Mayor Howard Burrell, left, is shown with retiring judge James Devine ( Photo provided) Vernon municipal judge to retire Vernon Township Justice James Devine will retire at the end of the year, Mayor Howard Burrell announced on Oct. 14. According... Police & Fire 17 Oct 2022 | 05:23
Save the date for these local holiday events Seriously, no “Bah, Humbugs” this year, okay? Get ready to bring on the jolly. The holidays are back after a year of Covid-caused... Entertainment 06 Dec 2021 | 12:31
Enjoy the spooky season with these local events The air is crisp, the foliage is peaking, and absurd quantities of bundle candy are back on the shelves. It’s Halloween in... Entertainment 08 Oct 2021 | 06:53
Are Oroho, Space and Wirths aware there is a pandemic? Oroho, Space and Wirths, our Republican representatives in the New Jersey House and Senate, “chided Governor Murphy’s decision... Letters to the Editor 30 Aug 2021 | 05:36
Danielle Montuori with one of her chickens. She bought quails on impulse at the start of the lockdown but decided to to downsize before winter. “The chickens are enough to deal with,” she said. (Photo by Jason Wood) Backyard poultry boom enters post-honeymoon phase The storyline is familiar by now. Quarantined families flocked to keep chickens, which promised not only a supply of fresh... Local News 08 Jul 2021 | 03:23
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
Federal authorities say Orange County resident Thomas Webster is pictured on the left in this photo, raising a flag pole with a U.S. Marine flag. Ex-NYPD officer and Marine charged in violent Capitol attack A retired New York Police Department officer and former U.S. Marine from Orange County was deemed a danger to the community... Home 24 Feb 2021 | 01:23
The Pendletons with their newest addition, Nanook. ( Jenine Pendleton) A godsend, a ‘pow,’ and a chance to pay it forward Millions of Americans whose livelihoods were upended by the pandemic needed their stimulus money for bare bones basics like... Local News 04 Feb 2021 | 05:22
(Bigstock photo) Connecticut man arrested for rash of tristate burglaries Patrick Ryan, 30, of Fairfield, Conn., was arrested Jan. 24 for a series of burglaries committed in the region over the past... Police & Fire 02 Feb 2021 | 04:51
Drive through light shows is the saving grace of holiday events this year: pictured here is Watt Christmas Wonderland in Goshen, N.Y. Photo by Hanna Wickes. Local happenings to get you in the Christmas spirit Whether it’s a drive-thru light show or a socially distant Christmas Eve Mass, the holidays, like so many other things, look... Local News 14 Dec 2020 | 12:47
Robert B. Lowe Robert B. Lowe Robert B. Lowe peacefully passed away on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at Pine Grove Crossing in Parker, Colorado. He was 92. He... Obituaries 01 Dec 2020 | 01:43
Roland L. O’Dell Sr. Roland L. O’Dell Sr. Roland L. O’Dell Sr. of Liberty, N.Y., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, at Achieve Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in... Obituaries 01 Dec 2020 | 01:42
Though the big family Thanksgiving in the city is off, “I’m feeling wonderful, are you kidding me?” said Terry Balton of Milford, Pa. She is planning instead to take a Covid test and “bubble” with her new granddaughter. (Photo by Ryan Balton) Intimate gatherings will keep the holiday magic alive this year Danielle Linguanti, a business teacher at Goshen High School, married into a Thanksgiving tradition with a 60-year history.... Local News 13 Nov 2020 | 01:48
A deer carcass discovered by a pond in Blooming Grove, N.Y. (Photo credit: Audra DeCourcey) Deadly deer virus hits New York hard Abby Ridgeway was walking her dog on September 16 when she saw a downed deer in her wooded backyard in Campbell Hall, N.Y.... Local News 15 Oct 2020 | 02:10
U.S. Rep. Gottheimer was joined during a virtual celebration for Atkinson by NJ Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (LD-37), Newton Councilmember Matthew Dickson, and other North Jersey veterans. (Photo provided) Gottheimer celebrates WWII veteran’s 104th birthday U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) honored local World War II U.S. Air Force veteran and Newton resident Walter “Wally” Atkinson... Local News 05 Oct 2020 | 10:39
