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Wed Feb 21 2024

Beacon's Matcha Thomas café was inspired by family health journey

From left, Haile Thomas and Nia Thomas behind the counter at their teahouse, Matcha Thomas, located at 179 Main St., Beacon.

The Thomas family used personal experiences to drive their business plan at Matcha Thomas, where sister Haile and Nia drive the creative vision.

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Iona Prep's Vincent Tripaldi, right, wrestles Averill Park's Jacob Hanlon in the 131 pound weight class during Eastern States Classic wrestling at SUNY Sullivan in Loch Sheldrake, NY on Friday, January 12, 2024. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE JOURNAL NEWS

Wrestling: New York State Division I large-school tournament preview

A dive into what lies ahead for the 21 Lower Hudson Valley wrestlers set to compete at the 2024 NYSPHSAA Division I championships in Albany.

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Simulated marijuana smoke billows from a specially equipped car being used by Colorado traffic-safety officials to draw attention to state laws prohibiting marijuana users from getting behind the wheel while stoned.

NY drugged-driving arrests dip after marijuana legalization. How many stoned drivers are arrested?

Drugged-driving arrests connected to marijuana use have declined in the three years since New York’s cannabis legalization in 2021, as questions linger about efforts to keep stoned drivers off roads.

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Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler speaks with residents during a "Coffee with the DA" event at the Alexis Diner in Newburgh on October 3, 2023.

'Unethical, underhanded': NYPD detectives want probe of DA

Weeks after a USA Today Network series laid bare the bad blood behind the scenes of the McDonald murder investigation, NYPD detectives want action.

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A total solar eclipse April 8 will enter over Mexico’s Pacific coast, dash up through Texas and Oklahoma, crisscross the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and New England, before exiting over eastern Canada into the Atlantic. (AP Photo)

A total eclipse will be visible in NY. What to know, how to view

This is the first eclipse over New York in 99 years. Skip this one, and the next total solar eclipse in the US will not be visible until 2044.

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