Klaas Vogel showing his garden at the 2019 Kitchen Garden Tour. The longtime gardener will invite locals to check out his crops again at this year’s event Aug. 13. File photo. Award-winning food gardens return for the 2023 Kitchen Garden Tour Klaas Vogel’s gardening roots stretch back to World War II in the Netherlands; his grandfather, who started gardening to... Home 25 Jul 2023 | 04:59
Pictured from left to right are Ermin Silkjovic, recycling coordinartor for Orange County, and Chad Pilieri, Grow Local Greenwood Lake founder. Photo by Peter Lyons Hall. Lakeside Farmers Market initiates food scraps recycling program When the Lakeside Farmers Market manager Karen Wintrow discovered that food waste in Orange County represents 18 percent... Local News 17 Jul 2023 | 11:24
Rowan and Isaac Martens reading at home in Minisink, N.Y. The Martens were first in their town to sign up for a Port Jervis, N.Y., library card, but because it’s a 19-minute drive, they rarely get there. Now, with newly limited access, it becomes still less convenient, but the Martens plan to make the effort to go this summer. “I want my kids to have the library experience,” Melissa Martens said, “even if it’s not convenien.” Photo by Melissa Martens. Crossing state lines for a library book Getting a book from the library seems like one of those inalienable American rights, but a pocket of Orange County, N.Y.,... Local News 06 Jul 2023 | 01:09
The hens have finally started laying at Meadowburn Farm in Vernon, N.J. ( Jesse Clarke) Eggsplainer They cost more than twice as much at the store as they did last year. Local farmers have waiting lists and customer limits,... Local News 30 Jan 2023 | 03:03
Greenwood Lake Ice Company ( Photo Credit: Greenwood Lake Ice Company) Greenwood Lake’s ice age In the mid 19th century, 23rd Street’s Flatiron District was the center of Manhattan, home to theatres, restaurants, parks,... Home 09 Jan 2023 | 11:18
Museum Village at night. ( Photo by Dan Pacella) Spooky tales and frightful encounters - a glimpse of our haunted history A strange knock in the dead of night. A disembodied whisper that seems to beckon you. Shadows that move without the direction... Local News 23 Oct 2022 | 08:48
For the first time in two years, local real estate agents are seeing price adjustments on their listings due to increased living costs and mortgage rates. Prices are starting to plateau and homes are seeing fewer offers than they were at this time last year. But those that are priced to sell or have highly desired amenities such as a swimming pool, like this West Milford listing, are still going for above asking and are getting multiple offers. Photo provided by Dawn Corbo, Weichert Realtors. Higher interest in local homes At first glance, it looks like housing costs are continuing to soar. In Sussex County, NJ, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom... Local News 09 Aug 2022 | 01:41
Shoplifting in the era of heavy surveillance Sometimes it’s a frazzled mom with kids in tow who’s fed up with a self-checkout machine that just won’t scan the sliced... Local News 19 Jul 2022 | 12:03
How dirty is your dirt? Too dirty As victims of an illegal C&D dump on our property, it was all too familiar news to see your recent article. We did not realize... Letters to the Editor 06 Jul 2022 | 11:02
15 teen overdoses in two weeks stoke fears about new generation of synthetic marijuana At least 15 teenagers in the mid-Hudson region overdosed in the first half of March on marijuana-type products, ending up... Local News 30 Mar 2022 | 01:44
Everett Cox ( Photo by Dorothea Hahn) Reflections upon retiring from Vet2Vet I dodged the bullet. That was my first thought. My partner gave me a notebook when I retired from the Orange County Vet2Vet... Letters to the Editor 21 Feb 2022 | 03:36
Snow-covered Greenwood Lake Greenwood Lake Annual Winter Carnival this weekend Event organizers are expecting visitors from throughout the tri-state region to attend Greenwood Lake’s Annual Winter Carnival... Entertainment 13 Feb 2022 | 05:46
Covid and opioids make ‘a great storm of the worst possible things’ Covid has amplified the already aggravated, ongoing opioid crisis. During the first pandemic year, 2020, the tristate area... News 25 Jan 2022 | 06:15
Crusading Philippino-American journalist Maria Angelita Ressa, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has connections to Orange County - her siblings all graduated from Monroe-Woodbury High School. ‘She’s four foot nothing and braver and stronger than someone eight feet tall’ The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 jointly to crusading journalists Maria Ressa of... Local News 10 Nov 2021 | 07:42
Online auction to help feed children in Orange County to be held Oct. 24 through Nov. 6 Paul McCartney’s signed violin bass, Prince’s autographed purple guitar, or a trip for two to Scottsdale, Arizona. These... Local News 11 Oct 2021 | 03:21
