Thinkubator “shakes” up Poughkeepsie food scene
The Thinkubator Nutrition is not your average corner store. After opening in September last year, the spot on Main Street and South Clinton has carved out an ambitious space in…
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Poughkeepsie Common Council approves new division geared towards youth services
On Sept. 27, the Poughkeepsie Common Council voted unanimously to pass legislation establishing a Division of Youth Opportunity and Development. The new division will fund existing and establish new youth…
Poughkeepsie Common Council approves Police Reform and Modernization Collaborative
[Correction, April 7, 2021: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Ahmaud Arbery was killed by police officers.] In June almost one year ago, public pressure following the…
Poughkeepsie-born green energy pioneer Jessica O. Matthews to speak at Commencement
[Correction, March 25, 2021: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Uncharted Power as being based in Poughkeepsie, NY. The company is actually located in Harlem, NY.] In a…
Poughkeepsie High School basketball plays for family and future amid pandemic
Aside from the locked entrances to the gym; the absence of parents and students behind the team benches; the presence of masks on each player, coach, trainer and administrator; the…
“They definitely know Vassar baseball”: Alum represents Vassar at the World Series
I dialed up Vassar alum Bobby Kinne ’18 on a dark and misty October evening. Droplets of water gathered on my phone as we chatted about his journey to the…
Vassar students provide local perspectives on Oregon fires
If you already know what it means to worry that your home will soon burn to the ground, you don’t need to read on. If not, let Eleanor Carter ’22…
Common Council weighs bill on civilian oversight of police
The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor called the nation to action this summer. Demonstrators across the United States mobilized during a global pandemic in enormous numbers…
‘The bubble resumed once more’: the NBA’s take on police brutality
The Los Angeles Clippers stopped warming up just minutes before tip-off of Game 5 of the 2014 conference semifinals. With the glossy spotlights of the Staples Center spilling down upon…
Vassar and Liberty League cancel intercollegiate sports
In a reversal of its initial policy regarding fall 2020 sports, Vassar College has decided not to participate in intercollegiate sports during the coming semester. The Liberty League also announced…