-term loan to the Alice Desmond Center for Community Engagement at her former home in Newburgh. To fill the bare space, local artist Peter Bynum floated the idea of hosting annual themed exhibits. Bill Burback led the group that decided how to proceed, and consultant Karlyn Benson kept everyone organized, says Prentice. Last year, after members of the project saw an exhibit curated by an upstate artist known as ransome at SUNY New Paltz's Dorsky Museum (that included one of Bynum's works), they recruited him to put together Picture Us: A New Exhibition in Portraiture, which continues through March 29. Local, national, and worldwide artists contributed, though not all works reflect the rubric. For example, "Deep Dive" by Alia Ali juxtaposes three busy patterns of Indian fabric that mesh in harmony. In "Burger Hill," an oil-on-linen by Nadine Robbins that looks like a photograph, the subject's skin glistens. Characters in G. Brian Karas's 10 works hanging in the children's room exude an odd but playful quality. Jordin Islip used 14 materials for his collage "Left Behind," including paint, shopping bags, wallpaper, sandpaper and newspaper. The four acrylics (with collage) completed by ransome last year are standouts. Located in the Alice Room, a cozy nook with comfortable chairs, they show content and confident young people accentuated by streaks of color. In "Jardin Girl" and "Fille Du Jardin," the bursting background complements the girls' shirts. Hazy self-portraits by JaFang Lu reflect stillness, but the ones by Dylan Rose Rheingold suggest movement. Beverly McIver uses abstract techniques to create coherent representations of two faces and "Renee in Her Purple Dress." The squiggly lines in a six-pack of John Ebbert's self-portraits look like he swirled the graphite pencil around, only lifting it off the paper after a joyful ride. Placed in the Fish Room, another serene reading space that contains busts of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, a man's shoulders, head and dreadlocks emerge from a blur of blue water ("Swimmer," by Patty Horing). Says Prentice: "I love the way the subjects of all the portraits, from the children to the older folks, gaze calmly down at the patrons and seem to assess us as we look back." The Desmond-Fish Public Library, at 472 Route 403, is open daily. See desmondfishlibrary.org.

Shortage of funds and staff as federal deadlines loom In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie flexed their industrial muscle by installing state-of-the-art water systems. Unfortunately, state-of-the-art was lead, notes state Assembly Member Jonathan Jacobson, whose district includes both cities, as well as Beacon. "There's no such thing as a safe level of lead in the water," he said. Water contaminated with lead usually looks, smells and tastes the same, and the negative health effects of lead poisoning can take years to become apparent. According to an analysis by the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund of newly available data, many lead pipes may still be in use. In Poughkeepsie, 82 percent of the pipes that connect mains to individual buildings are lead, the highest rate in the state. Beacon is in better shape, with only two service lines confirmed as lead, and only 13 in Putnam County. But the status of 45 percent of Beacon's lines, and 41 percent of Putnam's, is unknown. The data was released because of a federal law passed during the Biden administration that required municipalities to submit water-line inventories to the Environmental Protection Agency by October 2024. By October 2027, municipalities must confirm which lines are lead. By 2037, according to the law, every lead line in the country must be replaced. The EPA estimates there are about 500,000 lead service lines in New York state. Jacobson notes that, to meet the 2037 deadline, 41,000 pipes will need to be replaced, on average, each year, at an estimated cost of $7,000 to $12,000 each. While state and federal funding is available, it doesn't seem to be reaching the communities that need it most. "The state has to take this seriously," said Jacobson. Mapping the problem Lead has a lot going for it. It's flexible and durable, making it an ideal candidate for service lines that must wind their way from street mains to homes. But in the mid-20th century, scientists began to sound alarms about lead, linking neighborhoods with high levels in the water to ills ranging from higher dropout and violent crime rates to developmental disorders and birth defects. Municipalities began adding chemicals to water to keep lead from leaching into the supply. But getting the mix right requires monitoring, as Flint, Michigan, found to its peril when in 2014 it switched its drinking water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The river water was more acidic, but the city didn't adjust. That error, along with many other failures, led to 100,000 Flint residents being exposed to water with lead levels several times higher than the federal limits. A national outcry over the crisis prompted the federal legislation to remove all lead service lines. In 2021, Congress included five years of funding in its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Josh Klainberg of the New York League of Conservation Voters notes that, while other environmental regulations have come under fire from the Trump administration, the lead rules have so far proved the exception. "This is a very popular program," he said. "The money is going out to red states and blue states." While every state must inventory lead lines, the federal law doesn't require them to share the information with the public. New York passed its own disclosure law, but says it will take several years to turn the data into an interactive map. The NYLCV decided to make its own. "We figured we could do better," said Klainberg. "This is letting folks know what's going on — not just within their household, because they should get notification of that from their local water system — but within the community." (You can browse the map at dub.sh/lead-lines.) Beacon had a similar idea. Its lead-line map can be found at bit.ly/BeaconLead, although Ed Balicki, the superintendent of water and sewer, said it's due for an update. The city has data to add because of an unlikely ally: the pandemic. The funding pipe...

