Skoufis secures record funding for local governments State Sen. James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) announced this week that he has secured what he called was record-breaking funding... Local News 14 Apr 2021 | 04:54
After years of complaining that their schools were being shortchanged in Albany, local educators are celebrating a 2021-22 state budget that contains an unprecedented increase in state aid. A tentative sigh of financial relief After years of complaining that their schools were being shortchanged in Albany, local educators are celebrating a 2021-22... Local News 13 Apr 2021 | 08:06
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
New York. Sales tax revenue drops 10 percent New York sales tax collections dropped by $1.8 billion or 10 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, according to a report released... Local News 10 Feb 2021 | 02:13
NY to start vaccinating people with health problems Feb. 15 Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state will open up vaccine eligibility by Monday, Feb. 15 ,for people with a wide... Local News 10 Feb 2021 | 02:10
Chester. Town holds first state-ordered meeting on police reform The Town of Chester held its first police reform meeting on Monday, Jan 18. The Facebook live meeting was held at town hall... Local News 20 Jan 2021 | 07:09
Orange County Partnership praises Schumer for advancing Route 17 expansion project Soon-to-be U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer disclosed last week that he urged incoming U.S. Department of Transportation... Local News 14 Jan 2021 | 03:44
People ‘want police officers to be part of the community’ Alarmed by police-involved deaths and racially biased law enforcement in New York and elsewhere, Governor Andrew Cuomo has... Local News 05 Jan 2021 | 08:38
Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash. Cuomo: AG will investigate allegations of diverted coronavirus vaccines New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the state attorney general’s office will investigate allegations that ParCare... Local News 29 Dec 2020 | 10:22
Orange County releases details about its Police Reform Advisory Panel Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus provides information about the Orange County Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative... Police & Fire 03 Dec 2020 | 01:12
In striking down New York’s coronavirus limits on houses of worship, a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled: “Members of this Court are not public health experts, and we should respect the judgment of those with special expertise and responsibility in this area. But even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten. The restrictions at issue here, by effectively barring many from attending religious services, strike at the very heart of the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty.” High court blocks NY coronavirus limits on houses of worship As coronavirus cases surge again nationwide the U.S. Supreme Court late last week barred New York from enforcing certain... Police & Fire 02 Dec 2020 | 01:11
Work continues on the future Brick Street in Legoland. Photo provided by Matt Besterman. Goshen Town planners vote to allow Legoland to provide sneak peek opportunities for occasional opening times Town of Goshen’s Planning Board has passed an amended resolution giving Legoland sneak peek opportunities for occasional... Local News 23 Nov 2020 | 12:44
