Letters to the Editor
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Letters to the Editor
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Editorial
The Newburgh Board of Education, recognizing that there is a time and place inside the school for cellphone use, has sought to limit them. The district recently approved a deal with Yondr, Inc., …
The New York State Board of Elections recently issued a press release to warn residents that individuals have been going door-to-door impersonating County Board of Elections staff. The warnings …
Thanks to a key provision in the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare is now permitted to start negotiating for more affordable pharmaceutical drugs. While negotiations will conclude next year and …