Newburgh - Mount Saint Mary College recently held a pinning ceremony for 28 nursing graduates in the college’s adult accelerated program. Fr. Kevin Mackin OFM, president, gave an invocation and blessed the pins, which were presented to the graduates by chosen family members and friends. "A Nurse’s Prayer," which speaks about dedicating one’s life to helping others in need,...

Newburgh - Newburgh Free Academy students, along with teachers Kimberly Sanders-Eachus and Chris Eachus, recently collected nearly 200 pounds of toiletries and other necessities for the Support Our Heroes Foundation.

Newburgh - Faculty and staff at the Newburgh Enlarged City School District have chalked up over one million dollars worth of good behavior. Their energy-efficient practices have earned big savings and now those good habits are earning the organization national recognition. The Newburgh Enlarged City School District has achieved $1,037,211 in cost savings in twenty-one months since forming...

Kenisha Cromity is a Fulbright Scholar teaching this year in China. The young African American woman from Jacksonville, Florida almost wasn’t able to graduate from Atlanta‘s Spelman College last year because she couldn’t pay off her tuition. That is when the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) came riding to the rescue. UNCF’s Campaign for Emergency Student Aid (CESA) sent...

Newburgh - The Mount Saint Mary College community donated good gravy, cranberry sauce, boxes of stuffing mix, mashed potatoes and more to help others have a joyful Thanksgiving celebration. Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm., college chaplain, and student volunteers delivered the holiday food to First United Methodist Church on Liberty Street in Newburgh, NY. From left: Alyssa Mann, Karen Borst, John...