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The 55,500-square-foot store, located in Ulster County in Ellenville, at 1 ShopRite Boulevard off Route 209, was opened in 1993 by Wakefern Food Corporation in New Jersey. According to Karen O'Shea, the spokeswoman for the corporation, the store did not renew its lease and will close on Saturday, Aug. 31.

NEWBURGH – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the Open Space Institute (OSI), and the Orange County Water Authority (OCWA) today announced the permanent protection of 83 acres of land to safeguard a critical water source for more than 29,000 residents in the City of Newburgh. Located just 100 feet from Browns Pond and within its watershed, protecting the property has long been a conservation goal of the group.

A state route running through the Hudson Valley is gaining international attention for its humorous name. Anyone driving around the Hudson Valley has probably noticed some peculiar street names. There's Sodom Road in Brewster, Butts Hollow Road in Dover Plains, Joe's Mother's Road in Hopewell, Hooker Avenue in Poughkeepsie and Boodle Hole Road in Accord.

WURTSBORO – The calls to keep Exit 114 on Route 17 in Wurtsboro open continue to grow louder. Republican Sullivan County Legislators Terry Bernardo and Nicholas Salomone Jr. have written a letter to the State Department of Transportation (DOT) requesting that the exit remains open. Concerns over the possible closure of Exit 114 have grown as the DOT gets closer to finalizing its plans for bringing Route 17 in line with federal standards to make it an interstate highway.

MONTGOMERY- United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region is thrilled to announce the return of its Pull the Tank event! This exciting fundraiser, taking place on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM, aims to raise critical funds to support Mission United, a program dedicated to assisting veterans and military families in the community.

KIAMESHA LAKE – On March 25th, 1968, 10 days before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at the annual Rabbinical Assembly Convention at the Concord Hotel. One of the rabbis who invited him to Sullivan County was Everett Gendler, who joined King previously at...

LIBERTY- The Republican candidates for the 100th Assembly district faced off in an hour-long debate to discuss who would be better suited to take on Democrat Paula Kay this November in an attempt to flip the seat from blue-to-red. The 100th Assembly district, which includes portions of Sullivan County as well as the Town of Wallkill and City of Middletown in Orange County, has been represented for more than two decades by Democrat Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther of Forestburgh.

GOSHEN- Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler thanks Joe Rist, Chris Gallagher, Ed Walsh, Rob Eggleton, Dennis Dimeck, John Apgar, Don Borelli, John Francis, Herb Colby, Rich Redman and Joe Doll for guiding several veterans on a fly-fishing trip to Roscoe on June 5, 2024. The day started early at Joe’s shop Trout Town Flies where the vets were all given hand-tied flies, tippet material and leaders from the shop. The vets were then issued waders, boots, rods, and reels to use for the day. Then it was off to the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum. The use of their facilities allowed the guides to use a large field to instruct the vets on how to use a fly rod before hitting the water. Two vets had fly fished many years before, the other vets were novices. The guides then let the vets practice casting in the field and offered a lot of other tips on the art of fly fishing before hitting the water. While this training session was going on Joel Murns of Vet Center and Senior ADA Matt Healy both veterans had KP duty, they set up the Catskill Fly Fishing Center pavilion and started cooking for the picnic lunch which would follow the fishing for the vets and guides. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office provided the camping equipment needed to make the meal and beverages. ShopRite of Chester provided all the food and additional beverages.

NEWBURGH- After its initial budget was defeated by just 95 votes on May 21st, the Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education worked with district administration to craft a revised budget proposal that will be considered by voters on June 18th. Newburgh’s school budget was the only Orange County school budget to fail this year.

Ulster County is launching a new effort to study arts and culture in the region. The public is asked to participate in the Ulster County Arts & Culture Plan effort that launches today. The initiative is being guided by a 27-member advisory panel, with a goal to submit a final...

NEWBURGH- The Newburgh City Council today announces the creation and launch of its Public Art Works Program, with “Arts in the Park!” – a free, weekly Summer series produced by Chapman Steamer Arts and hosted in Downing Park. The Newburgh City Council provided $5,000 to ensure this arts series is free and open to the public.