Community Health Workers: Pine Island Housing-safety backpack training. Provided photos. National Community Health Worker Week celebrates the CHW Team working with Farmworkers The contribution of Community Health Workers was the recent focus by the National Association of Community Health Worker... Local News 18 Sep 2023 | 01:27
County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus speaks at last year’s “Veterans Memorial Day” event. Provided photo. Orange County to host ‘Veterans Memorial Day’ on Sept. 29 Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus announced that the County’s Veterans Service Agency (VSA) will hold a ceremony... Local News 13 Sep 2023 | 12:38
Music for Humanity seeks entrants into this year’s songwriting contest. The deadline to submit an original song is Nov. 19. Two contests supporting music education are underway at Music for Humanity’s website Music for Humanity seeks entrants into this year’s songwriting contest. With registration underway for Music for Humanity’s... Home 12 Sep 2023 | 04:49
The September 11th Patriot Day ceremony will be held at the Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park on Monday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. Photo provided by Orange County. Never forget They were husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, brothers, sisters, children and friends. These are the names of the Orange... Local News 05 Sep 2023 | 08:18
Orange County offers a variety of suicide prevention programs and resources. Read below. Photo illustration by Dan Meyers on Unsplash. Orange County recognizes National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus and Commissioner of Mental Health and Social Services Darcie Miller are recognizing... Local News 05 Sep 2023 | 05:06
Arthur R. Jessup Arthur R. Jessup of Washingtonville passed away peacefully on Aug. 28, 2023. He was 80 years old. The son of Richard and... Obituaries 05 Sep 2023 | 04:31
Sandra M. Mulligan Sandra M. Mulligan of Goshen passed away on Sept. 2, 2023, at Garnet Health Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill. She was... Obituaries 05 Sep 2023 | 04:23
Pictured, from left to right, at the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County’s inaugural Federation Fun Day last Sunday in Goshen are: Pamela Mason, Gail Hoffer-Loibl, Wendy Cedar, Davida Kossar and Rissa Cutler. Provided photo. Goshen. Inaugural Federation Fun Day held Sunday at Myron Urbanski Memorial Park The local Jewish community gathered for an afternoon of music, food, games and more for the Jewish Federation of Greater... Local News 29 Aug 2023 | 02:42
Dorothy Kay Rutkowski Dorothy Kay Rutkowski of Goshen, a beautician and lifelong area resident, entered into rest on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. She... Obituaries 28 Aug 2023 | 06:49
Frederick D. Smith Frederick D. Smith of Washingtonville passed away on Aug. 25, 2023, at Garnet Health Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill.... Obituaries 28 Aug 2023 | 12:34
Alberta Kellum Alberta Kellum of Nanuet (formerly of Middletown) passed away on Aug.21, 2023, at Northern Manor Nursing Home. She was 95... Obituaries 22 Aug 2023 | 03:40
Michael Cowan Goshen. Newburgh man sentenced to seven years in prison for breaking Monroe man’s jaw Michael Cowan, 37, of Newburgh, was sentenced in the Orange County Court on Monday, Aug. 21, to the maximum sentence of seven... Police & Fire 22 Aug 2023 | 03:36
A brook trout, common in New York waters. Photo illustration by Maël Balland on Unsplash. Goshen. Trout bust Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced last week that Robert Everett, 55, of Cuddebackville, was arrested... Police & Fire 18 Aug 2023 | 12:09
Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus looks on as State Police Captain Peter Cirigliano II speaks during a news conference in June at the county’s Emergency Services Center. Photo provided by Orange County. Neuhaus names State Police Captain Peter J. Cirigliano II Orange County’s Commissioner of Emergency Services Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus announced this week that decorated New York State Police Captain Peter J. Cirigliano... Local News 15 Aug 2023 | 12:30
To understand why women have been under-represented in science and engineering, experts looked to math proficiency among female students. Thirty years ago, there were 13 boys for every girl who scored above 700 on the SAT math exam at age 13. As of 2010, that ratio had shrunk to about 3 to 1. The increase in the number of girls identified as “mathematically gifted” stemmed largely from educators making a point of bringing the mathematics conversation to girls. Photo by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. Girls and science: A rising tide In the ever-changing world of education, school districts are increasing science education in the early grades to create... Back to School 12 Aug 2023 | 07:34
