As the first chief executive appointed to the county Industrial Development Agency (IDA) following a major corruption scandal, Bill Fioravanti said his top job is to refocus the agency on its core duty and restore public trust. Over the past year or so, he reorganized the team with new service providers, chipped away at stale…
Orange County IDA Top Executive Charts New Course After Corruption Scandal
Port Jervis School Board Member Florence Santini Runs for Reelection
A longtime Deerpark resident and a fixture in the community, Florence Santini said she is running for another school board term to continue serving students and taxpayers. She first ran for the board in 2004 to get a handle on the spiraling school taxes, only to find out that the world couldn’t be changed overnight…
NY Judge Rules State’s ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law Is Unconstitutional
April 5, 2023
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A judge in New York has ruled that the state’s extreme risk protection order law, which allows law enforcement to temporarily seize a person’s firearms, is unconstitutional. Extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws, often referred to as “Red Flag” laws, allow courts to order the seizure of a person’s firearms if a police officer, district…
Middletown Mayor DeStefano Delivers State of the City Address
At a State of the City address on April 4, Middletown Mayor Joe DeStefano reflected on the past year’s work while recounting challenges brought by state laws and expressing hope for future growth. The city’s crime went up in 2022 following years of decline, a trend in part brought by the bail reform and met head-on…
Port Jervis School Board President William Onofry Runs for Reelection
April 5, 2023
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Having served on the Port Jervis District school board for 14 years, William Onofry is running for another three-year term to continue serving the community he grew up in. A believer in a diverse school board, Onofry said his background as a home builder would contribute to more informed board decisions in capital projects. He appreciates…
Community Honors Vietnam War Veterans at Newburgh Ceremony
April 2, 2023
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Around 170 Vietnam War veterans from the Hudson Valley region were honored for their services during a ceremony at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center on April 2. It is the second such event in the region, which will be hosted annually until 2025 to honor as many veterans and surviving family members as possible, according…
Orange County Collects 17 Percent More Sales Taxes Than Budgeted in 1st Quarter
According to the latest Ways and Means Committee meeting, the Orange County government in New York collected 17 percent more sales taxes than budgeted in the first quarter. Sales taxes are the county’s lifeline, accounting for nearly 45 percent of its estimated revenue. Nearly $394 million in sales taxes were budgeted for this year. The…
Volunteers Rejuvenate Port Jervis With Top-Line Recreation
As a production electrician, Mike Ward used to create Broadway shows with his team in Manhattan from scratch and saw them through to completion, no matter how challenging the projects were. Following retirement, he put that same tenacity into building watershed trails in Port Jervis, New York, a small city with limited financial means on…
Orange County Partnership Gears Up to Attract Semiconductor Businesses
March 28, 2023
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The nonprofit that has driven Orange County’s high-value business growth for decades now sets its eyes on the burgeoning semiconductor industry. Orange County Partnership President Maureen Halahan and Vice President of Business Attraction Conor Eckert have been meeting with key industry players lately, seeking to bring home a share of the growing semiconductor supply chain. Primarily…
County Homeless Population Up to 380, Raw Point-in-Time Data Says
The homeless population in Orange County, New York, has climbed to 380 as of early this year, according to preliminary point-in-time data. Point-in-time (PIT) is a mandatory annual count of sheltered and unsheltered people for communities nationwide receiving federal homeless grants. For Orange County, the homeless count is 12 percent higher than the previous year,…
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