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City of Newburgh seeks Christmas tree for display on Lower Broadway
NEWBURGH- The City of Newburgh has begun its annual search for the perfect Christmas tree to be featured on Lower Broadway during this year’s holiday season. The City is seeking an evergreen tree measuring at least 25 feet in height. Property owners who may be interested in…

M&T Bank volunteers participate in Women Build for Historic Habitat for Humanity Development in Saugerties
SAUGERTIES- A group of M&T Bank employees volunteered this week as part of Ulster County Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Week, a peer-to-peer fundraising and volunteer initiative supporting the Hope Springs Development, which will become the first Habitat-led neighborhood in…

Angry Orchard’s 10th anniversary celebration concludes this weekend
Angry Orchard’s Walden cider house, where the national brand develops its small-batch ciders, wraps up its two-weekend 10th anniversary celebration. There will be apple pie eating contests twice a day, cider doughnuts, a vendor market, and barbecue and wings from visiting food…

Newburgh to terminate contract for Flock license plate readers
NEWBURGH – The Newburgh City Council Monday night is expected to terminate its contractual relationship with Flock Safety for use of its automated license plate recognition technology. City residents and several council members believe the system poses a risk to city residents in…

Israeli prime minister lands at Stewart en route to UN
STEWART AIRPORT – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu flew into New York Stewart International Airport at Newburgh on Thursday and was motorcaded to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly session. The southbound Thruway had dozens of State Police cars…

Restoration Advisory Board member criticizes DoD delay on PFAS study
NEWBURGH – It has been 10 years since it was discovered that the City of Newburgh’s water supply – Washington Lake – was contaminated with the ‘forever chemical’ PFAS and a member of the Restoration Advisory Board is totally frustrated by what he calls the lack of action. Ronald…

Career burglar guilty following Orange County trial
GOSHEN – A 65-year-old Newburgh man was convicted after a jury trial in Orange County Court to burglary, criminal mischief and petit larceny in connection with a daytime residential burglary in the Town of Newburgh. The conviction of Jorge Martinez marks his 11th and 12th felony…

GOBERNADORA ANUNCIA QUE 2.5 MIL HOGARES DE NUEVA YORK PUEDEN BENEFICIARSE DE DESCUENTOS
La gobernadora pone en marcha una nueva campaña para inscribir a millones de neoyorquinos en el Programa de Asequibilidad Energética (EAP) del estado, lo que les permitirá ahorrar hasta cientos de dólares al año en servicios públicos...

LA CIUDAD DE NEWBURGH REALIZARÁ LA PURGA SEMIANUAL DE HIDRANTES
El Ayuntamiento de Newburgh pondrá en marcha su programa semestral de limpieza de los hidrantes de incendios en toda la ciudad a partir del lunes 5 de octubre de 2026...

NEWBURGH ORGANIZA UN TALLER PÚBLICO SOBRE EL ESTUDIO DE INVENTARIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES
El Ayuntamiento de Newburgh organizará un taller público para presentar el informe preliminar del Inventario de Recursos Naturales (NRI) el sábado 3 de octubre de 2026, de 11:00 a 1:00 p. m., en el Activity Center...

Catskill Mountain Railroad to offer fall foliage train rides
KINGSTON – The Catskill Mountain Railroad will offer fall foliage train rides beginning Saturday, Sept. 26, giving passengers an opportunity to view the changing colors of the Catskills from the historic railroad corridor. The Fall Foliage Adventure Train will travel along the…

SUNY Orange receives NYCCT Community College Innovation Award
MIDDLETOWN – The New York Community College Trustees (NYCCT) celebrated SUNY Orange’s work in reforming its math placement process, along with its developmental math curriculum, by presenting the College with the organization’s 2026 Community College Innovation Award on Friday…