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Sat May 17 2025

Why 65 isn't always the best age to claim Social Security

An American flag flutters in the wind next to signage for a Social Security Administration office in Burbank, California on October 25, 2012.

The full retirement age for Social Security – the age in which you get 100% of the program's benefits – has risen over recent years.

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The Delano-Hitch Aquatic Center in Newburgh will open for the 2025 season over Memorial Day weekend.

Newburgh's $15M new aquatic center opens soon: What to know

Passes are available for city of Newburgh residents to access the new Delano-Hitch Aquatic Center for summer 2025. Here are the details.

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Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY's Felicia Kalan, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Crist Orchards' Jeff Crist, Deacon Jack Seymour Food Pantry's Paul & Linda Zalanowski, Assemblyman Chris Eachus, Rev. Fernando Hernandez, Rev. Christy Miller, Bishop Jeffrey Woody decry SNAP cut.

Schumer speaks out in Newburgh against proposed SNAP cuts

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke out against cuts to the anti-hunger SNAP program in remarks at a Newburgh food pantry on Friday, May 16.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: House Committee on Energy and Commerce chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) (L) and Ranking member Frank Pallone (D-NJ) (R) speaks during a markup meeting with the committee on Capitol Hill on May 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee met to discuss legislative recommendations for budget reconciliation. The committee room was surrounded by protesters fearing cuts or increased costs to medicaid. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776318837 ORIG FILE ID: 2214935788

NY could lose $1B in Medicaid payments due to House proposal to penalize immigrant assistance

House Republicans are weighing a Medicaid cut that would penalize New York for providing coverage to 25,000 undocumented seniors with state funds only

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Commuters wait to board an NJ Transit train going towards New York City at Broadway Station in Fair Lawn on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. New York City’s congestion pricing went in effect on Monday.

NJ Transit engineers walk out, halting all train service

The last work stoppage was in 1983, just as the agency took over control of the railroad system, and lasted 34 days.

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