Project designed to increase climate resilience New York State announced on Jan. 2 that it is sending $2 million to the City of Beacon, which will cover about half the cost of fortifying the Melzingah Reservoir Dam against increasingly frequent extreme weather. Melzingah, along with the Mount Beacon and Cargill reservoirs and three wells, provides drinking water for Beacon, parts of the Town of Fishkill and the Fishkill Correctional Facility. The grant is part of $22.7 million awarded by the state to Climate Smart Communities. The Beacon City Council has authorized spending $1.9 million to complete the $3.9 million project, which should go out to bid this year, City Administrator Chris White said. The dam is considered a Class C High Hazard structure, meaning that if it fails, the "uncontrolled release" of up to 58 million gallons of water would likely cause deaths and widespread property damage. In July 1897, the first Melzingah dam did burst, sending a 15-foot wave down the mountain. Three adults and four children were killed. In 1924, the current dam was constructed nearby. Even if the dam held during extreme weather, flooding caused by overflow could cover the Metro-North tracks or Route 9D. The land surrounding the dam is part of Fahnestock State Park, including portions of the proposed Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail. The hazard classification won't change because of the repair work, but the dam likely will no longer be considered by the state to be in "poor" condition, White said. "This is one of the adaptations to make sure that the water supply remains available and that we don't adversely affect the people downstream," he said. The grant, announced by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, will raise the dam's crest and increase its spillway capacity to better absorb runoff during storms, such as the one that hit in July 2023, dumping 8 inches on the Highlands. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted in a study that year that the Hudson Valley could experience such "100-year storms" every 11 to 25 years. The city completed a similar project in 2023 at the Mount Beacon Dam and in 2022 made repairs to prevent leaks at the smaller Pocket Road Dam. Engineering recently began on repairs to the transmission line of the Cargill Dam, which is owned by the city but located in Philipstown. According to the DEC, the remediation will allow the Melzingah Dam to safely handle 50 percent of the "probable maximum precipitation," adjusted for climate scenarios projected for the next 10, 20 and 30 years. Before the award, Beacon had received more than $891,000 in grants through the state's Clean Energy Communities program. This is the first Climate Smart Communities grant for the city. Among other state grants announced on Jan. 2, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, based in Beacon, received $675,000 to restore the sloop's topsides and transom; the City of Newburgh got $6.9 million to create 209 mixed-income downtown apartments and $2 million to build a deep-water pier for river cruise ships; and the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater in Peekskill was awarded $1.78 million to upgrade its HVAC system to create a community cooling center. There were no grants to entities in Putnam County.

