After years of research and community engagement, the Poughkeepsie City School District will rename George Clinton Elementary, the Christopher Columbus office and Samuel Morse Elementary.
A renaming committee concluded that since inventor Samuel Morse, former Governor George Clinton and Christopher Columbus supported — or at least condoned — slavery, their names should be replaced with those of civil rights icons.
This year’s annual three-day Word of South festival of music and literature in and around Cascades Park starts April 4 and runs through April 6.
Independent Lens' has announced its spring lineup, featuring 'We Want the Funk!,' 'A Thousand Cuts,' 'Free for All: The Public Library' and more.