School safety: The evolution of the lockdown drill This past April marked 25 years since the Columbine school shooting in Colorado that took the lives of 12 students and a... Back to School 19 Aug 2024 | 03:13
"Allow your children to play, everything should be fun." — Martha Dubensky, GAIT Equine Assisted Services, Milford, Pa. Photo by Sammie Finch A mother’s touch Local News 08 May 2024 | 10:35
Mabel Roy (left) and Linda Gallup marching in New Jersey protesting the separation of immigrant children from their parents. “Can’t do the walking that much anymore like I was,” Roy said. “So I go the postcard route or letter to the editor route.” Surprise! You wrote a letter to the newspaper Between Jan. 2 and Jan. 5, Straus News received nine very similar letters to the editor, warning against the dangers of a... Local News 22 Jan 2024 | 01:56
Sparkling Salty Lime Mocktail recipe from Regina Hewitt of Functional Healing in Goshen, N.Y. Trends with benefits: Locals embrace Dry January When we spoke to retired school counselor Kerri Yezuit two years ago, she was tackling her second Dry January. She first... Evergreen 06 Jan 2024 | 03:36
Artwork on Sparta food bags. Photo courtesy of Valerie Macchio. ( Photo courtesy of Valerie Macchio) Food pantries serving more people than ever In this post-COVID, high-inflation world, food pantries are assisting more people, from senior citizens to single parents,... Evergreen 18 Nov 2023 | 06:45
Ora Bailo Ora Bailo Ora Bailo, 52, of New York, NY passed away unexpectedly at home on July 9, 2021. She worked as a Social Worker for Bowery... Obituaries 19 Jul 2021 | 02:22
Charles H. Kaegi Charles H. Kaegi, age 58, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center. Born... Obituaries 16 Mar 2020 | 01:36
Viola M. Sander Viola M. Sanders Viola M. Sanders (nee Guest), 96 years old, died peacefully at Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, N.Y., on Wednesday,... Obituaries 16 Oct 2019 | 12:27
