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
Dr. Neil Maher is a Professor and Master Teacher in the Federated History Department at NJIT-Rutgers University in Newark. Provided photo Webinar. SUNY Orange hosts virtual Earth Day program The last in the SUNY Orange Earth Month Lecture Series will take place on, appropriately, Earth Day, Thursday, April 22.... Local News 14 Apr 2021 | 03:59
Thanks to a donation from William Kelly, girls scouts from Chester Troop 241 delivered more than 250 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to the residents of Valley View Nursing Home in Goshen. Photos provided by Nicole Mann. Chester. Girl scouts from Troop 241, 250 boxes of cookies and a gift for people who deserve some happiness Earlier this week, Nicole Mann, a Brownie Girl Scout leader for Troop 241 Chester, sent an email to The Chronicle with some... Local News 14 Apr 2021 | 03:52
Firefighters with the Warwick Fire Department T-633 and with the Monroe Fire Department T-538 attend funeral services for former Chester Fire Chief Joseph Verbert Jr., who passed away on Tuesday, April 6, at his residence in Chester. He was 91 years old. He was a member of the Walton Engine & Hose Co. for 73 years. He also was fire commissioner for Chester Fire District and Orange County Fire District 9 coordinator during his years of service. Photo provided by the Warwick Fire Department. Chester. Honoring past Chester Fire Chief Joseph Verbert Jr. Police & Fire 13 Apr 2021 | 04:29
Finding Your Visual Voice: A four-part workshop on May 12, 19, 26 and June 2 from 6:30-8 p.m. $65/members, $80/non-members. For ages 18 and over. Teaching artist Jill Ziccardi. Zoom. Arts Mid-Hudson offering virtual workshops Whether you’re interested in writing, painting, collage, calligraphy, or marketing your work, Arts Mid-Hudson has a Zoom... Entertainment 13 Apr 2021 | 02:36
A portrait of Rebecca Gratz by Thoma Sully. Wikipedia Public Domain. According an online article by Dianne Ashton from the Jewish Women’s Archives: “Rebecca Gratz believed that with an ‘unsubdued spirit’ she could overcome all of life’s difficulties. A pioneer Jewish charitable worker and religious educator, Gratz established and led America’s first independent Jewish women’s charitable society, the first Jewish Sunday school, the Philadelphia Orphan Asylum and the first Jewish Foster Home in Philadelphia. She surmounted the grief caused her by the deaths of many family members and loved ones, confronted Christian evangelism and became a civic leader. Gratz’s accomplishments grew out of her own indomitable spirit and her commitments to both Judaism and America.” Zoom. The histories of the first Jewish immigrants to America Albert Wisner Public Library will host a virtual program on the early history of Jewish immigrants to the Americas on Thursday,... Entertainment 13 Apr 2021 | 01:33
FEMA to provide assistance with funeral costs for COVID-19-related deaths Families that experienced the death of a loved one due to COVID-19 may be eligible for up to $9,000 in funeral assistance... Local News 12 Apr 2021 | 12:29
(Photo provided) Port Jervis man charged in one of the city’s biggest-ever drug busts Police officers arrested a 30-year-old Port Jervis, N.Y., man after seizing thousands of packets of narcotics from his residence.... Police & Fire 07 Apr 2021 | 01:55
State to pay property taxes on Goosepond State Park Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) announced that he secured a provision in the 2021-2022 state budget requiring the... Local News 06 Apr 2021 | 02:46
Cole Greco (189 pounds) looks to attend SUNY Brockport and pursue becoming a nurse practitioner. ‘The wrestling team is a family’ Although the competitors at Chester Academy who participate in the great athletic activity of wrestling didn’t get to take... Sports 02 Apr 2021 | 03:53
Chester students advocate for the causes they care about most What follows are letters to the editor written by Rebecca Quackenbush’s Fifth Grade ELA Community at Chester Elementary Schoo,... Letters to the Editor 02 Apr 2021 | 02:10
The water repair site in Chester. Photo provided by Tom Becker Chester. A leak leaves many in Chester without water A break in a water pipe left people living and working in the vicinity of the 2100 block of Whispering Hills without water... Local News 31 Mar 2021 | 02:32
Monroe resident Kaseyan Serrano became the 250,000th individual to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City last week. Provided photo. Monroe. ‘It is OK to be vaccinated’ On Wednesday, March 24, Kaseyan Serrano became the 250,000th individual to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the Jacob Javits... Local News 30 Mar 2021 | 08:50
‘I am outraged by the news’ I have been reading The Warwick Advertiser every week since I moved here in 1992. Writing to the editor is not something... Letters to the Editor 30 Mar 2021 | 12:55
The signs of Spring are popping up all over. Early flowers, like these vividly colored crocuses, are blooming. Others, like hyacinths and daffodils, are close to showing their incredible colors—a few are already in bloom. Look carefully: Robins — that harbinger of spring — are here, too. Photo by Geri Corey. April. The signs of Spring Local News 30 Mar 2021 | 10:56
