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Incumbent Highlands Supervisor Bob Livsey (Democrat) received, as of 11 p.m. according to the Orange County Board of Elections website, 966 votes to 158 write-in votes (Pete Kinney staged a write-in …
The Orange County Board of Elections posted the results for the Town of Montgomery’s 2026 supervisor election on Tuesday, November 3 at 10:30 p.m. Between candidates Ashley Dmitrieff and Steve …
Democrats scored major victories across the Hudson Valley on Tuesday, with incumbent U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan winning a decisive reelection victory, state Sen. James Skoufis and Assemblyman Christopher …
Democrat Stephen Krasner held a razor-thin lead over Republican Scott Manley in Tuesday’s election for Town of Newburgh supervisor as of midnight, according to unofficial results.  …
As of 11 p.m., the Orange County Board of Elections was reporting that incumbent Supervisor Josh Wojehowski (Democrat) was leading challenger Helen Bunt (Republican) 2918-2880 in the election. The …
The Town of Newburgh Police Department is considering additional safeguards and access limits for its Flock Safety license plate reader camera system as residents continue to question who can search …
Newburgh is taking steps to improve its backup drinking water system as it prepares for future Catskill Aqueduct shutdowns that could leave the city relying on Brown’s Pond for weeks at a time. …
The Town Board unanimously approved two resolutions last week, accepting land for public parking in the hamlet of Marlboro and transferring $300,000 for highway equipment. Land for parking The …
Residents told the Lloyd Town Board that appeals challenging a proposed concrete batch plant have stalled before the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals. The town board itself voted last month to join …
Local News

Budget public hearing is on November 5

The Cornwall Town Board will hold its required public hearing on the preliminary 2027 budget at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Town Hall. The total appropriations in the preliminary spending …

Briefs

Veterans Day breakfast planned in Highland

The Lloyd Rod and Gun Club will host a free Veterans Day breakfast for U.S. veterans and one guest on Wednesday, Nov. 11. An opening ceremony featuring a Girl Scout color guard will begin at …

Lloyd schedules free community shredding event

The Town of Lloyd will hold a free community shredding event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Town Hall parking lot behind 12 Church St. Residents may bring paper, file folders, …

Tales on the Trail coming Nov. 7

The Hudson Valley Rail Trail will present “Tales on the Trail” from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Hudson Valley Rail Trail Pavilion, 101 New Paltz Road, Highland. Professional …

SUNY New Paltz Council will meet on Nov. 5

The SUNY New Paltz Council will hold its next meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Haggerty Administration Building 903 on campus. Reports will be given by President Darrell P. …

Sports

Amelia Cummings leads Marlboro to 7th place finish

Marlboro’s Fiona Heavens swims the 200-yard freestyle during Saturday’s OCIAA Division I girls’ swimming championships at the Newburgh Free Academy Natatorium.

Marlboro’s Amelia Cummings finished third in the 200-yard individual medley, leading the Marlboro Dukes to a seventh-place finish at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division …

Huskies come up big in second half to beat O’Neill

Highland’s Christian Cristie manages to hold on to the ball in spite of the efforts of two O’Neill defenders in Saturday’s game.

Highland rallied from a halftime deficit and pulled away in the second half Saturday, defeating O’Neill 31-15 in the Huskies’ homecoming game. O’Neill took an early 3-0 lead after …

School News

Kindergarten students at Highland Elementary School perform in ‘Wild Rumpus’

Things got a little wild at Highland Elementary School during this year’s Kindergarten Wild Rumpus! On October 28 and 29, the school’s youngest Huskies brought the beloved children’s book Where …

From drones to police dogs, New Windsor students learn about safety

Students at New Windsor Elementary School were captivated by a police drone flying overhead Friday, Oct. 30, as officers demonstrated how the technology helps them search for missing people and …

Community

Newburgh photographers produced more than photos

Newburgh has always been an innovative city but I continue to marvel at its long-standing creativity. Just two years after Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone, a local photographer, …

Carpenter’s Gun Works

Last fall, a great guy (Thanks, Kevin!) came over to check out a parcel of land belonging to the Fostertown Cemetery with his metal detection equipment. We covered most of the parcel finding some …