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Discourse over Montgomery Senior Center continues

Throughout September, the Montgomery Senior Center has been a highly divisive talking point following the village board’s decision to not renew the MSC advisory board’s contract. Since …

Joan Miller presenting New York Forward project ideas.

Crawford considers New York Forward projects

Municipalities across New York have been preparing for the third round of the state’s Forward program, vying for the chance to secure millions of dollars for downtown revitalization. The Town …

Maybrook studies annexation

The long, multi-step process for the so-called Rakov annexation continues to proceed, with the Maybrook Village Board recently authorizing its attorney to draw up a draft negative environmental …

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Buddy Nelson at the village’s 2023 General Montgomery Day, serving as the event’s Grand Marshal.
Ralph “Buddy” Nelson, the Village of Montgomery’s former DPW superintendent, officially retired from his position on August 23, concluding a 36-year career in the department. …
Last year, Walden Life Scout Joseph Davis had an idea for his Eagle Scout project: a restoration of the Shawangunk Colored Cemetery, an 1860s burial site located at the corner of Routes 208 and 300 …
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Wallkill Valley Times - October 3, 2024

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Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced Tuesday that Jesse Boniface, 52, of Middletown, was convicted on all charges, including first-degree rape, following a jury trial in Orange …
County Executive Steve Neuhaus delivers 2025 Proposed Budget Address Tuesday, September 24
Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus released his proposed County budget for 2025 on Tuesday, September 24 th  to a packed house at the Orange County Association of Towns, Villages, and …
For the past 30 years, the Pine Bush Lions Club has welcomed the autumn season with its Harvest Festival, an annual community gathering that gives attendants a taste of the hamlet. This year was no …

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Commissioners Louise Vandemark and Courtney Canfield Greene are pleased to announce that they will be offering extended office hours on Saturday September 28, 2024, for Orange County residents who …
Residents overflow into the hall at the Board of Trustees September 17th meeting.
At the Village of Montgomery’s September 3 meeting, Mayor Mike Hembury announced that all future board meetings would be held on the village hall’s first floor, as the building’s …
Left to right: Khando Wangchuk, Tashi Palmo, Kalsang Tsering.
Tibet Corner, a restaurant serving Tibetan food, opened over Labor Day weekend in Walden. Its owners, Kalsang Tsering and Tashi Palmo, moved to Walden from New York City in 2017, and they run another …
Wallkill High School seniors and their mascot.
The Vision of Wallkill, in partnership with Wallkill Public Library and other Shawangunk organizations, showed residents a good time last week during the hamlet’s annual Weekend at Wallkill, …

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Sports
OCIAA Division II girls’ soccer game at Valley Central.
The battles between the Valley Central Vikings and the Minisink Warriors go back to last year’s Section 9 Class AA championship game. The Vikings won that game on a rainy day in Warwick to …
Pine Bush’s Luke Broadbelt runs around the end during Friday’s Class AA football game at Thomas Lonergan Field at Pine Bush High School.
The next man stepped up. The Pine Bush Bushmen lost their top player, Plexico Brooks, on the seventh play of the game, forcing the Bushmen to run the ball by committee and rely on the arm …
Wallkill’s David Cruz sends the ball down the field as Marlboro’s Tyler Schmidt defends during Thursday’s MHAL boys’ soccer game at Robinson Field at Wallkill Senior High School.
Edward Vargas’ shot was perfectly placed. He corralled the ball from about 25 yards away and sent an airborne kick flying toward the goal, and there was nothing the Marlboro Dukes’ …
Pine Bush’s Alanah Giannini swims the 100-yard butterfly during an OCIAA Division I girls’ swimming and diving meet on Sept. 24 at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.
The streak continues to roll. It started seven years ago. Since then, the Pine Bush roster has turned over completely, but the Bushmen have simply reloaded as they won their 72nd straight dual …

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