World Trade Center lights over Walton Lake Monroe resident Ralph Pena shared this photo of the twin beams of light projected from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11... Letters to the Editor 23 Sep 2026 | 07:55
Chester Kiwanis 9/11 Memorial in Chester Community Park was one of the first in the nation to recognize everyone who perished September 11, 2001. Photo by Aja Brandt We have not forgotten The Twin Towers are hit Tom Moore left his home in Monroe on that Tuesday and took the 6:45 a.m. train to Hoboken, then caught... Local News 09 Sep 2026 | 01:50
Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, director of Chabad of Orange County, blows the Shofar and invites the community to hear the sounding of the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah ( Photo provided.) Chabad of Orange County invites community to celebrate the High Holidays Chabad of Orange County, led by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, invites the community to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom... Local News 08 Sep 2026 | 12:05
Robert William Lyons Robert William Lyons of Monroe passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. He was 71 years old. The... Obituaries 25 Aug 2026 | 12:59
State Police at Monroe Aug. 2 Kevin Desmond St. Mark Chambers, 51, of Harriman, was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and released... Police & Fire 24 Aug 2026 | 11:00
A message on a minivan spotted in Vernon, NJ on July 26. Photo: Becca Tucker ICE activity in Orange County, N.Y., on the rise On the morning of July 9, ICE agents made arrests in the towns of Monroe and Blooming Grove. “ICE executed a targeted enforcement... Local News 28 Jul 2026 | 01:25
A video shows apparent ICE activity July 9 on Merriewold Lane North in Monroe. ( Screenshot from provided video.) Video: Apparent ICE arrest caught on tape in Monroe On the morning of July 9, residents contacted Straus News and the Blooming Grove Town Supervisor’s office about possible... Local News 24 Jul 2026 | 03:51
Congregants sit with the Torahs from Monroe Temple Beth-El, waiting to bring them inside the Temple Beth Shalom building. ( Photo by Gail Conklin.) Two Orange County synagogues unite under one roof and one name After years of planning and coordinating, Monroe Temple Beth-El and Temple Beth Shalom of Florida formalized their union... Local News 24 Jun 2026 | 12:10
Wallace Pellegrino Wallace Pellegrino, 55, of Monroe, entered into rest on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at home. He was born on March 23, 1971, in... Obituaries 08 Jun 2026 | 08:26
Fr. Paul Ajong (Youth Group Chaplain) with some of the children. ( Photo provided.) Sacred Heart/St. Patrick’s Church launches new youth group Sacred Heart/St. Patrick’s Church in Monroe has launched a new Teen Youth Group for teens entering ninth grade in the fall... Local News 08 Jun 2026 | 02:17
The Village of Monroe Farmers Market opens for the season on June 7. ( Pixabay photo.) Monroe Farmers Market returns June 7 The 2026 Village of Monroe Farmers Market season will kick off on Sunday, June 7, the Greater Monroe Chamber of Commerce,... Business 27 May 2026 | 01:42
Monroe native Jake Rosmarin at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska. ( Photo: Jake Rosmarin (Facebook)) Monroe native Jake Rosmarin shares quarantine experience Monroe native Jake Rosmarin, who was a passenger aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship that experienced an outbreak of hantavirus... Local News 27 May 2026 | 12:57
Barak Morag speaks to community about experience surviving October 7, 2023 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz in Israel. ( Photo by Yael Ceglio.) October 7 survivor Barak Morag speaks to Orange County community Community members gathered at the Chabad Center in Monroe, on Thursday, May 14 to hear from Barak Morag, a resident of Kibbutz... Letters to the Editor 21 May 2026 | 09:56
From left to right: Marty Dillon of Highland Mills, Town of Monroe Supervisor Maureen Richardson, FOWL Member Ralph Pena, American Legion Member #488 Sherrie Moore, Village of Chester Water Superintendent Gary Green and volunteer Barry McCarthy. ( Photo by Thomas Lawrence.) Walton Lake cleanup a success On May 16 the members of the Friends of Walton Lake (FOWL) conducted their Sixth Annual Walton Lake clean up. The dozens... Local News 19 May 2026 | 10:46
Monroe native Jake Rosmarin talks about his experience on MV Hondius in a video posted to Facebook. ( Photo: Facebook) Monroe native aboard MV Hondius shares updates on hantavirus outbreak Monroe native Jake Rosmarin, a passenger aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship that has experienced an outbreak of hantavirus,... Home 08 May 2026 | 01:26