The Madisonville man accused of falsely reporting an accident is in custody following a weeks-long investigation. A Newburgh mother had her child with her when she was stopped for driving drunk. The final day for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign is tomorrow. Every dollar dropped into the kettle...becomes two. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's guest is Dr. Louis Cady, founder and CEO of the Cady Wellness Institute in Newburgh, Indiana, and a pioneer in the field of integrated functional neuropsychiatry. With over 30 years of clinical experience, he combines his original medical training in traditional psychiatry with new breakthroughs in functional medicine to deliver personalized, comprehensive care. https://www.cadywellness.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Artist to create 'living museum' in Newburgh The first delivery of 24 tons of Vermont marble landed on the Newburgh waterfront earlier this month - the yellow crane and rockpile marking the start of a new sculpture park is visible from Beacon. Rhea Marmentini, 46, secured a five-year lease to create and curate a 2-acre Marmentini Living Museum just inside the fence at the Regal Bag factory complex. This is the first steppingstone in grand expansion plans envisioned by the artist and Bank Art Gallery, up the hill at Broadway and Liberty Street. Marmentini wants to place a string of mythical, mystical creatures from Governor's Island in New York Harbor (where she had a residency) upriver to whatever locales are receptive. She also works with granite on the waterfront in Athens, in Greene County. Newburgh is the concept's nucleus, and when the weather warms up, Marmentini will don ear and eye protection to wield a handheld grinder with artificial-diamond saw blades and shape shards of stone into her quirky works - although 24 tons of marble, the largest load that a flatbed truck can carry, looks larger in the mind's eye. "We're expecting a lot more deliveries," she says. Born in Hungary and raised in Spain, Marmentini is an international art rock star; her sculptures dot landscapes worldwide and her magnum opus, "Dragon de la Calderona," near Valencia, Spain, is a huge house built on a former quarry that looks like its namesake and took eight years to build. Last year, she decided to move to Brooklyn. Shirley Giler Noto, director at Bank Art Gallery, discovered her work on Instagram and began promoting her peculiar paintings, bas-reliefs and sculptures. No matter the medium, Marmentini's style is instantly recognizable. One marble statue at the gallery, "Flying Gaulkees," includes beasts with gold-leaf eyes that are neither fish nor fowl. In her work, lips often turn down, but the life-size sculpture "Catwoman," also in the gallery's cavernous subterranean space, is smiling and beguiling. Because Edward Doering owns Bank Art and the Regal Bag property, the deal to create a sculpture museum on the Newburgh waterfront zoomed from idea to reality in months. Things germinated when a representative from Garner Arts Center in Rockland County reached out to Marmentini and proposed a collaboration. Drawn to the river, she scouted Haverstraw's waterfront. When Noto heard the story, she had a eureka moment: Why not let Marmentini fill the flat, grassy area just inside the gate at the northern end of Front Street with large-scale sculptures? The living museum is intended to serve as the catalyst for a planned Hudson River Sculpture Walk that would extend beyond the former bag factory and other buildings, nearly to the Newburgh Yacht Club. Noto foresees plenty of lease extensions, but if any entity way down the line decides to remove the project, it will have to uproot concrete foundations, stainless steel anchors and the bulky artwork itself. Marmentini is sketching out a black-and-white sci-fi-style backstory about her future figures on high-end comic book paper, a mythology centered on the river's history and ecology for the last 10,000 years, after the glacier thawed. Despite being constructed from one of the planet's most resilient materials, the sculptures decay and change over time. "It would be cool if they gathered moss," she says. "Or if kids climb on them and a part gets knocked off." Bank Art Gallery, at 94 Broadway in Newburgh, is open from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment. See bankartgallery.com.

Day 3 of the Larry Richmond murder trial, the 911 call from the double gunshot wound deaths in Newburgh has been released, and more on today's News at Noon with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trial for a murdered Evansville firefighter continues today, the Warrick County Coroner has identified the victims of a murder / suicide in Newburgh, and more on today's News at Noon with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trial is underway for a murdered Evansville firefighter, a murder / suicide in Newburgh is under investigation, and more on today's News at Noon with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A winter storm warning is in effect with the possibility of several inches of snow coming our way… JIMA man from Poughkeepsie has been indicted on attempted murder charges.The Sullivan County Manager says since there are so many budget cuts or added spending happening in Washington impacting state finances, county governments need to watch closely. The State Comptroller says they're still running into issues getting people with disabilities hired across the state.The Holden Dam in Newburgh is coming down. 

The Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless helped to make sure nobody went hungry for Thanksgiving.A voter discrimination lawsuit against the town of Newburgh will move forward after the state appeals court halted an effort to throw out the case.A grisly discovery behind a Newburgh business on Wednesday.  A dead body inside a car.

Sewer rates are going up in Newburgh, EPD responds to a wounded man in a wheelchair on Fulton Avenue, and more on today's "News at Noon" with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Historical Site - Newburgh RaidGreetings, today we will visit an interesting site along the Ohio River in the village of Newburgh, Indiana a couple of miles east of Angel Mounds in Evansville. From the Book Southwest Indiana Day Trips The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page

