Wastewater system needs update, expansion The Monroe Town Board received an update on the Harriman Wastewater Treatment Plant at the June 16 meeting, as the county... Local News 22 Jun 2025 | 04:55
David Rabbitts Monroe. David Rabbitts announces run for Monroe Town Supervisor After a successful petitioning process, David Rabbitts officially announced his run for Monroe Town Supervisor on the Democratic... Local News 29 Apr 2025 | 04:37
L-R Back: Councilwoman Maureen Richardson, Supervisor Anthony Cardone, Councilman Sal Scancarello, Councilwoman Dorey Houle, and Councilwoman Mary Bingham. L-R Front: Hailee and Madison Lendor. ( Photo by Gail Hoffer-Loibl) Local twins lauded for helping neighbors in need The town of Monroe honored Monroe-Woodbury eighth grade twins Madison and Hailee Lendor for their fundraising efforts through... Local News 05 Feb 2025 | 12:10
Route 17 corridor. Image courtesy of NYS DOT. ( Image courtesy of NYS DOT) Key step to Route 17 enhancement underway A study to determine the potential environmental impacts from the planned Route 17/Interstate 86 enhancement project is ongoing... Local News 26 Jul 2023 | 11:17
Flooding near the Long Mountain traffic circle on Sunday, July 9. Photo courtesy of New York State Police ( Photo courtesy of New York State Police) ‘You would not believe the devastation’ The impacts stemming from Sunday’s flash flood are still being felt across the area and Town of Woodbury Supervisor Thomas... Home 12 Jul 2023 | 02:02
This is the view just above the road leading to the Thayer Hotel at the U.S. Military Academy. Photo by Megan Cardone. ‘You would not believe the devastation’ New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul joined Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus in declaring a state of emergency after Sunday’s... Local News 10 Jul 2023 | 05:59
Uprising against Orange County IDA To the editor: Elected officials sent this letter to the Orange County Industrial Development Agency: Dear IDA Board: While... Letters to the Editor 06 Sep 2022 | 10:16
New ambulance with 360-degree sight lines arrives in Monroe A new ambulance that allows the driver to see 360 degrees, all the way around the vehicle, was recently delivered to the... Police & Fire 08 Feb 2022 | 05:48
Cardone considers Monroe 2021 accomplishments and plans for 2022 Town of Monroe Supervisor Anthony Cardone generously distributes credit for what he regards as the positive state of the... Local News 25 Jan 2022 | 06:41
Kiryas Joel hopes to build a 1/3-mile roadway on recently acquired land to create a shortcut to Route 17 for its residents and to alleviate congestion on Village of Monroe streets. The stretch of the roadway that Kiryas Joel wants to build now would run from Route 208 – which has an exit off Route 17 - to Schunnemunk Road, a narrow twisting town road that leads to a bridge that crosses over Route 17 into Kiryas Joel. Short cut proposed to alleviate traffic congestion Kiryas Joel hopes to build a 1/3-mile roadway on recently acquired land to create a shortcut to Route 17 for its residents... Local News 31 Mar 2021 | 12:35
The 911 Memorial at the Mill Ponds in Monroe. Photos by William Dimmit. A community that nevers forget On a beautiful September evening, Monroe held a Community Service of Remembrance in honor of the victims of the 911 terrorist... Local News 13 Sep 2020 | 03:41
School budget results: Monroe-Woodbury