Maria M. Silva

Hudson Valley (group)

News Reporter at Times Union (Hudson Valley)

Journalist/Periodista 🗞️ @hudsonvalley news reporter at @timesunion | Former food, drink & culture reporter @UticaOD | 📧 [email protected]

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Articles

British eatery Moreish moves from Hudson Valley Food Hall to Main Street

1 day ago | timesunion.com | Maria M. Silva

Welcome to Quick Bites, our regular roundup of restaurant openings, closings, pop-ups, special events, trends, and other happenings in the vast and vibrant Hudson Valley dining scene. Look for it every other Wednesday online and in Flavor, our Hudson Valley food newsletter. Want to share some food news with us? Email [email protected].
Louisiana investigating second abortion case against New Paltz doctor

2 days ago | timesunion.com | Maria M. Silva

NEW PALTZ — The New York doctor previously charged in two southern states for allegedly mailing abortion medication to women is being investigated again for sending pills to a woman in Louisiana, according to that state’s attorney general, Liz Murrill.
Locals outraged at pet crematorium proposed near school in Highland

4 days ago | timesunion.com | Maria M. Silva

LLOYD — In the hamlet of Highland, residents are fuming over a proposal to build a pet crematorium near an elementary school. The business would offer pet cremation, bereavement services, urns and other funerary products, according to the project’s applicant, Justin Bogdanffy, owner of Heavenly Heart Pet Cremation. The parcel, at 3525-3523 Route 9W, is approximately 110 feet from Highland Primary School and near sports fields across the road. It formerly housed Highland Medical.
Kingston tamale vendor opens Las Camelias on Broadway

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Maria M. Silva

KINGSTON — It was a dreary Monday in Kingston, but that did not dampen the full-blown partyinside Las Camelias restaurant on Broadway, where dozens of people danced to a mariachi band’s version of “México Lindo y Querido.”Sure, it was Cinco de Mayo. But the day held special value for Verónica Martínez: it was the grand opening of her new restaurant and concrete proof that, with resilience, she could make it through seemingly insurmountable loss.
Kingston murder victim remembered for ‘more than how her story ended’

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Maria M. Silva

Editor’s note: This story mentions domestic violence and suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, or at 988lifeline.org/chat. If you or someone you know is impacted by relationship abuse, reach out to The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or thehotline.org. KINGSTON — Kaleigh Griffin was a “ray of sunshine” who loved her daughters, family, friends and traveling, according to those who knew her.
Demonstrators march in Newburgh against Trump administration

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Maria M. Silva

NEWBURGH — More than 150 demonstrators marched in the afternoon sun in Newburgh on Thursday to celebrate the labor movement and protest the Trump administration’s actions, from federal workforce cuts to deportations and what they called an attack on working people. The demonstration was part of nationwide protests against the administration, its policies and its billionaire supporters like Elon Musk.
Asian cafe Lucky Catskills opening new Kingston location in June

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Maria M. Silva

Welcome to Quick Bites, our regular roundup of restaurant openings, closings, pop-ups, special events, trends, and other happenings in the vast and vibrant Hudson Valley dining scene. Look for it every other Wednesday online and in Flavor, our Hudson Valley food newsletter. Want to share some food news with us? Email [email protected]. Article continues below this adLucky Catskills expanding to KingstonIt’s only been five months since Asian cafe Lucky Catskills opened in Tannersville.
New York awards $15 million for local reforestation projects

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Maria M. Silva

ALBANY — New York announced $15 million in grants to municipalities, nonprofits and universities for reforestation projects across the state on Friday, including more than $3 million for the Hudson Valley and Capital Region. The money will be distributed via the state’s new Community Reforestation program, part of the “25 Million Trees Initiative” Gov. Kathy Hochul announced in her State of the State address last year.
Man allegedly killed wife before taking his own life in Kingston

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Maria M. Silva

Editor’s note: This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, or at 988lifeline.org/chat. KINGSTON — A man took his own life Wednesday on the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge shortly after fatally stabbing his wife, Kingston police said. At around noon, the town of Ulster Police Department was notified of a person who jumped off the bridge, according to a release.
President Trump to deliver speech at 2025 West Point graduation

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Maria M. Silva

WEST POINT — President Donald Trump has announced he will deliver the commencement address at the United States Military Academy at West Point next month, five years after his last speech at the military academy. “I have agreed to do the Commencement Address at two really GREAT places, the University of Alabama and, WEST POINT,” the president wrote Monday night on Truth Social, his social media platform.