Elias Guerra
Lower Hudson Valley Bureau Chief-
Awa-Moon Barnett plans to open the Hudson Valley’s first Black trans-owned bookstore, called home home Bookshop. -
DoorDash driver Alpha Barry had claimed he stopped at John Reilly’s home to ask for help after his phone died. Reilly fired two shots as Barry drove away, one of which struck him in the back. -
The jury began deliberating on Tuesday in the case of John Reilly, the Chester Town official, charged with attempted murder for shooting a DoorDash driver leaving Reilly’s driveway. -
The Chester highway superintendent faces attempted murder, assault and other felony charges for allegedly shooting the driver who came to his door last May. -
Tuesday in Orange County Court, the jury heard directly from Alpha Barry, the DoorDash driver who was shot on May 2, 2025, by Chester Town Highway Superintendent John J. Reilly III, now on trial for attempted murder. -
Naturalization ceremonies resumed last week after the ceremonies were cancelled in Ulster, Putnam, and Dutchess counties last winter by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. -
An Ulster County Court jury has found a former New York State trooper guilty of manslaughter in the high-speed chase on the Thruway that killed an 11-year-old girl in 2020. -
In 1991, students protested Bard College’s alleged inaction pertaining to cases of rape. Decades later, some students and alumni say the problem persists. The renewed scrutiny comes after the college's president has appeared extensively in the Epstein files. -
Last week the town of Newburgh adopted a proportional rank choice voting system for Town Council elections after a lawsuit by Black and brown residents. -
The Fern Tree, owned by Lafern Joseph, is a Peekskill fixture that has remained after many Black-owned businesses have disappeared.
