Author: John Kinney

Newburgh rally decries US ban on some Muslim travelers

By Pauline Liu
Times Herald-Record

NEWBURGH – Dozens of demonstrators rallied outside the Masjid Al-Ikhlas mosque in Newburgh on Sunday to protest what they referred to as President Donald Trump’s ban on Muslims.

His executive order bars citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States … read more.

Refugee Resettlement Office to Open in Hudson Valley

NEWBURGH –The Greater Newburgh Interfaith Council is sponsoring an event Thursday Nov. 17 at 11:30 a.m.  at Saint George’s Episcopal Church in Newburgh to inform area clergy on the services and needs of the new refugee resettlement office that will open in Poughkeepsie. The office … read more.