It's been three years since that massive Morton Avenue warehouse fire, and the lot is still covered in debris... Thanks to a grant from Warrick County Commissioners, Newburgh volunteer firefighters trained on a Lucas Device that aids in CPR. Huntingburg police get a tip that leads to the arrest of a man allegedly distributing child porn... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A drone pilot was tracked down and arrested after flying in the Fall Festival restricted airspace... Convicted killer Roy Lee Ward is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection before sunup tomorrow morning... Residents of a Newburgh neighborhood are calling for the removal of a decoration that says, Isn't Halloween fun... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In April 2017, Halee Rathgeber was found murdered near remote soccer fields in Newburgh, Indiana. Officers started to try and figure out who would do this to a 20 year old college student. Tune in to hear all the details that we know of Halee's murder. Instagram: @caffeinatedcrimespodTwitter: @caffcrimespodEmail: caffeinatedcrimespod@gmail.comFacebook: Caffeinated CrimesSupport the show

An accident in Newburgh involving a semi has proven fatal to a middle-school-age girl... There's been a second arrest concerning the gun allegedly used in Sunday morning's wounding of an Evansville police officer... Hancock County deputies say everything is OK after a suspicious person may have gained entry into a school building. A thorough search found no one... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It may take a special session of the Indiana General Assembly to settle the question of redrawing the state's congressional districts.... Vann Road Park and the Warrick Humane Society reopen after being closed by the Newburgh chemical fire... Residents inside the city limits of Owensboro have won the right to raise chickens in their back yards... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Jack is really letting his D.I.N.K. flag fly and I am just sitting back soaking up the sights of him double fisting shrimp cocktails in the casual environment of his own apartment. We recap our Peaks and Pits of the week, continue on the water bottle woes, tease our next live event and more.EPISODE NOTES:Jack's impressions of his dogs Franny and Granny (3:40)Nobody Asked Jack, But.. (9:15)Newburgh, NY has some serious potential (16:45)Slick's is back in business (26:00)A country mood!!!!!! (36:36)2BD is hosting a special Stewart's-themed trivia event (43:23)Meeting NASCAR driver Ross Chastain (47:42)Are we part of the problem of toxic social media? (1:07:15)

US-EPA reports all 80 properties they were able to access after the Newburgh chemical fire have been cleaned up... President Trump is threatening another city with National Guard troops -- the mayor of Memphis is pushing back... The death of an inmate in the Vanderburgh County Jail booking area prompts a state investigation... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taína Asili, a dynamic New York-based Puerto Rican singer, composer, interdisciplinary artist, and educator carrying on the tradition of her ancestors, fusing past and present struggles into one soulful and defiant voice. She is celebrated by NPR, Rolling Stone, and Billboard for her soulful, genre-blending music echoing calls for love and liberation. With powerful vocals and a multi-genre fusion traversing salsa, rock, reggaeton, Afrobeat, and other global sounds, Asili's music is both unique and deeply rooted. Accompanied by her brilliant ensemble, she delivers energetic performances at diverse venues nationwide – from iconic stages such as Carnegie Hall with Toshi Reagon, to renowned festivals like the main stage of San Francisco Pride, to historic events like The Women's March on Washington, to numerous colleges and conferences – inspiring audiences to dance to the heartbeat of social change.She joins us on the show to share about the inspiration and motivation for her upcoming 150 mile walk from Albany to NYC for Climate Justice. She'll be arriving in Kingston on Sept. 16th, walking through the Sojourner Truth State Park, and stopping at the Kingston Point Beach at approximately 3:30 PM for a song offering. She'll likely arrive in the park around 2:30 if you want to join in the walk to the beach. The next day, on Sept. 17th they will perform their new climate justice multimedia show Fever Pitch at Unicorn Bar. Then on the morning of the 18th they'll be at the Red Fox Ravine in Kingston for a song offering and continuing on their walk to New Paltz.Midway through the journey, she will sail from Newburgh to Haverstraw (9/21) aboard the historic Clearwater. The pilgrimage will then continue on foot into New York City, culminating during New York Climate Week with a final performance of the walk at UPROSE in Brooklyn (9/26).The Fever Pitch Pilgrimage is supported by a growing list of sponsors and partners including grassroots organizations, artists, and community leaders. A GoFundMe campaign and sponsorship drive are currently underway to support artist fees, accommodations, and free/sliding scale performances throughout the route.Today's show was engineered by Ian Seda from Radiokingston.org.Our show music is from Shana Falana!Feel free to email me, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.org** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IThttp://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFYITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCAFollow:INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast

