Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Correctional Facility in Goshen, N.Y. Photo: Bryan Fumagalli Nearly 40% of Orange County jail’s inmates are ICE detainees Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees make up a significant portion of the inmate population at the Orange County... Evergreen 19 Jan 2026 | 05:15
Opinion: 2025 Town Recap I hope everyone had a great year in 2025! I very much enjoy being your full-time Supervisor and I’m honored to be able to... Letters to the Editor 06 Jan 2026 | 06:51
Letter to the Editor: 13 acres preserved To the Editor: The Town Board has accepted a land dedication from the developer of the Oak Woods project, located on Camp... Letters to the Editor 03 Dec 2025 | 01:48
Supervisor’s Corner I’m happy to report that the 2026 budget for the Town of Chester was submitted last week. There are some details that I want... Local News 24 Nov 2025 | 09:51
Preliminary budget stays under cap Town of Chester Supervisor Brandon Holdridge presented the tentative budget to the public at the Oct. 22 town board meeting.... Local News 29 Oct 2025 | 05:01
Letter to the Editor: 2026 tentative budget To the Editor: I am proud to announce that I handed in my Tentative Budget for 2026 to Town Clerk Linda Zappala on Sept. 30... Letters to the Editor 08 Oct 2025 | 12:31
Letter to the Editor: Town Council 4-year and staggered terms To the Editor: In 2024, we finally finished every bureaucratic process necessary to finalize our ward system in Chester.... Letters to the Editor 16 Sep 2025 | 07:47
Letter to the Editor: 2026 Budget Town Hall To the Editor: Please join me at the Chester Senior Rec Center (81 Laroe Road in Chester) from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on 8/19/25... Letters to the Editor 17 Aug 2025 | 09:13
Supervisor’s Corner We are having a traditional Field Day event on August 9 from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s taking place at Chester Commons Field... Local News 30 Jul 2025 | 03:36
Staggered election terms to again be on ballot The Chester Town Board voted to once again place a referendum question on the 2025 electoral slate about keeping town officials... Local News 15 Jul 2025 | 02:06
PAC’s purchase approved Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus announced that The Orange County Legislature unanimously voted to approve the county’s... Local News 15 Jul 2025 | 01:06
Letter to the Editor: Pothole repair information In the last month or so, I communicated with the New York State Department of Transportation about potholes along Route 17,... Letters to the Editor 30 Jun 2025 | 11:49
Source: NYS Department of Transportation Town and Village of Chester to host open house with NYS DOT on May 6 regarding the conversion of Route 17 into I-86 The Town and Village of Chester will host the New York State Department of Transportation for an open house about the changes... Letters to the Editor 29 Apr 2025 | 07:48
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... Local News 29 Apr 2025 | 12:17
Chester comptroller: Federal changes may affect local budgets Chester comptroller Neil Meyer was an attendee of the recent Government Finance Officers Association Conference and he came... Local News 13 Apr 2025 | 05:15
