OCIDA CEO Bill Fioravante addresses crowd at meeting on brownfield remediation. ( Photo by Dylan Skriloff) OCIDA and EPA team up to remediate brownfields in Orange County A new initiative aimed at locating and remediating brownfields in Orange County has been launched by the Orange County Industrial... Local News 25 Mar 2026 | 06:21
The free HomeBoost kit includes a thermal camera that connects to a smartphone and instructions on how to set up an account through the HomeBoost application. ( Photo provided.) O&R HomeBoost energy kits available at local libraries Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) has announced a new partnership with HomeBoost and the Ramapo Catskill Library... Local News 11 Mar 2026 | 03:35
Dollar Tree and Dollar General stores often have scanners in aisles or near the front of the store so shoppers can check item prices. Not all stores have them, though, in which case ask an associate for help if you need it. Getting your money’s worth at dollar discount stores Ever needed a basic item for your kitchen or bathroom and just didn’t feel like heading to a department or big box store... Evergreen 10 Mar 2026 | 11:17
Cornell Cooperative Extension seeks agricultural program leader The Cornell Cooperative Extension is seeking an agricultural program leader for Orange County. This individual will oversee... Business 02 Mar 2026 | 05:16
Marijuana growing at a Pharmacann facility in Montgomery, NY, which supplies dispensaries. Photo: Michael Bloom As cannabis shops multiply, some towns say enough is enough When New York and New Jersey legalized cannabis sales in 2021, the move set off rapid regional growth in an industry once... Local News 04 Feb 2026 | 02:02
Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Correctional Facility in Goshen, N.Y. Photo: Bryan Fumagalli Nearly 40% of Orange County jail’s inmates are ICE detainees Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees make up a significant portion of the inmate population at the Orange County... Evergreen 19 Jan 2026 | 05:15
Musician Marty Kupersmith, 83, got a rattlesnake tattoo to commemorate his bite. ( Becca Tucker) Nearly painless, occasionally fatal: What’s it like to get bitten by a rattler? Marty Kupersmith, a musician then in his 70s with a lifelong love of reptiles, was relocating a timber rattlesnake that had... Evergreen 06 Oct 2025 | 10:20
A Montessori-style “studio” of the youngest learners at Ascend Academy, which opened in 2020. ( Photo by Becca Tucker) School options ‘born from necessity’ “We’re praying to outgrow this space,” said Stephanie Reinertsen, a former public high school English teacher who opened... Local News 18 Sep 2025 | 02:37
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the closure of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program in June. LGBTQ+ youth contacted this hotline more than 1.5 million times between its launch in September 2022 and its closure this past June. Photo source: https://www.pexels.com/search/telephone%20hotline/ ‘The support doesn’t go away’ The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the closure of the 988 Suicide and... Local News 11 Aug 2025 | 02:53
Naloxone nasal delivery method of Narcan distributed by healthcare professionals to help combat opioid crisis and reverse the effects of opioid overdose. Opioid deaths fall in region Public health data from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania indicate that opioid-related deaths are on the decline throughout... Local News 30 Jul 2025 | 12:32
Boy Scouts of America, now Scouting America, began welcoming girls into Cub Scouting and Scouts BSA programs in 2018 and now serves more than 176,000 girls. (Photo by cottonbro studio at pexels) The new face of Scouting Boy Scouts of America, now Scouting America, began welcoming girls in 2018 and now serves more than 176,000 girls nationwide.... Local News 01 Apr 2025 | 12:34
Orange County announces summer youth employment program Orange County recently announced the return of the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), an initiative that has been serving... News 17 Mar 2025 | 08:10
A local FanDuel user opens the sports betting app on his phone. Photo provided. You can bet on it – and on most everything else Americans will wager more than $23 billion on this year’s Super Bowl, according to estimates from the American Gambling Association.... Local News 30 Jan 2025 | 11:24
County DOH issues winter emergency preparedness tips Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus, along with the Orange County Department of Health (DOH), has initiated an emergency... News 12 Jan 2025 | 08:10
We are back to “normal” conditions. ( Image by the DEC) Drought Watch finally lifted The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that drought conditions across the state... Local News 03 Jan 2025 | 03:12
