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WALLKILL - The Wallkill Public Library, with the help of donations from the library’s Friends’ group, is revamping its mystery collection. More than 100 new and popular novels have been purchased, and on March 13 you can be among the first to check them out.That evening, the collection will be revealed. But first, mystery lovers will be able to indulge their passion for suspense with a life-sized Clue game. Participants will make use of costumes and props as this classic [...]

ALBANY — There are growing indications that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and fellow Democrats in the Legislature may not be able to reach an agreement on the next New York state budget by an April 1 deadline.The state Assembly and Senate have shown an ability to work fast, starting the session by passing a bevy of measures that had been hung up for years while Republicans controlled the Senate. That included passing reproductive rights  legislation and a bill that aimed at helping [...]

March 13Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce: UnitedHealthcare, 505 Boices Lane, Kingston. 9-11 a.m. Anne Miller's seminar: "Magic Moments in Selling or Are You Shooting Yourself in the Foot?" Register: ulsterchamberfoundation.org/news/.March 14Orange County Chamber of Commerce: Anthony's Pier 9, New Windsor. 7:30 a.m. Best in Business membership breakfast with featured [...]

New York law allows you to set up a legally enforceable trust for your pet. You may create the pet trust in either a will or a trust.A will is a document used in a court proceeding called probate if you die with assets in your name alone. When the will goes through probate, it is a public document. A living trust, on the other hand, avoids probate, saves time and money on the settlement of the estate, protects your privacy, and avoids family disputes over the inheritance called [...]

Jeanine Hall of Middletown has been recognized as Biomedical Science Teacher of the Year by Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a nonprofit organization that has developed a project-based approach to STEM education curricula for PreK-12 students.The award recognizes Hall's exceptional commitment to students, school leadership and meaningful involvement in the program, said PLTW President and CEO Vince Bertram. Hall also received an outstanding teacher award during last month's ceremony at [...]

Half a ton of donated toiletries, candy and other supplies for Orange County service members stationed overseas will be loaded into vans at the county's Veterans Service Agency office in Goshen on Monday and driven across the Hudson to be shipped to those troops.Donations have flooded the office since County Executive Steve Neuhaus, a Navy reservist now deployed in the Middle East, posted a video on Facebook describing the sorts of things that service members could most use in care [...]

A bill co-sponsored by state Sens. Jen Metzger and James Skoufis to prohibit campaign contributions from companies seeking state contracts sailed through the Senate in a unanimous vote on Tuesday.Under the proposal, companies would be forbidden to give campaign cash to state officials with contracting authority — meaning the governor, in most cases — while competing for contracts and for six months after landing one. They also would be forbidden to write pay-to- [...]

NEW PALTZ — Three New York City men were charged with felony drug possession after state police stopped their car on the Thruway just after midnight Thursday for a vehicle and traffic violation.According to state police, an interview with the men established probable cause to search the vehicle.That search found the driver, Peter C. Aviles, 22, of New York City; passenger Lenny Gomez Jr., 22, of the Bronx; and an 18-year-old man who was not identified by state [...]

PORT JERVIS — A contingent of law enforcement agencies announced Friday the arrest of seven people after an investigation into sales of heroin and crack-cocaine in the City of Port Jervis and the Town of Deerpark.During the arrest of Keime Porter, 20, of Patterson, New Jersey, on Feb. 19, police found 300 bags of heroin and five grams of crack-cocaine, according to a news release from Port Jervis police.On Feb. 23, Ilyanette Crespo, 26, and Justin Paduani, 26, [...]

Sullivan County is not the only one in the Hudson Valley whose number of foster children has spiked in recent years.Like Sullivan, Darcie Miller, commissioner of the Orange County Department of Social Services, named the opioid crisis as the reason.Between 1995 and 2017, neighboring Orange County peaked in 2002 with 501 foster kids, according to the most recent data from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.It dropped to a low of 331 children in 2015 [...]