From left to right: Kristee Chaplin, Dan Doyle, Toni Chaplin, and Dawn Chaplin. Meet the poster children of disc golf After this publication released a story on the rise of winter sports, we abruptly received an email from a man who said we... Local News 23 Feb 2021 | 10:11
Source: closedlooppartners.com/beyond-the-bag. The environment. Searching for a better bag Wakefern Food Corporation has become part of the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag and its Beyond the Bag Initiative,... Local News 16 Feb 2021 | 08:20
“The goal of the Buffer in a Bag program is to increase forested riparian buffers across the state by encouraging landowners to undertake small-scale plantings,” said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos. “Streamside plantings help decrease erosion, slow floodwaters, and protect fish and wildlife habitat.” Buffer in a Bag. Free seedlings available for streamside plantings The application period for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Trees for Tribs’ Buffer in a... Local News 16 Feb 2021 | 08:03
Photo illustration from www.pexels.com. Zoom. SUNY Orange plans virtual financial aid workshops A series of 10 virtual financial aid workshops will be offered this spring to help prospective students and their families... Local News 16 Feb 2021 | 07:45
Volunteers with the Monroe Downtown Revitalization Committee hung 250 hearts in the trees along Lake Street on Saturday as part of its Love is in the Air promotion. Each heart offered a chance to win a prize from local businesses. Downtown Monroe opens its heart Love was certainly in the air this Valentine’s weekend. The Monroe Downtown Revitalization Committee hung 250 hearts in the... Letters to the Editor 16 Feb 2021 | 03:08
Victory Village preliminary exterior design from Rumshock Veterans Foundation. Provided photo. Students present design ideas for proposed veterans community After learning about the $400,000 grant that then-State Sen. Jen Metzger awarded to Rumshock Veterans Foundation last October... Home 15 Feb 2021 | 08:02
Woodbury. Volunteers needed for village Revitalization Committee The Village of Woodbury Board of Trustees has created a committee to revitalize the village. This committee will consist... Local News 15 Feb 2021 | 02:20
The Oath Keepers march in the Mid-Hudson St. Patrick’s Parade in 2018 (Photo by Ed Bailey) Orange County Oath Keepers had roots in sheriff’s office Three years ago, the Orange County Oath Keepers carried their banner through Goshen, N.Y., in the Mid-Hudson St. Patrick’s... Local News 15 Feb 2021 | 10:48
262: That’s the number of nursing home residents in Orange County who died from confirmed or presumed cases of COVID-19, according to the latest figures from New York State. State lawmakers challenge Cuomo on nursing homes reporting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of his administration’s decision to delay releasing data on Covid-19 deaths in long-term care... Local News 12 Feb 2021 | 01:11
New York. Sales tax revenue drops 10 percent New York sales tax collections dropped by $1.8 billion or 10 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, according to a report released... Local News 10 Feb 2021 | 02:13
NY to start vaccinating people with health problems Feb. 15 Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state will open up vaccine eligibility by Monday, Feb. 15 ,for people with a wide... Local News 10 Feb 2021 | 02:10
A pair of swans gingerly cross the ice on the Mill Ponds in the Village of Monroe. Photo by Sharon Scheer. Monroe. Watch your (palmate) step Local News 10 Feb 2021 | 01:42
Layla Green leads the Monroe-Woodbury Varsity Girls Basketball team through drills last week while she adn her teammates maintain their distance. Photo by William Dimmit. Out of COVID concerns, Monroe-Woodbury sports teams will not compete against other schools Superintendent of Schools Elsie Rodriguez The Monroe-Woodbury School Board was expected to pass a resolution on Wednesday,... Local News 10 Feb 2021 | 01:18
Monroe. Monroe Volunteer Ambulance to host blood drive Feb. 13 The Monroe Volunteer Ambulance Corps will hold a blood drive on Saturday, Feb. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its ambulance... Local News 10 Feb 2021 | 01:05
Monroe. Take the Police Reform survey Village of Monroe Mayor Neil S. Dwyer is asking village residents to take an anonymous survey about the Village Police Department.... Local News 10 Feb 2021 | 12:31
