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International fest returns for 35th year

The 35th annual City of Newburgh International Festival during the Labor Day weekend capped off the summer season as children began making their way to school the first week of September. Families …

Samantha Bacchi with the new community fridge at the Highland Public Library.

Highland starts community fridge

Recently the Highland Public Library started a Community Fridge and Cupboard program; an idea spearheaded by Library employee Samantha Bacchi. In the library lobby there is a refrigerator for produce …
Illuminated snowflakes similar to this one will be coming this winter to a utility pole near you.

Watch for snowflakes on Cornwall’s Main Street

The Town Board has approved the spending of $6753 from the Town of Cornwall’s Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) budget for the purchase of 17 snowflake lights for Main St. They …

Town Board reverses cemetery decision

Highland Union Cemetery in Highland Falls will soon have its post-and-rail fence (along Old State Rd. in Highland Falls) repaired after, on August 26, the Town Board reversed its August 12 decision …

Food Bank developers address traffic and water

Developers of the Food Bank of Hudson Valley, a distribution center being built on 574 Route 416, returned to the Village of Montgomery’s planning board last Wednesday, August 28 to update the …

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Cornwall’s new EV charging stations, located in front of Town Hall.
The Cornwall Town Board unanimously adopted the New York State Climate Smart Communities pledge at its meeting on August 20. That helps set the town up to receive more grants from the state to …
Plum Point Park in New Windsor is closed while officials access possible structural damage to the bridge on the property.
A significant brush fire erupted late Saturday night near the entrance to Plum Point Park in the Town of New Windsor, leading to the temporary closure of a bridge and the park itself. The fire, which …
Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler is one of the honorees at the anniversary event.
On Saturday, Sept. 14, ten years of service to the Highland Falls and Fort Montgomery community will be celebrated when The Center of Highland Falls hosts an Anniversary Gala. The Center, …
By a near-unanimous vote, the Marlborough Town Board approved its revised ridgeline rules at its Monday, August 26 meeting. The lone abstention came from Councilman Dave Zambito, who owns property …

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Montgomery begins evaluation for NY Forward projects

The Village of Montgomery’s Local Planning Committee received over a dozen project submissions from sponsors for its New York Forward plan in July, giving the group plenty of ideas to consider …

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School News

Caught on Camera

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus and the Department of Emergency Management unveiled alarming new data showing motorists failing to stop for school buses as they pick up and drop off students on …

Valley Central community mourns loss of one of its own

Sharon Delmonico, right, is shown with her daughter, Mackenzie Delmonico, and her husband, Kevin Delmonico, on Oct. 17, 2022, during Senior Night. Sharon Delmonico, Valley Central’s athletic trainer since 2015, died on Aug. 23, after a battle with Stage IV breast cancer.

The Valley Central community entered the school year having lost one of its own. Valley Central School District Superintendent Evette Avila announced on Aug. 24 that Sharon Delmonico, the …

Pine Bush hopes to retain Section 9 stranglehold

Wallkill’s Ava O’Flaherty sends the ball over the net during a Section 9 Class A championship volleyball match on Nov. 3, 2023, at Wallkill High School.

The Pine Bush Bushmen have long had a stranglehold on the Section 9 championship in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s largest class. The Bushmen claimed their …

Elle Gerbes wants company at state meet

Newburgh’s Elle Gerbes, left, stands on the podium after winning the 50-yard freestyle at the Section 9 girls’ swimming championships on Nov. 4, 2023, at Valley Central High School.

Newburgh Free Academy has a long swimming tradition, and Elle Gerbes is getting lonely as the only Goldback swimmer at the New York state championship meet. She’s gone each of the last two …

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Newburgh’s McKayla Rafferty hits the ball over the net as teammates Megan Evans and Sofia Mucci look on during an OCIAA Division I volleyball match on Oct. 6, 2023, at Newburgh Free Academy’s Main Campus.
It’s been a struggle for the Newburgh Free Academy volleyball team. But things have been slowly improving over the past several seasons, as the Goldbacks are coming off a season that saw …
Newburgh’s Cora Kerin plays the ball during a girls’ tennis match last season.
Viviene Bucci, as an eighth grader, was the Newburgh Free Academy girls’ tennis team’s top finisher last year, as she reached the quarterfinals of last year’s Section 9 tournament. …
Montgomery

General Montgomery Day is fast approaching

School is in session, please remember while traveling to give extra time for bus traffic. They contain a very precious cargo, our kids.  General Montgomery Day is fast approaching on …

Satkowski named Montgomery Grand Marshal

Paul Satkowski

The General Montgomery Day Committee has selected Paul Satkowski as the 2024 Grand Marshal. He will lead Saturday’s Parade. Satkowski was born on May 22, 1969 to Bernie Satkowski and …

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Around the Valley

Plattekill Library presents A Puppet Palooza The Plattekill Public Library will host “Waffle & Friends: A Puppet Palooza” on Thursday, August 15, at 6 p.m. The puppet variety show …

Flooding of Moodna Creek Watershed to be studied

With an eye towards ensuring Hudson Valley communities not only build back following severe storms, but build back better, Senator James Skoufis has secured a Resilient NY Watershed study through the …