Category: Orange County NY

Northern Medical Center Launches Wellness Program for Middletown Police Officers

Middletown Police Department detective Nathanael DeYoung and his wife both signed up for the pilot officer wellness program by Northern Medical Center after attending an information session on Feb. 20. The couple said the program incorporates energy and emotions into the health equation and offers a different take on wellness than what they usually subscribe to….


Middletown School District Instructional Budget Up by $10 Million

The instructional budget of the Enlarged City School District of Middletown is proposed to grow by 8 percent to nearly $140 million next year, according to a presentation at the Feb. 16 school board meeting. It was the second of three budget presentations scheduled before the board, with the first addressing administrative expenses and the…


Port Jervis School District Budget Up 9 Percent Without Tax Levy Hike

The Port Jervis City School District is poised to take on a significantly bigger spending plan next year without raising the tax levy or dipping into the fund balance, according to a budget presentation on Feb. 16.  The budget is proposed to be close to $90 million, up from $82 million in the current year,…


Middletown Residents Concerned with Proposed Residential Development on Orange Terrace

A group of residents living near a proposed residential development on Orange Terrace in Middletown, New York, pleaded to the Zoning Board of Appeals not to greenlight a variance on Feb. 15.  A zoning variance is an exception, granted on a case-by-case basis by a local government, to normal zoning laws that require that a property match the…


Organist Salvatore Pronestì Brings to Life West Point’s Cadet Chapel

Towering over West Point and the Hudson River stands the impressive protestant Cadet Chapel. Built in 1910 with native granite, it combines the Gothic Revival style with the imposing weight of medieval fortresses. The chapel’s interior is 56 feet high and adorned by stained glass windows representing the biblical heritage of Christianity, with each window…


PHOTOS: Organist Uplifts Audience at Chapel in New York

Towering over West Point and the Hudson River stands the impressive protestant Cadet Chapel. Built in 1910 with native granite, it combines the Gothic Revival style with the imposing weight of medieval fortresses. The chapel’s interior is 56 feet high and adorned by stained glass windows representing the biblical heritage of Christianity, with each window…


PHOTOS: Italian Organist Uplifts Audience at Chapel in New York

Towering over West Point and the Hudson River stands the impressive protestant Cadet Chapel. Built in 1910 with native granite, it combines the Gothic Revival style with the imposing weight of medieval fortresses. The chapel’s interior is 56 feet high and adorned by stained glass windows representing the biblical heritage of Christianity, with each window…


County Legislature Calls for Continued Local Sharing of Federal Medicaid Dollars

The legislature of Orange County, New York, called on the state government to continue the local sharing of enhanced federal Medicaid dollars under the Affordable Care Act in a Feb. 15 resolution. The resolution came in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to end the longstanding practice in the fiscal year 2024 and use the…


Port Jervis Enhances Data-Driven Policing to Combat Crime

The Port Jervis Police Department plans to enhance crime data collection and analysis to develop more effective policing strategies this year, according to police chief William Worden. The department is partnering with the Albany-based John F. Finn Institute for Public Safety to dive deep into the city’s data and produce monthly reports. “I truly believe…


New York Sen. James Skoufis Talks State Budget Priorities

As the state budget talks entered their second week on Feb. 13, New York Democratic Sen. James Skoufis told The Epoch Times that his priorities included further bail reform, income tax cuts for the middle and working class, and fighting against the proposed payroll mobility tax raise.  Skoufis represents the 42nd Senate district, which encompasses…