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
Town of Goshen Police Department with Sen. James Skoufis during the state grant announcement press conference. ( Photo provided) Newly accredited departments helped by $380K funding Sen. James Skoufis (D-Orange County) joined police chiefs and local elected leaders from across Orange County to announce... Local News 18 Feb 2026 | 01:13
Protesters outside Chester Commons on Jan. 29 to rally against a proposed ICE processing facility that could hold up to 1500 people. ( Photo by Jason Tsoi) Hundreds rally against proposed ICE detention facility Hundreds gathered outside in Chester Commons to protest against a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility... Local News 03 Feb 2026 | 03:55
Town board passes resolution opposing local ICE facility The potential presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Town and Village of Chester was again the subject... Local News 03 Feb 2026 | 03:47
DoorDash shooting trial to get underway in March Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly is slated to stand trial beginning March 13 for his alleged role in last spring’s... Local News 28 Jan 2026 | 11:25
Officials hear from public about proposed ICE facility Though the proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Chester lies within the village borders,... Local News 21 Jan 2026 | 12:01
The proposed site of an ICE processing facility, located in the Village of Chester. ( Sammie Finch Photography) Local officials decry proposed ICE facility Local officials are criticizing a federal government proposal to open an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing... Local News 14 Jan 2026 | 02:42
Hundreds protest ICE detention center in Industrial Park About 400 people gathered at Chester Commons Field and inside the senior center on Laroe Road on Jan. 12 at the regularly... Local News 13 Jan 2026 | 11:01
Town Board remembers Councilman Larry Dysinger When the Chester Town Board met on Dec. 10, a familiar face was absent. As Councilman Larry Dysinger had passed away two... Local News 29 Dec 2025 | 09:41
Bill Rossiter, Lydia Cuadros and Chester Town Supervisor Brandon Holdridge in front of the new historic marker. ( Photo by Dylan Skriloff) Historic designation marker installed Members of the community, historians and elected officials gathered across the street from the Methodist Church in Sugar... Local News 02 Dec 2025 | 02:21
Concerns raised over proposed zoning changes Thirty or so residents of the Town of Chester turned out to the Nov. 12 meeting of the town board to express their concern... Local News 19 Nov 2025 | 01:23
Route 17 upgrade delayed as state studies environmental impacts The long-discussed plan to turn Route 17 into Interstate 86 is hitting the brakes — again. The state Department of Transportation... Local News 12 Nov 2025 | 12:31
Sen. James Skoufis and Chester Town Supervisor Brandon Holdridge prepare to cut the ceremonial ribbon for the Sugar Loaf sidewalk project on Oct. 31, 2025. ( Photo by Dylan Skriloff) Ribbon-cutting for sidewalk project Thanks to a $435,034 grant secured by Sen. James Skoufis, there are new sidewalks and raised crosswalks in the Hamlet of... Home 05 Nov 2025 | 06:08
Chester Town Supervisor Brandon Holdridge announces state approval to create a Community Preservation Fund during an Oct. 27 press conference. ( Photo by Dylan Skriloff) Law to establish a Community Preservation Fund signed After six years of waiting, the Town of Chester has gained approval from the state to create a Community Preservation Fund.... Local News 28 Oct 2025 | 05:15
Town awarded $175K for Carpenter Field improvements The Town of Chester has been approved for $175,000 in community block grant funds from Orange County for Americans with Disabilities... Local News 21 Oct 2025 | 11:14
