David Church (left) with Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus David Church to retire after 17 years as county planning commissioner David Church, Orange County's longtime planning commissioner, will retire effective late January 2020. Church has served as... Local News 12 Nov 2019 | 08:10
Lauren Conte and Ryan Zygmunt Lauren Conte and Ryan Zygmunt plan 2020 wedding Rosemarie and Gus Zygmunt of Warwick are happy to announce the engagement of their son, Ryan, to Lauren Conte of Hamburg,... Announcements 22 Oct 2019 | 06:36
Moses P. Ross Chester's Citizens in the Civil War: The Bugler In the office of Chester Town Historian Clifton Patrick is a glass display case laden with local artifacts, including awards,... Local News 23 Oct 2019 | 11:29
Retired Army Gen. Ann Dunwoody West Point to honor first female 4-star general (AP) The first woman to become a four-star general in the U.S. military was honored with an award at West Point. Retired... Milestones 06 Oct 2019 | 11:11
Anthony Mancinelli ( ) Barber who kept working to age 108 has died (AP) A man who was still working as a barber when he was 108 years old died on Sept. 26 of undisclosed causes. The Italian... Obituaries 02 Oct 2019 | 01:38
NYPD officer killed in friendly fire incident was Monroe son When shots rang out around East 229th Street in the Bronx, in the early morning hours of Sept. 29, the New York City Police... Police & Fire 30 Sep 2019 | 05:10
Tricentennial Ball Committee chairs Elizabeth Long, John Redman, and Linda Clark look over historical church documents at the First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, which is celebrating its 300th anniversary in 2020, starting with the ball on Oct. 19. ( Photo: Geri Corey) Tricentennial Ball on Oct. 19 celebrates milestone of historic church The First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, founded in 1720, will be celebrating its 300th anniversary next year. To kick off... Entertainment 02 Oct 2019 | 12:48
Firefighter Ed Stoddard, organizer of the memorial event, reads the names of the Chester community residents lost on September 11, 2001. He is pictured at the 9/11 memorial with firefighter Joe McCourt and members of the local Boy Scout Troop. ( Sue Bahren) Chester observes 9/11 A gathering at the 9/11 memorial in Chester last Wednesday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on... Local News 20 Sep 2019 | 04:41
The 9/11 survivor tree ( 911memorial.org) Tree of Life synagogue will get 9/11 survivor tree seedlings (AP) Seedlings from the 9/11 survivor tree will be donated and planted in Pittsburgh as a memorial for the mass shooting... Milestones 16 Sep 2019 | 04:39
Heather Carman C.J. Hooker Middle School welcomes new principal The Goshen school board in August appointed Heather Carman as the new principal of the C.J. Hooker Middle School. She will... Local News 04 Sep 2019 | 11:40
Senator Bill Larkin (left) presents a $150,000 check to Village of Chester Mayor Tom Bell (right) ( Frances Ruth Harris) William Larkin, longtime lawmaker and veteran, dies at 91 Former state Sen. Bill Larkin, a World War II veteran who served as a state lawmaker in New York for four decades, died Saturday.... Local News 02 Sep 2019 | 01:11
Jay Jonas 9/11 firefighter Jay Jonas to tell his story at Patriot Day ceremony Firefighter Jay Jonas of Goshen was one of only 22 survivors inside the North Tower of the World Trade Center when it collapsed... News 20 Aug 2019 | 11:53
The original Hathorn family dinner service. ( Photos by Roger Gavan) Prized family possession returns home July 22 was the 240th anniversary of the Battle of Minisink in 1779. And on that anniversary evening members of the Warwick... Milestones 06 Aug 2019 | 12:38
Provided photo Descendents of Orange County's first American family - William and Sarah Wells Bull - will hold their 152nd reunion on Aug. 3 at the Bull Stone House in Campbell Hall. Celebrating William and Sarah Wells Bull At 16 years old, indentured servant Sarah Wells traveled up the Hudson River from Manhattan in a single-mast sloop with three... Milestones 26 Jul 2019 | 06:00
New deal for FDR mansion, renovations planned next year (AP) Renovations are planned next year at President Franklin D. Roosevelt's historic home on the Hudson River. The National... Milestones 19 Jul 2019 | 12:33
