Brendan Mullally and his dog, Ozzie, in the fall of 2022. When you get a phone call saying your son is lying dead on the side of the road My wife’s cell phone rang shortly before noon on Nov. 2, 2022 – the Day of the Dead, according to my iPad calendar. It was... Local News 12 Mar 2024 | 12:00
Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus presents a Meritorious Service Award to Wayne Chan from the Monroe Volunteer Ambulance Corps back in November 2019. Chan will receive the 2023 NAEMT/Demers-Braun-Crestline-Medix EMT of the Year Award at the EMS World Expo on Sept. 20 in New Orleans. File photo. ‘I haven’t done anything any other EMT wouldn’t do’ The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians will present the 2023 NAEMT/Demers-Braun-Crestline-Medix EMT of... Local News 22 Aug 2023 | 07:35
A view of the Tappan Zee Bridge on the far right and construction of what would become the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge during its construction. Incidentally, the original Tappan Zee Bridge was renamed the Malcom Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge in 1994 in honor of the former governor. Photo source: mariomcuomobridge.ny.gov. Skoufis introduces bill to reclaim Tappan Zee Bridge name State Sen. James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) is now the prime sponsor of a bill (S.4558) that would return the Tappan Zee name... Local News 21 Feb 2023 | 09:49
Volunteer treasurer pleads guilty to stealing $421,000 from Lakeside Fire and Rescue Co. A former volunteer treasurer for the Lakeside Fire and Rescue Company in Monroe has pleaded guilty to stealing $421,000 from... Local News 07 Feb 2023 | 08:48
The Rev. Jack Arlotta. File photo. ‘Would you please pray for me?’ The Rev. Jack Arlotta has taken a leave of absence as pastor of the Church of St. Stephen after he said he had been “a victim... Local News 24 Jan 2023 | 11:04
The good folks at I LOVE NY say vibrant peak foliage will be arriving at its final destinations in the Hudson Valley this weekend, according to reports compiled by volunteer field observers for Empire State Development’s I LOVE NY program. I LOVE NY defines “peak” as the best overall appearance the foliage will have during the season, considering color transition, brilliance and leaf droppage. Foliage change has been uneven this season and travelers may find that some areas classified as peak and near-peak contain an abundance of green leaves. Photo by Bob Quinn. Peak foliage. Final appearances this weekend Local News 17 Nov 2021 | 10:55
On the set of Hallmark’s latest Christmas movie, “One December Night,” being filmed in the Village of Goshen, the questions become: How does a dad explain to his daughter about Christmas in late September, what with the tree, presents and ornaments at the Soldiers and Sailors of Orange County Monument at the corner of Main and South Church streets in the middle of Goshen and with the temperatures in 70 degrees Fahrenheit? And how do you answer so early in the season: “Where is Santa?” Photos by Bob Quinn. Christmas comes early to Goshen I have to admit that Friday, Sept. 24, was the highlight of my more than 40 years residing in Goshen. I was asked to be an... Local News 29 Sep 2021 | 10:42
Empty Sky is the official New Jersey September 11 memorial to the state's victims of the September 11 attacks on the United States. It is located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City at the mouth of Hudson River across from the World Trade Center site. 2017 photo by Robert G. Breese. A day in September The Photo News asked an array of people for their thoughts on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack on... Local News 03 Sep 2021 | 03:11
Orange County’s population soars Orange County gained 28,497 people, or 7.6 percent, between 2010 and 2020, according to the initial release of data from... Local News 18 Aug 2021 | 10:33
Pictured from left to right are: Jennifer Dellova (parent and president of Washingtonville School Board), Nicole Hewson (parent and Middletown board member), Colleen Doyle (concerned citizen), Kevin Gomez (attorney/parent/Middletown school board member), Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt, Joe Minuta (Orange County legislator), son of Ciara, Ann Marie Aviles and parent Ciara Irrazary of Cornwall. Photo provided by the office of Assemblyman Colin Schmitt. Critical Race Theory ‘rewrites history ... and provides false narrative on our most impressionable youth’ Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt, a Republican from New Windsor who represents the towns of Wawayanda, Goshen, Hamptonburgh,... Local News 03 Aug 2021 | 10:40
At 4:30 a.m. last Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt climbed the steps of one of two buses in Monroe Park-and-Ride to say a few words to the people on board who were getting ready for the five-hour ride to Washington, D.C., where people from across the country were gathering to protest the Congressional certification of Joseph R. Biden as the next president of the United States of America. Photo provided by the Orange County Democratic Committee. A long day in the life of America At 4:30 a.m. last Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt climbed the steps of one of two buses in the Monroe... Local News 12 Jan 2021 | 10:09
To learn more about the Monroe and Woodbury Relief Market, visit www.facebook.com/groups/517066842511381/?ref=share. The ‘new normal’ for shop local Monroe and Woodbury Relief Market is a Facebook-based group that has offered some financial relief to small businesses in... Local News 13 Oct 2020 | 04:48
Monroe-Woodbury High School was closed Wednesday, Oct. 14, with classes being conducted remotely for the remainder of the week after a high school student tested positive for COVID-19. Positive COVID-19 case closes Monroe-Woodbury High School Monroe-Woodbury High School was closed Wednesday, Oct. 14, with classes being conducted remotely for the remainder of the... Local News 13 Oct 2020 | 03:51
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he spoke to the leaders of the Orthodox community Wednesday morning and that a second discussion would take place later in the day with the state health commissioner to address COVID-19 clusters in communities downstate, including those in Monroe. Photo by Adam Nieścioruk on Unsplash. State to deploy rapid result testing machines to areas with upticks in COVID cases New York State will deploy 200 rapid testing machines to the sites of several upticks in specific counties and zip codes... Local News 30 Sep 2020 | 11:56
Members of the Monroe-Woodbury High School Class of 2021 held an impromptu celebration of their Senior Day on the first day of school on the high school campus without observing social distancing or wearing protective masks. Consequences in this year of COVID-19 Although the Monroe-Woodbury School District opened the school year entirely remotely, a group of about 75 seniors gathered... Local News 10 Sep 2020 | 11:29
