Bus drivers needed sign in Franklin, NJ ( Photo: Jeanne Straus) ‘It’s beyond anyone’s control’ Across the country, a national shortage of bus drivers added another layer of disruption to the 2021 school year. Local districts... Local News 22 Sep 2021 | 09:18
Bertha (Betty) Jeanette Goodyear Harris Family Matriarch Betty Harris passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at Middletown Park... Obituaries 07 Sep 2021 | 02:17
Immaculée Ilibagiza, who survived the Rwandan Genocide in 1994, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Orange County Leadership Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at The Barn at Villa Venezia in Middletown. Photo provided by Orange County Executive’s Office. Immaculée Ilibagiza has a story to share Immaculée Ilibagiza, who survived the Rwandan Genocide in 1994, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Orange County... Home 22 Aug 2021 | 04:36
What stays? What goes? As the start of a new school year looms, Straus News wondered what routines and equipment from last year would remain and... Back to School 18 Aug 2021 | 08:07
The Academy of Film, Television, Stage and Performing Arts in Goshen will hold a 90-minute voice over workshop via Zoom on Saturday, July 24, at 2 p.m. Provided photo.. Zoom. Learn the steps to a voice over career The Academy of Film, Television, Stage and Performing Arts in Goshen will hold a 90-minute voice over workshop via Zoom on... Entertainment 13 Jul 2021 | 01:06
Nino Novellino Nino Novellino, the president of Costume Armour and a resident of Goshen, New York, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021,... Obituaries 15 Jun 2021 | 12:46
A class at Delaware Valley High School, which provided full-time, in-person instruction from start to finish (Photo provided) Top of everybody’s wish list: Ending the year in class School districts can see the finish line after a tough year negotiating remote, in-person, and hybrid instruction, and everything... Local News 10 May 2021 | 02:13
Edith Grace Trueman Edith Grace Trueman of Warwick passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. She was 93 years old. Born in Brooklyn on... Obituaries 03 May 2021 | 07:28
The signs of Spring are popping up all over. Early flowers, like these vividly colored crocuses, are blooming. Others, like hyacinths and daffodils, are close to showing their incredible colors—a few are already in bloom. Look carefully: Robins — that harbinger of spring — are here, too. Photo by Geri Corey. April. The signs of Spring Local News 30 Mar 2021 | 10:56
Kathleen was feverishly sewing masks at the beginning of the pandemic. Then she started sewing them for a friend’s toddler’s stuffed animals. Local nuts confess they have gone down the rabbit hole Dear Readers, A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column for this newspaper about how I’ve gone Pandemic Nuts. My evidence was... Local News 11 Mar 2021 | 02:36
To understand today, remember what Ike said in 1961 We used to have the best fake democracy money could buy, but in recent years, quality has declined dramatically. Republican... Letters to the Editor 17 Feb 2021 | 10:21
The Oath Keepers march in the Mid-Hudson St. Patrick’s Parade in 2018 (Photo by Ed Bailey) Orange County Oath Keepers had roots in sheriff’s office Three years ago, the Orange County Oath Keepers carried their banner through Goshen, N.Y., in the Mid-Hudson St. Patrick’s... Local News 15 Feb 2021 | 10:48
Erin McCarthy and her daughter, Emma, who both learned how to snowboard last month at Mt. Peter in Warwick, N.Y. ‘They’re coming out in droves’: Outdoor activities offer freedom during Covid winter As temperatures drop and snow piles up, the urge to get outside this winter is stronger than ever. To get out of the house... Local News 29 Jan 2021 | 10:52
Local police get FBI warning before inauguration Fallout from the recent assault on the United States Capitol continues, and local law enforcement agents have started to... Local News 15 Jan 2021 | 04:45
Vicki Vingoe, of Shohola, Pa., and her son Edward, 8, on the first snowday of the winter. The Vingoes moved back to the Northeast in part so Edward could experience the magic of snow. ( Vicki Vingoe) The future of snow days When kids woke up to a snow globe world last month, some pulled on snow pants and headed outside for a pre-breakfast snowball... News 08 Jan 2021 | 12:49
