Nickie Hayes

1 week ago | poughkeepsiejournal.com | Nickie Hayes

The Dutchess County Housing Trust Fund, established in 2022, will welcome tenants to its first completed Poughkeepsie project June 1. The property at 30-32 Smith St. in the City of Poughkeepsie is a triplex. The Dutchess County Housing Trust Fund, created to support the development and preservation of affordable housing, has completed its first project at 30-32 Smith St. in the City of Poughkeepsie.

1 week ago | poughkeepsiejournal.com | Nickie Hayes

Cora Massaro, a 14-year-old who attends C.J. Hooker Middle School in Goshen, secured her spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. In addition to reading, Cora enjoys painting, drawing, gymnastics and ice skating. She's also part of her school's drama club. The preliminary round of the spelling bee begins May 27. The 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee begins May 27 with its preliminary round at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.

2 weeks ago | poughkeepsiejournal.com | Nickie Hayes

Four Wappingers elementary students are multiplying up to 384-digit numbers in school. These students, who are in the district's math enrichment program, are getting creative with math theory to solve up to 384-by-384-digit multiplication problems. The Guinness World Record for largest mental arithmetic multiplication is 12 digits, achieved in 2021. Four Wappingers Central School District students have taken long multiplication to another level.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nickie Hayes

About 100 people gathered at Warring Elementary School on Thursday, May 22, to voice their opposition to Dutchess County's plan for the Oakley Street shelter. Among those in attendance were New York State Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson, Poughkeepsie City Administrator Joseph Donat, City of Poughkeepsie Councilmember at Large Da'Ron Wilson, Dutchess County Legislator Barrington Atkins, Dutchess County Legislator Randall Johnson and Fifth Ward Councilmember Ondie James and CEO of EFCO Products Inc.

2 weeks ago | poughkeepsiejournal.com | Nickie Hayes

Cora Massaro, of C.J. Hooker Middle School in Goshen, will compete in the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee. The Bee is May 27-29. The mid-Hudson Valley will be represented this year in the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Cora Massaro, a 14-year-old eighth grader from C.J. Hooker Middle School in Goshen, will be representing Orange-Ulster BOCES as speller 143. She's one of 12 competitors from New York this year.