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No respect for taxpayers
With many of Orange County’s government and business leaders gathered today for the annual economic development summit, there is certainly some good news to spotlight: magnets like Legoland … more
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Addressing underlying causes of recent weather disasters
Your coverage of last week’s storm (“Central Hudson crews work to restore service after damaging storms” September 8) revealed our area’s extensive network of mutual support. … more
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Where did the time go?
Sixty years. Where did the time go?  In June, 1963, I graduated from Valley Central High School along with a hundred or more of my closest friends.  This past weekend, Labor Day weekend, I … more
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Supporting the Birds and Bees Protection Act
The NYS legislature has taken an important move to ban a dangerous pesticide that has been causing bee colony collapse by proposing the Birds and Bees Protection Act (S1856A). Neonicotinoids, called … more
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AG wants to educate illegal aliens at our expense
It is outrageous that the New York State Attorney General Letitia James (who is supposed to uphold the law) demands that taxpayers finance the education of illegal aliens who have broken our laws and … more
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Dinosaur park Montgomery
The town board in Montgomery has decided, in closed session, that it is ok to build an amusement park on 17k without letting the taxpayers have a voice in the matter. This park will attract … more
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Memories of Maybrook
A recent article by Richard Phelps about memories of Maybrook has caused me to reflect about my own such memories. Like others, I was born in Maybrook, not in a hospital. Maybrook was a railroad … more
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Parking permits needed
People who own property, operate a business and/or reside on metered streets need a parking permit to access their building, business or residence.  This is common sense.  You can be … more
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I was there
Sixty years ago, on August 28, 1963, I was in the crowd to hear Martin Luther King, Jr., say that he wished his children - and all people - be judged by the quality of their character, not on the … more
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Trump a dictator?
Don’t you just love these nonsense letters about Trump being a dictator if he is elected? Let’s see, what would a dictator do if one was elected? How about arresting his political … more
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Reject homeless housing built for the money

There has been a lot of drama over a 50 unit homeless housing project proposed on Johnston Street in the City of Newburgh. It is being “sold” as affordable housing for Newburgh’s … more
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Memories of Maybrook
Maybrook is a small village, once an unexpected center of northeastern transportation, seeming now more like the end of the road than the start of it. Long before Eisenhower’s interstate … more
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Dangerous Toys
As I drove from Newburgh to Walden along Route 52 just after dark on Thursday, August 3, 2023, it was my great misfortune to come up behind two darkly clad young men riding gasoline powered bikes … more
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GOP willing to follow perilous path
I read some most disturbing news from the NY Times provided by the paper’s sources. If Trump is elected President in 2024, he said he would expand Presidential power by seizing authority on all … more
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War crimes
Donald Trump has been hit with yet another indictment, sharply dividing Americans as to whether he is being held accountable for criminal behavior or whether he is the victim of a political witch … more
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21st Annual Gardiner 5K Classic
The weather was picture perfect on July 20 for the Gardiner 5K Classic. Everyone had a wonderful time. We had water stops along the way and our neighbors took out their hoses and cooled down the … more
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Newburgh replaced parking meters
Recently the City of Newburgh replaced its parking meters with a device that allows you to pay for the parking space either by cash or by credit or debit card. You get a printed receipt. I have … more
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This won’t be the last 'Year of the Great Flood’
This year’s weather has been wreaking havoc (“The Year of the Great Flood,” editorial, July 19). Your editorial is correct to call for more Federal aid to make repairs and … more
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Newburgh needs housing for homeless and low-income people
The City of Newburgh is facing a housing crisis the likes of which haven’t been seen before. Hundreds of families and single people have faced eviction in Newburgh since the start of 2023. … more
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No one deserves to be homeless
The Newburgh Ministry, which has been serving the homeless people in Newburgh for 40 years, is in the process of developing an affordable housing solution next to one of our current shelters, in what … more
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