Klaas Vogel shows off his veggie garden in Monroe, N.Y., featuring custom-made fencing, during a past Kitchen Garden Tour. He will participate again this year on Aug 3. (Photos provided) Learn how to grow your groceries Dirt magazine’s Kitchen Garden Tour returns Sunday, Aug. 3 with a jam-packed day of garden peeping, followed by a farm-to-table... Local News 03 Jul 2025 | 07:37
Local measles cases likely contracted while traveling in Belgium Measles was confirmed in three Orange County, N.Y. children under the age of five this week. According to the Orange County... Local News 09 May 2025 | 03:46
The Photo News’ team took home top awards from the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest last week. Left to right: Editor Keith Kelly, Deputy Publisher Becca Tucker, Senior Graphic Designer Megan Bowen, Reporter Molly Colgan, Publisher Jeanne Straus, Director of Design Christina Scotti, Business Manager Ann Marie Vitoulis, Senior Account Executive Terry Reilly and Account Executive Scott Petrie. The Photo News wins top awards for journalism and design The Photo News took home multiple awards for its journalism and design last weekend at the New York Press Association’s Spring... Local News 25 Mar 2025 | 02:10
176 anglers were met with blue skies and freezing temps for this year’s Ice Fishing Derby at Walton Lake. Photos provided. Reeling in the 2025 Ice Fishing Derby winners Adults and kids alike braved the cold last Saturday, Feb. 22 for the Orange County Jon Boat Bass Club’s 2025 Ice Fishing... Local News 25 Feb 2025 | 12:30
New York State Assemblyman Karl Brabenec with constituents in Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day, Monday, Jan. 20. From left are Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio, Brabenec, Orange County GOP treasurer Joseph Coleman, Wallkill Councilman Mark Coyne, Ryan Greene, Orange County GOP chairwoman Courtney Greene, Orange County Teen GOP chairman Sean Coyne, Ray Jagos, Thomas Brabenec and Tina Kakascik. ( Photo provided) Orange County residents attend inauguration New York State Assemblyman Karl Brabenec organized a trip to Washington, D.C., for President Donald Trump’s second inauguration... Local News 21 Jan 2025 | 08:12
Local homeless population rises A warm place to shelter from brisk winter weather is a luxury that many people can’t afford. The population of homeless people... Local News 21 Jan 2025 | 10:29
With Sterling Forest closed, hunt this public land instead The entirety of Sterling Forest State Park – a wooded natural refuge spanning over 21,000 acres in Tuxedo, NY – is closed... Local News 19 Nov 2024 | 03:41
Award-winning ads and reporting by Straus News staff. Newspaper wins for journalism and design Straus News earned multiple awards from the New York Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. Winners were announced... Local News 07 May 2024 | 03:23
Spongy moth caterpillars were all over a hoop house in a home garden in Matamoras, Pa. ( Photo by Becca Tucker) Spongy moth caterpillars descend on Orange County Last week, spongy moth caterpillars cast their web over Orange County, seemingly cropping up out of nowhere. The tiny black... Local News 07 May 2024 | 02:22
‘Too stressful’: why some students are saying no thanks to standardized tests As students across the tristate region sharpened pencils - or, increasingly, fired up computers - in preparation for multiple... Local News 02 May 2024 | 11:23
High schools in Middletown and Newburgh, N.Y., purchased Yondr pouches for all students in attempt to curb the negative effects of cell phone use in school. Photo: Yondr. As screen time soars, high schools turn to Yondr bags and phone cubbies Should schools ban cell phone use among students? In a survey completed by more than 600 local readers, 73% said yes. But... Local News 12 Jan 2024 | 06:04
A historic photo of First National Bank of Warwick, on the corner of Bank Street and Main in Warwick, N.Y. More recently known as the Chase Bank Building, the bank is now being renovated into a restaurant: The Fed of Warwick, slated to open in March. Photo provided by the Warwick Historical Society. Small businesses bank on new locations Banks have steadily shuttered their brick-and-mortar branches nationwide for more than a decade in response to the rise in... Local News 14 Dec 2023 | 11:14
The Photo News wins awards in national newspaper contest The Photo News and its eight sister publications published by Straus News won 15 awards in the National Newspaper Association’s... Local News 29 Sep 2023 | 02:30
Data source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services A look at local COVID data as updated vaccines arrive As cold and flu season approaches, COVID-19 is on the rise nationwide. The most prevalent variant, EG.5 (nicknamed “Eris”)... Local News 18 Sep 2023 | 01:09
How local districts combat bullying In response to a reader survey of 127 parents, 85% said they believe their child has been bullied in school. 69% of those... Back to School 16 Aug 2023 | 03:01
School budget results: Monroe-Woodbury