If you see any ash from the Newburgh chemical fire around, don't touch it; it could be harmful... Warrick Humane Society finds itself in need of help after all the animals were evacuated during the chemical fire... An encouraging development in organ transplants could eventually shorten some patients' wait for donor organs... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Newburgh, how did Washington address one of the biggest threats to his leadership? Hear how the General of the Continental Army took a more visionary tone as he attempted to lead people forward from the controversy.After half a decade of podcasting, we also recap the highlights from the past year's interview episodes 2024-25! Much more to come in Year Six!Support the showVisit georgewashingtoninstitute.org to sign up for our e-mail list! The site is the one-stop shop of all things Friends & Fellow Citizens and George Washington Institute!JOIN as a Patreon supporter and receive a FREE Friends & Fellow Citizens mug at the $25 membership level!IMPORTANT NOTE/DISCLAIMER: All views expressed by the host are presented in his personal capacity and do not officially represent the views of any affiliated organizations. All views presented by guests are solely those of the interviewees themselves and may or may not represent the views of their affiliated organizations, the host, Friends & Fellow Citizens, and/or The George Washington Institute.

Fire, health, and environmental investigators are still working to determine the total impact of this weekend's chemical fire in Newburgh... You might want to check the FDA website for brands and lot numbers for radioactive shrimp... Authorities in Eldorado, Illinois, aren't saying much about a death investigation -- only that Illinois State Police have been called in... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The IndyGo Board of Directors voted last week to approve a rate hike - the first one in sixteen years. Two people were arrested following a town hall with Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith in Newburgh, last week. Indiana University language professors are petitioning Governor Mike Braun and university leadership to save the school's language programs. Fever players Brianna Taylor and Kelsey Mitchell are using their platforms to push for bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org/news and follow us on social media to get comprehensive analysis and local news daily. Subscribe to WFYI News Now wherever you get your podcasts. WFYI News Now is produced by Zach Bundy and Abriana Herron, with support from News Director Sarah Neal-Estes.

Here's what people are saying about Steve..."Steve Marshall is the only comedian who can do an hour clean or an hour edgy."Gary Greenberg, Current Producer, Former Head Writer on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, ABC"Students love him. We've asked him to perform at Mount Saint Mary College three times."Student Activities, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY "Steve is the headliner of my Comedy for Peace shows. Before every show I tell him I am depending on you to bring us home. You really represent our theme, peace."Dotan Malach, Producer Comedy for Peace"THE MARSHALL PLAN - Bad behavior makes for good comedy." "Marshall's style relies on a sharp mind and a complete inability to properly behave himself. Nothing too controversial, just a little good-old-fashioned honesty."The Florida New Times "I want you to close the shows because I know they will still be talking about you tomorrow and telling their friends the great time they had. I know they will remember you and Dangerfield's."Tony Bevacqua, Rodney's Partner, Dangerfield's Comedy Club"Use him for a lot of private parties. He's funny and can adapt to any situation."John Pizzi, JPZ Entertainment"Headlines my clean Orthodox synagogue comedy shows. We have been doing Kosher Komedy together for many years. Does over an hour of clean comedy. Hilarious!"Kenny Gluck, Producer, Kosher KomedyTo Purchase tickets to see Steve along with other great comedians click here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/september-5th-comedy-night-the-westport-vfw-tickets-1491644371469?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawMZmTlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjVwObq5BzmcRYsidPRXrZvIOCKtzLY7F4uxxJflObAUjDTKWLxp1Wl9fIzv_aem_FmyFKId2KAZTc-DOKHUdPg

Two people were arrested Wednesday night in Newburgh during Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's town hall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Newburgh chiropractor's license is under emergency suspension after accusations of sexual abuse of a patient. The Indiana Department of Education gets its report card from learning evaluation and readiness assessment, or ILEARN... The Ascension St. Vincent Sports Concussion Alliance is offering free testing for athletes' cognitive function... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For decades, residents of the small city of Newburgh, New York, were unknowingly drinking water contaminated with toxic PFAS—also known as forever chemicals. The source turned out to be firefighting foam used on a nearby air base that had seeped into streams and creeks, and ultimately the city's main drinking water reservoir.Now, Newburgh is one of 10 sites that are part of a CDC-led study investigating the health effects of PFAS exposure. Early data out of Newburgh links PFAS with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Host Flora Lichtman discusses the research with environmental epidemiologist Erin Bell and reporter Shantal Riley.Read our full story about what PFAS contamination has meant for Newburgh in English and in Spanish.Guests: Shantal Riley is an award-winning journalist and science writer, focused on environmental health.Dr. Erin Bell is an environmental epidemiologist at the University at Albany in New York.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

