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Last-minute tickets to see Jason Mraz perform in Upstate NY
Jason Mraz, best known for hits like “I’m Yours” and “I Won’t Give Up,” is bringing his 2024 “The Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride” tour to Upstate New York for two concerts. Mraz will perform at the Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing...
Body of missing paddle-boarder found
The body of James Lee of Sandyston was recovered Sunday morning, July 7. He was 61. State police responded about 6:45 p.m. Friday, July 5 to East Shore Trail in Sandyston on a report of a missing person. A state police spokesman said that based on a preliminary investigation, a...
Fishing contest Saturday in Wantage
The 2024 fishing contest sponsored by Wantage Recreation will be Saturday, July 13 at the Lake Neepaulin beach. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and the contest begins at 9 a.m. Final weigh-in is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Prizes will be awarded for children age 10 and younger and those age...
Kindred Spirts presents Freelance Nun and Weird Uncle
Kindred Spirts Arts Programs will present two ensembles, Free Lance Nun and Weird Uncle, Saturday, July 20 at 5:30 p.m. under the open-air Pool Pavilion at the Grey Towers National Historic Site. The two distinct groups will perform a mixture of medieval and newly composed English and American troubadour songs,...
High school families: save the date for the 2024-25 PSAT, SAT and ACT exams
We are pleased to announce the upcoming dates for the PSAT, SAT, and ACT exams for the 2024-2025 academic year. These standardized tests are important milestones in the academic journey of our students, providing valuable opportunities for college admissions and scholarships. Please mark your calendars with the following dates:. PSAT:
Nominations are open for MCSD’s Hall of Distinction
Nominations are open for the 2024 Hall of Distinction!. The Monticello Central School District Hall of Distinction honors highly successful alumni, former Board of Education members and former employees who have achieved distinction, outstanding accomplishments or made significant contributions within their school, family, career, community and/or personal lives. Inductees are...
Dora Faye Henry
"I sought the Lord, and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears" Psalms 34:4. Dora Faye Birth Henry, 79, of Damascus, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 10, at Ellen Memorial, Honesdale, PA with her daughters by her side. Preceding her in death: beloved husband Gordon E. Henry; son Kevin Addley, and stepchildren, Lisa Henry and Gordon "Bud" Henry.
Monticello to host NYSS on Monday
Monticello, NY — On Monday (July 15), Monticello Raceway will showcase one heat of the New York Sire Stakes and three divisions of the Excelsior for 3-year-old filly trotters. This is the sixth leg of an eight-leg series before the Sire Stakes finals this year at Vernon Downs on...
ENJOYING THE NATURAL AND HISTORICAL BEAUTY OF NEW YORK
A Column from the Desk of Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C-Deerpark) If you haven’t yet heard, the New York State Parks and Historic Sites Department is celebrating its centennial – its 100th anniversary – and it has a number of programs to celebrate it since the start of 2024. I’ve said before that New Yorkers are incredibly lucky to live in a state like this, where despite the troubles and differences we may share with each other, we have a gorgeous and diverse natural landscape to enjoy as we go through our days. When I visit Bear Mountain State Park, stop to see the Finger Lakes in Central New York or visit Niagara Falls out west, I see the appeal of settling in this state that travelers from Europe saw. And I want to encourage any reader to visit one of the plethora of parks and historic sites this state has to offer! Living in the Hudson Valley, most of us know New York has some of the best state parks in the country. But how many of you have also visited some of the historic sites of Orange County? We’re home to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, located in New Windsor, a site previously occupied by the Continental Army during the final months of the American Revolutionary War. It was the first hall of this kind in the nation, established in 1932 to honor the 1.8 million Purple Heart recipients this nation has had in its history. Our state has sites like these, and many more that are worth the trip to see them! In the meantime, I’ve been working to ensure we can all continue to enjoy the outdoors of this state more and more. For example, I’ve sponsored legislation that looks to help promote New York’s vast hunting and fishing opportunities and provide sportsmen with the most up-to-date information for their favorite pastime. My estimation for the improved partnership between sportsmen and local governments would be that the cost for implementing the program is minimal, and local governments might even see more revenue as a result. The outdoors offer enjoyment for those of any age groups and background, and on the 100th anniversary of our state’s parks department, it just makes sense to invest more into spreading awareness of the opportunities we have here. I hope you all spend some time this summer enjoying the parks, the sites and the recreational activities this state has to offer. Assemblyman Brabenec represents the 98th District, which includes the city of Port Jervis, the towns of Deerpark, Greenville, Mount Hope, Wawayanda, Minisink, Warwick, Tuxedo and portions of the towns of Goshen, Monroe and Ramapo. For more information, please visit his Official Website at www.yourfavoriteassemblyman.com.
Kurt Vile Makes Surprise Guest Appearance With Willie Nelson At Outlaw Festival In Hershey
After missing two weeks of shows due to illness, Willie Nelson made his return to the stage at his 4th Of July Picnic concert and went on to headline the traveling Outlaw Music Festival shows on Saturday in Bethel, New York and on Sunday in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The 91-year-old musician brought out surprise guest Kurt Vile to sing on a medley towards the end of his set last night at Hersheypark Stadium.
Remembering Woodstock almost 55 years later
Almost 55 years ago, the Woodstock music festival became a landmark event in American culture. To preserve memories of the festival that drew hundreds of thousands to a dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y., the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is collecting oral histories of those who attended Woodstock in August 1969. Anne Thompson reports on what some of them remember.
Med students to complete rotations at community health centers
The Wright Center welcomed four medical students from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, who will complete rotations at The Wright Center’s community health centers and other locations throughout the region. This year marks the launch of the partnership between The Wright Center and LECOM, which is open to third- and fourth-year medical students.
Impractical Jokers are coming to Bethel Woods. What stars say to expect at the show.
On Friday, July 19, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is hosting the iconic comedy trio Impractical Jokers, who are bringing "The DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE Tour" to the Mid-Hudson Valley. The first episode of Impractical Jokers aired Dec. 15, 2011 — featuring James "Murr" Murray, Sal Vulcano and...
Florida man charged for explosives found in truck
A 46-year-old man from Frostproof, Florida, was committed to the Monroe County Correctional Facility, Snydersville, on charges relating to police finding explosive devices inside his vehicle that was stopped on Interstate 80 in Tobyhanna Township on July 5. The man was not named in the release. State police at the...
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