Continuum Healthcare employee Latoya Klein, left, helps resident Doris McGillick visit with loved ones virtually. ( Photo provided) Virtual visits help seniors stay connected For most of us, to say that COVID-19 has upended our lives would be putting it mildly. The cabin fever created by simultaneously... Local News 23 Mar 2020 | 06:50
Pastor David Rider of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monroe, makes a point during a meeting of the Faith Leaders Alliance March 12 at The Journey church in Harriman. ( Photo by Nicole M. Wells) Faith moving mountains: Leaders alliance brainstorms getting food to families While some were panic-buying vast quantities of cleaning products, hand sanitizer and toilet paper March 12, members of the... Local News 17 Mar 2020 | 02:11
Frozen apples in the Pennings' orchard following an ice storm. ( Photo provided) Local voices on climate change: 'You cannot deny it' If you don't believe in climate change, ask the farmer who never saw his father lose a crop to hail but has lost his own... Local News 13 Mar 2020 | 10:50
Orange County Health Commissioner Dr. Irina Gelman speaks at a press conference on COVID-19 Friday afternoon. ( Photo: Nicole M. Wells) Orange County: Call, don’t go to your health care provider If you have flu-like symptoms, call, don’t go to your health care provider – at least not right away. That’s the message health... News Alert 10 Mar 2020 | 02:32
Comparison of standard, REAL ID and Enhanced identification. ( NYS Department of Motor Vehicles) Good to go? REAL ID deadline draws near Making plans for a fall getaway? Unless you’re one of the nearly 60,000 REAL ID holders in Orange County, you’d better put... Home 05 Mar 2020 | 08:32
Empty shelves where hand sanitizer once stood. ( Photo by Pamela Chergotis) Pharmacists emphasize hygiene amid hand sanitizer shortage If the continuing news coverage of the novel coronavirus has you thinking about stocking up on hand sanitizer or face masks,... Home 04 Mar 2020 | 07:16
Empty shelves where hand sanitizer once stood. ( Photos by Pamela Chergotis) Amid hand sanitizer shortage, pharmacists emphasize hygiene If the continuing news coverage of the novel coronavirus has you thinking about stocking up on hand sanitizer or face masks,... Local News 04 Mar 2020 | 01:45
Assembled NYPD officers wait outside Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx for Lt. Jose Gautreaux's release following an assassination attempt Sunday. ( Photo: NYPD) Shot NYPD officer is Warwick son One of New York City’s finest returned home to Warwick Sunday to recover after being released from the hospital following... Home 12 Feb 2020 | 04:46
Anti-Semitic graffiti found in Warwick skate park A father and his son visiting Warwick skate park Monday afternoon made the disturbing discovery of anti-Semitic graffiti,... Home 06 Feb 2020 | 11:04
The difference in the total number of students reported as homeschooling per Orange County, N.Y., school districts over a three-year period. Why homeschool? Local families share their perspectives In her 15 years of homeschooling, Melissa Newell of Chester, N.Y., has seen a lot of ups and downs. “I think with anything,... Home 22 Jan 2020 | 10:38
E. Jean Carroll ( Photo: @ejeancarroll) Trump’s motion to dismiss E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit denied Motion denied. That was the decision issued by New York State Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan Jan. 6, when she responded... Home 10 Jan 2020 | 02:00
Estimated flu activity nationwide for the week ending Dec. 28, 2019. ( Source: CDC) Tristate health officials: Flu season is packing a punch To hear tristate public health officials tell it, this year’s flu season is packing quite the punch. As the director of primary... Local News 08 Jan 2020 | 12:25
Grafton E. Thomas, 37, of Greenwood Lake. ( Photo: Associated Press) Pastor: Alleged Monsey Hanukkah attacker is 'gentle giant with mental illness' To law enforcement, Grafton E. Thomas is the machete-wielding attacker who allegedly stormed into a rabbi’s home Saturday... Home 31 Dec 2019 | 02:03
New Year's Eve Airbnb rentals. ( Airbnb) Airbnb rolls out new tools as towns wrangle with regulation As towns continue to struggle to figure out how Airbnb fits in, the home sharing platform says it’s rolling out new tools... Home 26 Dec 2019 | 07:18
New York may soon exchange healthcare for kidneys One good deed deserves another, at least according to New York State Sen. James Skoufis. In a bid to encourage an increase... Home 09 Dec 2019 | 01:09