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Port Jervis celebrates firefighters for over 160 years (VIDEO)
PORT JERVIS – Thousands lined along a newly revised parade route for Port Jervis Fire Department’s 166-year-old annual Inspection Day Parade on Saturday afternoon. This year’s route began at Port Jervis High School, went up Hamilton Street Hill, down Kingston Avenue, west on East Main Street, down Pike Street, and along Front Street and Jersey Avenue to Fowler Street, where it concluded.
Orange County Land Trust secures grant to protect 400 acres of Neversink River watershed
DEERPARK – The Orange County Land Trust has started the process to secure conservation easements on over 400 acres of land in the Neversink River watershed. The two parcels of privately owned land are in the Town of Deerpark. Land trust Director of Conservation Kyle Sandusky said the $50,000...
NJ, PA troopers face off in charity softball game. Get ready for Battle for the Badges 2
FRANKFORD — Trooper up!. State police from New Jersey and Pennsylvania will meet on the diamond once again this week for Battle of the Badges. The charity softball game will benefit a Sussex County student and a Garden State trooper each facing serious medical challenges. The second annual match...
Franklin Band wins title 4 years in a row
The Franklin Band participated in the 173rd annual Inspection Day Parade in Port Jervis, N.Y., on Saturday, July 13, marching alongside the Franklin Fire Department. The band was awarded the Best Appearing Musical Unit trophy for the fourth year in a row. The band will perform a free concert from...
Police Investigate Serious New Windsor Car Crash, Entrapment
Local police are investigating a serious motor vehicle accident that included multiple cars on a stretch of Temple Hill Rd. in New Windsor. The incident took place late in the afternoon on Friday July 12th. Head-On Motor Vehicle Accident in New Windsor. Just before 4pm on Friday July 12th, New...
Another Public Pool with Problems This Time its Monticello, New York
I am a homeowner in the Hudson Valley but I don't have a pool. Honestly, I feel like this is the summer to have a pool. The heat and humidity are making me wish I had invested in a pool just so I could have used it this past month.
Wurtsboro Founders Day Street Fair draws large crowds (VIDEO)
WURTSBORO – The Founders Day Street Fair in Wurtsboro drew thousands of people who came to enjoy the vendors, live music, and fun-filled day in the community. For David Torres, one attendee, it was about the salted caramel popcorn. “I like the caramel and it’s fresh and hot because they just made it.”
It’s an Easy 4-Hour Road Trip to This Natural Water Park Built Into a Ski Mountain
Summertime in New England means it's time for waterpark season. I just discovered a water park slightly outside of New England that is totally road trip-worthy. Don't worry, it is only about four hours away. I would not recommend this place if it were over a five-hour drive. This is...
Federal funding earmarked for three area fire departments
WASHINGTON D.C. – Three area fire departments have been awarded federal funding under the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The announcement was made by Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. The Arlington Fire District in the Town of Poughkeepsie will receive $219,018. Kripplebush Fire District in Stone Ridge...
Learn the Meisner Technique from Goshen, New York Film Academy
Welcome Hudson Valley! This is Conor Walsh, host of In Touch, Townsquare Media of the Hudson Valley’s Award-Winning Public Affairs and Issues program. This week on In Touch, we speak with Nan Gill-Wilson and David Patrick Wilson from the Academy of Film, Television, Stage and Performing Arts. We discuss David’s time learning under legendary acting mentors Sanford Meisner and Bill Esper, along with renowned vocal coach Seth Riggs, and how the Academy passes those teachings along to aspiring actors and creatives here in New York!
100th A.D. candidates take campaign to grassroots (VIDEO)
WURTSBORO – Street fairs can be great places for political hopefuls to meet and greet the constituency and the Founder’s Day Street Fair in Wurtsboro was no exception. At the event, both Republican and Democratic candidates took advantage of the crowds so that they could meet and greet constituents.
First responders conduct search and rescue drill
LIBERTY – Several EMS and police agencies participated in a large-scale training exercise at Goldschein’s Homestead in the Town of Liberty on Monday. The drill was coordinated by Catskills Hatzalah and its search and rescue team. A number of police agencies participated including several specialized State Police units,...
Help Tater: Can You Help A New York Horse Rescue?
I have been a horse girl all my life. I remember asking my Dad for a horse when I was 6. The reply I got was they are expensive and you need to know how to take care of it. Of course, he was right. As I got older I...
BOCES to participate in Summer Food Service Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture kicks off its 2024 Summer Food Service Program this month to provide free meals to area kids. This week, Orange-Ulster BOCES announced its participation in the program. According to the USDA, the program was established to ensure that low-income children 18 and younger receive nutritious...
Tuxedo Park School students excel at NYSSMA, All-County Chorus
Tuxedo Park School (TPS) recently celebrated the achievements of its students at the recent New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) and All-County Honor Band, Chorus, and Orchestra events. This year, 27 Tuxedo Park School students hailing from all across the area including Tuxedo, Warwick, Monroe, and Goshen, showcased their...
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