Warwick wins $600K grant for park pool upgrades The town of Warwick won a $600,000 grant for improvements to the existing pool in Mountain Lake Park, according to a recent... Local News 04 Oct 2024 | 08:21
L-R: Deputy Mayor Kelli Kelm, Mayor Tom Howley, NY State Senator James Skoufis, Greenwood Lake Police Chief Adam Eirand, Greenwood Lake Police Dispatcher Shauna Schwetje, and Village of Greenwood Lake Clerk Katheleen Holder. ( Photo by Peter Lyons Hall) Greenwood Lake wins grant to enhance water quality On Tuesday, August 27 State Senator James Skoufis (D-42) presented a check for $155,000 to Greenwood Lake officials as part... Local News 05 Sep 2024 | 07:57
I-84 West from Middletown. ( Image by Google Maps) I-84 crash gate installation complete On July 31, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the installation of a long-sought emergency access gate along I-84 was complete.... Local News 01 Aug 2024 | 12:35
Sen. James Skoufis speaks at a signing ceremony that shifted ownernship of portions of the Middletown Psychiatric Center Campus to the city of Middletown. ( Photo provided) Long-derelict psychiatric campus may see new life Senator James Skoufis (D-42), Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther (D-100), City of Middletown Mayor Joseph M. DeStefano, and local... Local News 09 Jul 2024 | 10:26
Senator kicks off annual ‘Skoufis On Your Street’ Town Hall series Senator James Skoufis (D-42) announced his summer series of conversations across Orange County known as “Skoufis On Your... Local News 02 Jul 2024 | 02:40
Mitts wins Conservative primary The preliminary Conservative primary election results for NYS Senate District 42 show Tim Mitts ahead of Dorey Houle by just... Local News 26 Jun 2024 | 09:25
Terry Anderson’s daughter, Sulome Anderson, accepts the Liberty Medal from Sen. James Skoufis. ( Photo courtesy of Sen. James Skoufis) Posthumous Liberty Medal awarded to Terry Anderson State Sen. James Skoufis joined family and friends of journalist Terry Anderson May 9 at the Associated Press headquarters... Local News 21 May 2024 | 03:37
Congestion pricing affecting OC citizens I’m writing you today to inform Orange County citizens that Assemblyman Eachus and Senator Skoufis have thrown you under... Letters to the Editor 21 May 2024 | 02:58
The proposed area of construction along I-87. ( Map courtesy the NYS Thruway Authority) Hochul announces $36.6M to improve NYS Thruway Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced the start of a $36.6 million pavement improvement project on the New York State Thruway... News 21 May 2024 | 02:26
Last call for dry towns? New York weighs lifting post-Prohibition law that let towns keep booze bans New York towns and villages that have post-Prohibition bans on alcohol sales would be forced to lift such restrictions under... News 12 Apr 2024 | 04:47
Two candidates seek Conservative ballot line for NYS Senate District 42 The race for the District 42 NYS Senate seat is heating up. On the Democratic Party line, registered Democratic and Working... Local News 08 Apr 2024 | 03:13
County report finds no wrongdoing in StarCIO IT contract A special committee formed by the Orange County Legislature to investigate claims of nepotism within county government recently... Local News 06 Mar 2024 | 11:58
Support for Houle Please consider the following when you vote next November. Although religious participation has waned over the years, I’m... Letters to the Editor 19 Jan 2024 | 03:29
HR Commissioner Langdon Chapman and StarCIO owner Isaac Sacolick. FBI subpoenas records related to county IT contract On the heels of a recent report by State Sen. James Skoufis (D-42), chair of the State Senate Committee on Investigations... Local News 17 Jan 2024 | 12:22
State Sen. James Skoufis presents a check to village officials for the courts. ( Photo courtesy the office of James Skoufis) Florida’s new pickleball, basketball courts ready to use If you’ve drive through Florida lately, you may have noticed a new recreational opportunity tucked away behind the police... Local News 17 Jan 2024 | 11:20