Monroe News

Fidelis Care has added four Orange County providers to its health plan network: Hudson Valley Imaging of New Windsor; Mohammad Mahbub Islam of Newburgh; Mid Hudson Urological Associates of Newburgh; and Albert H. Zucker of Monroe.

Police Chief Stephen Pascal officially resigned just before a private hearing was to begin into charges of misconduct or incompetence.

Orange County Executive Edward A. Diana and the Orange County Legislature announced the awarding of $45,000 in grants to county municipalities and organizations for events and projects celebrating the 2009 Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial.

Four Oneonta area residents face drug possession charges following a traffic stop on Route 17 in the Town of Blooming Grove on Wednesday, state police said.

They're sad, and angry, and a bit more afraid. After hearing that state park Police Officer Chad Walder was found not guilty of reckless manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Emil Mann, members of the Ramapough Mountain Indian community also said they weren't surprised.

Jurors have found a New Jersey park ranger not guilty of reckless manslaughter for the deadly shooting of a member of the Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation.

Hometown Hobbies is closing its doors after 18 years. Owner Jay Newler said his hobby shop, located at Federal Plaza on Route 17M, will close July 31.

Hometown Hobbies is closing its doors after 18 years. Owner Jay Newler said his hobby shop, located at Federal Plaza on Route 17M, will close July 31.

Police arrested a 20-year-old town resident for beating a man unconscious during a bar brawl over the weekend.

Orange County leaders are about to embark on a study they hope will resolve fights over sewage treatment that have long bedeviled communities in the southeastern part of the county.

Laura Tagasheva longs for the days when she could paint her fingernails, blow dry her hair and carry her 6-year-old daughter.

A group of Satmar Hasidic investors are trying to renovate the crumbling buildings at a former summer resort, possibly with an eye to starting a religious community there.

A 37-year-old Town of Chester man was killed Wednesday after he lost control of his car on Lakes Road, crashed into a utility pole and got thrown from the vehicle, state police said.

Motorists ticketed for traffic violations could end up spending at least one extra day in court because of a change in state law.

A tractor trailer carrying and oversized load on Route 17 slammed into the Forest Road overpass on Thursday, damaging the overpass and closing Route 17.

A rash of flu-like illnesses and high absences in the Monroe-Woodbury School District appears to be letting up after spreading from the middle school to the elementary schools, Superintendent Joseph DiLorenzo said Thursday.

Comedian Lily Tomlin will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill.

Orange County authorities made a number of unannounced visits this week and seven people were arrested for probation violations.

The Central Intelligence Agency, which recently added a 90th star to the Memorial Wall in its headquarters building, commemorated the exceptional service and ultimate sacrifice of all employees lost in the line of duty on Monday.

GOSHEN Seven people who are on probation have been arrested on charges that they violated that condition.