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Politics
Election 2024: Winner Projected In Hudson Valley's 18th Congressional District Election 2024: Winner Projected In Hudson Valley's 18th Congressional District
Election 2024: Winner Projected In Hudson Valley's 18th Congressional District With the votes counted, Democratic incumbent Pat Ryan defeated Republican challenger Alison Esposito in New York's 18th Congressional District, according to the New York State Board of Elections. The 18th District includes all of Orange County and most of Dutchess and Ulster counties. The district consists of Newburgh, Beacon, Kingston, and Poughkeepsie. According to the NYS Board of Elections, Ryan beat Esposito 194,237 votes to Esposito's 149,002 votes. Ryan, 42, of Gardiner, is a fifth-generation Hudson Valley native of Kingston, a Kingston High School alum, and the first US Military Ac…

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Schools
Orange County's West Point Ranked As Top 10 National Public College Orange County's West Point Ranked As Top 10 National Public College
Orange County's West Point Ranked As Top 10 National Public College The US Military Academy at West Point moved up one in the Top Public Schools category to No. 2 in the 2025 Best Colleges Rankings by US News & World Report. The rankings, released this week, showed the Orange County college in the town of Highlands also ranked as No. 8 in Best National Liberal Arts College, the magazine said. The rankings were based on statistics, the top-ranked schools provided ample classroom resources for students and faculty; conferred bachelor's degrees at high rates; and produced graduates who entered the workforce with manageable debt and worthwhile starting sala…

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by Kathy Reakes