Chester Town Hall. ( Photo by Lisa Reider) Planning board approves Scott’s Meadow subdivision An Orange County representative was before the Chester Town Planning Board December 4 seeking permission to subdivide the... Local News 13 Dec 2024 | 12:10
The proposed subdivision lies in the area between Pewter Circle and Well Sweep Lane. ( Image by Google Maps) Planning board approves 1414 Kings Highway project The Chester Planning Board has granted final conditional approval for a four-lot residential project on 1414 Kings Highway... Local News 14 Nov 2024 | 08:10
Chester Town Hall. ( Photo by Lisa Reider) Chester holds public hearing on ethics reform At the Sept. 25 Chester Town Board meeting the board held a public hearing on proposed ethics reform. Nobody from the public... Local News 07 Oct 2024 | 04:10
County Executive Steve Neuhaus, along with Chris Palmer, Jeremy Schneider, Jim Delaune, and Glenn Ehlers. ( Photo provided) County’s Sugar Loaf Mountain acquisition made official On June 12, Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus officially signed the paperwork for the county to buy the 309-acre parcel... Local News 14 Jun 2024 | 11:20
282 Laroe Road in Chester. ( Photo by HomeTourVision, Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty) Woodside estate listed for $1.25 million The Woodside estate, at 282 Laroe Road in Chester, is up for grabs... if you have $1.25 million to spare. The iconic farmhouse... Local News 07 Feb 2024 | 07:31
Walden Savings Bank CEO Derrik Wynkoop presents a check for $5,000 to Orange County Land Trust on January 11. ( Photo by Lisa Reider) Historic acquisition: Public access to Sugar Loaf Mountain secured Sugar Loaf Mountain juts out above the hamlet that carries its name, but access to the wild precipice has always been prohibited,... Local News 12 Jan 2024 | 10:02
Patrick Murphy’s winning image of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Mountainville. Patrick Murphy wins Sugar Loaf Mountain Photo Contest Patrick Murphy of Chester is the winner of the Orange County Land Trust’s Sugar Loaf Mountain Photo Contest. The Facebook-based... Local News 25 Apr 2023 | 12:16
Contest judges choosing their picks. Left to right: Jeanne Straus, Publisher of Straus News; Christina Scotti, Director of Design; Felicia Hodges, Managing Editor of The Warwick Advertiser.) Vote for your favorite Sugar Loaf Mountain photo Ten images portraying the beauty of Sugar Loaf Mountain have been chosen as finalists by Straus News staff as part of the... Local News 17 Mar 2023 | 04:30
Sugar Loaf Mountain ( Photo by Nick Zungoli) Orange County Land Trust pursuing Sugar Loaf Mountain purchase Orange County Land Trust (OCLT) has announced plans to acquire over 300 acres of land comprising a significant portion of... Home 22 Jun 2022 | 09:53
Chester Councilman Bob Courtenay welcomed the crowd that gathered last Friday evening at Knapp’s View in support of Chester’s effort to be able to raise money for the purchases of land or the development rights to land through a tax on property sales (PDR). Photos by Frances Ruth Harris. Sugar Loaf. Rallying support for Chester to preserve open space Chester Town Councilman opened the rally last Friday evening, May 21, at Knapp’s View, the open space parcel formerly known... Local News 02 Jun 2021 | 04:33
