New York State Police had a recruiting tent at the 2025 New Jersey State Fair-Sussex County Farm and Horse Show. Photo: Maebel Van Ek Photography New standards make it easier to join police, military, corrections In recent years and especially since COVID, recruiting for uniformed services is down across the country. As a result, a... Local News 17 Mar 2026 | 04:05
"Allow your children to play, everything should be fun." — Martha Dubensky, GAIT Equine Assisted Services, Milford, Pa. Photo by Sammie Finch A mother’s touch Local News 08 May 2024 | 10:35
Mabel Roy (left) and Linda Gallup marching in New Jersey protesting the separation of immigrant children from their parents. “Can’t do the walking that much anymore like I was,” Roy said. “So I go the postcard route or letter to the editor route.” Surprise! You wrote a letter to the newspaper Between Jan. 2 and Jan. 5, Straus News received nine very similar letters to the editor, warning against the dangers of a... Local News 22 Jan 2024 | 01:56
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
Claudia D. Wysocki Claudia D. Wysocki passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at her home in Monroe, NY, on Saturday, December 31,... Obituaries 04 Jan 2023 | 12:23
Fifty backpacks donated Nebrasky Plumbing, Heating & Cooling donated 50 backpacks and countless school supplies to the Backpacks for Hope program... Home 30 Aug 2022 | 08:15
Kelly Eskew (right) and Svetlana Simeonova (left) at the County Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, June 23. Monroe resident from Bulgaria gives keynote speech at naturalization ceremony Goshen, N.Y. – Svetlana Simeonova, a native of Bulgaria who works in the County Clerk’s Office, was the keynote speaker at... Home 29 Jun 2022 | 01:49
John C. Grzywaczewski John C. Grzywaczewski, a Police Officer for the Village of Chester, New York Police Department, and a lifelong resident of... Obituaries 18 May 2022 | 11:52
The team includes, from left Tyler Miller, of Central Valley; Jakob Baumgartner, of West Point; Selina Dziewic, of Goshen; and Enrique Cardoso-Najera, of New Windsor; along with faculty mentor John Wolbeck, chair of the College’s Science, Engineering and Architecture Department. Local students invent solar vaccine storage system for Sub-Saharan locales, becoming national competition finalists MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – A team of four SUNY Orange engineering sciences students is among a dozen teams announced as finalists... Home 03 May 2022 | 07:42
Redistricting maps rejected, delaying primaries ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ A New York judge ordered Friday that the state’s congressional and state Senate primaries be delayed... Home 03 May 2022 | 07:33
Annual Orange County Veterans Spring Picnic and Resource Fair set for May 14 Goshen, N.Y. – Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus and Veterans Service Agency Director Christian Farrell invite veterans,... Home 19 Apr 2022 | 06:18
Orange County Director of Operations Alicia D’Amico. Highland Mills resident becomes county fiscal efficiency overseer Goshen, N.Y. – Alicia D’Amico began her tenure as Orange County’s Director of Operations on Monday, April 4, with responsibilities... Local News 05 Apr 2022 | 02:57
Get screened for colorectal cancer, says NYSDOH ALBANY, N.Y. (March 30, 2022) – The New York State Department of Health reminds New Yorkers that screening is available for... Letters to the Editor 30 Mar 2022 | 04:45
RS Landscaping LLC firewood ( Photo by Rob Scheuermann) ‘Wood-burning heat is cheap, but it kills’: Architect and others weigh alternatives As prices for natural gas, propane and oil soar, many turn to old-fashioned wood to heat their homes. But there’s a problem.... Local News 22 Mar 2022 | 01:06
Amber Vitoulis and the impressive sash of badges she’s collected along the years. (Photo provided) Don’t worry, they’ve got Thin Mints: Supply chain shortages hit the Girl Scouts It’s finally March, and you know that that means. No, I don’t mean March Madness or Saint Patrick’s Day. Ladies and gentlemen,... Local News 16 Mar 2022 | 11:51
