Pending budget approval, all eligible Chester Union Free School District students will be guaranteed a Universal Pre-K spot next schoool year. ( Pixabay photo.) Universal Pre-K comes to Chester, pending budget approval Pending May 19 voter approval of next year’s school budget, the 2026-27 school year will mark the first time all eligible... Local News 05 May 2026 | 04:26
A commercial vehicle driver walks away with an unrolled stack of tickets. ( Photo: Town of Goshen Police Department) Goshen police say driver played ‘jump rope’ with unrolled stack of tickets A commercial vehicle driver left a traffic stop holding approximately 20 feet worth of tickets and violations last week after... Local News 22 Apr 2026 | 01:35
Selina Nelson-Reilly speaks to her attorney April 10 in county court. ( Photo: Bryan Fumagalli.) Nelson-Reilly pleads guilty to deleting videos of DoorDash shooting Selina Nelson-Reilly, wife of former Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly, may face jail time after admitting in county... Local News 15 Apr 2026 | 03:00
Goshen police investigating youth basketball team solicitation scam Goshen police are investigating claims that two individuals were soliciting fraudulent donations for youth basketball teams... Local News 15 Apr 2026 | 12:30
Reilly pictured at the DoorDash shooting trial on March 25. ( Photo by Bryan Fumagalli) Motions in Alpha Barry’s suit against Town of Chester and its former highway superintendent slated for consideration May 1 Motions in Alpha Barry’s civil suit against former Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly and the Town of Chester are... Local News 08 Apr 2026 | 04:59
The westbound right lane of Route 207/17A is closed with daily shoulder/lane closures on Route 17 eastbound. ( Photo: Bryan Fumagalli) Repairs to Goshen overpass ‘expected by summer’ Traffic on the Route 207/17A bridge over Route 17 in the Village of Goshen should be back to normal in the coming months... Local News 08 Apr 2026 | 10:23
John Reilly in court. ( Photo by Bryan Fumagalli.) Reilly removed as Chester’s head of highway after conviction in DoorDash shooting John Reilly, now the Town of Chester’s former highway superintendent, was found guilty of assault causing injury through... Local News 31 Mar 2026 | 06:05
Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly in Orange County Court on May 25. ( Photo by Bryan Fumagalli) Chester Highway Superintendent faces up to 25 years in prison after being found guilty in DoorDash shooting trial An Orange County jury on Thursday, March 26, found Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly guilty of assault causing injury... Local News 27 Mar 2026 | 02:57
Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly in court on March 25. ( Photo by Bryan Fumagalli.) Jurors head into third day of deliberations in DoorDash shooting involving Chester highway superintendent After a second day of deliberations following last week’s trial in which Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly was accused... Local News 26 Mar 2026 | 08:04
Chester highway superintendent goes to trial in DoorDash shooting The trial of Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly, accused of shooting a DoorDash driver last May, got underway Monday... Local News 18 Mar 2026 | 11:02
New York State Police had a recruiting tent at the 2025 New Jersey State Fair-Sussex County Farm and Horse Show. Photo: Maebel Van Ek Photography New standards make it easier to join police, military, corrections In recent years and especially since COVID, recruiting for uniformed services is down across the country. As a result, a... Local News 17 Mar 2026 | 04:05
State Assemblyman Brian Maher Officials react with caution to news ICE is no longer looking at Chester warehouse New York State Assemblyman Brian Maher said last week that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) informed him that the... Local News 25 Feb 2026 | 10:53
After days of confusion, Roxbury officials say ICE bought warehouse After a week of mixed messages from the federal government, officials in Roxbury, N.J., said late Friday that Immigration... Local News 24 Feb 2026 | 12:47
Eastern Pike Regional Police Department investigate Islamic Center shooting. ( Mohammed Alhomsi) Police: Shots fired into Pike County Islamic Center The Eastern Pike Regional Police Department announced Monday that it is seeking the public’s assistance in gathering information... Local News 23 Feb 2026 | 05:55
ICE retracts statement about warehouse purchase Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Wednesday morning it had not purchased the warehouse at 29 Elizabeth Drive... Local News 18 Feb 2026 | 11:27
