Isabella Granada at the desk in her Penn State dorm room (Photo provided) The Class of 2020 navigates a rocky freshman year at college Back in May, we asked high school students from the Class of 2020 what their next steps were for college. This week, we checked... Local News 11 Sep 2020 | 01:16
Photo by Tiffany Tertipes on Unsplash. How to cast your ballot for the 2020 general election Two main concerns are weighing heavily on voters this election season: the risk of contracting Covid-19 at the polls on election... Local News 28 Aug 2020 | 12:43
ShopRite makes donation to families of war veterans Tom Urtz, vice president of operations for ShopRite Supermarkets Inc., presented a check for $250,000 to Dan O’Kane, president... Business 14 Aug 2020 | 02:37
One of Jesse Sanchez’s children at his home setup for virtual learning. (Photo provided) ‘No-win situations’: Parents stress over learning options Marble composition notebooks and brightly colored lunch boxes hit the shelves over a month ago, but parents are just now... Local News 06 Aug 2020 | 02:15
Receive 10 free trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August New Jersey. Spruce up your landscape by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August. Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation... Entertainment 10 Aug 2020 | 06:15
Aaron Tirpack, left, and Joe Clark preparing to handle the remains of someone who died of Covid-19. Tirpack lost 25 pounds during the pandemic; Clark ended up in the hospital thinking he was having a heart attack. ( Patricia Ferguson) The mad dash to keep society functioning Frontline workers like doctors, nurses, and grocery store employees have rightly been applauded for risking their health... Local News 31 Jul 2020 | 01:19
An older woman tries out a firearm at Master Class Shooters Supply in Monroe, N.Y. (Photo by Rose Miller) People of all walks invest in ‘the great equalizer’ More Americans bought a gun in June than in any month on record, and it’s not just the usual repeat customers. The gun binge,... Local News 24 Jul 2020 | 12:42
Kathleen Kelly-Volpe, 62, is letting her silver emerge. As roots grow out, it’s a chance for a new look Kathleen Kelly-Volpe started coloring her hair when she was about 35. “I was getting divorced,” she said, laughing. “I decided... Local News 16 Jul 2020 | 04:33
Photo by Flo Dahm from Pexels. Montgomery. Orange County’s 2020 Freedom Fest fireworks on July 18 will be a drive-in event Orange County’s 2020 Freedom Fest fireworks, which will be held on Saturday, July 18, at Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Montgomery,... News 05 Jul 2020 | 01:41
Bob Maxwell, co-owner of Style Counsel in Warwick, N.Y., which has been doing brisk business since retail stores were allowed to reopen with safety measures. (He took his mask off momentarily for the photo.) (Photo by Becca Tucker) Shopkeepers reopen to healthy, even record, sales The future of local retail? “That’s a good one,” laughs Bob Maxwell in his baritone, before excusing himself as “the quiet... Business 01 Jul 2020 | 05:06
Laurel Kuenzler with her book, "Little Piggy" (Photo provided) Local writer publishes timely children’s book about finding unexpected friends Laurel Kuenzler is an an “overcomer.” She suffered a traumatic brain hemorrhage followed by a month on a ventilator and life... Entertainment 29 Jun 2020 | 04:23
The testing site at Sussex County Community College in New Jersey, which is now closed. (Photo provided) Testing, testing, testing in the tristate area More than three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, people in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have “flattened the curve”... Local News 29 Jun 2020 | 11:30
Most people at a recent rally in Milford, Pa., to support the police eschewed masks (Photo by Ken Hubeny Sr.) A little scrap of fabric, a growing division Most people have by now made a mask part of their daily uniform, out of a sense of civic duty, a requirement of their job,... Local News 25 Jun 2020 | 06:10
Orange County to open DMV Orange County Clerk Annie Rabbitt has announced that the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will open by appointment only... Local News 19 Jun 2020 | 01:41
