Cannabis edibles becoming poison for kids The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as... Opinion 04 Jan 2023 | 02:41
Wreaths at the County’s Veterans Memorial Cemetery on December 17 Wreaths Across America brings 200 volunteers placing 3000 wreaths Orange County hosted a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday, December 17, at the County’s Veterans Memorial Cemetery.... Home 19 Dec 2022 | 07:02
Hudson Valley Honor Flight announces return of D.C. flights from Stewart and Westchester WALDEN, N.Y. (Feb. 23, 2022) — Hudson Valley Honor Flight (HVHF) will resume flights to Washington, D.C. this spring. Flights... Local News 16 Mar 2022 | 08:26
President Abraham Lincoln issued his Proclamation of Thanksgiving on Oct. 3, 1863. Photo source: The White House. Proclamation of Thanksgiving A Proclamation The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful... Columns 19 Nov 2021 | 04:05
The poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during battle following the publication of the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields.” The poem was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, M.D. while serving on the front lines. In 1924, the distribution of poppies became a national program of The American Legion. Photo illustration by Annie Spratt on Unsplash. The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak Nevertheless they are heard in the still houses: who has not heard them? They have a silence that speaks for them at night... Columns 09 Nov 2021 | 10:08
Erringer Helbling and Brian Miranda wed Erringer Austin Helbling, the daughter of Philip and Karen Helbling of Wayne, Pa., married Brian Michael Miranda at St. Stephen... Announcements 28 Sep 2021 | 11:32
Pictured from left to right: Mike Griffin, executive director, County Executives of America, NYSAC Executive Director Stephen J. Acquario, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, Joseph F. Rice, an attorney with Motley Rice, and Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus met to discuss upcoming opioid settlements. Provided photo. ‘An opportunity to hold opioid distributors accountable for their unlawful actions’ Orange County will share in the proceeds of a landmark $1.1 billion suit designed to help abate the ongoing scourge of painkiller... Local News 28 Jul 2021 | 09:46
The first Hudson Valley Honor Flight lawn sign was presented on Thursday, April 29, to Vietnam veteran Bill Taylor of Walden. Provided photos. Hudson Valley Honor Flight to present more than 700 lawn signs to local veterans While it patiently awaits approval to resume flights, Hudson Valley Honor Flight (HVHF) has kicked off an outreach campaign... Local News 05 May 2021 | 12:12
‘Printing inflammatory rhetoric helps no one’ I understand the need to present different sides of an issue but printing inflammatory rhetoric helps no one. There are people... Letters to the Editor 12 Feb 2021 | 02:41
‘This is wrong’ I am 75 years old and escaped the communist Czechoslovakia in 1968 and came to the USA in April 1969 after waiting period... Letters to the Editor 17 Jan 2021 | 04:23
The Democratic party must ‘return to its historical mission of representing the working people of this country’ During the forty years I have lived in this country, I have witnessed money being siphoned from the pockets of working people... Letters to the Editor 10 Jan 2021 | 01:13
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial (also known as the Wall) in Washington, D.C. Photo by Caleb Fisher on Unsplash. Veterans Day. War memorials: A virtual conversation The public is invited to attend a virtual conversation about 19th through 21st century war memorials on Wednesday, Nov. 11,... Local News 03 Nov 2020 | 01:22
