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This High School Ranks No. 1 In Orange County, Report Says This High School Ranks No. 1 In Orange County, Report Says
This High School Ranks No. 1 In Orange County, Report Says The grades are in and these Hudson Valley high schools are a cut above the rest, according to the community and school ranking site Niche. After considering a number of key areas, the following schools were ranked top in their respective county in the website’s 2023 “Best Public High Schools” report: Dutchess County: Spackenkill High School in Poughkeepsie Orange County: Cornwall Central High School in New Windsor Putnam County: Carmel High School Rockland County: Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg Ulster County: New Paltz Senior High School All of the high schools earned an overall…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Former Hudson Valley Congressional Candidate Found Dead At Age 41 Former Hudson Valley Congressional Candidate Found Dead At Age 41
Former Hudson Valley Congressional Candidate Found Dead At Age 41 A 41-year-old lifelong New Yorker died in an apparent suicide two weeks after he dropped out of his race for a United States House of Representatives seat in the Hudson Valley. Afghanistan war veteran Kyle Van De Water, age 41, was found dead in Dutchess County on Tuesday, Sept. 7, in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery by City of Poughkeepsie police. Sources told the Mid-Hudson News his death was under investigation as a “likely suicide.” Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said on Twitter his heart was broken for Van De Water's family, including his four children.  “Kyle was a war hero who…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
COVID-19: Area High School Sees Week-Long Spike In Cases COVID-19: Area High School Sees Week-Long Spike In Cases
Covid-19: Area High School Sees Week-Long Spike In Cases A small Hudson Valley school district is contending with a spike in COVID-19 cases, with the most new cases at its high school. In the past week, from Friday, March 19 through Thursday, March 25, the Spackenkill High School in Poughkeepsie has reported 15 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in students and staffers, while there were 16 reported the week before. Of the new cases, nine were from students on-site, while 20 students were off-site. One staff member on-site and one off-campus. Spackenkill High School has a total of 351 students and staffers districtwide, 231 of whom have been on cam…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Hudson Valley High Schools Among Best In NY, Nation In U.S. News Rankings Hudson Valley High Schools Among Best In NY, Nation In U.S. News Rankings
Hudson Valley High Schools Among Best In NY, Nation In U.S. News Rankings The Hudson Valley is well-represented in a brand-new U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools National Rankings. The following high schools, most from Westchester County, made the Top 100 in New York State: Rye High School is ranked 12th within New York and 125th in the nation. Edgemont Junior-Senior High School is ranked 14th in New York and 138th nationally. Bronxville High School is ranked 17th in New York, 170th nationally. Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua is ranked 18th within New York and 176th nationally. Byram Hills High School is ranked 22nd in New York and 184th in t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Community Rallies Behind Popular High School Teacher, Soccer Coach Battling Cancer Community Rallies Behind Popular High School Teacher, Soccer Coach Battling Cancer
Community Rallies Behind Popular High School Teacher, Soccer Coach Battling Cancer The community is rallying behind a popular Hudson Valley soccer coach and teacher who is suffering from cancer. Manny Blanco, the coach of the boys varsity soccer team at Spackenkill High School, is battling Stage 3 pancreatic cancer and a group of friends is raising funds to help cover medical and living expenses, said a GoFundMe account. In addition to coaching at Spackenkill, Blanco also coaches the girl's travel soccer teams in Rhinebeck and Poughkeepsie, Wendy McClenahan, the organizer of a GoFundMe page said. "Manny has taught so many of our kids the value of great sportsmanship and …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Three Area High Schools Named National Blue Ribbon 'High Performing' Three Area High Schools Named National Blue Ribbon 'High Performing'
Three Area High Schools Named National Blue Ribbon 'High Performing' Three high schools in the Hudson Valley are among 13 from the state named Exemplary High Performing National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018 by the U.S. Department of Education.  The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program award recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students either achieve very high learning standards or are making notable improvements in closing the achievement gap. Nationally, 349 schools received this honor in 2018.  Schools named Exemplary High Performing were cited for having among the  highest achieving students and highest graduation rate…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Orange County Man ID'd As Driver Who Approached Student Orange County Man ID'd As Driver Who Approached Student
Orange County Man ID'd As Driver Who Approached Student Following a warning Tuesday to parents of the Spackenkill School District about a person who asked a student to get inside a white van, police say they have located the vehicle and the driver. Town of Poughkeepsie Capt. Kevin Faber said the department had located the white commercial van and man that approached a 14-year-old girl around 3:45 p.m. Monday while she was walking on Spackenkill Road. The girl told her parents that the man had asked the Spackenkill High School student to get inside the van, officials said. After being notified of the incident, police traced the van on Wednesday …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Hudson Valley Sees 22 School Earn 'Reward' Designation By State Hudson Valley Sees 22 School Earn 'Reward' Designation By State
Hudson Valley Sees 22 School Earn 'Reward' Designation By State A total of 22 schools in the Hudson Valley, including 17 in Westchester, were among 155 high achieving and high progress schools state-wide identified as Reward Schools by the State Education Department in an announcement made Thursday. To be identified as a Reward School, a school must: Be among the top 20 percent of schools in the state for English language arts (ELA) and math performance for both the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years or be among the top ten percent of schools in terms of gains in ELA and math performance in the 2016-17 school year; Have made Adequate Yearly Progress for …

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Teacher/Coach, Newburgh Native Greg Diamond Dies At 29 Teacher/Coach, Newburgh Native Greg Diamond Dies At 29
Teacher/Coach, Newburgh Native Greg Diamond Dies At 29 Gregory Andrew Diamond, 29, a popular teacher and coach at John Jay and Roy C. Ketcham high schools, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 30, at his home in Poughkeepsie. The cause of his death has not been released. Born on April 28, 1988, in Newburgh, to Lawrence and Andrea (Lapidus) Diamond, the math teacher and JV boys basketball coach at Spackenkill and an assistant varsity coach, graduated from Spackenkill High School in 2006 and was part of their state championship baseball team.  He continued his love of playing baseball at Mount St. Mary College where he graduated with his master's …

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by Kathy Reakes