Cannabis edibles becoming poison for kids The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as... Opinion 04 Jan 2023 | 02:41
Wreaths at the County’s Veterans Memorial Cemetery on December 17 Wreaths Across America brings 200 volunteers placing 3000 wreaths Orange County hosted a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday, December 17, at the County’s Veterans Memorial Cemetery.... Home 19 Dec 2022 | 07:02
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
Hudson Valley Honor Flight announces return of D.C. flights from Stewart and Westchester WALDEN, N.Y. (Feb. 23, 2022) — Hudson Valley Honor Flight (HVHF) will resume flights to Washington, D.C. this spring. Flights... Local News 16 Mar 2022 | 08:26
President Abraham Lincoln issued his Proclamation of Thanksgiving on Oct. 3, 1863. Photo source: The White House. Proclamation of Thanksgiving A Proclamation The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful... Columns 19 Nov 2021 | 04:05
The poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during battle following the publication of the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields.” The poem was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, M.D. while serving on the front lines. In 1924, the distribution of poppies became a national program of The American Legion. Photo illustration by Annie Spratt on Unsplash. The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak Nevertheless they are heard in the still houses: who has not heard them? They have a silence that speaks for them at night... Columns 09 Nov 2021 | 10:08
Pictured from left to right: Mike Griffin, executive director, County Executives of America, NYSAC Executive Director Stephen J. Acquario, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, Joseph F. Rice, an attorney with Motley Rice, and Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus met to discuss upcoming opioid settlements. Provided photo. ‘An opportunity to hold opioid distributors accountable for their unlawful actions’ Orange County will share in the proceeds of a landmark $1.1 billion suit designed to help abate the ongoing scourge of painkiller... Home 28 Jul 2021 | 09:46
Monroe-Woodbury High School student Lisa Conklin was awarded the Grand Prize in U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney’s the Congressional Art Competition for her charcoal drawing entitled “Boots.” The art will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., for the next year. Central Valley. M-WHS students earn national recognition for artwork Two Monroe-Woodbury High School artists were among the winners of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition, sponsored by U.S.... Local News 23 May 2021 | 02:28
The first Hudson Valley Honor Flight lawn sign was presented on Thursday, April 29, to Vietnam veteran Bill Taylor of Walden. Provided photos. Hudson Valley Honor Flight to present more than 700 lawn signs to local veterans While it patiently awaits approval to resume flights, Hudson Valley Honor Flight (HVHF) has kicked off an outreach campaign... Local News 05 May 2021 | 12:12
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
‘Printing inflammatory rhetoric helps no one’ I understand the need to present different sides of an issue but printing inflammatory rhetoric helps no one. There are people... Letters to the Editor 12 Feb 2021 | 02:41
The Democratic party must ‘return to its historical mission of representing the working people of this country’ During the forty years I have lived in this country, I have witnessed money being siphoned from the pockets of working people... Letters to the Editor 10 Jan 2021 | 01:13
Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt, is pictured on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the White House Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit in Washington, D.C. with Dr. Deborah Birx, Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, and General Gustave F. Perna, who serves as the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed charged with distributing the vaccine nationwide. Provided photo. Washington. Schmitt attend Operation Warp Speed COVID-19 vaccine summit at the White House Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt released the following statement after attending the Operation Warp Speed COVID-19 Vaccine Summit... Local News 08 Dec 2020 | 07:35
Woodbury Town Police Nov. 2 Isaiah K. Smith, 25, of New Haven, Conn., was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, and released on an... Police & Fire 16 Nov 2020 | 02:14
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial (also known as the Wall) in Washington, D.C. Photo by Caleb Fisher on Unsplash. Veterans Day. War memorials: A virtual conversation The public is invited to attend a virtual conversation about 19th through 21st century war memorials on Wednesday, Nov. 11,... Local News 03 Nov 2020 | 01:22
