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MONTICELLO — The proposal to stagger terms of Sullivan County legislators is dead.A resolution to amend the county charter so lawmakers would not all be up for re-election at the same time failed to pass in the county Legislature's executive committee Thursday.All eight legislators in attendance voted against advancing it to a full Legislature vote next week.District 3 Legislator Mark McCarthy was absent.Legislators have discussed adopting staggered [...]

GOSHEN — There were no surprise guilty pleas on Thursday as a volunteer firefighter, a retired cop, the purported cocaine supplier and another man facing high-level charges were arraigned in Orange County Court on “Bread, White and Blues” drug-trafficking indictments.Lawyers for the defendants — Mechanicstown volunteer firefighter Robert Dunham, 46, of Middletown; Marquis Gamble, 35, of Nyack; former police officer John Beltempo, 49, of New [...]

WASHINGTON — Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a federal foreign lobbying investigation that intersected with the Russia probe.Craig, 74, was charged in a two-count indictment that accuses him of willfully concealing material facts from the Justice Department about work he performed for the Ukrainian government. The indictment, announced by the U.S. attorney for the District of [...]

GRAHAMSVILLE — The Time and the Valleys Museum, at 332 Main St. (Route 55) in Grahamsville, is inviting artists to participate in a new exhibition, "WOW! Water on Water," opening in May.This exhibit will showcase watercolor paintings of scenes in the Catskill and Delaware watershed areas. The participating artists will share their favorite views, why the scenes are important to them, and how, as artists, they interpret what they see.“WOW will bring people, art, [...]

BOICEVILLE — “Meet, Greet, and Eat,” a celebration of local foods and culinary talent, will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 29 in Onteora’s Middle School/High School cafeteria, located on Route 28 in Boiceville.Onteora community members are invited to attend this fundraiser to support the Belleayre Bash, an all-night alcohol- and drug-free celebration for graduating seniors.Local chefs will be serving up samples of their creations during [...]

NEWBURGH — The delicate sounds of an antique Newburgh piano will drift through the 1830 Crawford mansion. on April 14 when the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands opens for the season. Visitors will also see a new exhibit of art by The Four Pastellists, local women who specialize in pastel painting.The Crawford House will open at 1 p.m. and the artists, Cathy Cahill, Lily Norton, Cathy Praeger and Judy Byrne will be on hand to talk about their beautiful [...]

WOODBURY — Women of Woodbury is offering Scholarship Awards to 2019 student graduates of local area High Schools.These students must currently live in the Town/Village of Woodbury. Scholarship applications are available at the following High School Guidance offices: Monroe-Woobury H.S., Cornwall H.S. and John S. Burke Catholic H.S. and at the Central Valley and Highland Mills branches of the Woodbury Public Library.Women of Woodbury is also offering a Scholarship to an [...]

Montague, N.J. — The Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History (M.A.R.C.H.) of Montague, N.J., is pleased to welcome the public to celebrate with M.A.R.C.H. and the Montague Grange at their annual Spring Fling event. In collaboration with the Montague Grange, the historic Foster Armstrong house will be open for house tours and old fashioned craft demonstrations during the Spring Fling event on April 27 from 1-4 p.m.The Foster-Armstrong House, circa 1790, is [...]

TOWN OF NEWBURGH – Fire destroyed a three-story home on Ramblewood Drive Thursday night.Town of Newburgh police Lt. James Nenni said the cause is still under investigation, but it does not appear to be a suspicious fire.No injuries were reported.Cronomer Valley firefighters responded to the first alarm around 9 p.m. The first firefighters on the scene found the building fully engulfed in flames.A second alarm was sounded, and firefighters [...]

NEW WINDSOR – Town police say a man was run over by a car while lying on the ground in a lot off Route 9W between Caesar’s Lane and Moodna Creek on Thursday afternoon.According to police, video footage in the area showed the 35-year-old man, who they did not identify, stumbling around and falling in a rear lot at 2899 Route 9W. Later, a vehicle from the lot was moved and it appeared the man on the ground was not seen by the driver and was struck by the vehicle, police [...]