The Black Dirt Bandits performing at the 2019 Freedom Fest. Sparkly sky above, food and music below on July 29 Orange County’s Freedom Fest fireworks show on July 29 will also bring food trucks, vendors and the Black Dirt Bandits live... Home 20 Jul 2022 | 12:16
Rosemarie Spolidoro Rosemarie Spolidoro, of Chester, NY passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022. She was 90 years old. Daughter of the late Carmela... Obituaries 01 Jun 2022 | 05:00
Winning painting in 2021 by Thomas Adkins: Cattails at the Bashakill Go out and paint the Hudson Valley for a prize MONTGOMERY, NY Plein air artists are wanted to compete for cash prizes and awards at the 7th Annual Hudson Valley Plein... Entertainment 31 May 2022 | 05:46
Ethan Beck Paddle Run for fun and purpose The 5th Annual Brock Haney and Ethan Beck Memorial Paddle Run will take place Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The... Entertainment 31 May 2022 | 03:28
The new Amazon fulfillment center, SWF1, was the biggest building in the county when it opened last year, but will soon be the third-largest warehouse in the Town of Montgomery, NY. ( Photo: Becca Tucker) Locals mount grassroots resistance to mega-warehouse blitz Amazon’s million-plus-square-foot warehouse in Montgomery, NY, was the biggest building in Orange County when it opened last... Local News 17 May 2022 | 04:37
Henry C. Alders Henry C. Alders, age 86, of Goshen, NY entered rest on February 8, 2022, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Henry was... Obituaries 14 Feb 2022 | 02:50
John J. Jadrossich John J. Jadrossich of Montgomery entered into rest on Thursday, December 16th, 2021, at home. He was 76. The son of Louis... Obituaries 20 Dec 2021 | 01:52
The Thunderbirds plan and present precision aerial maneuvers to exhibit the capabilities of modern, high-performance aircraft and the high degree of professional skill required to operate those aircraft. Photos provided by Orange County. Montgomery. U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to headline 2022 New York Air Show in September Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus announced this week that the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet demonstration squadron... Entertainment 10 Dec 2021 | 01:46
Joan Tower Flannery Joan Tower Flannery passed away on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. She was born in Goshen on Jan. 11,1930, and raised in Maybrook.... Obituaries 21 Sep 2021 | 11:58
From left: Members of the Orange County NY Libertarian Party, Robert Cocomellow, Mathew Bathrick, and Pietro S. Geraci, wearing the flag, circulating a petition to tell New Windsor to not opt out of recreational cannabis sales and distribution on Aug. 21 at New Windsor Community Day. Photo provided. Do we want a bud shop in our town? Part II Now that recreational marijuana is the law of the land in five states from New Jersey to Maine, towns and villages across... Home 24 Aug 2021 | 11:48
Montgomery. Orange County to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics at New York Air Show, Blooming Grove The Orange County Health Department will host COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the New York Air Show in Montgomery next weekend.... Local News 21 Aug 2021 | 02:29
A retail dispensary next in Portland, Maine. Five minutes after it opened on a recent Sunday morning, a dozen customers were inside, shopping. ( Becca Tucker) Do we want a bud shop in our town? Now that recreational marijuana is the law of the land in five states from New Jersey to Maine, towns and villages across... Home 20 Aug 2021 | 10:36
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Photo source: airshowny.com. Montgomery. New York Air Show set for Aug. 28 and 29 at Orange County Airport The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet demonstration squadron will headline the 2021 New York Air Show on Saturday and Sunday,... Local News 18 Aug 2021 | 12:58
The GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team is based in Farmingdale on Long Island and has performed at air shows for more than 30 years. During the team’s tenure, it has received numerous awards, most recently the Art Scholl Showmanship Award for excellence in air show performance. For more information on the GEICO Skytypers, visit geicoskytypers.com. Photo by Brian Tague. Montgomery. GEICO Skytypers to perform at the New York International Air Show Aug. 28-29 The GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team will take flight during the New York International Air Show on Aug. 28-29 at Orange County... Entertainment 10 Aug 2021 | 03:22
Maureen Halahan, the president and CEO of the Orange County Partnership, said Orange County employers are faced with filling jobs and few applicants. Many have been forced to offer lucrative signing bonuses to fill positions. For example, Amazon is offering a $3,000 signing bonus for workers at its Montgomery complex; UNFI is offering Class A CDL truck drivers a $5,000 signing bonus; Medline is offering CDL Drivers a $3,000 bonus, while YRC Freight is offering truck drivers a $7,500 bonus, Steris has a $1,500 signing bonus program for a Material Handler position, while Risinger Brothers is offering a $10,000 signing bonus to Class A CDL drivers that sign on with the company. Photo illustration by Dóra Kalmár on Freeimages. Assessing the job market in Orange County Predicting job market trends in the era of COVID is difficult at best, if not impossible. While the state, region and Orange... Letters to the Editor 19 Jul 2021 | 11:44
