From the beginning of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York and the Mid-Hudson Valley, area schools and their young students have been some of those most negatively impacted by the difficult decisions local and state officials have had to make. Over the last few weeks, as regulations begin to relax and local […]
ASAP!, the Washington Depot based non-profit arts organization that reaches over 9,000 children and adults a year throughout Connecticut, is honoring students in grades 6-12, including home-schooled students, throughout the State this year for their artistic prowess. This past week, ASAP!’s 15th annual Celebration of Young Writers invited students to submit poetry and prose. This […]
George Inness, one of the world’s most prominent American landscape painters and one who was influenced by the masters of the Hudson River School, once intimated that in order to utilize art in its truest form, the artist must first learn to cultivate his or her own spiritual nature. For Ancramdale, NY, resident and lifelong […]
By, John Torsiello
In early March, the whistles blew, the final scoreboard clock buzzer sounded and the area’s high school athletes headed for their respective locker rooms. This was, sadly, the day the games stopped, forced to the sidelines because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The winter sports season was crushingly ended and spring sports cancelled. Leaving […]
By CB Wismar
“We have carefully devised a plan on how to proceed in the most responsible way possible, which includes following social distancing guidelines to ensure the safety of our performers and audiences.” And, so it began. The statement by Barrington Stage Company Artistic Director Julianne Boyd set the stage for the company’s online brochure […]
As Restarting Dutchess efforts continue, Dutchess County Public Transit (DCPT) has announced full bus service will resume for all 13 fixed routes, as well as rail link services, this Saturday, June 6th. Extensive social distancing and cleaning protocols are in place to protect the health and safety of riders and drivers and prevent the spread […]
While the seeds of the nationwide coronavirus pandemic response may have been sewn in Washington DC, and the hardline logistics of unprecedented mandates fleshed out on behalf of the most vulnerable within the halls of State Capitol buildings across the country, the brunt of the human response to […]
Never has the heart of a community been more present in City Hall than in Hudson, NY, where — since he was elected in November — Mayor Kamal Johnson has conveyed the principles of his platform by shouldering the burdens of his surrounding community. Johnson’s relentless pursuit toward bringing the residents of Hudson closer together […]
The manipulation of sound has long been a silent partner in the artistic expression that is music. Blending the poetry of musical lyrics with a symphonic sound spun on turntables since the very first disco clubs began appearing across Europe and the United States in the early 1950s. Today, the rise of DJing in the […]
Dutchess County continues to pursue its initiative to test all nursing home residents in the county this week as four additional facilities completed resident testing and received results. Six additional facilities are in the process of collecting and submitting samples for testing. Officials say results have been encouraging with a minimal number of new COVID-19 […]