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Video Of Party Gone Wild At College In Hudson Valley Sparks Concern Video Of Party Gone Wild At College In Hudson Valley Sparks Concern
Video Of Party Gone Wild At College In Hudson Valley Sparks Concern A video out of Marist College in Poughkeepsie has raised red flags for many as students can be seen at a raucous house party where there was limited social distancing or face coverings worn. Barstool Marist posted a video on social media that went viral over the weekend of a group of students flipping over a Toyota Camry at the party attended by more than two dozen people. “Gotta get creative when doing at home workouts,” Barstool captioned the video with. "The McCann gym may be closed but no days off,” a banner on the bottom of the video states, referring to the college's recreatio…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed Filming Volleyball Players At Marist College For Sexual Gratification, Police Say Man Nabbed Filming Volleyball Players At Marist College For Sexual Gratification, Police Say
Man Nabbed Filming Volleyball Players At Marist College For Sexual Gratification, Police Say A 50-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly filming 10 victims for sexual gratification at Marist College. Dutchess County resident Richard G. Kelly, of Hyde Park, was arrested by state police on Tuesday, March 16, for 14 counts of unlawful surveillance, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The arrest stems from an investigation and prior arrest of Kelly by the State Police in 2020 when investigators discovered additional evidence of Kelly illegally filming 10 victims for sexual gratification at Marist College while employed with the men’s Marist Volleyball club team. Kelly was issued an appearanc…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Marist College Put On Pause After Outbreak Of New Cases COVID-19: Marist College Put On Pause After Outbreak Of New Cases
Covid-19: Marist College Put On Pause After Outbreak Of New Cases Marist College has been forced to close parts of its campus as it contends with a small COVID-19 outbreak among students. As of Thursday, March 18, Marist was reporting 128 active COVID-19 cases - 75 off-campus, 53 on campus - who have been placed into quarantine as a precaution. Due to the rash of new cases, the college announced it would be entering a precautionary campus pause that will be in effect through 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23. Students have been instructed to remain on campus and not return home during the pause. Any student that does leave will not be permitted back on campu…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Mass Vaccination Site Opens In Hudson Valley COVID-19: New Mass Vaccination Site Opens In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: New Mass Vaccination Site Opens In Hudson Valley With more than 150,000 doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine coming to New York, the state is setting up a temporary mass vaccination site for those eligible. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced three new short-term mass vaccination sites that will utilize the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as the state expands its rollout of the new vaccine. Each site will be allocated with 3,500 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Among those sites is one at Marist College on Fulton Street in Poughkeepsie, which will be open for five days, beginning on Friday, March…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
COVID-19: Cuomo Approval Rating Plummets Amid Nursing Home Scandal, New Polls Reveal COVID-19: Cuomo Approval Rating Plummets Amid Nursing Home Scandal, New Polls Reveal
Covid-19: Cuomo Approval Rating Plummets Amid Nursing Home Scandal, New Polls Reveal New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has gone from being on the top of the proverbial COVID-19 mountain to sliding down it as his approval rating has dipped amid the latest nursing home scandal. According to Morning Consult Political Intelligence tracking released this week, Cuomo’s approval rating among New Yorkers is down six points, to 57 percent, since one of his top aides admitted to intentionally withholding information on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes during the outset of the pandemic. A Marist College poll has Cuomo's approval rating in New York dropping to 49 percent - down from 66 percen…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Outbreak Reported At Marist College, Two Dorms Quarantined COVID-19: New Outbreak Reported At Marist College, Two Dorms Quarantined
Covid-19: New Outbreak Reported At Marist College, Two Dorms Quarantined Two Marist dormitories have been placed under quarantine after more students tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total of students who have contracted the virus since the fall semester began to 80, more than any other college campus in Dutchess County.  According to the school's COVID-19 Dashboard, 19 students who have tested positive for the virus are convalescing off-campus, while another 14 are doing so on school grounds.  Since the semester began, 47 students who previously tested positive overcame the illness and were cleared by the school's medical team to return to c…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Marist College Reinstates In-Person Classes After Rash Of Cases COVID-19: Marist College Reinstates In-Person Classes After Rash Of Cases
