People ‘want police officers to be part of the community’ Alarmed by police-involved deaths and racially biased law enforcement in New York and elsewhere, Governor Andrew Cuomo has... Local News 05 Jan 2021 | 08:38
Photos provided by Diana KyDon Good deed restores honor to the dead Diana KyDon describes herself as just a volunteer who saw an overgrown cemetery and thought: “No one deserves to be forgotten.”... Local News 29 Dec 2020 | 10:08
Lighting the Menorah at Chabad’s Hanukkah Drive-in Experience in Chester were “people who are pillars of light during the darkness of the pandemic:” Dr. Jen Reich of Highland Mills, Chana Burston, CTeen leader Amir Mosker of Monroe; nurse Serach Callan of Goshen, Rabbi Pesach Burston, Chabad Cares coordinator Dr. Ira Kanis of Monroe, school teacher Alan Friedman of Pine Bush, County Executive Steve Neuhaus, Police Officer Michael Cohn of Warwick and paramedic/first responders Lee and Michelle Sentell of Monroe. Photos courtesy of Chabad of Orange County/Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston. Chabad hosts Covid safe, festive Chanukah Drive-In Experience The joy of getting together safely during the pandemic was palpable at Chabad’s “Hanukkah Drive-In Experience,” hosted by... Home 18 Dec 2020 | 03:19
CTeen members Molly Berman of Warwick and Yirshalem Pinkus of Sugar Loaf hold their “heart pumpkin pie” that they made to help community members in need at Chabad of Orange County’s Center in Chester. Photos provided by Chabad of Orange County. Chester. Chabad Teens bring Thanksgiving joy The Chabad Teen group used their talents and warmth to bring joy to many community members for Thanksgiving. CTeen is organized... Local News 01 Dec 2020 | 01:15
Chester. Song of the Valley is in search of new members Come to sing with us.... Entertainment 22 Nov 2020 | 02:21
Caitlin Rollman, an ICU nurse, has Covid. She had to call around to five places and drive 40 minutes to get a test, then wait two hours in her car, while feeling sicker than she’s ever felt. Doctors and nurses feel alone and angry as they gear up for the next wave When Caitlin Rollman, an ICU nurse at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y., started feeling awful after tending... Local News 20 Nov 2020 | 01:52
Though the big family Thanksgiving in the city is off, “I’m feeling wonderful, are you kidding me?” said Terry Balton of Milford, Pa. She is planning instead to take a Covid test and “bubble” with her new granddaughter. (Photo by Ryan Balton) Intimate gatherings will keep the holiday magic alive this year Danielle Linguanti, a business teacher at Goshen High School, married into a Thanksgiving tradition with a 60-year history.... Local News 13 Nov 2020 | 01:48
Pictured from left to right are: Nicole Greco, Making Strides captain for Team Boobalicious (Chester); Lauren VanPamelen, owner of the Tin Barn Brewing (Chester); and Kristi Greco, Community Development manager for the American Cancer Society (Chester). Provided photo. Support of breast cancer awareness carries on despite pandemic While social distancing impacted the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Woodbury Commons in 2020, Orange County... Local News 11 Nov 2020 | 01:16
Pandemic’s silver lining: a fitter lifestyle When Dolly Singh, 60, started working from home in March, at first it was kind of nice. Instead of waking up at 5:50 a.m.... Local News 05 Nov 2020 | 04:53
Pictured from left to right are: Assemblyman Colin Schmitt, Mariano Rivera, Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus and Mariano Rivera Jr. at Mr. Auto Body in Chester on Saturday, Oct. 24. Provided photo. County Executive Neuhaus welcomes Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera to Orange County Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus and other elected officials joined former Yankees star Mariano Rivera in Chester... Home 25 Oct 2020 | 03:29
Cornelia M. Scandurra Cornelia M. Scandurra of Chester died peacefully and joined her husband on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. She was 93 years old.... Obituaries 18 Oct 2020 | 03:04
Women for Schmitt, a coalition of women supporting the re-election of Assemblyman Colin Schmitt, held a rally earlier this month in Chester at a well-known woman owned business, Bagel Girls Cafe. Provided photo. Chester. Women for Schmitt Coalition rally for Assemblyman Women for Schmitt, a coalition of women in the community supporting the re-election of Assemblyman Colin Schmitt, held a... Local News 16 Oct 2020 | 12:43
College notes Dean’s List Rashad J. Hames of Campbell Hall has been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2020 semester at SUNY Cortland.... Local News 16 Oct 2020 | 11:56
A deer carcass discovered by a pond in Blooming Grove, N.Y. (Photo credit: Audra DeCourcey) Deadly deer virus hits New York hard Abby Ridgeway was walking her dog on September 16 when she saw a downed deer in her wooded backyard in Campbell Hall, N.Y.... Local News 15 Oct 2020 | 02:10
‘A vote for Judge Paul Trachte is a vote for healthier, safer and more loving communities in Orange County’ I am writing to ask your readers to support Judge Paul Trachte for Orange County Court Judge in this election. With so much... Letters to the Editor 14 Oct 2020 | 01:43
