2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (292+ words) Todd Bender started as a stringer before rising through the ranks to become the Dutchess County Bureau Chief and senior investigative reporter for Mid Hudson News, focusing on crime and government. He is an avid angler and has recently taken…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (225+ words) Brian Scopino is a Senior at Marist University studying journalism and global studies while interning for Mid-Hudson News. He is most enthusiastic about covering unique and peculiar stories. Scopino's coverage includes a variety of fields and he actively seeks to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (204+ words) ELLENVILLE " The Borscht Belt was a string of Jewish summer resorts in the Catskills, and it served as a training ground for American standup comedy from the 1920s through the 1970s. Legendary so-called "tumblers" such as Jerry Lewis, Joan Rivers, and Mel…...