Route 17 upgrade delayed as state studies environmental impacts The long-discussed plan to turn Route 17 into Interstate 86 is hitting the brakes — again. The state Department of Transportation... Home 12 Nov 2025 | 12:31
Spouse of DoorDash shooter faces charges Selina Nelson-Reilly, the wife of Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly, faces criminal charges for allegedly deleting... Local News 01 Nov 2025 | 07:32
Letter to the Editor: Support for Stephen Diffley To The Editor: I am writing in support of my brother Stephen Diffley, candidate for Orange County Legislator. Stephen is a... Letters to the Editor 22 Oct 2025 | 08:54
Stanley Coleman With broken hearts, we announce the passing of Stanley Coleman on Oct. 13, 2025 at Schervier Pavilion in Warwick, N.Y, where... Obituaries 14 Oct 2025 | 05:20
Letter to the Editor: 2026 tentative budget To the Editor: I am proud to announce that I handed in my Tentative Budget for 2026 to Town Clerk Linda Zappala on Sept. 30... Letters to the Editor 08 Oct 2025 | 12:31
No More Sun brings alternative metal and rock to Rushing Duck Brewing in Chester on Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m. ( Photo provided) Music for the Week Saturday, Oct. 11 The day brings the return of the Sugar Loaf Fall Festival, a beloved Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day... Entertainment 06 Oct 2025 | 12:48
The Joe Cirotti Trio will perform at Trails End Taphouse at GWL Garden Market on Sept. 28. ( Photo provided) Music for the Week Saturday, Sept. 27 Saturday kicks off with the 2nd Annual Oktoberfest at Orange County Distillery at Brown Barn Farms (286... Entertainment 24 Sep 2025 | 04:17
Letter to the Editor: Town Council 4-year and staggered terms To the Editor: In 2024, we finally finished every bureaucratic process necessary to finalize our ward system in Chester.... Letters to the Editor 16 Sep 2025 | 07:47
Angela Pskowski, who teaches first grade teacher at Chester Elementary School, welcomes students to class. Photo provided Superintendent’s Conference readies school, staff for new year T’was the day before school and all through the district, faculty and staff prepared their classrooms to welcome in students... Home 09 Sep 2025 | 11:29
Letter to the Editor: Save the Yelverton Inn To the Editor: Please help save the 1765 Yelverton Inn in Chester. This building, 10 years older than our country, is a witness... Letters to the Editor 17 Aug 2025 | 10:40
Wallisch Homestead Community Garden took first place for Best Community Garden. (Photo provided) Local green thumbs harvest top honors Local gardeners took home top awards at Dirt’s 11th annual Kitchen Garden Tour on Sunday, Aug. 3. About 90 people spent the... Local News 06 Aug 2025 | 10:41
Common Ground Community Garden is one of 15 local food gardens on this year’s Kitchen Garden Tour Kitchen Garden Tour returns Sunday, Aug. 3 Dirt magazine’s annual Kitchen Garden Tour is this Sunday, Aug. 3. The event, now in its eleventh year, gives “garden peepers”... Local News 29 Jul 2025 | 11:44
Patrick A. Gallagher Patrick Anthony Gallagher, 62, originally from Pomona, N.Y., and residing in Chester, N.Y. and Poestenkill, N.Y. for over... Obituaries 08 Jul 2025 | 04:55
Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly leaves Orange County Court in Goshen last month. ( File photo) Judge orders Reilly’s ankle bracelet removed A judge ordered John Reilly’s ankle bracelet removed last week after being satisfied with the Chester highway superintendent’s... Local News 08 Jul 2025 | 02:30
Letter to the Editor: Pothole repair information In the last month or so, I communicated with the New York State Department of Transportation about potholes along Route 17,... Letters to the Editor 30 Jun 2025 | 11:49
