The Port Jervis police recently taught two 10-week educational programs that reached over 300 elementary and middle school students in the local district. The two programs, D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and Too Good for Drugs, are designed to help students make healthy and responsible life decisions about drinking, drugs, and relationships, according to Police Chief William…
Port Jervis Police Programs Help Students Cultivate Responsible Lifestyles
June 14, 2023
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John Bell Reflects on 1st Year as Port Jervis District Superintendent
Port Jervis School District Superintendent John Bell said his first year leading his alma mater was marked by infrastructure improvements that would benefit future generations. “These facilities are so great that when I leave, they will impact generations of Port Jervis kids,” he told The Epoch Times. “That’s pretty rewarding. It sure beats buying and…
Middletown District Voters Pass $253 Million School Budget
Middletown district voters on May 16 passed a school budget of over $253 million by a 3:1 margin, according to the unofficial election results. This year’s budget jumped by $25 million, or about 10 percent, from the past year, while the tax levy remains flat at $72 million. The lion’s share of the budget increase,…
Michael Witt Runs for Port Jervis District School Board
Port Jervis resident Michael Witt said he is running for the school board to contribute his ideas and help make the district better. A native of Yonkers in Westchester County, Witt used to spend the summertime at his grandparents’ house in Cuddebackville as a child and grew to like the local community in Orange County….
Port Jervis School Board Member Judith Amato Seeks Reelection
Judith Amato, a mother of six and a retired dental hygienist, is seeking a fourth term on the Port Jervis District school board to continue to help the district improve, she said. A Port Jervis area resident since the 1970s, Amato graduated from the district in 1981 and attended Orange County Community College, where she…
Port Jervis School District Changes Financial Practices After State Audit
April 25, 2023
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The Port Jervis School District plans to change several financial practices under new superintendent John Bell since a state audit concluded ineffective fiscal management last fall. A key move is to drive the fund balance down to within the statutory limit, which is 4 percent of the school budget, or around $3.6 million. The fund…
Orange County Unveils New Mobile DMV
Orange County Clerk Kelly Eskew on April 13 introduced a new mobile DMV office to provide motor vehicle-related services to residents in underserved areas. “Over the past year, our goal has been customer service, and this mobile DMV office will help us deliver that conveniently and accessibly,” Eskew said at a press conference in Goshen….
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…
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…
County’s First Veteran Housing Moves Ahead in Port Jervis
After working at it for almost four years, Bill Whetsel’s vision of the first veteran housing in Orange County, New York, is about to come true. Renovations on a newly purchased Port Jervis site just off Interstate 84 are to start in weeks, promising living spaces for 12 veterans. “The community of Orange County is unbelievable…
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