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.... Evergreen 30 Jan 2025 | 11:24
(Photo courtesy of Breeze Airways) New airline coming to Stewart Airport The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Breeze Airways recently announced that Breeze Airways will begin operating... Home 27 Dec 2023 | 08:40
Data source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services A look at local COVID data as updated vaccines arrive As cold and flu season approaches, COVID-19 is on the rise nationwide. The most prevalent variant, EG.5 (nicknamed “Eris”)... Local News 18 Sep 2023 | 01:09
Klaas Vogel showing his garden at the 2019 Kitchen Garden Tour. The longtime gardener will invite locals to check out his crops again at this year’s event Aug. 13. File photo. Award-winning food gardens return for the 2023 Kitchen Garden Tour Klaas Vogel’s gardening roots stretch back to World War II in the Netherlands; his grandfather, who started gardening to... Home 25 Jul 2023 | 04:59
Pictured from left to right are Ermin Silkjovic, recycling coordinartor for Orange County, and Chad Pilieri, Grow Local Greenwood Lake founder. Photo by Peter Lyons Hall. Lakeside Farmers Market initiates food scraps recycling program When the Lakeside Farmers Market manager Karen Wintrow discovered that food waste in Orange County represents 18 percent... Local News 17 Jul 2023 | 11:24
Rowan and Isaac Martens reading at home in Minisink, N.Y. The Martens were first in their town to sign up for a Port Jervis, N.Y., library card, but because it’s a 19-minute drive, they rarely get there. Now, with newly limited access, it becomes still less convenient, but the Martens plan to make the effort to go this summer. “I want my kids to have the library experience,” Melissa Martens said, “even if it’s not convenien.” Photo by Melissa Martens. Crossing state lines for a library book Getting a book from the library seems like one of those inalienable American rights, but a pocket of Orange County, N.Y.,... Local News 06 Jul 2023 | 01:09
The hens have finally started laying at Meadowburn Farm in Vernon, N.J. ( Jesse Clarke) Eggsplainer They cost more than twice as much at the store as they did last year. Local farmers have waiting lists and customer limits,... Local News 30 Jan 2023 | 03:03
Greenwood Lake Ice Company ( Photo Credit: Greenwood Lake Ice Company) Greenwood Lake’s ice age In the mid 19th century, 23rd Street’s Flatiron District was the center of Manhattan, home to theatres, restaurants, parks,... Home 09 Jan 2023 | 11:18
Museum Village at night. ( Photo by Dan Pacella) Spooky tales and frightful encounters - a glimpse of our haunted history A strange knock in the dead of night. A disembodied whisper that seems to beckon you. Shadows that move without the direction... Local News 23 Oct 2022 | 08:48
For the first time in two years, local real estate agents are seeing price adjustments on their listings due to increased living costs and mortgage rates. Prices are starting to plateau and homes are seeing fewer offers than they were at this time last year. But those that are priced to sell or have highly desired amenities such as a swimming pool, like this West Milford listing, are still going for above asking and are getting multiple offers. Photo provided by Dawn Corbo, Weichert Realtors. Higher interest in local homes At first glance, it looks like housing costs are continuing to soar. In Sussex County, NJ, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom... Local News 09 Aug 2022 | 01:41
Shoplifting in the era of heavy surveillance Sometimes it’s a frazzled mom with kids in tow who’s fed up with a self-checkout machine that just won’t scan the sliced... Local News 19 Jul 2022 | 12:03
How dirty is your dirt? Too dirty As victims of an illegal C&D dump on our property, it was all too familiar news to see your recent article. We did not realize... Letters to the Editor 06 Jul 2022 | 11:02
15 teen overdoses in two weeks stoke fears about new generation of synthetic marijuana At least 15 teenagers in the mid-Hudson region overdosed in the first half of March on marijuana-type products, ending up... Local News 30 Mar 2022 | 01:44
Sean O’Connor, whose mental health challenges inspired the SeansDream event. Mental health memorial event opens for registration Lisa Dembeck and her family are having their second annual SeansDream Reach Your Distance Challenge, with donations going... Local News 22 Mar 2022 | 10:02
Everett Cox ( Photo by Dorothea Hahn) Reflections upon retiring from Vet2Vet I dodged the bullet. That was my first thought. My partner gave me a notebook when I retired from the Orange County Vet2Vet... Letters to the Editor 21 Feb 2022 | 03:36
