Source: NYS Department of Transportation Town and Village of Chester to host open house with NYS DOT on May 6 regarding the conversion of Route 17 into I-86 The Town and Village of Chester will host the New York State Department of Transportation for an open house about the changes... Letters to the Editor 29 Apr 2025 | 07:48
State DOT confirms plans to close Route 17 exit 127 The NYS DOT plans to proceed with its vision of closing Exit 127 to Sugar Loaf and Warwick on Route 17 as part of its upgrade... Local Home Pros 02 Apr 2025 | 03:47
Catskill Mountainkeeper to host ‘ReThink Route 17’ Virtual Town Hall Route 17 is a vital lifeline for our communities which is why Catskill Mountainkeeper has been monitoring a $1.4 billion... Letters to the Editor 23 Mar 2025 | 04:02
NYDOT to hold public meeting on Route 17/86 changes The New York State Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will be... News 09 Jan 2024 | 09:35
Photo illustration of highway traffic by Miguel Barrera via pexels.com. ‘Not so fast’ says environmental coalition regarding Route 17 conversion to Interstate 86 As the process of studying the potential environmental impacts of converting Route 17 into Interstate 86 by adding a third... Local News 09 Aug 2023 | 12:29
Route 17 corridor. Image courtesy of NYS DOT. ( Image courtesy of NYS DOT) Key step to Route 17 enhancement underway A study to determine the potential environmental impacts from the planned Route 17/Interstate 86 enhancement project is ongoing... Local News 26 Jul 2023 | 11:17
Source: NYS DOT Route 17: Mess in the median During March, N.Y.S. Environmental Conservation Officers in Orange and Sullivan counties teamed up with New York State Police... Local News 25 Apr 2023 | 12:37
Former board member Meg Vaught and Photographer Kimbery Breiland. Photos provided by Jonathan Clark/Tuxedo School District. One hundred and twenty years in the making The Tuxedo Union Free School District was formed in 1902 by joining the several smaller districts within the Town of Tuxedo.... Local News 31 Jan 2023 | 02:27
Just how dirty is your dirt? A big pile of orphaned dirt lies on the shoulder of Gate Schoolhouse Rd. in Goshen, one of a number of disowned dirt piles... Local News 20 Jun 2022 | 06:55
Developers Goshen Hospitality, LLC, are seeking permits to construct three four-story hotels, two restaurants, five two-story extended-stay cottages, a two-story office building and living quarters for a caretaker on 63.3 acres at 6 ½ Station Road and Cheekchunk Road in the Town of Goshen. Developers propose a complex aimed at housing and feeding visitors to Orange County’s booming tourist sector For months, Goshen residents and public officials debated – sometimes acrimoniously – the merits of the Legoland amusement... Evergreen 06 Oct 2021 | 04:38
Tuxedo. State police are investigating a fatal crash on Old State Route 17 On Thursday, July 28, at approximately 4 a.m. state police from the Monroe responded to Old State Route 17 in the town of... Police & Fire 30 Jul 2021 | 10:48
Installing flags on overpasses like Route 17 is one of the things Marty Currid, Kurt Haugh, Oscar Giusto and Jack Collins do to keep U.S. flag awareness and respect in the eyes of the community. ( PHOTO PROVIDED) American Legion foursome mark decade of flag education This Flag Day, four members of American Legion Post 488 are marking 10 years of championing a cause to educate the community... Local News 09 Jun 2021 | 11:33
Here are some of the landmarks and vistas that have long defined this iconic region that is Tuxedo. The 2021 Tuxedo Art and Music announces the 2021 Tuxedo Plein Air, June 16-20. This premier event is designed to discover and celebrate the beauty and spirit of Tuxedo’s historic town and parklands. Image provided by Tuxedo Arts and Music. Tuxedo. Tuxedo Arts and Music to host 2021 Plein Air event on June 16-20 The 2021 Tuxedo Art and Music announces the 2021 Tuxedo Plein Air, June 16-20. This premier event is designed to discover... Entertainment 01 Jun 2021 | 11:32
Kiryas Joel hopes to build a 1/3-mile roadway on recently acquired land to create a shortcut to Route 17 for its residents and to alleviate congestion on Village of Monroe streets. The stretch of the roadway that Kiryas Joel wants to build now would run from Route 208 – which has an exit off Route 17 - to Schunnemunk Road, a narrow twisting town road that leads to a bridge that crosses over Route 17 into Kiryas Joel. Short cut proposed to alleviate traffic congestion Kiryas Joel hopes to build a 1/3-mile roadway on recently acquired land to create a shortcut to Route 17 for its residents... Local News 31 Mar 2021 | 12:35
A portion of the Route 17 corridor in Orange County. Source: NYS DOT. Virtual. State DOT to hold March 18 workshop on new Route 17 planning and environmental traffic study The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is looking for public feedback on the development of its Route 17... Local News 09 Mar 2021 | 07:10
School budget results: Monroe-Woodbury