There are plenty of good reasons to hope for a more bikeable Beacon. To name a few:  1) Improved safety (for drivers and pedestrians as well as for cyclists)  2) Reduced traffic congestion 3) Greater equity for people who can't afford a car or don't want to drive around for small errands.  4) Bikes are fun :) In this interview, Meg Lazaros, one of the founders of the Beacon Bicycle Coalition, discusses the work being done to improve Beacon's roads for bike use. Beacon Bicycle Coation was founded to advocate for bike infrastructure, including both short-term improvements and changes to our comprehensive plan that could enshrine a cycling ethos in Beacon's vision for its own future. They also organize fun group rides on the last Thursday of every month. Shining through this discussion of “the issues” is the pure joy Meg gets from riding bikes.  Learn more about Beacon Bicycle Colation and sign the petition at https://bikebeacon.org/. And, follow them on Instagram for information on group rides and other events:  https://www.instagram.com/beacon.bicycle.coalition/  Related: New York recently granted $100,000 to study the viability of a bike-sharing program that would connect Beacon and Newburgh. One of the recipients of that grant is Thomas Wright, a leading voice for biking and sustainability (and a former Beaconites guest). You can help this effort by taking their survey. Visit https://tally.so/r/nW1XZP  

LTBS host Dr. Joel Berg sits down with incoming American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry President Dr. Tom Ison to talk about his leadership journey. Dr. Ison shares how he felt the pull to specialize in pediatrics after practicing as a general dentist, and how that choice impacted him as a rural practitioner. He also delves into his agenda for the 25-26 Academy year, including honoring the legacy of the leaders who came before him. Recorded in front of a live audience at AAPD 2025, the conversation is a testament to the importance of professional organizations and the role they play in sharing expert information. Guest Bio: Dr. Thomas G. Ison is in private practice in Newburgh, Ind. He received his dental degree and certificate in pediatric dentistry from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, Ky., and completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Dentistry at Indiana University School of Dentistry. He previously held appointments as an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and Chief of Dentistry at Norton Children's Hospital, in Louisville. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and American College of Dentists, as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He has completed the AAPD Leadership Institute at Kellogg and the Advanced Leadership at Wharton. He served as a consultant to the AAPD Council of Clinical Affairs, District III (now Southeastern) Trustee and is a Past President of the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry and Kentucky Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Ison has been an examiner for the ABPD Oral Clinical Exam as well as committee member and part leader for the Renewal of Certification Examination. He resides in Evansville, Ind., with his wife, Connie, and daughter, Maggie.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Newburgh, NY native Amarri Monroe joins this week's episode of ​⁠. Monroe was a standout player for Newburgh high school before taking his career to South Kent playing in the NEPSAC. He would be a highly recruited player coming out of prep school, and eventually committed to Wofford College.Monroe would only spend one year at Wofford before committing to Quinnipiac University where his career took off. After his first year playing for the Bobcats he earned all-conference recognition. This past season (2024-25), Monroe was awarded MAAC Player of the Year after averaging over 18 points and 9 rebounds per game.Many people expected Monroe to transfer to play high major basketball when the news came out he was in the transfer portal. He heard from a majority of the high major, historic programs, but ultimately decided that playing another year at QU was best for his career. Monroe is hoping to become the first ever Quinnipiac player to earn back-to-back player of the year honors, and get drafted to the NBA.Hear about Monroe's experience in the transfer portal, why he decided to come back to Quinnipiac, and more about his journey leading up to star level.This episode is available wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel ​⁠ for more sports content.Enjoy the episode!Sneak Peak- 00:00-00:21NBA Playoffs- 00:21-12:14Intro- 12:14-18:59NYK Fandom/Predictions- 18:59-20:51Offseason Work, NBA Scouts "Report Cards", Working on Shot- 20:51-26:46Transfer Portal Experience, Returning to Quinnipiac, Balancing Production vs. Money- 26:46-38:08Newburgh Roots, In the Water Classic- 38:08-48:07Break- 48:07-44:16FY at Wofford Experience, Recruitment to Quinnipiac- 44:16-53:46Factors Leading to Success at Quinnipiac, Defensive Philosophy- 53:46-57:22MAAC Competition, Mindset during Comebacks- 57:22-01:04:51What Makes QU Special, Playing City Rocks EYBL- 01:04:51-01:09:55Future for Amarri Monroe- 01:09:55-01:12:18Rapid Fire (Favorite Matchups in the MAAC, Relationship with QU Hockey, Top Talents in 845)- 01:12:18-01:16:55Starting 5: Best Players Played Against- 01:16:55-01:19:13Outro- 01:19:13-01:19:51

The Dean's List with Host Dean Bowen – Washington's Newburgh Address reveals how one moment of virtue and humility preserves a fragile new nation. I explore how educators can use this powerful historical event to teach civic and moral virtues like courage, patience, and faith. This address reminds us that character shapes history—and that teaching it shapes the future.

