The Sunoco gas station on Route 32 in Central Valley, N.Y. Photo credit: Dina Comolli Local gas station robbed at gunpoint The Central Valley Sunoco was robbed at gunpoint between 6 and 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 18. The convenience store’s night... Local News 21 Mar 2023 | 01:46
Parents’ cars line up on Hambletonian Avenue, the road leading to Chester Academy, to pick up students from school. Photo: Samantha Finch UPDATE: Chester Academy dismissed early in response to threatening message Chester Academy went into hold-in-place, then dismissed early on Wednesday, March 8 in response to a threatening message... Local News 08 Mar 2023 | 08:28
Between March 2020 and February 2023, SNAP Emergency Allotments provided a second monthly payment to recipients, either an extra $95 or bumping the monthly total to the household maximum, whichever was greater. (Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture, New York State Academy of Dietetics & Nutrition, N.Y. Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance) Snapping out of it After nearly three years of providing eligible households with extra money for groceries, the final SNAP Emergency Allotments... Local News 28 Feb 2023 | 10:08
William Vealey, who owns Vealey Landscaping in Wantage, hasn’t had his plow on his truck in more than a month. Photo by Kathy Shwiff. ( Photo by Kathy Shwiff) No snowfall, falling profits “As I sit here in my office looking out at the mountain, every flake of snow I see has been made by us, and not mother nature,”... Local News 15 Feb 2023 | 12:28
One GHS student sent to hospital after taking edible, another arrested for distribution Around 12 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, a Goshen Central High School student was sent to Garnet Health via ambulance, according... Local News 07 Feb 2023 | 06:10
Goshen, Warwick, and Monroe-Woodbury schools closed January 25 Monroe-Woodbury, Goshen, and Warwick school districts announced tonight that school will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 25 due... Local News 24 Jan 2023 | 09:01
A sign in the Walgreens in West Milford, N.J., informs customers that some over-the-counter medicines for children are not available because of supplier shortages. ( Photo by Kathy Shwiff) As immunity falls, 3 threats rise As three viruses make waves across the community, local moms struggled to find fever-reducing medicine for their children... Local News 23 Dec 2022 | 02:17
Gun threat puts Goshen High School into hold-in-place Goshen High School went into hold-in-place the morning of Wednesday, November 2, when a student reported a gun threat received... Police & Fire 02 Nov 2022 | 12:06
Goshen Middle School dance evacuated after AirDrop threat Tonight’s 7th and 8th Grade Dance at C.J. Hooker Middle School, originally scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m., ended abruptly at... Police & Fire 07 Oct 2022 | 11:35
AirDrop gun threat puts GHS into four hour hold-in-place Goshen Central High School went into “hold-in-place” during first period on Thursday, October 6. While in gym class, a student... Police & Fire 06 Oct 2022 | 01:46
Monroe-Woodbury driver Kim Coomey. Photo provided. ‘An awesome responsibility’ Kim Coomey’s alarm goes off at 5:08 every morning. It’s a later start than most of her coworkers get. “I’m not your typical... Local News 06 Oct 2022 | 12:06
City of Newburgh Police Department shared this photo of two “persons of interest” related to the shooting. Warwick schools postpone all Newburgh extracurriculars after NFA shooting Warwick Valley Central School district is postponing all future extracurriculars in Newburgh, following a shooting that occurred... Police & Fire 05 Oct 2022 | 11:31
UPDATE: Shooting at Newburgh Free Academy during Warwick football game Police responded to a shooting at Newburgh Free Academy on Friday evening at 9:35 p.m. as the football game between Warwick... Police & Fire 30 Sep 2022 | 11:23
Angry Orchard’s Head Cidermaker Joe Gaynor at the Walden, N.Y. orchard. Angry Orchard’s local roots Angry Orchard’s cider house cropped up in Walden, N.Y. three years after the nationally-recognized brand started pouring... Entertainment 30 Aug 2022 | 10:59
Even though this sign is still up on 17-M, Monroe-Woodbury School District doesn’t incorporate the D.A.R.E. program in its elementary schools anymore. Instead, they’ve partnered with the local Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council for anti-drug programming. Photo: Kayla Hartigan Dare to talk about drugs? When it comes to teaching kids about drugs, parents who attended elementary school in the 80s and 90s will likely recall... Back to School 13 Aug 2022 | 04:07
