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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 …

Manley, Krasner vie to succeed Piaquadio as Town of Newburgh Supervisor

Voters in the Town of Newburgh will choose a new supervisor in the Nov. 3 general election, with Republican Scott Manley facing Democrat Stephen Krasner for the position currently held by Gil …

‘Approve it as soon as you can’

Those were the words of one of the dozen or so community residents who attended a Town of Highlands Planning Board public hearing on the proposed mixed-use building to be located at 447,451,457 Main …

Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson finalizes new sign law

Following months of drafting, review, and discussion, the Board of Trustees was expected, on October 19, to approve a new local law, and replace the old one, regulating signs. The final review …

Building director defends ruling on concrete plant; Councilwoman seeks legal review

A proposed concrete batch plant at 3260 Route 9W has drawn controversy after the town’s building di-rector classified it as light industry, a use allowed in that zoning district, even though the …
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 …
A Town of Marlborough public hearing on the proposed 2027 budget turned contentious Tuesday when a resident who questioned Supervisor Scott Corcoran about spending and legal fees was removed from the …
Town of Highlands voters will have just one local position on the November 3 ballot – to elect a supervisor. When voters go to the polls, they will find just one choice, on the Democratic and …
Shouts erupted during Tuesday’s Town of Newburgh Town Board meeting as tensions over a proposed federal immigration detention facility boiled over, with residents demanding more action from …
The Cornwall Central School District Board of Education voted 6-3 on October 5 to join the rest of Orange County’s school districts in allowing stop-arm cameras to be installed on the school buses …
Local News

Town names new highway superintendent

Ryan Falk is the new Town of Highlands Highway Superintendent.

Ryan Falk, a 13+ year sanitation worker and motor equipment operator with the Town of Highlands Highway and Sanitation Departments, has been named to replace retiring Superintendent Greg Maher, …

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 …

Health commissioner urges flu, COVID vaccinations

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 …

Sports

Pine Bush storms past Kingston, 34-20

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 …

Marlboro rolls past Liberty, 41-0

Dylan McKenzie scores a touchdown for Marlboro and extends the lead to 27-0 over Liberty during the third quarter.

The Marlboro Dukes continued their winning ways Friday night, rolling past the Liberty Redhawks 41-0 for their third consecutive victory. Marlboro improved to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in Class B, while …

School News

NFA student filmmakers earn recognition at film festival

[From left to right] Geovani Angel, Rose Espinoza, Sydney Phillips, Anisa Abdul-Khabir and Guy Du Quesnay.

Four Newburgh Free Academy students produced three short films that were selected for a local film festival, with one earning third place in the competition. Sydney Phillips, a senior at NFA’s …

Two more wins for varsity boys’ soccer

Raider goalie Josh Vahsen at work on October 13.

The O’Neill Raiders varsity boys’ soccer team added another win to their season total on Friday, Oct. 16, beating Port Jervis 4-0 on Senior Night. A few days earlier, in a home game on …

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 …