Ed holds multiple degrees, including a Bachelor of Science in Church Ministries from Clearwater Christian College, Clearwater, Florida, a Master's in Religious Education from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis, Tennessee, a Master's in Divinity, and a Doctorate of Ministry in Pulpit Communication from Trinity Theological Seminary in Newburgh, Indiana. He is also the author of several books, aimed at equipping and challenging readers to look more like Jesus.https://ednewton.com/BACKGROUND BEST AND WORST PART OF CHILDHOOD PERCEPTION OF GOD AS TEENAGER? WHEN AND WHY FAITH OWNERSHIP? WHAT CAREER IF NOT MINISTRY? MOMENT YOU KNEW CALLED TO PASTOR CHURCH? BURDEN YOU CARRY FOR MEN TODAY? WHAT DO YOU WISH SOMEONE WOULDVE TOLD YOU ABOUT VOCATIONAL MINISTRY CAUTION TO YOUNG PASTORS?CULTURE CHURCH DOWNSTREAM FROM CULTURE : HOW TO SHIFT? TEACHING POLARIZING TOPICS FROM PULPIT MOST DIVISIVE ISSUE TODAY? PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF LITTLE C CHURCH?? IMPACT AND IMAGE LAST 5 YEARS IN AMERICA? MOST CONCERNS YOU MOST ENCOURAGED BYBUILDING LEADERS MEN: 1 COR 16:13 “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” WHAT DOES CBC DO TO ATTRACT AND BUILD MEN? DISCIPLESHIP | KEY TO TRAINING UP LEADERS 2 TIM 2:2 WHAT IS A BARRIER TO BOLDNESS IN LEADERSHIP? WHAT IS A RISK WORTH TAKING IN SPIRITUAL LIFE?BOOK: WHY NOT YOU?RELEASE NOV 2025 WHY NOW AND WHY YOU? WHAT WILL RESONATE MOST? PERSONAL WHERE THIS MOST APPLIED IN LIFE? WHY PEOPLE BELIEVE LIES ABOUT THEMSELVES MORE THAN GOD'S WORD ABOUT THEM?

In 1774, as Britain's colonies in America teetered on the brink of revolution, one regiment was torn apart by the trials of a British army chaplain – Robert Newburgh – who was accused of having sex with another man. In this episode, John Gilbert McCurdy examines evolving attitudes to sexuality and liberty in the colonies on the eve of revolutionary war, and explores how Newburgh's trials became a flashpoint for wider fears of moral and political disorder. (Ad) John Gilbert McCurdy is the author of Vicious and Immoral: Homosexuality, the American Revolution, and the Trials of Robert Newburgh (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vicious-Immoral-Homosexuality-American-Revolution/dp/142144853X/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Christmas night, December 25, 1843, in a serene village on Staten Island, shocked neighbors discovered the burnt remains of twenty-four-year-old mother Emeline Houseman and her infant daughter, Ann Eliza. In a perverse nativity, someone bludgeoned to death a mother and child in their home—and then covered up the crime with hellfire. When an ambitious district attorney charges Polly Bodine (Emelin's sister-in-law) with a double homicide, the new “penny press” explodes. Polly is a perfect media villain: she's a separated wife who drinks gin, commits adultery, and has had multiple abortions. Between June 1844 and April 1846, the nation was enthralled by her three trials—in Staten Island, Manhattan, and Newburgh—for the “Christmas murders.” My guest is Alex Hortis, author of "The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice." He shares with us some of the incredible twists and turns in this absolutely fascinating case. The author's website: https://alexhortis.com/ Register here for the author's online "History of the New York Mafia Class", through The Gotham Center for New York City History (Starting 1/29/2025): https://www.gothamcenter.org/gothamed-january/history-of-the-new-york-mafia Support the show and ditch overpriced wireless with Mint Mobile's deal and get 3 months of premium wireless service for 15 bucks a month! https://www.mintmobile.com/notorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices