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Mayor: don’t speak with trustees without my approval

The Montgomery village board held an intense discussion at its Oct. 20 meeting about a directive that Mayor Mike Hembury sent to village staff on Oct. 13. Under the directive, department heads and …

Valley Central residents question $135-an-hour position

Questions about a proposed executive assistant to the superintendent position, concerns about employee retaliation and complaints over special-education services dominated public comment at the …

Maybrook sets Halloween curfew discusses Main Street property

The Maybrook Village Board discussed the completion of the village’s annual paving project, the status of a property at 114 Main St. and questions surrounding the release of a man arrested in a …

Corcoran, Lanzetta vie for Marlborough supervisor

Incumbent Scott Corcoran and former Supervisor Alphonso “Al” Lanzetta are competing for Marlborough town supervisor, with both candidates stressing economic growth, fiscal responsibility and …

Weiss, Plavchak meet again in race for Lloyd supervisor

Town of Lloyd voters will decide between Democratic Supervisor Stuart Weiss and his predecessor, Republican Dave Plavchak, in a rematch for supervisor. Weiss defeated Plavchak in 2025 and was sworn …
Newburgh could wait another 25 years for a final federal decision on how to clean up PFAS contamination at Stewart Air National Guard Base, a timeline that has raised concerns among community members …
The race for Town of Newburgh supervisor has become increasingly contentious ahead of November’s election, with a proposed candidate forum falling through and campaign signs being defaced amid …
On Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m., Town of Highlands residents will have the opportunity to comment on the town’s proposed 2027 budget. It’s an $8,963,480 spending plan, up $599,784 from the 2026 …
At the October 19 meeting of the Highland Falls Village Board Mayor Jim DiSalvo said that the municipality has been approached by a company which might be able to help the brown water problem in some …
You have just a few more days to visit the Storm King Decision art exhibit, located on the Sands Ring property in the center of Cornwall, before it comes down on November 1, Co-Creator Vivien Collens …
Local News

Last climb of the Zombie Millipede

Picture this: while walking in the woods, a fungal spore lands on your skin, perhaps in a crease at the crook of your elbow. This particularly infectious fungus invades your body’s systems before …

Briefs

South well pump in need of electrical repair

At last week’s Cornwall-on-Hudson Village Board meeting, Water Department Superintendent Daniel Nye reported the Water Department has been having electrical issues with the variable frequency drive …

New Windsor man sentenced in $3.4 million Medicaid fraud case

A New Windsor man was sentenced Tuesday to six to 18 years in state prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded New York’s Medicaid program of more than $3.4 million through fraudulent …

Town to host Flock presentation

The Town of Newburgh Police Department will host a Public Information Presentation on the Flock Camera System on Thursday, October 29 at 7 p.m. at the Town of Newburgh Town Hall, located at 1496 …

Charter review commission to hold first meeting

The City of Newburgh announces that the Charter Review Commission will hold its first meeting on Thursday, November 12, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in-person at the Activity …

Sports

Amelia Cummings leads Marlboro to 7th place finish

Marlboro’s Fiona Heavens swims the 200-yard freestyle during Saturday’s OCIAA Division I girls’ swimming championships at the Newburgh Free Academy Natatorium.

Marlboro’s Amelia Cummings finished third in the 200-yard individual medley, leading the Marlboro Dukes to a seventh-place finish at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division …

Huskies come up big in second half to beat O’Neill

Highland’s Christian Cristie manages to hold on to the ball in spite of the efforts of two O’Neill defenders in Saturday’s game.

Highland rallied from a halftime deficit and pulled away in the second half Saturday, defeating O’Neill 31-15 in the Huskies’ homecoming game. O’Neill took an early 3-0 lead after …

School News

Pine Bush swimmer capture 9th straight OCIAA title

Pine Bush’s Sophia Gallagher swims the 200-yard freestyle during Saturday’s OCIAA Division I girls’ swimming championships at the Newburgh Free Academy Natatorium.

Nine is fine. Lianna Williams had three first-place finishes, leading the Pine Bush Bushmen to their ninth straight Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I championship on …

Bushmen stun VC at Homecoming

The Pine Bush Bushmen came into the game fired up. It was Homecoming. A playoff spot was up for grabs, and the Valley Central Vikings came into town coached by Kyle Schneider, a former assistant …

Community

Our always vulnerable waterfront

A CSX freight train inched past my windows last week so slowly it barely made noise. Then another also creaked past just as slowly a while later. That is uncommon, and made me wonder what was …

A place for sportsmen

Comments on last week’s article requested information on a favorite place from my youth, Carpenter’s Gun Works, or Carpenter’s Gun Shop. Libby Werlau, the Plattekill Historian, has posted some …