A speller considers his word during the 2024 Delaware Valley Elementary School spelling bee. ( Becca Tucker) Test your skills this spelling bee season Inspired by the 101st anniversary of the Scripps Spelling Bee, Straus News decided to join our participating school districts... Home 13 Jan 2026 | 07:31
First tiny home headed to Rumshock Village Orange-Ulster BOCES celebrated the send-off of the first tiny home built by its carpentry students as it headed to the new... Local News 23 Dec 2025 | 05:48
Jessica in Goshen in April, four months before she expects to head off for basic training. (Photo by Becca Tucker) ‘They can’t touch your family for a year’ Editor’s note: Last names were withheld to protect the family’s privacy, not at their request but at the newspaper’s discretion.... Local News 21 Apr 2025 | 02:04
OUBOCES student Lea Quinn (Monroe-Woodbury) heads to the stage to receive her first-place medal in Esthetics. ( Photo by Tom Bushey) BOCES CTE students win big at Region IV SkillsUSA competition Nineteen Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) students earned medals at the Area IV SkillsUSA Regional... Local News 19 Feb 2024 | 11:30
Orange-Ulster BOCES offers a variety of education-related programs for high-schoolers. ( Photo by John Benson) BOCES board hears emotional pleas to keep preschool program alive On February 8, a large crowd gathered for the Orange-Ulster BOCES Cooperative Board’s regular business meeting, held in in... News 12 Feb 2024 | 02:39
A tongue-in-cheek help wanted sign at Werner’s Ace Hardware in Florida, N.Y. ( Becca Tucker) Help wanted, badly It’s been a decade since she bartended, but Kathy Aherne is back slinging drinks at the Captain’s Table in Monroe, N.Y. Home 20 May 2021 | 03:03
