Montgomery News

Assistant Principal Don McDonald of Valley Central Middle School in Montgomery was among the teachers who participated in an recently open house at Sesame Place, a theme park in Langhorne, Pa., that is based entirely on "Sesame Street." The teachers learned about "Sesame Street - My World Is Green and Growing," a conservation education program that ...

An Orange County grand jury on Thursday indicted William Newell of Montgomery on charges that he tried to attack two cops with a knife last month.

Cheryl Jenkins of Walden worried Wednesday morning about sending her daughter to Berea Elementary School.

Mike Hayes made it two-for-two in his battles with Susan Cockburn for the Town of Montgomery's top job.

The Orange County Archeology Symposium will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at Valley Central School on Route 17K.

Political experience: Orange County Legislator - 12 years, 1997 to present; Councilman, Town of Newburgh - 2 years, 1995 - 1997 Work Experience: a. Taylor Recycling Facility, Montgomery, NY - Salesman, Scale Operator, Sales Manager - 1994 - 2008 b. GHS Jewelers, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY - Jeweler, Gemologist - 2008 to present 4. Education: a.

Political Experience - Orange County Legislator 15 3 4 years, Mayor Village of Montgomery 19 1 2 years, Village of Montgomery Trustee 3 years Work Experience - Vice President Brescia Lumber 7 years, Manager Rowley Building Products/Strober Building Supply 13 years, Outside Sales ProBuild 1 year Education - Graduate of Valley Central High School , ...

Firefighters were able to put out a blaze at a Fries Lane house Wednesday afternoon, with the help of an alert 9-year-old boy.

Work: Retired - Active Community Volunteer Village and Town Organizations Education: BS Art Education SUNY New Paltz MFA Photography SUNY New Paltz Pace Land Use Law Institute Training Orange County Planning Federation Training Family: One adult son and a large extended family I am running for Orange County Legislator for the 9th District which ...

Marcee Clark holds little Mikayla at the second annual Hounds for Hospice dog walk, a staff-driven fundraiser held Oct.

Troopers charged 14 motorists with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in weekend traffic stops in Westchester and Putnam counties, state police said today.

We were feeling quite like a celebrity with our press badge hanging about the neck when the Hamptons International Film Festival came to town.

Twenty out of Erie County's 29 school districts have reported some sort of elevated sickness rates in the past week, according to the Erie County Health Department, tracking possible spread of traditional cold and flu and the H1N1 virus.

Trapt plays Halloween night in the Horticulture Building on the state fairgrounds near Syracuse.

A two-hour fall foliage cruise on The Commander will depart from the Haverstraw Marina at 1:30 p.m. taking you north, past the Stony Point Lighthouse, Verplanck, Tomkins Cove and Iona Island.

Fred Gorss, incumbent Gene L Grobstein Age: 59 Profession: Attorney Personal: Married 30 years, three children who all attended Valley Central Schools, Graduated from VCHS and went on to college, Montgomery resident for over 25 years, homeowner for 23 years Education: B.A. Political Science , Juris Doctor 25 year member of NY State Bar Association ...

A judge on Thursday brushed aside prosecutors' descriptions of Clifford Barber III as the ringleader of a million-dollar theft crew, rejected their request for a prison sentence of 31/3 to 10 years and put Barber behind bars for 11/3 to four years.

Stephen Brescia, incumbent Mary Ellen Matise Political Experience: Deputy Mayor, Village of Walden, 2005 - 2009 Work: Retired, Active Community Volunteer Village and Town Organizations Education: BS Art Education SUNY New Paltz, MFA Photography SUNY New Paltz, Pace Land Use Law Institute Training, Orange County Planning Federation Training Family: ...

A Maybrook man died early Sunday morning after his car struck a telephone pole. Town of Montgomery police say Christopher Macconnell, 27, was driving his 1998 Chevrolet Lumina on Route 211 near East Kaisertown Road at about 4:20 a.m. when he struck the pole.

They are all strangers to one another, but with a shared history of a life-altering experience, one they were too young to remember.