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Marlboro High School (New York)
Marlboro High School (MHS) is the Marlboro Central School District's high school located in Marlboro, New York, United States. Marlboro High School is a comprehensive, four-year institution for students in Grades 9-12. It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools. The curriculum consists of honor courses, college preparatory and occupationally related programs. The school also has a cooperative college bridge program with Ulster County Community College in the areas of English, history, government, economics, science, psychology, sociology, mathematics, and Spanish. As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 624 students and 42.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1. There were 115 students (18.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 48 (7.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlboro, New York
Marlboro is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 3,669 at the 2010 census. Marlboro is in the southeastern part of the town of Marlborough, located in the southeastern corner of the county. History The community was the site of the first settlement in the town, around 1697. The Chapel Hill Bible Church, Christ Episcopal Church, Dubois-Sarles Octagon, Elliot–Buckley House, and Shady Brook Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Marlboro is also the location of the Gomez Mill House, an historical site which is the oldest Jewish residence in Ulster County. It was additionally the first paper mill in Ulster County. Geography Marlboro is located at (41.604693, -73.974822). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2, or 17.61%) is water. The community is on the west bank of the Hudson River. Demographi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Bell (baseball)
Robert Allen Bell (born January 17, 1977) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He made his debut with the Cincinnati Reds in . Career Bell attended Marlboro High School in Marlboro, New York where he was teammates with Dee Brown. He initially committed to play college baseball at Wake Forest. Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, Bell was considered a Braves top prospect and pitched in their minor league system until November 10, , when he was traded with Denny Neagle and Michael Tucker to the Cincinnati Reds for Bret Boone and Mike Remlinger. Bell made his major league debut with the Reds on April 8, 2000 against the Chicago Cubs. In Bell's first season in the Majors, he finished with an ERA of 5.00 in 26 starts. His record was 7-8 with 112 strikeouts and 73 walks. The following season, Bell started 9 games for Cincinnati before being sent down to AAA. On June 15, , Bell was traded to the Texas Rangers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspapers and broadcasters. The AP has earned 56 Pulitzer Prizes, including 34 for photography, since the award was established in 1917. It is also known for publishing the widely used '' AP Stylebook''. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters, English, Spanish, and Arabic. The AP operates 248 news bureaus in 99 countries. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides newscasts twice hourly for broadcast and satellite radio and television stations. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to use AP material without being contributing members of the cooperative. As part of their cooperative agreement with the AP, most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooki
Nicole Elizabeth LaValle (née Polizzi; born November 23, 1987), best known by her nickname Snooki, is an American reality television personality. She is best known for being a cast member of the MTV reality show ''Jersey Shore'' and starring in ''Snooki & Jwoww'' and '' Jersey Shore: Family Vacation''. Upon appearing on ''Jersey Shore'' in 2009, Snooki gained popularity, leading to numerous talk show appearances, web and television series participation and hosting, and a large social media following. She reportedly earned $150,000 per ''Jersey Shore'' episode by the last season. She also appeared as the guest hostess for ''WWE Raw'' in 2011 and competed at WrestleMania XXVII that same year. Early and personal life Snooki was born in Santiago, Chile. She was adopted when she was six months old and was raised by Italian-American parents, Andy and Helen Polizzi. Snooki has taken two DNA tests to determine her genetic background. In 2014, the first DNA test stated that she had Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianna Titone
Brianna Titone () is an American politician and scientist, currently serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 27th district. She serves in the 74th Colorado General Assembly and is the first openly transgender state legislator elected in Colorado and the 4th elected in the United States.Andrew Kenney"Colorado’s first transgender legislator: How Brianna Titone flipped a Republican district" ''Denver Post'', November 10, 2018 Early life and education Titone was born and raised in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Titone attended the State University of New York at New Paltz from 1996 to 2002 where she earned bachelor's degrees in geology and physics.Marianne GoodlandMeet Brianna Titone, Colorado’s first transgender lawmaker November 24, 2018, ''The Gazette'' She later earned a master's degree in geochemistry at Stony Brook University, and another master's degree in information and communications technology at the University of Denver. At Stony B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McFarland & Company
McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction. Its president is Rhonda Herman. Its former president and current editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and had published 7,800 titles. McFarland's initial print runs average 600 copies per book. Subject matter McFarland & Company focuses mainly on selling to libraries. It also utilizes direct mailing to connect with enthusiasts in niche categories. The company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history, as well as books about chess, military history, and film. In 2007, the ''Mountain Times'' wrote that McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monographs and reference book titles a year; Robert Lee Brewer reported in 2015 that the number is about 350. List of scholarly journals The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the United States. Over 600 women played in the league, which consisted of eventually 10 teams located in the American Midwest. In 1948, league attendance peaked at over 900,000 spectators. The most successful team, the Rockford Peaches, won a league-best four championships. The 1992 film ''A League of Their Own'' is a mostly fictionalized account of the early days of the league and its stars. Founding and play With the entry of the United States into World War II, several major league baseball executives started a new professional league with women players in order to maintain baseball in the public eye while the majority of able men were away. The founders included Philip K. Wrigley, Branch Rickey, and Paul V. Harper. They feared that Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Russo
Margaret Russo 'm. 1986'' Jones(September 29, 1931 – June 26, 2006) was a shortstop who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 130 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. A two-time All Star, Margaret Russo was a consistent defensive player and a solid hitter in the AAGPBL during the final five years of its existence. Russo led all shortstops in the league in fielding average during two seasons, while converting 138 double plays in 497 career games. A valuable contact hitter, she was usually able to put the ball in play while working counts and seldom striking out, collecting a .332 on-base percentage and a 1.71 walk-to-strikeout ratio. Additionally, she overcame the disadvantages of moving from one place to another constantly, playing with four teams in four different cities while adjusting to new teammates, as the league switched players as needed to help teams to be competitive. Born in Milton, New York, Russo graduate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Lobdell
Scott Lobdell (; born 1960) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter known for his work on numerous ''X-Men'' series for Marvel Comics in the 1990s, various work for DC Comics in the 2010s, namely ''Red Hood and the Outlaws, Teen Titans,'' and ''Superman'', and comics for other publishers including the ''Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers'' series by Papercutz or '' Fathom'' by Aspen MLT. He also wrote the script to the 2017 slasher film ''Happy Death Day''. Career Early career Lobdell did not begin to read comics until he was 17 years old, while lying in bed after lung surgery. Later, he went to college to study psychology, but quit two years later when he began to write. While in college, he wrote for the college newspaper and interviewed Marvel editor Al Milgrom. Lobdell started submitting various stories to Marvel, but was systematically rejected by various editors, including Tom DeFalco. Later, DeFalco started editing Marvel Comics Presents (a bi-weekly book) requiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Brown (baseball)
Dermal Bram "Dee" Brown (born March 27, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Brown played for the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball and the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball. Career Brown attended Marlboro Central High School in Marlboro, New York, where he played baseball and football. In football, he rushed for the second-most yards in New York high school history and scored 75 touchdowns. As a junior baseball player, he hit .470 with eight home runs. He committed to play both college baseball and college football at the University of Maryland, College Park, for the Maryland Terrapins. Brown was named to the ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America First Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings. The Kansas City Royals selected Brown in the first round, with the 14th overall selection, of the Kansas City Royals in the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. Brown played for the Roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Benben
Brian Edward Benben (born June 18, 1956) is an American actor, best known for his role as Martin Tupper in the HBO comedy television series '' Dream On'' (1990–1996), and also known as Sheldon Wallace on ABC medical drama ''Private Practice'' (2008–2013). Early life and career Benben was born in Winchester, Virginia, the son of Gloria Patricia (née Coffman) and Peter Michael Benben Sr., a produce buyer. He later lived and attended high school in Marlboro, New York, followed by two years at Ulster County Community College in Stone Ridge, New York, after which he moved to New York City, where he worked various jobs while auditioning and acting. In 1983 he appeared in the Broadway production of John Byrne's play '' Slab Boys'' with Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn, Val Kilmer and Jackie Earle Haley. The play ran on Broadway for 48 performances. Although his first national exposure was in the 1981 NBC miniseries-then-series ''The Gangster Chronicles'', Benben is perhaps best known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Freeman
The ''Daily Freeman'' is a seven-day-a-week morning newspaper in Kingston, New York, the Ulster County seat. Serving all of Ulster County and adjacent parts of three other counties in the mid-Hudson Valley—Greene, Columbia and Dutchess counties. The broadsheet publication was founded in 1871 as the ''Rondout Daily Freeman'' and was located in Downtown Kingston on the Rondout–West Strand Historic District. It relocated to its current Hurley Avenue headquarters in Uptown Kingston in November 1974. The ''Freeman'' is a unionized newspaper. Employees are represented by the Kingston Newspaper Guild. The paper is owned by 21st-Century Media, which is part oMediaNews Group formerly Digital First Media MNG Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Digital First Media and MediaNews Group, is a Denver, Colorado-based newspaper publisher owned by Alden Global Capital. The company has been growing its portfolio and as of May 2021, owns over 100 newspa .... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
