Author: Mid Hudson News

NEWBURGH – The City of Newburgh’s desk phone carrier, Windstream, is experiencing a widespread outage that is affecting the telephone service to all city departments. Police Dispatch and Fire Dispatch emergency numbers are not affected and fully operational. Until further notice, please use email to contact city departments directly: Water: [email protected] Codes: [email protected] Tax Collector: [email protected] City Clerk: [email protected]…

Dear Editor, Barely four months since thousands were spent for the city council to attend an unnecessary conference in Puerto Rico, and the Newburgh City Council has approved once again another resolution spending thousands more taxpayer dollars on nonsense.  Not surprisingly, no discussion or explanation was given to constituents during the council work session. This…

ALBANY – Two third-prize tickets for the March 11 drawing of the Powerball were sold in Orange County. Each is worth $50,000. One was sold at Smokes 4 Less at 59 North Plant Road in the Town of Newburgh and the other was sold at the Tuxedo Convenient Mart at 1011 Route 17 South in…

KINGSTON – An audit of the Ulster County CARES I program to provide aid for businesses impacted by COVID-19 found “significant issues” with the awarding of funds, County Comptroller March Gallagher said Monday. The audit found discrepancies from the intent of the relief plan, she said. “Eight ineligible businesses were made awards, ineligibility based on…

CORNWALL- State Senator James Skoufis (D, Cornwall) Monday announced his plan to get toll relief for Orange County commuters. Before heading up to Albany to work on the senate version of the 2024-25 budget, he talked with reporters about getting the same discount that Westchester and Rockland commuters enjoy on the Mario Cuomo (Tappan Zee)…

KINGSTON- Ulster County is well on its way to meeting its 2025 goal of turning 20 percent of its fleet of county-operated vehicles green, according to a just released report.  The report closely examines the county’s fleet inventory, implementation strategies, fuel use, and emissions information and makes recommendations about the county’s transition to zero-emission vehicles.…

NEWBURGH – A week after a landlords’ association challenged the City of Newburgh’s rent stabilization law, the city council Monday night approved nine people to serve on a rent guidelines board. All members must be city residents. The council’s vote was unanimous. The city’s recommendations will now be forwarded to the state Division of Housing…

ROSENDALE- On April 13th, Women’s Studio Workshop’s beloved Chili Bowl Fest Fundraiser returns–and for the first time since 2020, each ceramic purchase will come with a free serving of chili!  For over 25 years this event has been a celebration of ceramics and community and has become a staple of the Hudson Valley’s public festival…

MIDDLETOWN – A 47-year-old Middletown man faces six years in state prison when sentenced in May following his guilty plea to a violent robbery and assault in that city last year. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said David Johnson pled guilty to robbery on Friday, March 8 and in addition to the prison time,…

TOWN OF WALLKILL – Weeks after three people were injured – two by gunfire – at Whispers Cocktail Lounge at 428 Route 17M in the Town of Wallkill, another man was stabbed, and a suspect was arrested this past Saturday. Wallkill Town Police said the latest incident occurred just before 4 a.m. on Saturday, March…