Continuum Healthcare employee Latoya Klein, left, helps resident Doris McGillick visit with loved ones virtually. ( Photo provided) Virtual visits help seniors stay connected For most of us, to say that COVID-19 has upended our lives would be putting it mildly. The cabin fever created by simultaneously... Home 23 Mar 2020 | 06:50
Frozen apples in the Pennings' orchard following an ice storm. ( Photo provided) Local voices on climate change: 'You cannot deny it' If you don't believe in climate change, ask the farmer who never saw his father lose a crop to hail but has lost his own... Local News 13 Mar 2020 | 10:50
Orange County Health Commissioner Dr. Irina Gelman speaks at a press conference on COVID-19 Friday afternoon. ( Photo: Nicole M. Wells) Orange County: Call, don’t go to your health care provider If you have flu-like symptoms, call, don’t go to your health care provider – at least not right away. That’s the message health... Local News 10 Mar 2020 | 02:32
Comparison of standard, REAL ID and Enhanced identification. ( NYS Department of Motor Vehicles) Good to go? REAL ID deadline draws near Making plans for a fall getaway? Unless you’re one of the nearly 60,000 REAL ID holders in Orange County, you’d better put... Home 05 Mar 2020 | 08:32
Empty shelves where hand sanitizer once stood. ( Photos by Pamela Chergotis) Amid hand sanitizer shortage, pharmacists emphasize hygiene If the continuing news coverage of the novel coronavirus has you thinking about stocking up on hand sanitizer or face masks,... Local News 04 Mar 2020 | 01:45
The difference in the total number of students reported as homeschooling per Orange County, N.Y., school districts over a three-year period. Why homeschool? Local families share their perspectives In her 15 years of homeschooling, Melissa Newell of Chester, N.Y., has seen a lot of ups and downs. “I think with anything,... Local News 22 Jan 2020 | 10:38
E. Jean Carroll ( Photo: @ejeancarroll) Trump’s motion to dismiss E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit denied Motion denied. That was the decision issued by New York State Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan Jan. 6, when she responded... Local News 10 Jan 2020 | 02:00
Estimated flu activity nationwide for the week ending Dec. 28, 2019. ( Source: CDC) Tristate health officials: Flu season is packing a punch To hear tristate public health officials tell it, this year’s flu season is packing quite the punch. As the director of primary... Local News 08 Jan 2020 | 12:25
Grafton E. Thomas, 37, of Greenwood Lake. ( Photo: Associated Press) Pastor: Alleged Monsey Hanukkah attacker is 'gentle giant with mental illness' To law enforcement, Grafton E. Thomas is the machete-wielding attacker who allegedly stormed into a rabbi’s home Saturday... Home 31 Dec 2019 | 02:03
New York may soon exchange healthcare for kidneys One good deed deserves another, at least according to New York State Sen. James Skoufis. In a bid to encourage an increase... Home 09 Dec 2019 | 01:09
National lung injury cases reported to CDC as of Nov. 19. ( Image: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Vape shop owners say their products help people “Name me one time prohibition has ever worked,” Ryan Hallisey said. “Is it working on marijuana right now?” The owner of Priority... Local News 22 Nov 2019 | 04:13
Candida auris. ( Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Local hospital sees case of drug-resistant fungus The bad news is that cases of the antibiotic-resistant fungus Candida auris are on the rise. The good news? Hospitals in... Local News 20 Nov 2019 | 02:07
Clifton and Leslie Patrick talk to Brian ten Siethoff at the final Orange County 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan public workshop Nov. 6 at the South Orange Family YMCA. Planners hear about gridlock-prone, pedestrian-unfriendly towns Transportation officials got some insight earlier this month on how to keep Orange County moving. Clifton Patrick and Leslie... Local News 08 Nov 2019 | 02:56
Living the detour from Nov. 4 to Nov. 8 Now that you’ve luxuriated in that extra hour of sleep on Sunday, it’s time to get back to the serious business of living... Local News 05 Nov 2019 | 01:13
E. Jean Carroll. ( Photo: @ejeancarroll) Warwick resident sues Trump for defamation In the months following her allegations earlier this year that Donald J. Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room... Home 04 Nov 2019 | 04:17
