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Local measles cases likely contracted while traveling in Belgium

Local measles cases likely contracted while traveling in Belgium

Measles was confirmed in three Orange County, N.Y. children under the age of five this week. According to the Orange County...

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09 May 2025 | 03:46
Goshen Central School District Superintendent Kurtis Kotes has resigned, effective June 30.
Goshen Central School District Superintendent Kurtis Kotes has resigned, effective June 30. ( File photo)

Goshen searches for superintendent in wake of Kotes resignation

The Goshen Central School District is searching for its next superintendent of schools following the resignation of Superintendent...

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06 May 2025 | 07:20

Fusco preserving railroad station

Middletown – Fusco Engineering & Land Surveying is leading a revitalization of the iconic New York, Ontario & Western Railway’s...

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06 May 2025 | 02:39
Town of Chester Highway Superintendent John J. Reilly III. File photo.
Town of Chester Highway Superintendent John J. Reilly III. File photo.

Chester Highway Superintendent arrested following DoorDash shooting incident

New York State Police arrested John J. Reilly III, 48, of Chester N.Y. on May 3, 2025, following an investigation into the...

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08 May 2025 | 12:09
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02 May 2025 | 04:52
Joy Leon’s demonstration to an audience at the Liberty Farmers’ Market in 2024. Photo provided.
Joy Leon’s demonstration to an audience at the Liberty Farmers’ Market in 2024. Photo provided.

FreshRX program available for Orange County residents

Spring is here, and farmers’ market season is close behind. This summer, the FreshRx Produce Prescription Program, provided...

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02 May 2025 | 01:18
Family attendees and Orange County Department of Health staff at LEGOLAND. Photo provided.
Family attendees and Orange County Department of Health staff at LEGOLAND. Photo provided.

Goshen. Families with special needs celebrated at LEGOLAND New York

Families from across Orange County came together at LEGOLAND New York for a day filled with joy, connection and community,...

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02 May 2025 | 01:31

Goshen. Orange County Junior Law Enforcement Academy announced

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office calls future heroes and law enforcement enthusiasts to join the first Junior Law Enforcement...

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02 May 2025 | 11:26
Artists posing with the mural at the snack shack at Chester Commons. Photos provided by Chester School District.
Artists posing with the mural at the snack shack at Chester Commons. Photos provided by Chester School District.

Mural painted by Chester Academy artists unveiled at Chester Commons

The snack stand at the Chester Commons town park is the home to a new mural painted by six artists from Chester Academy....

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30 Apr 2025 | 02:32
Camp LaGuardia opened in 1918 as a women’s prison. During the Depression, New York City converted the property into a shelter for homeless men. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia called the the camp “a human repair shop.” The camp closed in 2007. Orange County, then lead by County Executive Ed Diana, purchased the property that year for $8.5 million. It has stood in ruin until now. Photos provided by Orange County/Open Space Institute.
Camp LaGuardia opened in 1918 as a women’s prison. During the Depression, New York City converted the property into a shelter for homeless men. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia called the the camp “a human repair shop.” The camp closed in 2007. Orange County, then lead by County Executive Ed Diana, purchased the property that year for $8.5 million. It has stood in ruin until now. Photos provided by Orange County/Open Space Institute.

Plans afoot for Camp LaGuardia

During his State of the County remarks last week, Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus outlined plans that could transform...

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30 Apr 2025 | 11:39

Town of Chester passes fee schedule for SLPAC

The Chester Town Board passed a fee schedule for the main theater and pavilion rentals of the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts...

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29 Apr 2025 | 12:17
Special-needs families connect at LEGOLAND

Special-needs families connect at LEGOLAND

Families from across Orange County came together at LEGOLAND New York to share joy, connection, and community, thanks to...

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01 May 2025 | 07:53
On May 8 at Albert Wisner Public Library in Warwick, join ecologist Jay Westerveld, co-founder of the Glenmere Conservation Coalition, for a discussion of the Glenmere reservoir, wetlands and woodlands and the long, uphill battle to save the Hudson valley’s most biodiverse habitat from a multitude of different threats. Photo by Todd Vogel.
On May 8 at Albert Wisner Public Library in Warwick, join ecologist Jay Westerveld, co-founder of the Glenmere Conservation Coalition, for a discussion of the Glenmere reservoir, wetlands and woodlands and the long, uphill battle to save the Hudson valley’s most biodiverse habitat from a multitude of different threats. Photo by Todd Vogel.

Warwick. Winning an uphill battle: The fight to save Glenmere’s wild lands

Join ecologist Jay Westerveld, co-founder of the Glenmere Conservation Coalition, for a discussion of the Glenmere reservoir,...

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29 Apr 2025 | 11:31
The Kiwanis Club of Chester will hold its annual Community Clean-up Day on Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Photo illustration via freepik.com
The Kiwanis Club of Chester will hold its annual Community Clean-up Day on Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Photo illustration via freepik.com

Chester. The Kiwanis Club holds Community Clean-up Day on May 10

The Kiwanis Club of Chester will hold its annual Community Clean-up Day on Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The starting...

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28 Apr 2025 | 02:36
Members of the Walton Lake clean up crew. Photo provided by Ralph Pena.
Members of the Walton Lake clean up crew. Photo provided by Ralph Pena.

Monroe. Friends of Walton Lake invite you to assist with its annual lake clean up

The Friends of Walton Lake (FOWL) would invite you to assist in their efforts to clean Walton Lake on Saturday, May 3, between...

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26 Apr 2025 | 04:28
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