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Firefighters responded Monday night to 59 Carter Avenue.

Fire leaves 24 homeless

A second serious fire in a little more than a week has ripped through a Newburgh neighborhood, leaving people homeless. On Monday, April 8, at 11:18 p.m. the City of Newburgh Fire Department …

QuickChek returns to town planning board

The Town of Newburgh Planning Board approved a referral letter to be written by its attorney and sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals for requested variances for the proposed Newburgh QuickChek …

Body found at Crystal Lake has been identified

The male body found at Crystal Lake on March 22 has been identified as Andrew Conklin, born April 3, 1973, according to City of Newburgh Chief of Staff Mike Neppl. Conklin’s body was …

Mary Jane’s is back in business

Middle Hope staple Mary Jane’s Dairy Bar on Route 9W celebrated its grand re-opening on Friday, April 5. Present and previous owners, elected officials, town residents and emergency service …
Residents of the City of Newburgh and the surrounding area are invited to the Newburgh Free Library on Sunday, April 14 between 2 to 4 p.m. to meet local authors and browse their original works as …
Need a dress for the prom, but a little short of cash? No worries. Josephine and Ed Bloomfield can help you. After starting this initiative 20 years ago with the Minisink Valley Rotary Club, the …
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday, April 5, 2024, Anthony Scarry, age 22, of Walden, was sentenced to seven years in prison to be followed by five (5) years of …
Other News
OC Conservatives to  honor past chair The Orange County Conservative Party will have their annual Spring Reception on April 11, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Otterkill Country Club, 100 Otter …
The Town of New Windsor approved to hold a public hearing on May 1, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to introduce a local law to amend Chapter 280 of the Town Code and add a section to Article 1 entitled …
The New Windsor Town Board approved an agreement on Wednesday, April 3 between the town and MHE Engineering, D.P.C. for additional services, including, but not limited to, the subcontracting of …
The New Windsor Town Board voted Wednesday, April 3 to close the continuation of a public hearing on a proposed Parkland project. No comments were received. The town board voted to approve the second …
On April 6, at approximately 2:10 a.m., troopers from the Montgomery barracks attempted to stop a 2018 Nissan Murano on Creek Run Road in the town of Newburgh for vehicle and traffic law violations. …
Stories you may have missed
A fire in a three-story Newburgh building that spread to neighboring structures, left 33 people homeless Sunday evening At 9:28 PM on Easter Sunday   the City of Newburgh Fire Department …
The Newburgh Illuminated Festival, an annual community staple of the City of Newburgh, will not happen again this coming summer. The festival was last held in 2022 and was canceled in 2023. The …
After 18 years of service and leadership, New Windsor Director of Parks and Recreation Matt Veronesi will begin a new chapter in the Town of Clarkstown as their newest superintendent of parks and …
The Town of Gardiner mourns Jean-Ann McGrane, a community leader with a passion for preserving land and open space. She died on March 16 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 73. …
Briefs
On March 30th at approximately 8:15pm, Town of Newburgh Police Officer William Fiordalisi was traveling S/B on Rt 300 in the area of Yobo Restaurant. Travelling N/B Rt 300 was a 1995 Honda Civic …
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, Emmanuel Gates, age 25, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced to an aggregate term of 13years in prison to be …
Newburgh City Council approved a purchase order agreement with Springbrook Holding Company, LLC to add 20 KVS software subscription licenses for a three-year term at a cost of $15,000. City …
Newburgh City Council approved on Monday, April 8 for the city manager to execute a contract with Empress Ambulance Services LLC. The agreement would provide emergency medical and ambulance services …