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Steve Brescia and Ashley Dmitrieff

Brescia faces challenge from Dmitrieff

On November 3, the Town of Montgomery will hold an election for the supervisor seat, with the winning candidate serving a two-year term. This year’s candidates include Republican Steve Brescia, the …

Walden considers fire safety regulations

The Walden board of trustees kicked off the month with a productive meeting last Tuesday, October 6, discussing several different laws and regulations. In particular, the board looked into open …
Edwin Peter Benson Sr. at the 2016 St. Pat’s Ramble.

Montgomery celebrates life and times of Ed Benson

On October 12, residents in the Village of Montgomery held heavy hearts following the passing of Edwin Peter Benson Sr., a local legend who touched many lives through his deli on Clinton Street, his …

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Ronda Niski, a local resident and artist, standing next to her display of decoupage pieces in the Town of Wallkill’s municipal center.
On October 2, the Town of Wallkill unveiled a new display at its municipal center, boasting beautiful bowls and wood panels with intricate colors and patterns. These pieces were made by Ronda Niski, …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that kratom is not a lawfully marketed drug and should not be used for medical treatment, taken as a dietary supplement or added to conventional food.
The Village of Montgomery Board of Trustees held a public hearing Oct. 6 on a proposed local law that would ban the sale, distribution and possession of all kratom products in the village. Residents …
Resident Don Berger speaking at the town’s October 7 board meeting.
Residents used the public comment period at the Town of Montgomery Board’s Oct. 7 meeting to raise concerns about volunteer firefighters, police staffing, the cost of living in the town and the …
Chanda Bhan
Members of St. Andrew’s Church in Walden and St. Francis of Assisi Church in Montgomery welcomed Reverend Chanta Bhan as their new interim priest. Rev. Bhan took over for Canon Nicole Hanley, the …
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Wallkill Valley Times - October 22, 2026

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Mount Saint Mary College will host the annual St. Martin de Porres Lecture on Social Justice, “Walking Together Toward Freedom: Human Trafficking, Social Justice, and the Catholic Call to Human …
The Maybrook board of trustees kicked off the month with a brief productive meeting last Monday, October 5. During this session, the board passed a local law for false alarms, the mayor discussed …
Often referred to as the “American Hannibal”, a moniker achieved as a result of the expedition through the Maine woods in autumn 1775 that was part of a two-pronged attack on the Province of …

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Stories you may have missed
Blue Chip Farms, 807 Hoagerburgh Road in the hamlet of Wallkill.
Over the last five years, the owner of Blue Chip Farms in Wallkill has been working with the Shawangunk planning board to transform most of his acreage into a mixed-use development that he could sell …
Larry Wolinsky, a longtime council of Shanti Mandir, presenting plans for the ashram’s buildout for the Town of Montgomery planning board.
Representatives of Shanti Mandir appeared before the Town of Montgomery planning board last Monday, September 28 to propose a buildout for the organization’s ashram. Shanti Mandir submitted plans …
The Valley Central Board of Education’s Sept. 29 meeting featured a contentious debate over whether board member Barney Zifkin could serve as an unpaid assistant coach for the boys lacrosse team, …
The Wallkill Sewer Department, following the second pump failure on River Road, has been using backup pumps to bypass the pumping station.
On Sunday, September 27, a power outage occurred at a wastewater pumping station in the Hamlet of Wallkill, causing a sewer overflow on River Road. The Shawangunk town board passed a resolution …

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Sports
Pine Bush quarterback Ryan Curtin throws the football during a recent game.
The visiting Pine Bush Bushmen spoiled Kingston’s annual festivities Friday night, scoring 27 unanswered points in the first half before holding off the Tigers, 34-20, in a Section 9 Class AA …
Photo provided Ottis Anderson, a Super Bowl MVP for the New York Giants, donated his time for a shift at the Food bank of the Hudson Valley.
New York Football Giants two-time Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl XXV MVP Ottis Anderson joined more than a dozen members of Healey Ford and officials of the Giants organization to take part in a …
Photo provided Wallkill’s girls tennis team finished the season 8-2 and captured its third consecutive Mid-Hudson Athletic League championship.
Wallkill’s girls tennis team finished the season 8-2 and captured its third consecutive Mid-Hudson Athletic League championship. The Panthers’ 8-2 record was the program’s best in more …
Pine Bush’s Jace Robinson runs the football as teammate Jaden Christope blocks Newburgh’s C.J. Hines.
The Pine Bush Bushmen got off to a huge start. They outran their own penalties, marched 80 yards on 12 plays in a drive that chewed nearly 8 minutes off the game clock. Ruben Simpson carried the …

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Briefs

SUNY Orange fall enrollment up 6.3 percent

Fall 2026 enrollment at SUNY Orange grew 6.3 percent, aided by strong student retention, while part-time students make up the majority of the College’s 4,674 students (51.5 percent) for the first …

Pine Bush school board hears goals for elementary schools

District administrators outlined goals for improving the learning paths of elementary school students at the October 13 meeting of the Pine Bush school board. They introduced the following …

Maher applauds decision not to televise execution

Assemblyman Brian Maher, R-C-Walden, is applauding the Trump administration’s decision not to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted in the 2009 …

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Orange County Health Commissioner Dr. Cortland Lohff is urging residents to get their 2026-27 flu and COVID-19 vaccines before respiratory viruses begin spreading more widely. Nearly 27,000 New …
On October 19 at approximately 10:11 a.m., the Plattekill Fire Department and other agencies responded to a structure fire at 438 Plattekill Ardonia Road in Wallkill. The cause of the fire is …
A Maybrook man was arrested Oct. 4 following a reported domestic dispute in which police said a woman was struck with a dumbbell and choked. Village of Maybrook police responded about 9:45 a.m. …

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School News
Members of the American Legion Post 1308 and other veteran organizations, together with a few local students who completed Boy’s State this past summer.
Last June, the Pine Bush American Legion Post 1308 and its ladies auxiliary sponsored 11 students to attend the AL Boys State at SUNY Morrisville and the ALA Girls State at SUNY Brock Port. Fast …
The Wallkill Girls Tennis Team celebrated Senior Night with a win over Onteora.
Wallkill volleyball sweeps Marlboro Wallkill defeated visiting Marlboro in three sets, 25-16, 25-17 and 25-18, in Mid-Hudson Athletic League action. Bella Martinez led the Panthers with three kills, …
Wallkill’s Sury Arias plays the ball down the field as Poughkeepsie’s Dayanna Jimenez trails the play during Thursday’s MHAL Division I girls’ soccer game at Robinson Field in Wallkill.
The Wallkill Panthers have won eight straight games to start the season, but the gauntlet is coming. They weren’t quiet wins either. Apart from a two-goal win over the Saugerties Sawyers …

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Obituaries
Kathleen Frances Gibbons peacefully cast aside this mortal coil, surrounded by her children and good music, on Sunday, October 18 th 2026. Planet Earth had revolved 67 times with her on it, dancing …
Dennis John Hulihan, of Montgomery, New York, passed away on October 17th, leaving behind a loving family whose lives were made better by his love, devotion, and loyalty. A beloved husband, father, …
Anita L. Dieckmann, of Wallkill, NY entered into rest Wednesday, October 14, 2026. She was 90.  Daughter of the late Theodore and Anita (Flick) Sydlo, she was born September 16, 1936 in …

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