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Storm wreckage last week in many areas of the Lower Hudson Valley One week ago, people in New York were still reeling from a Microburst and accumulations of 6 to 9 inches of rain in just over 24 hours. How did Blooming Grove and Washingtonville fare? Remarkably well. When the 250th Birthday of the United States on the 4th of July has awesome celebrations but also a lot of cancellations, you know the warnings of severe weather were correct. In some towns and cities there wer

This series is being offered at the SUNY- ORANGE Middletown Campus at the Rowly Center and is available both in person and via Zoom, at no charge.

Monroe Village Mayor, Alex Melchiorre had a special care for retrieving this time capsule since he was present when it was set in the earth 50 years ago. He clearly enjoyed having some very young children help dig it up...many with a little assist from their dads. Some day this young man will have a fond memory of digging the first shovel to unearth Monroe's Time Capsule Fathers and mothers are teaching their children some important lessons and joys about honoring the past. D

A display of some of the Village of Washingtonville's Colonial Era buildings was assembled by Jeanne Versweyveld. Above, Felix Versweyveld man's the table while below Jeanne Versweyveld, who is the Village Historian, describes details of the buildings to some interested residents. Wait! is that Ben Franklin, or Thomas Jefferson? A number of men made perfect images of what they described as the "Day After" the American Constitution was written. They said there was "much dis

Some 4th of July Events have canceled due to extreme heat or rescheduled Events due to potential thunderstorms- So if you are still looking for a place to celebrate come join us at L. Vern Allen Park at 5-10pm tonight. And nobody said you can't attend multiple events... this one has over 20 food vendors, live music, colonial displays, and more.. Village Police Chief, Brian Zaccaro has issued some helpful guidelines to help keep everyone safe:

Senator James Skoufis, District 42 (D) From the Office of Senator James Skoufis

As of 11:45 today and tomorrows races are posted as ON...with a post time of 1pm.! However, 2 people out of 10 on a Harness Racing page said they believed today may be canceled with 1pm forecast of 90 degrees. But the main Goshen Track Page still has it listed as ON! Saratoga racing is also as of now listed as ON. We are sure that if races proceed today the horses will receive lots of extra TLC... and fortunately the race itself only lasts for a few minutes. We applaud the G

WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW It may seem like November elections are a long time off. But if the candidates you like have a Primary Contest and don't win it their chance to win November's election is exceedingly slim... they would have to come up with a different party to run under or count on write-in votes. And even if you don't have a favorite that is in a primary, now is the time to start taking November's New York elections seriously. Local officials already ran for their posit

Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County), Assemblymember Chris Eachus (D-New Windsor), and Morgan Slocombe, Regional Representative for Governor Hochul, announced $4 million was secured in the recently enacted state budget to purchase and renovate the St. Patrick’s Education Center in Highland Mills. They were joined by Woodbury Town Supervisor Jacqueline Hernandez, Village of Woodbury Mayor Andrew Giacomazza, and many local residents. Located at 26 Hunter Street, the Educati