“Last year, with COVID, when other towns closed down the little league, Warwick LL led by Richard Dicostanzo worked closely with Little League International, CDC Guidelines and NY State Health guidelines. Warwick LL made it through the entire 2020 season without one COVID case.” Photo illustration. The president of Warwick Little League should be recognized Last year, with COVID, when other towns closed down the little league, Warwick LL led by Richard Dicostanzo worked closely... Letters to the Editor 13 Sep 2021 | 02:09
Photo illustration by Gabriel Porras on Unsplash Pandemic pushes locals into retirement A steady rate of approximately two million U.S. baby boomers were retiring every year from 2011 to 2019, according to a recent... Local News 27 Jul 2021 | 12:51
Grace Yurchuk composing music in her dorm at NYU. Photos provided Warwick grad releases first-ever single based off social isolation felt during pandemic Grace Yurchuk, a Warwick grad and first-year NYU student, released her first-ever single, entitled “Need Me,” on April 16.... Local News 18 May 2021 | 03:53
COVID-19 blocks S.S. Seward Girls Soccer Team from defending its title After winning last season’s Section 9 Class C championship against rival Millbrook Blazers, the S.S. Seward Girls Soccer... Local News 03 May 2021 | 08:54
Assemblyman Colin Schmitt mailed out nearly 3,400 petition signatures from New Yorker’s demanding schools be reopening fully for five days a week in-person learning. Provided photo. Washingtonville. Nearly 3,400 people sign Schmitt’s petition demanding fully open schools Assemblyman Colin Schmitt mailed out nearly 3,400 petition signatures from New Yorker’s demanding schools be reopening fully... Local News 07 Mar 2021 | 02:47
262: That’s the number of nursing home residents in Orange County who died from confirmed or presumed cases of COVID-19, according to the latest figures from New York State. State lawmakers challenge Cuomo on nursing homes reporting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of his administration’s decision to delay releasing data on Covid-19 deaths in long-term care... Local News 12 Feb 2021 | 01:11
Applefest 2021 will be a virtual event that will run from Oct. 2 through Dec. 31 on the special Warwick “Virtual Applefest” shopping website (shop.warwickapplefest.com). Graphic via the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce. Warwick Valley Chamber seeks vendors to participate in a Virtual Applefest Michael A. Johndrow, the executive director of the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce, announced this week that Applefest... Local News 09 Feb 2021 | 02:14
The Pendletons with their newest addition, Nanook. ( Jenine Pendleton) A godsend, a ‘pow,’ and a chance to pay it forward Millions of Americans whose livelihoods were upended by the pandemic needed their stimulus money for bare bones basics like... Local News 04 Feb 2021 | 05:22
Members of the Bruderhof Community in Chester painted this mural at the COVID-19 vaccination POD (Point of Dispensing) in the Orange County Emergency Services Center in Goshen. The photo was provided to the Warwick Fire Department by Brendan Casey, the county’s Commissioner of Emergency Services. The photo, in turn, was provided to the newspaper by Michael Contaxis, the Warwick Fire Department’s 1st assistant chief. Contaxis also noted that the Bruderhof Community “always step up to help.” Goshen. In service and solidarity Police & Fire 01 Feb 2021 | 04:50
On Saturday, Jan. 23, members of the Warwick Valley Rotary Club, under the direction of its President, Edward Lynch (center) distributed 7,000 masks to representatives of local communities and organizations assembled outside St. Anthony Community Hospital. Provided photo. Rotary Club distributes 7,000 masks to local organizations during Million Mask Challenge On Saturday, Jan. 23, Warwick Valley Rotary Club, under the direction of its president, Edward Lynch, distributed 7,000 masks... Local News 26 Jan 2021 | 04:10
The Goshen Public Library & Historical Society continues will reopen for in-person browsing on Monday, Feb. 1. Photo source: Butler Rowland Mays Architects, LLP Goshen Library to welcome in-person browsers Feb. 1 “The Goshen Public Library & Historical Society continues to adapt services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The building... Local News 26 Jan 2021 | 12:15
Kaitlin Concannon, 24, a volunteer nurse from Monroe, administers a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Jennifer Ahearn of New Hampton, a teacher at Monroe-Woodbury Middle School. Provided photos. Goshen. Orange County Health Department administers COVID-19 vaccinations to residents The Orange County Health Department’s Health Department in collaboration with its Medical Reserve Corps Unit (MRC), the Department... Local News 24 Jan 2021 | 07:34
Pictured from left to right are Carol Stidworthy and Barbara Katz. Photos provided by Nancy Hoverman. Warwick. Soup for the community and its soul Members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and members of the Warwick local community have joined together in making their... Local News 22 Jan 2021 | 01:28
WV schools continue to work through ‘challenging’ conditions created by COVID-19 pandemic As residents wait for a COVID-19 vaccine to become more broadly available, Warwick Valley Schools District Superintendent... Local News 12 Jan 2021 | 07:21
Cornell Cooperative Extension will hold a program on Backyard Maple Syrup via Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Photo credit: Division of Extension - UW Madison. Zoom. Virtual winter workshops hosted by Cornell Cooperative Learn something new and shake off your cabin fever with two Zoom programs hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange... Entertainment 05 Jan 2021 | 03:23
