Honorable Craig S. Brown speaks at the start of the Orange-Ulster BOCES Division of Instructional Support Services’ Mock Trial multi-round competition on Saturday, March 18, at the Emanuel Axelrod Education Center in Goshen. ( Photos by Tom Bushey) Students learn legal skills in Mock Trial Tournament The Orange-Ulster BOCES Division of Instructional Support Services’ Mock Trial Program began its 2023 multi-round competition... Local News 21 Mar 2023 | 11:53
Combating adolescent substance use Dear Editor: When the media recently reported an incident at a local high school involving two 16-year-old students and an... Letters to the Editor 24 Feb 2023 | 01:53
Orange-Ulster BOCES Chief Operating Officer William Hecht on Dec. 8, 2022. ( Tom Bushey) Retirement announced by Orange-Ulster BOCES COO William Hecht Orange-Ulster BOCES Chief Operating Officer William Hecht will retire at the end of 2022, after leading BOCES for 10 years.... Home 21 Dec 2022 | 10:19
About 210 police and first responders participated in the demonstration ( Photos by Jared A. Castañeda) First Responders and educators drill for safety Law enforcement officials, emergency services, and educators from across the county gathered at Orange-Ulster BOCES on November... Home 16 Nov 2022 | 07:29
Abhilash Patel, eighth grader at Monroe-Woodbury Middle School, won the BOCES regional spelling bee and will go on to compete in Washington, DC. Eighth grade spelling bee champ from Monroe-Woodbury won regionals, will compete in Washington Abhilash Patel, an eighth grader from Monroe-Woodbury Middle School, won the Orange-Ulster BOCES Regional Spelling Bee on... Home 23 Mar 2022 | 06:00
From left to right are Chad Boyce, Crisis Para Educator at Orange-Ulster BOCES, Martha Bogart, Orange-Ulster BOCES Board member and Kathleen Smith, the Director of Career and Technical Education at Orange-Ulster BOCES. Photo by EC Media Group LLC. Goshen. Orange-Ulster BOCES Board and staff members honored Two Orange-Ulster BOCES staff members and one board member were recently recognized with Mid-Hudson School Study Council’s... Business 25 Oct 2021 | 01:36
Bus drivers needed sign in Franklin, NJ ( Photo: Jeanne Straus) ‘It’s beyond anyone’s control’ Across the country, a national shortage of bus drivers added another layer of disruption to the 2021 school year. Local districts... Local News 22 Sep 2021 | 09:18
A tongue-in-cheek help wanted sign at Werner’s Ace Hardware in Florida, N.Y. ( Becca Tucker) Help wanted, badly It’s been a decade since she bartended, but Kathy Aherne is back slinging drinks at the Captain’s Table in Monroe, N.Y. Home 20 May 2021 | 03:03
This is the team from the Monroe-Woodbury Middle School that took first place in Division II: Problem #2: Virtual Odyssey. Photos provided by Orange Ulster BOCES. Two Monroe-Woodbury teams take first place at Odyssey of the Mind Region 5 Tournament The New York State and the Mid-Hudson Regional Odyssey of the Mind Competition (Region 5) pivoted to a virtual format for... Local News 29 Mar 2021 | 05:11
For the second straight year, Sophia Amchentsev from the Valley Central School District is the champion of the Orange-Ulster BOCES regional spelling bee Goshen. Monroe-Woodbury students finish second and third in BOCES regional spelling bee For the second straight year, Sophia Amchentsev from the Valley Central School District is the champion of the Orange-Ulster... Local News 15 Mar 2021 | 03:05
Photo illustration by Sincerely Media on Unsplash. Orange-Ulster BOCES hosts spelling bee on March 9 The annual Orange-Ulster BOCES Spelling Bee, co-sponsored by the Times Herald-Record, the Orange County School Boards Association,... Local News 02 Mar 2021 | 12:49
An Orange-Ulster BOCES staff member uses a machine to bind a workbook at the Regional Education Center at Arden Hill in Goshen. Photos by Tom Bushey. Signed, sealed, delivered - with love In just a few very busy weeks, about 45 teachers, therapists and counselors created summer school kits for the 700 children... Obituaries 24 Jul 2020 | 01:07
Goshen. BOCES Career & Technical Education Division celebrates more than 800 graduates Orange-Ulster BOCES Division of Career and Technical Education (CTE) is recognizing more than 800 students who completed... Local News 30 Jun 2020 | 10:53
Michael Paul Hauck M-W students honored as Senior Scholars in the Humanities Congratulations to Michael Paul Hauck and Julia Wilkinson, members of the Monroe-Woodbury High School Class of 2020 who were... Local News 31 May 2020 | 01:21
BOCES educators are asking students from grades K-12 to share in the project by documenting their account of living through these historic times in the Lower Hudson Valley. In other words, writers of history. Goshen. Orange-Ulster BOCES seeks students to participate 'Witnessing History Project' Orange-Ulster BOCES’ Division of Instructional Support Services is looking for students to participate in its “Witnessing... Local News 11 May 2020 | 03:50