Carly Glassé receives May’s Citizen of the Month Award from county executive Goshen, N.Y. – Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus has named SUNY Orange student Carly Glassé as May’s Citizen of the... News 10 May 2022 | 07:09
Chester school budget, capital project and BOE vote on May 17 The community is encouraged to participate in the school budget vote, capital project proposition and school board election... News 09 May 2022 | 03:24
Keith Brideweser Meet the candidates for Chester School Board Keith Brideweser I am an incumbent on the Chester Board of Education. I have been a resident of Chester for over 18 years... News 11 May 2022 | 07:21
Tom Loftus Meet the candidates for Goshen School Board Carla Alfieri Not able to get responses to us before press time. Tom Loftus What incident, circumstance or other motivation... News 10 May 2022 | 11:06
This local winter scene by photographer Bob Breese took an honorable mention in the Art Photo category. Photo: Robert Breese. Straus News wins Better Newspaper Contest awards Straus News’ publications were recognized for excellence in reporting, advertising and design at the New York Press Association’s... Local News 02 May 2022 | 03:51
Your Keys to Success at the Pump As gas prices catapulted to an all-time high, drivers have been thinking anew about ways to conserve fuel. Over the past... Local News 04 May 2022 | 10:54
Desk, before and after (Photos provided by Angèle Tanyeri) ‘We each have a message in our mess’: Super-organizer Angèle Tanyeri is here to help Angèle Tanyeri calls herself a “recovering perfectionist.” The founder of Reclaim Professional Organizing, LLC & Lifestyle... Local News 11 Apr 2022 | 03:23
Goshen bus stop incident The Goshen Central School District was recently notified of an incident that occurred at a bus stop on March 30. It was reported... Local News 05 Apr 2022 | 11:26
Photos by Daria Bonomini ‘The Great Day’: Add Ukrainian Easter traditions to your holiday Easter, or Velykden (“The Great Day”), is celebrated in Ukraine with an array of traditions. Easter in Ukraine follows the... Local News 05 Apr 2022 | 12:04
15 teen overdoses in two weeks stoke fears about new generation of synthetic marijuana At least 15 teenagers in the mid-Hudson region overdosed in the first half of March on marijuana-type products, ending up... Local News 30 Mar 2022 | 01:44
RS Landscaping LLC firewood ( Photo by Rob Scheuermann) ‘Wood-burning heat is cheap, but it kills’: Architect and others weigh alternatives As prices for natural gas, propane and oil soar, many turn to old-fashioned wood to heat their homes. But there’s a problem.... Local News 22 Mar 2022 | 01:06
Amber Vitoulis and the impressive sash of badges she’s collected along the years. (Photo provided) Don’t worry, they’ve got Thin Mints: Supply chain shortages hit the Girl Scouts It’s finally March, and you know that that means. No, I don’t mean March Madness or Saint Patrick’s Day. Ladies and gentlemen,... Local News 16 Mar 2022 | 11:51
In a survey of over 180 local long haulers, fatigue, brain fog, and cough were the most common symptoms. Graphic by Christina Scotti. Covid long haulers battle exhaustion — and more than a dozen other symptoms The Rev. Dr. Rhonda Myers, a pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, N.Y., said she used to wake up in the morning... Local News 10 Mar 2022 | 12:05
Books that are being challenged in three local school districts Latest front in the culture wars: school library books Angry speakers called Gender Queer: A Memoir “dangerous to developing brains,” and said including the book in the S.S. Seward... Local News 02 Mar 2022 | 09:41
The end of the tracks on the Lackawanna Cutoff, near Lake Lackawanna in Byram Township, N.J. These tracks are being extended to Andover, N.J., and perhaps all the way to Scranton, Pa. (Photo by Chuck Walsh) A pier for Newburgh? A train for Andover? A deep-water port re-embraces its maritime origins The dream: Alexandra Church remembers the Clearwater putting down anchor,... Local News 08 Feb 2022 | 03:34
