Online driver’s test program rife with cheating A program to help people obtain driver’s permits during the COVID-19 pandemic by taking tests online may be rife with cheating,... Local News 17 Nov 2021 | 07:44
‘No blindsiding,’ Hochul vows, as she takes New York’s helm Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday, vowing to bring new energy and urgency to solving immense... Local News 25 Aug 2021 | 02:40
‘The future of New York is not blue, but red’ Now that Andrew Cuomo has finally left the Governor’s mansion in disgrace, it is time to look forward. The future of New York... Letters to the Editor 24 Aug 2021 | 04:12
The fallout from Cuomo’s resignation The reaction was lightening quick to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement Tuesday, Aug. 10, that he would resign his office.... Letters to the Editor 10 Aug 2021 | 03:07
Orange County Sheriff DuBois and Undersheriff Jones: Cuomo should resign It is clear, following the release of the Attorney General’s investigative report, that no state, county or local government... Letters to the Editor 04 Aug 2021 | 07:58
Both Republicans and Democrats reacted swiftly this week to New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ report on the sexual harassment charges leveled against Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Members of both parties called on Cuomo to resign and, if not, to be impeached. Photo By Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York. Republicans on Cuomo: ‘Time is up’ New York State Republican office holders issued the following statements after the release of Attorney General Letitia James’... Letters to the Editor 03 Aug 2021 | 02:52
Democrats on Cuomo: Resign The President: Cuomo ‘should resign’ President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he believes New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign... Letters to the Editor 03 Aug 2021 | 02:26
COVID. Six county executives ask Cuomo to follow CDC rules on masks Six of New York’s county executives called Sunday for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to update the state’s COVID-19 protocols in accord... Local News 19 May 2021 | 11:46
The 10-mile emergency evacuation zone circling the power plants in Buchanan include the towns of Cornwall, Highland, Tuxedo and Woodbury in Orange County. It also included Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks. Source: Indian Point Energy Center (safesecurevital.com/emergency-preparedness) Gone fission: Controversial Indian Point nuclear plant shuts down Indian Point stopped producing nuclear power Friday, capping a decades-long battle over a key source of electricity in the... Local News 05 May 2021 | 11:04
Getting back to normal. NY eases more COVID-19 safety rules as new cases plummet More people in New York will be able to attend outdoor sport games and concerts, go to the gym and casinos, and work in offices... Local News 28 Apr 2021 | 07:07
Orange County Sheriff’s Department in Goshen, N.Y. Photo by Hanna Wickes ‘The conversation has to start someplace’ After Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd last May, Black Lives Matter protests, petitions, fund... Local News 26 Apr 2021 | 10:35
SUNY Orange’s Diana Physical Education Center will become a mass, state-run vaccination site in coming weeks. Source: sunyorange.edu Middletown. SUNY Orange mass vaccination site to arrive in coming weeks A state-run, mass COVID-19 vaccination site will open at SUNY Orange in coming weeks, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo... Home 08 Mar 2021 | 01:32
Goshen. A Zoom public hearing The Town of Goshen is accepting public comments on a draft report prepared in response to a state mandate for “reinvention”... Local News 24 Feb 2021 | 03:27
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
262: That’s the number of nursing home residents in Orange County who died from confirmed or presumed cases of COVID-19, according to the latest figures from New York State. State lawmakers challenge Cuomo on nursing homes reporting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of his administration’s decision to delay releasing data on Covid-19 deaths in long-term care... Local News 12 Feb 2021 | 01:11
