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Hayrides, corn mazes and much more make for family fun and special memories ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. (Oct. 7, 2022) – Pumpkin picking in Orange County, N.Y. is so much more than choosing the ideal orange gourd to carve into a Jack O’Lantern. Wandering the pumpkin patch is just as much a part of the fall … Continue reading “Your Perfect Halloween Pumpkin Awaits in Orange County, N.Y.”

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. (Oct. 6, 2022) – The fun and frights abound in Orange County. N.Y. as Halloween approaches, with terrifying attractions, haunted hayrides, cemetery tours and more – including scare-free events for the kids. “From the bravest of the brave to families who want the fun without the fright, Orange County, N.Y. has the … Continue reading “Frightening Fun Fills Orange County, N.Y. as Halloween Nears”

New Positions – Chair Elect, Vice Chair – Create Effective Succession Process MAYBROOK, N.Y. (Sept. 27, 2022) – The Orange County Chamber of Commerce has updated its bylaws to establish a smoother succession process when leadership of the organization changes. The Chamber’s new rules add the positions of chairperson elect and vice chairperson to the … Continue reading “Orange County Chamber of Commerce Adds Officers”

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. (September 20, 2022) – In orchards across Orange County, N.Y., apples are ripening on the trees, waiting for families to come from all over the northeast to pick them. The county is the perfect spot for apple picking in the crisp, autumn air and among spectacular scenery, just an hour from New … Continue reading “Apples and Orange County, N.Y.: The Perfect Combination On Pick-it-Yourself Orchards”

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (Sept. 21, 2022) – Winston Farm, a transformative development proposal on premium property adjacent to the New York State Thruway’s Exit 20, welcomes community insights that will be offered at tonight’s Saugerties Town Board public hearing as part of the public-scoping component of the town’s municipal review. Winston Farm proposes uses including tourism, … Continue reading “Winston Farm Welcomes Public Hearing Tonight to Gather Vital Community Insights that Will Help Shape Development”

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. (Sept. 14, 2022) – Movie fans and filmmakers, get ready for the first ever Sugar Loaf Film Festival! The three-day event, Thursday, Sept. 22 through Saturday, Sept. 24, will showcase the best of emerging filmmakers, with a focus on the Hudson Valley. Taking place at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center in … Continue reading “Good News, Movie Fans! The First-Ever Sugar Loaf Film Festival Comes to Orange County, N.Y., in September”

New Rochelle High School sophomores participating in the school’s prestigious Science Research Program won 12 awards at the recent Somers Science Fair. The Somers Science Fair gives first-year science research students an opportunity to share their proposed research projects. This year, there were 526 projects from 35 schools, evaluated by more than 370 judges. Congratulations to … Continue reading “Science Research Stars Shine Again: Sophomores Earn Prestige, Winning 12 Awards”

For Robert Ettlinger’s eighth-grade biology students at Albert Leonard Middle School, a boat ride down the Norwalk River and a visit to the Maritime Aquarium provided hands-on exploration and lessons. While on the boat, students took samples from the river and examined them under a microscope – seeing, up close, plankton and infant barnacles. Students … Continue reading “Marine Biology Lessons and a Boat Ride for Albert Leonard Students”

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (May 18, 2022) – Voters Tuesday approved the City School District of New Rochelle’s $298.8 million budget for 2022-2023. The budget, with a focus on unfinished learning and wellness, supports our students’ academic, social, and emotional learning needs while balancing fiscal responsibility for our community. The vote was 2,448 to 900, according … Continue reading “Voters Approve $298.8 Million Budget and Hurricane Ida Repairs Bond Issue, and Elect Cooper and Peters to the Board of Education”

Plastic pollution? Trash? At Trinity Elementary School, those global problems are an opportunity for fourth-graders to come up with creative solutions. One of them? The recent Third Annual Trashion Fashion Challenge, in which wearable fashion creations were engineered and showcased as a learning opportunity. Through videos, articles, and discussion, the fourth-graders have been studying plastic … Continue reading “Visionaries at Trinity Make Fashion Splash – with Trash!”

New Rochelle High School senior Christina Hughes has been awarded a full-ride scholarship to the college of her choice – based on a “strong caddie record, excellent academics and outstanding character.” Hughes, who caddied for four years at Quaker Ridge Golf Club, was chosen to receive the prestigious Westchester Evans Scholarship, valued at an estimated … Continue reading “Christina Hughes Earns Full College Scholarship”

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (April 12, 2022) – Twenty young scientists in the New Rochelle High School Science Research Program have taken home 24 awards – including two grand prizes – and more than $3,300 in cash and prizes at the prestigious Westchester Science and Engineering Fair. They were celebrated by the New Rochelle Board of … Continue reading “New Rochelle High School Science Research Students Scoop Up 24 Awards In Elite Competition”

Francis Cruz was attracted to the role of interim assistant principal at Columbus Elementary School because of its reputation as a community school. “There’s something very charming and beautiful about standing on the sidewalk in the front of the school building and greeting all the parents walking their kids to school and dropping them off, … Continue reading “Cruz Joins “One Big Family” at Columbus Elementary”

We’ve all heard about the physical effects of COVID-19, which can include loss of smell and taste, trouble breathing, coughing and fever. But what about the mental effects? For her study, New Rochelle High School senior Jessica Shapiro considered how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of pediatric cancer patients and their parents. Shapiro’s … Continue reading “Senior Studies Pandemic Effects On The Mental Health Of Pediatric Cancer Patients And Parents”

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. (Feb. 9, 2022) – Valentine’s Day weekend is so much more than a romantic evening for couples in Orange County, N.Y., where love is in the air, craft brews and ciders are on tap and football’s biggest game is on a big-screen TV. Events abound for lovers, for those hoping to find a … Continue reading “Fall in Love with Orange County, N.Y., on Valentine’s Weekend”

Proceeds to purchase specialized equipment needed by hospital staff to care for our community Middletown, NY – The Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation has created an Emergency Coronavirus Fund to help purchase specialized equipment needed by hospital staff to care for patients as the need arises. “Our staff is at the front lines fighting the … Continue reading “Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation accepting donations to help Coronavirus”