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GNSO opens season with ‘A Delightful Diversion’

The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra (GNSO) opens its 2023/24 season on Saturday, October 7 at 7:30 pm at Aquinas Hall on the Mount Saint Mary College campus in Newburgh. Maestro Russell Ger says …

Mount names interim president

Father Gregoire Fluet, Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry for Mount Saint Mary College, has been named interim president of the college. The appointment followed the stepping down of President …

City awards grants to small businesses

The Newburgh City Council last week announced that 20 local small businesses will receive direct cash grants of up to $10,000 through its Small Business Grant Assistance Program. The twenty …

NAACP to honor 3 community pillars

Roxie Royal, Sadie Tallie and Lillie Howard will be honored on Saturday, September 30 by the Newburgh Highland Falls NAACP Chapter at their Freedom Fund Banquet. The celebration of these three …
A reported bomb threat forced evactuation of the Orange County-owned office building at 141 Broadway on Thursday. Police K-9s searched the building, which houses the Orange County District …
Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus released his proposed $923,069,885 County budget for 2024 on Tuesday, September 26 th  at the Orange County Association of Towns, Villages and Cities …
Other News
Plans for the future of New Windsor recreation returned before the New Windsor Town Board on Monday, October 2 with the emphasis on having a new indoor gym facility as a priority. The proposed …
The property identified as 111 Cedar Avenue was a two-story property that was subject to a rapid structural fire that killed the occupant of the home. The Town of New Windsor Board will move forward …
In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the City of Newburgh’s non-emergency departments will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2023. There will be no sanitation collection on Monday, …
The City of Newburgh is seeking volunteers to serve on the Police Community Relations and Review Board (PCRRB) to fill seven expiring member positions. Interested individuals must apply by October …
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The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, a distribution location of the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, announces the launch of its capital campaign to construct a new 40,000 square foot …
Electric transmission developer New York Transco has announced the successful energization of the Rock Tavern to Sugar Loaf (RTS) electric transmission project in Orange County – six-months …
A former dry cleaner at the entrance to Colden Park could soon be serving up Jamaican cuisine. The Town of Newburgh Planning Board did not come to a determination to hold a public hearing for …
The Town of Newburgh Planning Board voted to set a public hearing for October 19 for the Matrix I-84 Warehouse project located along Route 17K. The planning board also approved Part II of the …
Briefs
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, September 21, 2023, Robert Jemerson, 19, of Newburgh, was sentenced by Judge Craig Stephen Brown in the Orange County …
On September 9, a man claimed to have a gun and robbed the Walden Savings Bank located on Route 9W in the Town of Newburgh, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Town of Newburgh Police …
The Newburgh City Council held and closed their second public hearing on Monday, September 25 for the Fiscal Year 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan (AAP). This was the …
Newburgh City Council approved re-appointing Erica Forneret, Stefanie Singer and Penelope Taylor to the City of Newburgh Arts and Cultural Commission. The reappointments were unanimously supported by …