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Properties at 76-80 West Main Street (left) and 60 Main Street (right) have been declared unsafe.

Walden board cracks down on hazardous buildings

The Village of Walden board held two lengthy hearings last Tuesday, October 1 addressing two unsafe and dilapidated properties on Main Street. The mayor and trustees spoke with the respective …

Montgomery Village Board considers ban on public sleeping

During the Village of Montgomery’s October 1 meeting, Mayor Mike Hembury proposed a new local law: to prohibit unlawful sleeping in public spaces, such as the Veterans Memorial Park or on the …
Brian Maher holding up a giant $75,000 check with several Shawangunk officials.

Shawangunk receives $75,000 for boat launch and ice rink

Assemblyman Brian Maher made a guest appearance at the town of Shawangunk’s October 3 meeting, surprising residents and officials with a special present: a $75,000 check toward capital …

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Deborah DeJesus (left) with her mother Ange Cole (right)
The Kaplan Hospice Family Residence in Newburgh celebrated a special birthday on September 21: Ange Cole, a former Suffolk County resident who recently moved to Orange County and turned 100 years …
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Orange County Sheriff Paul Arteta and Chief William Herlihy announced the arrest of three individuals for the sale of crack cocaine in the Village of Walden following a multi-agency investigation. …
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced Tuesday that Jesse Boniface, 52, of Middletown, was convicted on all charges, including first-degree rape, following a jury trial in Orange …
Throughout September, the Montgomery Senior Center has been a highly divisive talking point following the village board’s decision to not renew the MSC advisory board’s contract. Since …

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Stories you may have missed
Joan Miller presenting New York Forward project ideas.
Municipalities across New York have been preparing for the third round of the state’s Forward program, vying for the chance to secure millions of dollars for downtown revitalization. The Town …
The long, multi-step process for the so-called Rakov annexation continues to proceed, with the Maybrook Village Board recently authorizing its attorney to draw up a draft negative environmental …
Buddy Nelson at the village’s 2023 General Montgomery Day, serving as the event’s Grand Marshal.
Ralph “Buddy” Nelson, the Village of Montgomery’s former DPW superintendent, officially retired from his position on August 23, concluding a 36-year career in the department. …
Last year, Walden Life Scout Joseph Davis had an idea for his Eagle Scout project: a restoration of the Shawangunk Colored Cemetery, an 1860s burial site located at the corner of Routes 208 and 300 …

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Sports
Newburgh’s Michael Chambliss, Jr., runs around the end as he holds off Valley Central’s Ladanein Morrison during Friday’s Class AA football game at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.
The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks needed this. They led by 21 points at halftime, exploded for 27 more in the third quarter, blowing the Valley Central Vikings off their own field in a …
MHAL field hockey game at Alumni Field at Pine Bush High School.
The Pine Bush Bushmen and the Pine Plains Bombers were less than five minutes from battling to a tie game. Pine Bush senior Kailey Fobert had other plans. Fobert’s goal with 4:45 remaining …
Wallkill’s Sophia Crinieri hits the ball over the net.
The Wallkill Panthers finally managed to win a match in three sets. The Panthers rallied back in the second and third sets and blanked the Mid Hudson Athletic League Division II leading Marlboro …
Pine Bush’s Audra Meberg plays the ball as Newburgh’s Addisyn Marrero defends during Friday’s OCIAA Division I girls’ soccer game at Alumni Field at Pine Bush High School.
Strike first, and then hold. That may not have been the Pine Bush Bushmen’s game plan heading into the game, but that’s how it happened. Katie Cragan scored the game’s …

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