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Editorials
Those of us who struggled to pay our utility bills this year should be forewarned: this winter could be much worse. The federal government expects the price of electricity will continue to rise …
A recent decision by the Orange County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) to award $32 million in tax breaks to a Goshen-based wine manufacturing facility has prompted a bipartisan outcry in the …
One sure sign of emergence from the pandemic is that consumer spending is on the increase. We are spending more of our hard-earned dollars, not just on fun things, like travel and entertainment - …

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Letters to the Editor
A little more than three years ago, a new young 32 year old priest was assigned to Holy Name of Mary-Assumption parish in Maybrook and Montgomery. Fr. Reiman was welcomed warmly. The people were …
I just recently read where Trump was quoted as publicly stating he will, if President in 2024, pardon the January 6 rioters who are convicted and sentenced for crimes against our government. He wants …
Three weeping cherry trees were recently planted on the front lawn of a group home for individuals with developmental disabilities in the Town of Hamptonburgh. Each tree is to honor the life of a …
Assemblyman Colin Schmitt and I work together frequently to help constituents solve problems. He is a strong and engaged partner who we need as our next Congressman. I am proud to stand with him as …
In 1961, I was ten years old. Baseball, like religion, you gotta get em early if you want to keep them. I was solidly a Yankee fan, by then, even though my father was, inexplicably, a Cardinal fan. I …
The sheriff’s position, like judges, should be apolitical because they are supposed to serve every resident equally and fairly. After meeting Bernie Rivers at a fair, I have to say he is a …
I put the end-of-the-day produce in the cooler in the cellar and drove up to the front of the house. I grabbed a pot of chopped San Marzano tomatoes out of the back of the pickup and took them into …
I am writing in support of the nomination of March Gallagher as Democratic candidate for Ulster County Executive. For the fourteen years that we have been acquainted, I have always known March to be …
A big thank you to the Village of Montgomery leaders, police and public works department employees for our most recent Montgomery Day festivities. Every year things seem to run more smoothly. The …

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