The future of Hendrick Hudson school district remains uncertain as a result of the closing of Indian Point and its depletion of our revenues. The district’s budget restructuring expresses the intention of prioritizing students and staff, but taking a closer look, the truth is cloudier than that.
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By Kacie Burns, Art and Entertainment Editor
• March 8, 2024
On April 8th, a solar eclipse will be visible across the United States, ranging from Texas all the way to Maine. If you remember from 2017, a total solar eclipse is when the Moon travels between the Earth and the sun, blocking all light besides the sun’s atmosphere with its shadow (aka the corona)....
The new FAFSA rollout has been riddled with many issues, including three-hour hold times, glitches and bugs in the website, and frequent maintenance. Many students have been left in the dark about solutions to their problems regarding the FAFSA form, and a new processing date of mid-March has forced...
Israeli officials have informed the residents of North Gaza - 1.1 million in total - to evacuate immediately as Israeli troops amass on the border, preparing for an imminent ground invasion; this order included hospitals, many of which remain critically short of basic necessities.
Via airdrops of...
Ashkelon, Israel (October 7th, 2023): An unexpected attack by Islamist militant group Hamas on Israeli soil last Saturday left more than 1,300 dead and 3,500 wounded and an additional 150 taken hostage. Militants overwhelmed border barriers in droves as part of an invasion by land, sea, and air that...
New York, NY (October 8, 2023) - On October 7, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) are waiving college application fees, stating “education is the backbone of our society, and I am committed to providing...
WESTCHESTER, New York (September 21, 2023) - After being trapped for ten days in Morca Cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains, requiring one of the largest and most complicated underground rescues ever organized, Croton-on-Hudson resident Mark Dickey was released from Mersin Sehir Hastanesi...
DERNA, Libya: This past weekend, just days after a tragic earthquake hit Morocco on Friday evening, Libya experienced what experiments are estimating “the deadliest storm ever to strike the Mediterranean and the costliest in Africa,” according to Politico. The port city of Derna feels the greatest...
By Kacie Burns, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• May 19, 2023
HOLLYWOOD - Since May 2nd, 2023, the Writers Guild of America has been on strike in demand for better working conditions and pay after negotiations with the Alliance Of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed. Lack of compromise has led many daily TV shows like “Saturday Night Live,” “The...
ALBANY, New York (May 6, 2023) — The New York Legislature passed a law banning the use of natural gas appliances including gas stoves and furnaces in new homes and new apartment buildings on Tuesday, May 2 as part of the state’s budget bill. The new law prohibiting the installation of fossil-fuel...
DIVERNON, Illinois (May 2, 2023) - Monday’s deadly and fiery crashes along a 2-mile stretch of interstate 55 in central Illinois, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of St. Louis and just south of the state capital of Springfield, came as high spring winds kicked up dust at a time when farmers were...
WASHINGTON D.C (April 24, 2023) - Definitely not a “Jarhead” movie. United States Military forces, including Navy’s elite SEAL Team Six, swooped into action last Saturday night - April 22, rescuing US Diplomats and evacuating the American Embassy in Khartoum, the war-torn capital of Sudan....
