Chester News

The Chester Village Board Monday evening deemed as complete the draft environmental impact statement for the Labrador Properties' proposed housing development on 68 acres of property that straddles the Village and Town of Chester.

Alberta M. VanArsdale, 79 years old, former 18-year resident of West Avenue, Brocton and formerly of Dunkirk died Nov.

North Warren teachers Lynn Lewis and Cindy Smith got into the spirit of Halloween Friday by donning their costumes depicting a scarecrow and a devil, respectively.

By JIM FITZGERALD WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A federal judge imposed an unusual election system on a suburban village Friday, nearly two years after finding that the existing system was unfair to Hispanics.The village, Port Chester, is run by a mayor and six trustees.

On November 6, a U.S. District Court ruled orally that Port Chester, New York, should use Cumulative Voting for its elections for Village Trustee.

Beginning next month the Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Project will be holding a series of community working meeting along the thirty-mile corridor, from Hillburn to Port Chester.

PORT CHESTER: Eight students from Port Chester High School will participate in the annual New York State School Music Association's Area All-State Music Festival at 8 p.m. Nov.

Opponents of Orange County Legislator Noel Spencer blanketed Chester overnight with copies of an article about a 16-year-old criminal charge against him in an apparent attempt to thwart his re-election bid on Tuesday.

Education: St Thomas Elementary School - Cornwall NY; Cornwall Central High School; SUNY Oswego with a BS in Business Administration Family: Married to Regina Rose Hines 19 years; 4 children, Colin age 15, Justin age 14, Stephanie age 11, Ryan age 9. Questions: 1. I am running for the Orange County Legislature to continue the sound fiscal policy of ...

Political experience: Town of Tuxedo Councilman 2005-2009; Deputy Supervisor 2008; Zoning Board of Appeals member 2001- 2004 Work experience: 1988 - Present: President Castricone Enterprises Inc.. Agent for the Allstate insurance Company and Allstate Financial Services, LLC, 2003 - 2005 Allstate insurance Company and Allstate Financial Services, ...

Beatles legend John Lennon lived long enough to see himself become perhaps the greatest icon in rock music.

Two Sacred Heart University students have been charged with swiping two pink flamingo lawn decorations from the lawn in front of a local home to call attention to breast cancer research.

Orange and Sullivan county residents with new or gently used coats and other winter apparel to donate to the needy can bring them to their local police stations for an annual, weeklong collection that starts Saturday.

Big Dave's Family BBQ at 47 W. Main St. in Goshen will celebrate a grand opening Saturday and Sunday.

Hundreds of people from across the northeastern U.S. are now readying to participate in the annual Halloween Pug Parade & Party set for this weekend in the Town of Chester.

A New York woman who was arraigned today on charges that she caused the crash that killed a Norwich woman on Sept.

A high school English teacher charged with having oral sex with a student is now being investigated by the state Education Department.

The Chester Historical Society will host its second annual creativity workshop from noon-6 p.m. Saturday at the 1915 Erie Depot Museum, 19 Winkler Place in downtown Chester.

An off-duty Chester village police officer was injured when his SUV overturned on Craigville Road Wednesday afternoon.

The Tuxedo Volunteer Ambulance Corps had more than $10,000 collecting dust in a state fund for a decade, and never knew it.