Montgomery Elementary School’s journalism club students with teachers Jaclyn Gollinger and Melissa Nogueira and Straus News Managing Editor Lisa Reider. ( Photo by Jeanne Straus) Montgomery fifth graders visit Straus News On January 24, the fifth-grade journalism club students at Montgomery Elementary School came to Straus News headquarters... Local News 07 Feb 2025 | 10:10
Niki Capaci with her seven kids, taken several years ago. ( Photo provided) County jail healthcare company files for bankruptcy, putting pending lawsuit on hold Wellpath, a company that provides healthcare services to Orange County Jail inmates, recently announced that it was filing... Local News 02 Jan 2025 | 08:10
The Appalachian Trail stamp series includes one location in Vernon and one in Monroe, N.Y. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service) Appalachian Trail stamp series planned The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has released a list of its new stamps for 2025 that includes a set of 15 stamps commemorating... Local News 26 Dec 2024 | 06:24
Chester Village Hall. ( Photo by Lisa Reider) New report highlights transparency failures at Chester Village Hall A reporter’s investigation into misconduct reports within local police departments may have uncovered severe flaws in how... Local News 13 Nov 2024 | 12:10
The new laundry spot officially opened September 9. ( Photos provided) New Street Laundry opens in Goshen On Monday, Sept. 9, New Street Laundry opened its doors at 18 New Street in Goshen, offering laundry services in a clean,... Business 11 Sep 2024 | 11:18
The sign on the left will soon be replaced with the sign on the right. ( Images provided) Chester resident, village police raise awareness for mental health hotline Like too many local families, Chester resident Kai Sorensen has been impacted by suicide. After his cousin died by suicide... Local News 27 Aug 2024 | 02:01
Paradigm Athletic Center helds its ribbon cutting on August 23. ( Photo courtesy the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce) Paradigm Athletic Center holds ribbon cutting, grand opening On Friday, August 23, Paradigm Athletic Center held a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of its new fitness center at 1743... Business 27 Aug 2024 | 11:19
A peregrine falcon. ( Photo by Iulian Ursache, Pixabay) Goshen gets thrust into the presidential race Goshen made international news last week when a story from presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. involving falcons,... Local News 14 Aug 2024 | 10:26
Shaquana Johnson-Williams and Breana Ramsay with their children at LEGOLAND, June 14, 2022. ( Photo courtesy of Crosland Law Group LLC) LEGOLAND accused of racial discrimination Two Black families who visited LEGOLAND in Goshen on June 14, 2022, are accusing the amusement park of racial discrimination.... Local News 09 Jul 2024 | 09:32
Niki Capaci with her seven kids, taken several years ago. ( Photo provided) Family sues after mother dies in county jail The family of former Orange County Jail inmate Niki Capaci is suing the county, the jail’s healthcare company Wellpath, and... Local News 05 Jul 2024 | 09:46
Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus speaks in favor of buying the Maple Ave. school building during the June 25 Ways and Means Committee meeting. Maple Ave. eyed as tech training center The fate of the Maple Avenue school building came before the Orange County Legislature’s Physical Services and Ways and Means... Local News 26 Jun 2024 | 12:27
Spence receives an award for his time with the district. ( Photo provided) Ed Spence, a champion of Chester’s tech advancement, retires After 13 years with the Chester Union Free School District, Ed Spence, the school district’s director of technology and data... Local News 25 Jun 2024 | 04:45
Bill Jordan with a newly completed restoration piece. ( Photo provided) Local artist shows work at Rushing Duck If you’re looking to gander at some locally crafted art while enjoying an adult beverage or two, look no further than Rushing... Local News 11 Jun 2024 | 11:47
Florida, N.Y., resident and Warwick Advertiser editor Lisa Reider with her brother Erik, whose donated organs helped save five people. ( Photo by Randy Patrick) A gift that keeps on giving In February 2018, New York resident Allison Davis, a 30-year old single mother with cystic fibrosis, was struggling to survive.... News Alert 25 Apr 2024 | 09:26
The Rockland County Bomb Disposal Unit arrives to assess the situation. ( Photo by Lisa Reider) Bomb scare in Chester causes resident evacuation On Friday afternoon, droves of Orange County and Rockland County sheriff’s personnel flocked to Pine Hollow Way in Chester... Local News 16 Feb 2024 | 02:29
