MIDDLETOWN- The Orange County Legislature has unanimously approved funding totaling $29,950,000 to support overall design and completion of Phase 1 of a sweeping SUNY Orange Facilities Master Plan that will modernize and reshape the College’s Middletown and Newburgh campuses over the next 10 to 12 years. The Legislature’s approval of a pair of resolutions on […]
MONTICELLO – Do you have what it takes to be one of Sullivan County’s bravest? Can you find the time to make a difference? The Sullivan County Recruitment and Retention Task Force www.facebook.com/joinsullivanfire invites you to join a RECRUIT NY open house on April 18 and 19. “Our recruitment effort, ‘Join Sullivan Fire,’ is always looking […]
GOSHEN- Orange County proudly hosted the Youth in Government Program’s annual County Service Day, welcoming 95 students from twelve local school districts to the County Government Center. Each year, the Orange County Youth Bureau (OCYB) and Orange/Ulster BOCES co-host the event, which highlights the continued commitment of local schools and elected officials to cultivate the […]
PORT JERVIS – Port Jervis Police Department requested the assistance from that city’s fire department on Friday to search an area of the Delaware River for an item of interest possibly connected to a menacing incident in the city’s Fourth Ward Thursday evening. Police Sgt. Andrew Dillinger was among police on scene at the Mid-Delaware […]
LOCH SHELDRAKE – Funeral services for retired Sullivan County District Attorney Steve Lungen were held at the Paul Gerry Fieldhouse at Sullivan County Community College on Friday. Some 200 family and friends attended the funeral for the 80-year-old who died on April 13, 2026. Born in Monticello, he “lived a life of extraordinary honor and […]
MAHOPAC- Former NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran, who was convicted on charges of manslaughter for killing a suspected drug dealer in the Bronx by throwing a cooler at the suspect as he tried to elude authorities and was sentenced to state prison, is now back in his Mahopac home. A state appellate judge granted Duran $300,000 […]
GOSHEN – Burke Catholic won its fifth straight baseball game on Friday, defeating Tri-Valley 17-0. Sean Rule, who will play locally at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh next year, pitched five shutout innings, allowing just two hits. Vincent Greany went 2-for-4 with three RBI for Burke Catholic (6-3), and Brendyn Quinn and Jordan Drucker […]
CROSS RIVER- Two people were killed when fire ravaged a large home on Old Shop Road in the Cross River section of South Salem. On Friday afternoon, state police announced that one of the victims was Noel Rae, age 93. The second person has not yet been identified, as authorities are awaiting notification to their […]
POUGHKEEPSIE – Following the placement of an historical marker at the Dutchess County Juror building, Arlington High School (AHS) students recently helped place a marker at the Poughkeepsie home of Gaius Bolin (1864-1946). Bolin’s parents moved from Dover to Poughkeepsie in 1860, and Gaius was raised at the home at 153 North Clinton Street. The […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has hit back at Gov. Kathy Hochul after she introduced a proposal Thursday to prohibit law enforcement officials from covering their faces while interacting with the public, as she continues to negotiate a bill to limit when local police can cooperate with federal immigration authorities. “Partnerships […]
