The Oath Keepers march in the Mid-Hudson St. Patrick’s Parade in 2018 (Photo by Ed Bailey) Orange County Oath Keepers had roots in sheriff’s office Three years ago, the Orange County Oath Keepers carried their banner through Goshen, N.Y., in the Mid-Hudson St. Patrick’s... Local News 15 Feb 2021 | 10:48
Erin McCarthy and her daughter, Emma, who both learned how to snowboard last month at Mt. Peter in Warwick, N.Y. ‘They’re coming out in droves’: Outdoor activities offer freedom during Covid winter As temperatures drop and snow piles up, the urge to get outside this winter is stronger than ever. To get out of the house... Local News 29 Jan 2021 | 10:52
(Bigstock photo) Connecticut man arrested for rash of tristate burglaries Patrick Ryan, 30, of Fairfield, Conn., was arrested Jan. 24 for a series of burglaries committed in the region over the past... Police & Fire 02 Feb 2021 | 04:51
Can you smoke up in New Jersey? Cops say no, not yet. New Jerseyans voted two-to-one in November to legalize recreational cannabis for people 21 and over. The constitutional amendment... Local News 22 Jan 2021 | 12:27
Sue Bahren Sue Bahren to run for Orange County Legislator Sue Bahren announced this week her candidacy for the Orange County Legislature in the 10th District, which includes the entire... Home 21 Jan 2021 | 10:34
Lisa Plumley and her boyfriend joined a bus caravan of Bikers for Trump for the Jan. 6 trip to D.C, where they saw no violence themselves. Everyone they talked to agreed that the mob that broke into the Capitol was in the wrong. (Photo by Lisa Plumley) ‘That’s not us. That’s not what we do.’ When Lisa Plumley, 53, heard there was going to be a Trump rally on January 6, she knew she had to be there. “I wouldn’t have... Local News 15 Jan 2021 | 01:38
Daytime warming center welcomes all Port Jervis, NY. Port Jervis has a daytime warming center that welcomes people in need of warmth and shelter and those experiencing... Local News 13 Jan 2021 | 03:48
Vicki Vingoe, of Shohola, Pa., and her son Edward, 8, on the first snowday of the winter. The Vingoes moved back to the Northeast in part so Edward could experience the magic of snow. ( Vicki Vingoe) The future of snow days When kids woke up to a snow globe world last month, some pulled on snow pants and headed outside for a pre-breakfast snowball... Local News 08 Jan 2021 | 12:49
Meaghan Irwin, 28, is an EMT full time at St. Clare’s Hospital in Denville, N.J. When she isn’t working, the Milford, Pa., resident is donating her time to Delaware Township EMS, and going to school to become a paramedic. Meet the people at the front of the front lines Meaghan Irwin was on her commute home from St. Clare's Hospital, where she works full time as an EMT. “Tonight, when I get... Local News 11 Dec 2020 | 02:19
Abby Ridgeway, pictured at her job in the neuroscience department of an area hospital, says the combination of self-isolation and missing out on major life events “definitely had a negative effect” on her mental health. ‘The big monster under the bed’: How Covid is affecting mental health After eight months of Covid-induced isolation, the worst has not come to pass. “People are going to die by the thousands,”... Local News 21 Dec 2020 | 10:14
Last week, Zoey Kelly’s school switched from in-person learning to fully remote instruction for the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas. Remote learning adds a new layer of stress to the holiday season Orange County, N.Y., school districts have made swift pivots to fully remote learning for the weeks following Thanksgiving... Local News 27 Nov 2020 | 07:37
Pictured from left to right are: Marietta Allen, director of St. Mary’s Outreach; Skip O’Donnell, president of the Veterans Coalition of Orange County; Christian Farrell, director of the Orange County Veterans Service Agency; Tom Urtz, vice president of operations for ShopRite Supermarkets Inc., SRS; Brian Maher, Montgomery Town supervisor; Jaci Balcombe, special events coordinator, and Carol Griffin, program coordinator, Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. Photo provided by BML Public Relations. Cornwall-on-Hudson. ShopRite donates $10,000 to Food Bank of the Hudson Valley ShopRite representatives present a $10,000 check to representatives from Food Bank of the Hudson Valley on Wednesday, Nov.... News 23 Nov 2020 | 02:54
Caitlin Rollman, an ICU nurse, has Covid. She had to call around to five places and drive 40 minutes to get a test, then wait two hours in her car, while feeling sicker than she’s ever felt. Doctors and nurses feel alone and angry as they gear up for the next wave When Caitlin Rollman, an ICU nurse at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y., started feeling awful after tending... Local News 20 Nov 2020 | 01:52
Complete fluted point (left) and three fluted point fragments from the Dutchess Quarry Caves archaeological site, Orange County. Made of chert (flint), these stone points tipped Ice Age hunting weaponry. ( Image courtesy of the New York State Museum) Dutchess Quarry Caves appraised at $1.27M The Dutchess Quarry Caves have recently been appraised at $1.27 million and the Orange County Legislature put the sale of... Local News 18 Nov 2020 | 02:46
Orange County Clerk Annie Rabbitt announces that she will not run for a third four-year term in 2021 at the Government Center. County clerk will not seek a third term Orange County Clerk Annie Rabbitt announced that she will not seek a third four-year term in 2021. Elected in 2013 as the... Local News 17 Nov 2020 | 03:06