Covid-19: Marist College Reinstates In-Person Classes After Rash Of Cases A moratorium on in-person classes spurred by a rash of COVID cases on campus will be lifted at Marist College after a week-long lockdown. "Although New York State requires colleges to move classes online if they reach a threshold of 100 cases or 5 (percent) of the campus population, Marist erred on the side of caution and paused campus activities with a significantly lower number of cases," read a letter to students sent on Friday, Oct. 16 to announce resuming in-person classes. "During the pause, the College placed the Fulton Townhouses under precautionary quarantine and conducted more than…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Marist College's Campus-Wide Pause Extended Again COVID-19: Marist College's Campus-Wide Pause Extended Again
Covid-19: Marist College's Campus-Wide Pause Extended Again Marist College has informed students that a campus-wide pause of in-person classes, visitation from those not living on-campus and activities, after nine active COVID cases linked to an illicit off-campus party multiplied to 29, according to the Marist College COVID Dashboard and student reporting from the Marist Circle.  Initially, all classes for Marist students on Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10 were conducted online, according to a letter sent to students by college Vice President Geoff Brackett on Oct. 8.  However, contact tracing on campus led to the identification and …

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Marist College Put On Pause After Nine New Cases Linked To Off-Campus Party COVID-19: Marist College Put On Pause After Nine New Cases Linked To Off-Campus Party
Covid-19: Marist College Put On Pause After Nine New Cases Linked To Off-Campus Party Multiple COVID-19 cases contracted at an off-campus party led Marist College to suspend in-person classes and on-campus activities, according to the institution.  Nine new cases were associated with the off-campus event, according to student reporters at the Marist Circle, bringing the total of documented cases among students since the fall semester began on Aug. 24 to 17 and bringing Marist's COVID-19 alert level to "yellow," according to the school's COVID-19 dashboard.  Indicators used to determine alert levels include Number of cases among Marist College students Quarantine/…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Quarantine Lifted At Marist College Dorm COVID-19: Quarantine Lifted At Marist College Dorm
Covid-19: Quarantine Lifted At Marist College Dorm Negative test results across the board ended a quarantine of the fifth floor of Leo Hall at Marist College in Dutchess County.  The quarantine was lifted at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, less than 24 hours after it was imposed at approximately 2:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31.  The residence hall at the college in the Town of Poughkeepsie houses approximately 317 students. A total of 4,926 Marist students were tested before their arrival at the college's Town of Poughkeepsie campus since the semester began on Monday, Aug. 24, according to the institution's COVID-19 dashboard; 0.75 p…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: SUNY New Paltz Students Test Positive After Pickup Basketball Games, Some Quarantined COVID-19: SUNY New Paltz Students Test Positive After Pickup Basketball Games, Some Quarantined
Covid-19: SUNY New Paltz Students Test Positive After Pickup Basketball Games, Some Quarantined Two more students have tested positive for COVID-19 following off-campus pickup basketball games among SUNY New Paltz students that's put administrators on edge and led to the quarantine of 12 students, bringing the total number of positive cases up to three.  According to the college's website, the two students tested positive for the virus this week -- and one has already recovered.  The two students were reportedly in contact with the first SUNY New Paltz COVID case, which was announced by the college on Thursday, Aug. 27.  The first student to test positive had reportedl…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Marist Dorm Quarantine Lifted After Tests Come Back Negative COVID-19: Marist Dorm Quarantine Lifted After Tests Come Back Negative
Covid-19: Marist Dorm Quarantine Lifted After Tests Come Back Negative A dormitory-wide quarantine in Marist College's Champagnat Hall, its largest housing unit, has been lifted after students' COVID tests came back negative.  The quarantine, which ended on Thursday, Aug. 27, was put in place after an off-campus student tested positive for the virus, then "came into contact with several Marist students, including residents of Champagnat Hall, at an off-campus party," according to a letter that the college sent to students. According to the college's Executive Vice President Geoff Brackett, only test results from students that were quarantined in…

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by Christina Coulter