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US Military Academy at West Point

Best Historical Site/Museum In the Hudson Valley In 2024: West Point Museum Best Historical Site/Museum In the Hudson Valley In 2024: West Point Museum
Best Historical Site/Museum In the Hudson Valley In 2024: West Point Museum We are thrilled to announce that the West Point Museum has been named Best Historical Site/Museum in the Hudson Valley in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to the West Point Museum’s website, this institution is the nation’s oldest federal museum, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the rich military history of the United States.  The museum’s mission, per its website, is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret historically significant artifacts related to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Army, and the Profession of Arms, and visitors—admis…
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…
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…
Ceiling Collapse Causes Major Damage At Historic Mansion Overlooking Hudson River Ceiling Collapse Causes Major Damage At Historic Mansion Overlooking Hudson River
Ceiling Collapse Causes Major Damage At Historic Mansion Overlooking Hudson River A ceiling collapse caused significant damage at a historic mansion and museum in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened in Putnam County in the hamlet of Garrison at Boscobel House and Gardens, which overlooks the Hudson River. On Tuesday, April 16, the plaster ceiling in its historic library collapsed without warning, causing major damage to the room, its contents, and adjacent rooms, according to Boscobel.  No one was in the building when the incident happened. Boscobel said it is "working diligently alongside a team of engineers, art conservators, and local officials to ass…
Vice President Kamala Harris Will Be First Woman To Deliver Graduation Address At West Point Vice President Kamala Harris Will Be First Woman To Deliver Graduation Address At West Point
Vice President Kamala Harris Will Be First Woman To Deliver Graduation Address At West Point Vice President Kamala Harris will serve as commencement speaker at the US Military Academy at West Point later this month, the first woman to do so. The White House announced that the Vice President will speak during the 2023 graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 27. This marks her first visit to the academy located in Orange County in the town of Highlands and the first time in West Point’s 221-year history that a woman will serve as commencement speaker, West Point officials said. “We are honored to have the Vice President as our commencement speaker,” said Lt. Gen. Steven W. Gilland, US …
West Point Cadets ID'd As Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says West Point Cadets ID'd As Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says
West Point Cadets ID'd As Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says This story has been updated. Several cadets from the US Military Academy at West Point have been identified as being among the six male college students on spring break in Florida who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine on Thursday, March 10, according to multiple reports. Two of the Cadets are in critical condition, NBC Miami reported late Friday afternoon, March 11. Earlier report: Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD The Cadets were reportedly found inside a vacation rental home in Florida after using cocaine that was laced with…