Category: Orange County NY

Q&A With Aileen Gunther, Democratic Candidate for New York’s 100th Assembly District

Aileen Gunther, the nine-term assemblywoman, is seeking reelection in the 100th district in New York, which covers most of Sullivan County and part of Orange County, including Middletown and Wallkill. The Democratic incumbent will face Republican candidate Lisa LaBue in the Nov. 8 general election. Gunther spoke with The Epoch Times on Oct. 31. The…


Q&A With Lisa LaBue, Republican Candidate for New York’s 100th Assembly District

Lisa LaBue, a former small business owner and banking professional, is running in the 100th assembly district, which covers most of Sullivan County and part of Orange County, including Middletown and Wallkill. The Republican candidate will face Democratic incumbent Aileen Gunther in the Nov. 8 general election. LaBue spoke with The Epoch Times on Oct….


Q&A With Bruce Levine, Democratic Candidate for New York’s 98th Assembly District

Bruce Levine, a former Rockland County legislator and former municipal attorney, is running in the 98th assembly district, which covers parts of Orange and Rockland counties—including Deerpark, Mount Hope, and Goshen. The Democratic candidate will face Republican incumbent Karl Brabenec in the Nov. 8 general election. Levine spoke with The Epoch Times on Oct. 31….


Federal Government Flying Illegal Immigrants to Orange County, New York

The federal government is flying illegal immigrants to Orange County, New York, according to an email to The Epoch Times from the County Executive Office on Oct. 28. The office had been seeking further information from federal sources—such as the number of illegal immigrants in the county and the locations they are taken to—but got…


Federal Government Moving Illegal Immigrants to Orange County, New York

The federal government is moving illegal immigrants to Orange County, New York, according to an email to The Epoch Times from the County Executive Office on Oct. 28. The office had been seeking further information from federal sources—such as the number of illegal immigrants in the county and the locations they are taken to—but got…


Deerpark Seminar Informs Local Residents of Communist Infiltration

Nearly three hundred residents from Deerpark and surrounding communities learned about the widespread infiltration of American society by the Chinese Communist Party at an Oct. 27 seminar. The infiltration is omnidirectional and at all levels, impacting even small towns like Deerpark and Mount Hope in Western Orange County, New York, according to experts at the…


Q&A With James Skoufis, Democratic Candidate for New York 42nd State Senate District

James Skoufis, a two-term state senator representing the 39th senate district, is running in the newly drawn 42nd State Senate district in New York, which encompasses almost all of Orange County. He faces Republican candidate Dorey Houle in the general election. Skoufis spoke with The Epoch Times on Oct. 25. The interview has been edited for…


Green Energy Advocacy Behind Rising Electricity Prices in Southeast New York, Expert Says

When the movement to close the Southeast New York-based Indian Point nuclear plants reached a new high in 2012, energy expert Jonathan Lesser warned that the closure would mean rising electricity prices for consumers. Much of what he predicted in his 2012 report has come true. Lesser, an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute, has…


Q&A With Dorey Houle, Republican Candidate for New York 42nd State Senate District

Dorey Houle, a Town of Monroe councilwoman and mother of five, is running to represent the newly drawn 42nd State Senate district in New York, which encompasses almost all of Orange County. She faces Democratic State Sen. James Skoufis in the general election. Houle spoke with The Epoch Times in a Republican campaign office in Port…


Minisink Valley District Residents Overwhelmingly Voted Down New Library

Residents in the Minisink Valley School District— the only school district in Orange County, New York, without a public library—voted down a new library budget by a five-to-one margin. The library referendum, which took place on Oct. 18, drew about 2,500 people, a turnout of around 16 percent among total registered voters, according to a…