Angela Nicotra LaSpina Angela Nicotra LaSpina, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully, surrounded... Obituaries 11 Jul 2025 | 01:55
Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly leaves Orange County Court in Goshen last month. ( File photo) Judge orders Reilly’s ankle bracelet removed A judge ordered John Reilly’s ankle bracelet removed last week after being satisfied with the Chester highway superintendent’s... Local News 08 Jul 2025 | 02:30
Letter to the Editor: Pothole repair information In the last month or so, I communicated with the New York State Department of Transportation about potholes along Route 17,... Letters to the Editor 30 Jun 2025 | 11:49
Roger David Bell Roger David Bell passed away on May 29, at the age of 89 years old. Son of the late Harry and Lorena (Simpson) Bell, he was... Obituaries 01 Jun 2025 | 09:13
Edward M. Fallon Ned Fallon, a five-year resident of Monroe and a 62-year resident of Chester, passed away recently after a short illness.... Obituaries 08 Jun 2023 | 05:12
Nicholas Tartaglione, of Otisville, N.Y., is facing a life sentence for the murder of Martin Sosa-Luna, Urbano Morales-Santiago, Miguel Sosa-Luna, and Hector Gutierrez, of Middletown, N.Y. Photo provided by Middletown Police Department. Otisville man convicted in Likquid Lounge murder case Former Briarcliff Manor police officer turned drug dealer, Nicholas Tartaglione, was convicted Thursday April 6 in the strangulation... Local News 11 Apr 2023 | 12:19
James Swyryt James “Jimmy” Swyryt passed away peacefully on Nov. 27, 2022, at the age of 64, in Rockland County, NY, after a two-year... Obituaries 03 Apr 2023 | 02:59
Chester. Fire District awarded grant for prevention efforts The Chester Fire District has received a $2,500 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial... Police & Fire 06 Mar 2023 | 10:50
Police officers recovered two 9mm ghost guns, equipment used to assemble ghost guns, $5,190 in United States currency, as well as ammunition and scales typically used in the packaging and sale of narcotics. ( Photo provided.) Narcotics, firearms investigation leads to arrest Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Sheriff Paul Arteta announced on March 3, 2023 that Carlos Martinez,... Police & Fire 06 Mar 2023 | 10:29
Requesting a central county Covid testing site Last week, at the first Chester Town Board meeting of 2022, the board unanimously passed my motion to send a letter to Governor... Letters to the Editor 17 Jan 2022 | 02:12
Enjoy the spooky season with these local events The air is crisp, the foliage is peaking, and absurd quantities of bundle candy are back on the shelves. It’s Halloween in... Entertainment 08 Oct 2021 | 06:53
Chester. New York AG: Town agrees to end biased housing practices New York Attorney General Letitia James said she’s reached an agreement with the Town of Chester and Orange County to end... Local News 23 Jun 2021 | 04:29
Marion Lupinski Cavallaro Marion Lupinski Cavallaro, a lifelong resident of Chester, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 2, 2021, surrounded... Obituaries 04 May 2021 | 01:27
Paul ‘Coach B’ Bacsardi Jr. Paul G. (“Coach B”) Bacsardi Jr. passed away on Saturday April 17, 2021, at his home in Chester. He was 76 years old. Paul... Obituaries 20 Apr 2021 | 07:07
Julia Corsi of Vernon Township High School models the dress she’ll be wearing to the prom this year (Photo provided) The fight for the right to prom night Senior prom is a staple of the high school experience. It’s the highlight of every teen-based TV show, book, or movie — an... Local News 19 Apr 2021 | 12:48
School budget results: Monroe-Woodbury