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College Notes appear on a space-available basis. To submit an announcement, email to communities@th-record.com. Put College Notes in the subject line. Announcements can also be mailed to College Notes, Times Herald-Record, P.O. Box 2046, Middletown 10940. Casey S. Petronella of New Windsor, a junior in the 7 year BS/DO program at SUNY- New Paltz, has been accepted as a 1st year medical student at New York Institute of Technology College of [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Business Council of New York State, the state's largest business advocacy organization, is backing legislation that would authorize drivers licenses for residents who entered the country illegally.Business Council President and CEO Heather Briccetti announced the group's support Wednesday, saying the proposal would boost the state's economy and help businesses that employee immigrants. She also called it the "right and decent" thing to do. [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand has picked up her first New Hampshire endorsement, announcing that state Rep. Sue Ford says she's "the best person" for the White House.In a statement released by Gillibrand's campaign, Ford says the New York senator "cares for New Hampshire families and her own."Ford is a four-term member of the Legislature from Grafton. She says Gillibrand "will always fight for the silenced, marginalized, or [...]

Standing in front of a swirling tornado is probably not most people's idea of a great proposal spot. But for Joey Krastel, it was perfect. Krastel, a meteorologist and risk analyst for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, was out storm-chasing in Kansas with his now-fiance, Chris Scott, and two of their friends. They followed the storm to Tipton, Kansas, where Krastel popped the question."It all just kind of came together and [...]

MIDDLETOWN - The annual Classic 10K and 5K road races will be held this Sunday in Middletown.Drivers should expect "a number" of road closures for about two to three hours during the day, an alert from the city stated. Specific road closures weren't announced in the notification."... Avoid the area and take alternate routes for all your travel plans," the notice stated.Parking along the race route is prohibited starting at 3 a.m. Sunday, the notice stated. [...]

WAWAYANDA — The state Department of Environmental Conservation has certified as complete the Title V air permit application filed by Competitive Power Ventures for the company’s Valley Energy Center in Wawayanda.The DEC’s ruling starts the clock on a 45-day public comment period, and as part of the permit determination process the DEC will hold a public hearing on CPV’s air permit applications and draft permits at a time, date and place in the near [...]

MONTGOMERY — Representatives of the proposed Medline warehouse will be present at the next Village Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday.They will answer questions from the public and village officials about the project, which will be outside the village on Route 416 in the Town of Montgomery.The meeting will begin an hour earlier than usual, at 6:30 p.m., and is being held at the Senior Center on Bridge Street instead of village hall, in anticipation of a larger [...]

MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Police Department has been “very busy” in recent years, but violent crime continues to decline, Chief John Ewanciw told the public at the department’s annual town hall.In 2018, the department responded to 37,474 calls for service, which Ewanciw said could be anything from quality-of-life issues to major emergency incidents, and made 2,932 arrests. This made for a 21 percent overall crime reduction from 2017, bucking national [...]

Mid-Hudson economic development agencies provide the most generous incentives in the state to lure and retain businesses, according to a new state report.State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released on Wednesday his annual scorecard for industrial development agencies, nonprofit public benefit corporations that use tax breaks and other perks to boost local economies.This year’s report, based on data through the end of 2017, found that the Mid-Hudson's IDAs reported $175 [...]

WARWICK — A string of green flags flap against the concrete foundation of a building on a lot at 16 Elm St. in Warwick. The flags are an indication of John Christison’s fondness for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.Christison is trying to construct this new building, which he plans to be the relocated home of Yesterdays, his 34-year-old Irish-style pub on Main Street, two blocks away. Other than the flags, however, there's been no sign of life, or [...]