Spread the loveThe Department of Labor was formed in March of 1913. Its purpose was to help workers, job seekers, and retirees by creating standards for Occupational Safety, wages, hours,
Spread the loveNewburgh’s Loyalist Community When Newburgh is discussed in the context of the American Revolutionary War, it usually concerns its role as General George Washington’s military headquarters or the
Spread the loveThe Robinsons of Newburgh Each day, thousands of people walk and ride along a main route through Newburgh: Robinson Avenue, part of Route 9W. Few know the origins
Spread the loveLustron Homes Were “A New Standard Of Living” People worry about the affordability of their homes and crave something they can safely manage. That was also the case
Spread the loveWhen the Klan Walked Boldly While my generation and my parents’ can recall how bad things were before equality was more codified in the Civil Rights Act passed
Spread the loveThe Brothers Wright made their historic flight at Kitty Hawk in September 1903 some eighteen months after my birth. I cannot recall a time when I was not
Spread the loveIn 1856, architect Frederick Clarke Withers designed a 14-room, 5,545-square-foot Victorian-style mansion at 60 Grand Ave. (now Balmville Road) in the Newburgh hamlet of Balmville for horticulturalist David
Spread the loveMary Elizabeth Monell: The Forgotten Poet of Grand Street – By Michael Aaron Green On a crisp, sunny spring day in 2016, the Newburgh Free Academy Madrigals assembled
Spread the loveAn Ode In April of 2016 a group of students at Newburgh Free Academy, The Madrigal Choir, came together at Washington’s Headquarters to recreate the performance of “An
Spread the loveThe Tower of Victory – by Joe Santacroce In March of 1882 introduced in the House of Representatives was a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to
