More than four inches of rain fell within a brief few hours during the early morning hours of Saturday, May 31, causing widespread flooding and tree damage throughout the Warwick Valley. Agricultural areas adjacent to County Route One, for example, resembled a shallow lake. Photo by Peter Lyons Hall. Four inches of rain cause widespread damage throughout the Warwick Valley More than four inches of rain fell within a brief few hours during the early morning hours of Saturday, May 31, causing widespread... Local News 31 May 2025 | 02:58
Bald eagles no longer ‘endangered’ in New Jersey, but not everyone’s celebrating The day New Jersey removed bald eagles from the state’s endangered species list, David Blauvelt of Hamburg, N.J., spotted... Local News 06 Feb 2025 | 10:10
Glenwood Road, Pine Island. ( Photo by Peter Lyons Hall) Wallkill River flooding threatens Black Dirt Region again The Wallkill River has been the source of historic flooding for decades, including the disastrous combination of Hurricane... Local News 16 Jan 2024 | 11:06
Orange County Sheriff recognizes Pearl Harbor On the morning of December 7, 2023, the county held a earl Harbor Remembrance ceremony in Montgomery to honor that fateful... News 07 Dec 2023 | 04:23
Pictured from left to right are: Left to right, Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District Chairman John Wright, SWCD Director and County Legislator Paul Ruszkiewicz, SWCD Manager Kevin Sumner, state Sen. Jen Metzger, Deputy County Executive Harry Porr, Orange County Farm Bureau President John Lupinski and Warwick Town Supervisor Michael Sweeton hold a giant check for the $400,000 grant secured by Metzger for the Wallkill Floodplain Bench Project. Provided photo. Metzger secures $400K for flood mitigation in Black Dirt region State Sen. Metzger has secured a $400,000 State and Municipal Facilities Capital (SAM) grant for the third phase of the Wallkill... Local News 02 Oct 2020 | 11:38
