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In my many years practicing elder law, never once has a client said, “ I want to spend my last days in a nursing home.” Without exception, everyone wants to be at home, in the familiar, comfortable surroundings they know and love.So, 15 years ago when I read how Boston provided services to their older population to help them remain at home, I approached our town supervisor and asked if we could do this as well. Being a great supporter of seniors, she replied: “Yes [...]

CITY OF NEWBURGH - Police in the City of Newburgh are investigating multiple shots possibly being fired near Third and Lander streets early Tuesday morning.Det. Lt. Joesph Burns said city police received a ShotSpotter notification of two shots fired about 3:15 a.m. in the area of Third and Lander streets.No scene of a victim was found, Burns said.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the City of Newburgh Police Department at (845) 561- [...]

ALBANY — New York lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow wagering on sports on mobile devices, an issue that's also being debated in other states.The Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering will hear testimony Wednesday in Albany.Meanwhile, a Republican state lawmaker from the Buffalo area explained his statement saying New York Democrats are striving to "eradicate" opponents in the state.A look at stories making [...]

NEW WINDSOR – Classes were in session Monday at Little Britain Elementary School as tests continued to try to pinpoint the cause of high levels of carbon dioxide in the building.The high levels were discovered last month when air quality tests were done after students and staff reported feeling ill.Washingtonville Superintendent of Schools Roy Reese said they expected to have initial answers in 24 to 48 hours.School officials do not believe the problem [...]

OTISVILLE - Michael Cohen took a last swipe at President Donald Trump as he reported to a federal prison in Otisville on Monday to begin a three-year prison sentence for crimes including tax evasion and campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made to protect his former boss."I hope that when I return to my family that the country will be in a place without xenophobia, injustice and lies at the helm of our country," Cohen said. "There still remains much to be [...]

ALBANY — More than 200 mayors and other municipal officials are gathering in upstate New York to discuss what they say is a rising crisis in transportation infrastructure funding.The New York State Conference of Mayors is holding its annual meeting Sunday through Tuesday in the Otsego County village of Cooperstown.About 250 officials plan to discuss issues facing their communities, with repairing local roads and bridges among the top items on the agenda. [...]

NEW WINDSOR – Jump in the pool. Or kick back with a boot camp. Or savor a salt cave session to spice things up.You’ll thank yourself you did – or will.“I couldn’t get out of bed if I didn’t do this,” Nitza Santiago of Washingtonville said, leaning half out of the cozy waters of the pool at the Union Avenue Community Fitness Center in New Windsor.Mornings three days a week will usually find her suited up in the shallow end [...]

LIBERTY - Officers arrested a Livingston Manor man after he violated an order of protection when he followed the person he was ordered to stay away from in the Village of Liberty earlier this month, police said.The incident happened April 12, according to a new release from Village of Liberty Police posted to its Facebook page on Saturday.Clarence Hinkley, 36, was charged with aggravated family offense, a felony, and second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor, the [...]

WASHINGTONVILLE - The Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County has announced the winners of their annual Stop Hate Essay Contest: Zendrah Bonnick, eighth grader at Washingtonville Middle School, and John Torpey, 11th grader at Pine Bush High School.The Stop Hate Essay Contest is an annual contest sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County and the Orange County Human Rights Commission. The contest is open to all 7th-12th grade students in Orange County.The [...]

ALBANY — Robert Gould has announced that original art by his father, John F. Gould,  is now in the permanent archival collection of the New York State Museum in Albany.The donation consisted of three major original Hudson River Valley paintings, 39 original pen and ink illustrations of historical New York, and more than 250 black and white art transparencies spanning sites from New York City to Albany and westward. The three major original paintings are "Glenn Curtiss and [...]