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NY Marine Who Danced With VP Vance On Inauguration Night Says Experience ‘Still Feels Surreal’ NY Marine Who Danced With VP Vance On Inauguration Night Says Experience ‘Still Feels Surreal’
NY Marine Who Danced With VP Vance On Inauguration Night Says Experience ‘Still Feels Surreal’ It was a dance Lexus Martinez won’t soon forget. The Brooklyn native, 27, is steel reeling after being selected to represent the US Marine Corps in a dance with Vice President JD Vance at the Commander in Chief Ball in Washington, DC on Monday night, Jan. 20. Held in honor of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the ball featured plenty of pomp and circumstance. “What an honor to be selected to dance with the vice president!” reads a Facebook post from Martinez, who works as a food service specialist with the Marine Corps Enlisted Aide Program. “It was an amazing experience and s…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Trump Pulls Dr. Anthony Fauci's Security Detail Trump Pulls Dr. Anthony Fauci's Security Detail
Trump Pulls Dr. Anthony Fauci's Security Detail The taxpayer-funded security detail assigned to Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the government's main spokespersons during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been pulled by President Donald Trump. The 84-year-old Fauci, the former National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious diseases director, served as one of the lead members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force under Trump, who often publicly criticized his advice. Earlier in the week, Trump pulled security for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and ex-National Security Advisor John Bolton, both of whom face assassination threats tied to …

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by Joe Lombardi
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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by Kathy Reakes
News
Hudson Valley Councilman, Ex-NYPD Detective Dies Suddenly At 54 Hudson Valley Councilman, Ex-NYPD Detective Dies Suddenly At 54
Hudson Valley Councilman, Ex-nypd Detective Dies Suddenly At 54 A popular and accomplished Hudson Valley councilman died after suffering a heart attack at age 54. Rockland County Councilman Mark Woods, of Clarkstown, died on Friday, May 17, from an apparent heart attack, town officials said.  Woods, a member of the Clarkstown Board and director of peer veteran services at the nonprofit BRIDGES was elected to represent Ward 1 in November 2023. A graduate of the Citadel, Woods was a decorated retired New York Police Department (NYPD) detective and combat US Army veteran who served in Iraq.  "From an early age, Mark chose service to others…

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by Kathy Reakes