Leave young wildlife in the wild, says DEC New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos is reminding New Yorkers to appreciate... Local News 16 May 2022 | 11:28
Covid-19 risk escalating as subvariants spread, says CDC ALBANY, N.Y. (May 13, 2022) – With COVID-19 subvariants continuing to spread and with all but one county in New York State... Local News 13 May 2022 | 05:34
Christopher Tucci Celebration of Life will honor Goshen High School art teacher Goshen High School will host a Celebration of Life and Scholarship Fundraiser on Saturday, May 14, in honor of former art... Local News 10 May 2022 | 05:18
Health department will listen to Chester concerns on May 18 Orange County Health Department will host listening sessions in the Towns of Blooming Grove and Chester, and the City of... Local News 10 May 2022 | 04:57
Chester Cemetery 9th Annual Sponsor a Flag fundraiser Once again, the Chester Cemetery Association will be sponsoring their annual ‘Sponsor a Flag’ fundraiser on Memorial Day... Local News 09 May 2022 | 12:39
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
Architecture student Brandon Fuentes holding an award for his Palisade Hotel design project, the Connecticut Green Building Council’s 2021 Green Building Awards Student Design Award of Merit ( Photo courtesy of Connecticut Green Building Council) Goshen’s Brandon Fuentes wins green architecture awards Goshen:--Goshen native Brandon Fuentes was finishing his advanced Master of Architecture degree at the University of Hartford... Local News 15 May 2022 | 04:13
Chester school budget and BOE vote offers options on money, tech and people Registered voters can vote in person or request an absentee ballot. There will also be a District Art Show and STEM Presentation... Local News 03 May 2022 | 06:59
C.J. Hooker Middle School. File photo. ( Picasa) ‘Exponentially higher’ drug use on campus: Goshen schools face second round of hospitalizations this year Two C.J. Hooker Middle School students were hospitalized after using an unknown substance on Tuesday, May 3. It is the second... Local News 03 May 2022 | 07:40
Two Goshen middle school students hospitalized after taking unknown substance Two C.J. Hooker Middle School students were hospitalized after using an unknown substance on Tuesday, May 3, according to... Home 03 May 2022 | 04:22
Florida, N.Y. resident Thomas Webster was convicted on all counts for assaulting a police officer during the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Jury finds Orange County man guilty of assaulting a police officer with a flagpole at the January 6 attack on the Capitol Jurors deliberated in the federal trial of a New York Police Department veteran charged with assaulting an officer who tried... Local News 03 May 2022 | 01:43
Christopher Paul Meyer, at the podium, spoke to the Town of Chester board about the Savage Wonder Festival last week. ( Photo by Eric Hague) From war to artful peace: veteran festival coming to Sugar Loaf The upcoming Savage Wonder Festival met no resistance when it was introduced at the Town of Chester board meeting last week... Local News 05 May 2022 | 08:24
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
