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Rep. Antonio Delgado has become the prime House sponsor of a bill first introduced in 2017 that would allow people under 65 to buy Medicare coverage – the “public option” for health insurance that was dropped from the Affordable Care Act before Democrats passed it in 2010. Delgado, the Rhinebeck Democrat who unseated Republican John […]

CITY OF NEWBURGH — Jesus was briefly delayed by technical difficulties on Friday.But a problem with the sound truck was quickly resolved, and then members of the Church of St. Patrick and St. Mary were able to proceed with their annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession through the city’s east end.At the center of the procession was Jesus Christ, played this year by Juan Machuca, who was repeatedly whipped and slapped by other church members [...]

 The number of reported measles cases in Orange County since November rose to 20 on Friday, up by three since last week but still far less severe than the recent outbreaks of the highly contagious illness in ultra-Orthodox communities in Rockland County and Brooklyn. The virus has spread largely among unvaccinated children, since anyone who has gotten two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is likely immune. Symptoms start with [...]

 State Sen. James Skoufis is soliciting emailed tips from the public on three matters being investigated by the Senate panel he leads. The Woodbury Democrat was made chairman of the Investigations and Government Relations Committee upon taking office in January, and has pledged to give it a more aggressive oversight role than it previously had. So far, he has announced probes of pharmacy benefit managers; code enforcement in Newburgh, Albany, Ramapo and [...]

THOMPSON — Sunilkumar Manwani is already hearing it: “Daddy, when are we going to the water park?”Manwani, of Rock Hill, was among the steady stream of excited visitors pouring into the $180 million-plus Kartrite Resort & Indoor Waterpark during its Friday opening in the Town of Thompson.The table games dealer at the nearby Resorts World Catskills casino was there to get water park day passes, which he said are the hottest ticket in town, for his 6- [...]

Legoland parent Merlin Entertainments' construction of a new Route 17 interchange will begin in May or early June, a Legoland spokesman said Friday.The state is covering at least $10 million of the $40 million project to build a new Exit 125. Construction will be completed  by the end of 2019, according to Legoland.Other project components include building a bridge to carry westbound Route 17 traffic over the highway to Harriman Drive, where the park will be [...]

HIGHLAND FALLS — Two men were arrested Friday in the village’s ongoing anti-drug Operation Street Sweeper.Highland Falls village police and members of the Orange County Sheriff’s office executed a search warrant in a pre-dawn raid on an apartment at 70 Schneider Ave.Karl Ruff, 45, and Willie Sims, 41, both of Highland Falls, were arrested. Police said they also found several packets of heroin and marijuana and seized about $8,000 in cash. [...]

STEWART AIRPORT — The raindrops were pelting and the sky had just gone reluctantly from black to gray. It was 6 a.m.  and already they were waiting, holding flags and posters. By 6:45 a.m. people packed the drop-off area at New York Stewart International Airport as the roar of Rolling Thunder motorcycles announced the approach of the luminaries they had all come to see.Four buses pulled up to the curb and the doors folded open.“There he is!” [...]

There is a overturned car in the middle of Route 17 westbound between exits 18 (Fair Oaks) and 19 (Pine Bush). Traffic is currently backed up to the Middletown exit.Firefighters are on the scene.No other information is available at this time.

April 16Working Pike: Best Western Inn at Hunts Landing, 120 Route 6, Matamoras, Pa. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Job Fair 2019. Free. 570-2909.Sullivan County Job Fair: The Sullivan, 283 Rock Hill Drive, Rock Hill. Noon-4 p.m. Registration:  Alana.Mcginnis2@co.sullivan.ny.us.April 17Orange County Chamber of Commerce: 40 Matthews St., [...]