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Four-alarm fire leaves 33 people homeless
A fire in a three-story Newburgh building that spread to neighboring structures, left 33 people homeless Sunday evening At 9:28 PM on Easter Sunday   the City of Newburgh Fire Department … more
Newburgh Illuminated is canceled again
The Newburgh Illuminated Festival, an annual community staple of the City of Newburgh, will not happen again this coming summer. The festival was last held in 2022 and was canceled in 2023. The … more
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Firefighters responded to 54 Walnut Street in Walden on Sunday morning.
Easter fire destroys Walden home
A two-alarm fire, shortly before dawn on Easter Sunday, left one Walden family homeless On March 31, Walden Fire Department was dispatched at 6:11 a.m. to a reported structure fire at 54 Walnut … more
The district authorized the release of this picture of the Highland Fire Department responding to a fire at the Middle School in the early morning hours of March 20, 2024.
Remote learning continues
  Last week the Highland School Board and Administration held a special meeting to discuss additional details and the abatement procedures needed at the Middle School as a result of a … more
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Montgomery Planning Board approves Milk Factory renovations
The Borden Condensed Milk Factory on Route 208, after years of deterioration, will finally breathe new life as a boutique hotel after the Town of Montgomery Planning Board approved City … more
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Marlborough Board floats revised Ridgeline rules
After its revisions to the Town of Marlborough’s ridgeline-protection rules elicited strong disagreement among the public, the Marlborough Town Board floated an alternative proposal that would … more
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NW’s Parks & Rec director is moving on
After 18 years of service and leadership, New Windsor Director of Parks and Recreation Matt Veronesi will begin a new chapter in the Town of Clarkstown as their newest superintendent of parks and … more
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Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger participated in a Cornell Cooperative reading program at the Highland Elementary School.
Readings focus awareness on agriculture
Recently, officials from Ulster County and the Town of Lloyd volunteered their time to read the book “I Love Strawberries” by Shannon Anderson to Highland Elementary School students as … more
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Tara Parlman
Meet Tara Parlman, Shawangunk Justice
The Shawangunk board, during its March 7 meeting, introduced the town’s newest justice to the residents: Tara Parlman, a resident with years of legal experience who took over the … more
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The pavilion at Popp’s Park is flooded every winter for the annual curling tournament, but recent mild winters have produced more slush than ice. The solution would be a portable unit to freeze the surface water.
Wallkill Lions seek a solution for an icy problem
Members of the Wallkill Lions Club approached the Shawangunk board recently with a proposal of frosty proportions: a refrigeration system for the pavilion at Popp Park, ensuring a stable ice rink for … more
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Marlborough suggests changes on proposed Willow Tree Lane Subdivision
Meeting on Monday, April 1, the Marlborough Planning Board approved an application by Peter and Frances Fremgen for a lot-line resolution on their property on Clark’s Lane in Milton. The … more
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Amy Coopersmith (l.) with Shirley Sutphin, CEO of Let’s Talk.
Montgomery’s Amy Coopersmith honored at women’s history ceremony
Amy Coopersmith, a Town of Montgomery resident and occupational therapist, was honored last Saturday, March 30 during the 2024 Let’s Talk Women’s History Month Ceremony, hosted at … more
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Jean-Ann McGrane
Gardiner mourns longtime community leader
The Town of Gardiner mourns Jean-Ann McGrane, a community leader with a passion for preserving land and open space. She died on March 16 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 73. … more
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Even while walking with his cross, Jesus is struck and beaten by the soldiers.
St. Patrick’s commemorates the passion and death of Jesus Christ
Heading towards Easter Sunday, City of Newburgh residents and parishioners of St. Patrick’s Church performed a live procession of the Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 29. The procession … more
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The Newburgh Art of Charles Keller, including this depiction of the Newburgh Ferry Terminal, are on display in the Stone Floor Gallery.
Crawford House, Historical Society set to open 2024 season
The Crawford House, nestled at 189 Montgomery Street, is set to kick off its 2024 season with an open house extravaganza on Sunday, April 7, from 1 - 4 p.m. One of the highlights of the day will … more
United Airlines flight diverted to Stewart
A United Airlines flight headed to Newark International Airport in New Jersey was diverted to New York Stewart International Airport due to high winds. United Airlines Flight 85 originated in … more
Jesus Bravo
DA announces indictment in Newburgh gang violence
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, March 28, 2024, Jesus Bravo, age 25, of Newburgh, was arraigned on a superseding indictment in the Orange County Court … more
Convicted drug trafficker gets 16 years to life sentence
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday, March 29, 2024, Antonio Perez-Molina, 42, of Otisville, was sentenced in Orange County Court sixteen (16) years to life in … more
The Highland Middle School will be closed for up to 12 weeks due to renovations prompted by a kitchen fire on March 20. The Highland School District is currently on spring break.
Remote learning returns
Highland Middle School students in the midst of an extended spring break learned Monday that they will be away from the classroom even longer than anticipated because of a fire last week in the … more
Trustee Randi Picarello (l.) and Mayor-elect Mike Hembury listen as Stacey Hillman appears before the village board last week. Hillman complained that, of all the elected village officials, only Picarello has a Facebook page. “I don’t think it’s right,” she said.
After a heated campaign, Hembury wins Montgomery’s mayoral election
A tense campaign that spilled onto the social media pages and into the village hall meeting room has ended with Trustee Mike Hembury winning the mayoral election in the Village of Montgomery. … more
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