A speller considers his word during the 2024 Delaware Valley Elementary School spelling bee. ( Becca Tucker) Test your skills this spelling bee season Inspired by the 101st anniversary of the Scripps Spelling Bee, Straus News decided to join our participating school districts... Home 13 Jan 2026 | 07:31
First tiny home headed to Rumshock Village Orange-Ulster BOCES celebrated the send-off of the first tiny home built by its carpentry students as it headed to the new... Local News 23 Dec 2025 | 05:48
BOCES celebrates Arden Hill North Wing opening Orange-Ulster BOCES held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 4 to celebrate the opening of the newly completed Arden Hill... Business 16 Sep 2025 | 08:38
Jessica in Goshen in April, four months before she expects to head off for basic training. (Photo by Becca Tucker) ‘They can’t touch your family for a year’ Editor’s note: Last names were withheld to protect the family’s privacy, not at their request but at the newspaper’s discretion.... Local News 21 Apr 2025 | 02:04
The Amy Bull Crist campus will be one of two meal distribution locations. ( Photo by Tom Bushey) BOCES to participate in Summer Food Service Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture kicks off its 2024 Summer Food Service Program this month to provide free meals to area... Local News 16 Jul 2024 | 03:28
OUBOCES student Lea Quinn (Monroe-Woodbury) heads to the stage to receive her first-place medal in Esthetics. ( Photo by Tom Bushey) BOCES CTE students win big at Region IV SkillsUSA competition Nineteen Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) students earned medals at the Area IV SkillsUSA Regional... Local News 19 Feb 2024 | 11:30
Orange-Ulster BOCES offers a variety of education-related programs for high-schoolers. ( Photo by John Benson) BOCES board hears emotional pleas to keep preschool program alive On February 8, a large crowd gathered for the Orange-Ulster BOCES Cooperative Board’s regular business meeting, held in in... Local News 12 Feb 2024 | 02:39
Dorothy Elizabeth Krasowski Dorothy Elizabeth Krasowski of Westtown entered into rest on Tuesday July 11, 2023, at her home with her family. She was... Obituaries 13 Jul 2023 | 12:56
Adella Kurosz and Lionel Wolfe of Warwick Valley High School were among honorees during Orange Ulster BOCES Humanities Honoree Awards breakfast at the Country Club at Otterkill in Campbell Hall on April 13, 2023. Photo by Tom Bushey/Orange-Ulster BOCES. Campbell Hall. Thirty-four students honored at BOCES Humanities Awards Ceremony Orange-Ulster BOCES hosted the 2023 Humanities Honoree Awards Ceremony and Breakfast on April 13. Thirty-four high school... Local News 24 Apr 2023 | 04:38
Veterinarian Megan Knoell speaks to Orange-Ulster BOCES students about caring for farm animals at Banbury Cross Farm in Goshen. ( Photo by Geri Corey) Local vet gives BOCES students info on farm animal care Banbury Cross Farm, located on Coleman Road in the Town of Goshen, was host to a group of Orange-Ulster BOCES students who... Local News 24 Apr 2023 | 01:23
Honorable Craig S. Brown speaks at the start of the Orange-Ulster BOCES Division of Instructional Support Services’ Mock Trial multi-round competition on Saturday, March 18, at the Emanuel Axelrod Education Center in Goshen. ( Photos by Tom Bushey) Students learn legal skills in Mock Trial Tournament The Orange-Ulster BOCES Division of Instructional Support Services’ Mock Trial Program began its 2023 multi-round competition... Home 21 Mar 2023 | 11:53
Combating adolescent substance use Dear Editor: When the media recently reported an incident at a local high school involving two 16-year-old students and an... Letters to the Editor 24 Feb 2023 | 01:53
Orange-Ulster BOCES Chief Operating Officer William Hecht on Dec. 8, 2022. ( Tom Bushey) Retirement announced by Orange-Ulster BOCES COO William Hecht Orange-Ulster BOCES Chief Operating Officer William Hecht will retire at the end of 2022, after leading BOCES for 10 years.... Home 21 Dec 2022 | 10:19
About 210 police and first responders participated in the demonstration ( Photos by Jared A. Castañeda) First Responders and educators drill for safety Law enforcement officials, emergency services, and educators from across the county gathered at Orange-Ulster BOCES on November... Home 16 Nov 2022 | 07:29
Orange County to teach active shooter awareness training to local educators Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Orange County Emergency Management, in... Home 18 Oct 2022 | 01:57
