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The town is seeking inclusion for federal funding for land conservation and park improvements, including potential work at Little Falls Park.

New Windsor seeks inclusion in Highlands

New Windsor is seeking inclusion for federal funding for land conservation and park improvements, including potential work at Little Falls Park, through a program that supports the preservation of …

Kratom ban sought for Montgomery

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 …

Cornwall Town Board works on $18.3 million tentative budget

Cornwall Supervisor Josh Wojehowski’s tentative budget for the 2027 fiscal year is $18.37 million – that’s up 6.4 percent from 2026. That figure, however, was the ‘first look’ at the …

Yard sale & bulk pick-up set in village

The annual village-wide yard sale will take place in Cornwall-on-Hudson on Saturday, Oct. 17. That will be followed by the municipality’s annual bulk clean up on Monday, Oct. 19. On Saturday, …

Incumbent Town Clerk faces challenge in Town of Newburgh

One of the races to be decided in the November 3 general election is for Newburgh Town Clerk, where incumbent Lisa Vance-Ayers is being challenged by Jennifer Knox. Republican Vance-Ayers is …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Just in time for the Hudson Valley’s spectacular fall foliage season, the new Highland Falls Preserve is ready for visitors to explore its rocky bluffs, mossy forests, and Hudson River views. …
Overall, Town of Highlands Police Chief Joseph Burns has asked the Town Board for $20,000 less than he asked for in his budget request a year ago. But he has also made the case to the board on …
Local News

Around the Valley: Town of Newburgh

Cronomer Valley fire department plans chili cook-off The Cronomer Valley Fire Department will hold a chili cook-off fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 17, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the fire station, 296 N. …

Briefs

Maybrook man charged after domestic dispute

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. …

Heroes, Cowboys, & Companions will host Healing Paws this Saturday

Heroes, Cowboys, & Companions, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Orange and Ulster counties’ heroes, will host “Healing Paws” on Saturday, October 18 between 11 a.m. and 2 …

Wallkill schools to conduct evacuation drill

The Wallkill Central School District will conduct its annual Evacuation and Early Dismissal Plan test Thursday, Nov. 5. The drill, required by law, will be conducted as part of an Ulster …

Chamber to host Congressional District 18 forum

The Orange County Chamber of Commerce will host a forum Oct. 22 featuring the two candidates running for the U.S. House seat in Congressional District 18. Democratic incumbent Pat Ryan and …

Sports

de Alba scores twice to hand Newburgh its first loss, 2-0

Newburgh Free Academy’s Griffin Robinson (13) takes the ball down the field with Monroe-Woodbury’s Josue Hernandez (17) following closely during the Crusaders’ 2-0 win on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Francisco Cordova de Alba scored both goals Wednesday as Monroe-Woodbury beat Newburgh Free Academy 2-0 in a physical varsity boys soccer match, handing the Goldbacks their first loss of the season. …

Super Bowl MVP supports Food Bank

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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 …

School News

Wallkill girls tennis captures third straight MHAL title

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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 …

Dragons sweep Pine Bush in volleyball

Cornwall’s Kayleigh Wolfe sends the ball over the net during a non-league volleyball game on Oct. 6 at Pine Bush High School.

The Pine Bush Bushmen and the Cornwall Dragons entered the game with identical records. Both teams had two losses each, both to the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders and the Valley Central Vikings. …

Community

The Fieldstone Lodge on North Plank Road

I was asked not too long ago to provide a bit of history about the Fieldstone Lodge. Many of you probably know it today as the Iron Chef, or maybe even remember it as the Old Eagle Inn. For this …

Providing for the poor

In the act that created the Precinct of Newburgh before the Revolutionary War, there was a provision for care of the poor by a “Poor Master” who would dispense alms. The precinct’s budget in …