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
The imposing — but welcoming -- front entrance to the Goshen Public Library and Historical Society. ( PHOTO BY GERI COREY) Goshen Public Library opens to less hours The Goshen Public Library & Historical Society is alive and well. The doors are open and welcoming patrons. The new library... Local News 16 Nov 2020 | 04:13
County to host holiday lights The Orange County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation will present the 12th annual “Holiday Lights in Bloom”... Local News 16 Nov 2020 | 03:45
State Police at Monroe Nov. 9 A 13-year-old male from Monroe was charged with possession of an obscene sexual performance by a child, a felony, and... Police & Fire 16 Nov 2020 | 02:17
The Kiwanis Club of Chester will hold a non-contact drive-thru drop off day for those who prefer not to enter any of the locations where there are drop-boxes on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Tractor Supply parking lot, 78 Brookside Ave., Chester. Photo by Mink Mingle on Unsplash Chester. Kiwanis Club collecting toys for charity The Kiwanis Club of Chester has started collecting toys for their 2020 Toyland Project and will hold a non-contact drive-thru... Local News 16 Nov 2020 | 11:33
Pandemic’s silver lining: a fitter lifestyle When Dolly Singh, 60, started working from home in March, at first it was kind of nice. Instead of waking up at 5:50 a.m.... Local News 05 Nov 2020 | 04:53
The turkey flock at Flatbrook Farm, a month from Thanksgiving (Photo by Becca Tucker) Smaller turkeys in demand for downsized Thanksgivings Turkey farmers are struggling as much as everyone else with their predictions during our pandemic era. “We were concerned... Local News 30 Oct 2020 | 02:22
Warwick, N.Y., resident Megan Rivelli’s 11-year-old son is dressing up as a shrimp this year (Photo provided) Halloween isn’t canceled “Have a safe Halloween” has a whole new meaning in 2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ranked trick-or-treating... Entertainment 23 Oct 2020 | 01:10
A deer carcass discovered by a pond in Blooming Grove, N.Y. (Photo credit: Audra DeCourcey) Deadly deer virus hits New York hard Abby Ridgeway was walking her dog on September 16 when she saw a downed deer in her wooded backyard in Campbell Hall, N.Y.... Local News 15 Oct 2020 | 02:10
Katie Myrick, who can’t stand Trump, and Chris Watkins, who came home one day all decked out in MAGA gear. (Photo by Becca Tucker) A look into the rare purple marriage Katie Myrick and Chris Watkins live in Milford, Pa., with their blended family of six kids, in a neighborhood thick with... Local News 28 Sep 2020 | 12:55
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
