It is with deep sadness that Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois announces the passing of K-9 Tok. Tok was the loyal partner of Deputy Sheriff and Special Operations Group (SOG) Operator Daniel Volpe, who served Orange County for six years. Tok was born in Slovakia on … Continue reading →
Nicole’s House of Beauty in Warwick, located at 313 Route 94 South, will hold a fundraiser on Sun., Sept. 1 to benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Orange County. The event will run from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and includes kids’ back-to-school haircuts as … Continue reading →
Officials from Orange County and the Town and Village of Warwick were recently on hand to congratulate the Warwick Community Garden as it celebrated 10 years of successful operation on the grounds of the Warwick Valley Community Center. Town Supervisor Michael Sweeton, County Legislator Paul Ruskiewicz, … Continue reading →
Let me start this by saying NEW YORK BEACHES AND BUSINESSES ARE OPEN!!! After a lengthy G.L. Commission meeting on Wed., Jul. 24, with just about every single agency representing both New York and New Jersey, it was concluded that New Jersey is experiencing a “widespread” algae bloom … Continue reading →
Deputy Town Historian Sue Gardner alerted me to the fact that this past June marked the 15th anniversary of the first farm preserved under the Town’s Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) bond referendum. It wasn’t the first farm preserved, that distinction goes to the Sweetman Farm on County Rte. … Continue reading →
You Are Beautiful People, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 2006 by Peter J. Ladka, has a mission to build bridges between children with disabilities and their families and the broader community of Orange County by providing adaptive sports for children and young adults. You Are … Continue reading →
The Summer Youth Leadership Academy, which is sponsored by the Orange County Youth Bureau & the Village of Warwick, toured the Warwick Valley Dispatch, located at 2 Oakland Ave. in Warwick, on Tues., Aug. 2, along with Counselors Sabrina Rice & Dylan Cosgrove & Leadership Academy’s leader Robert Corter. Photo credit: … Continue reading →
Beginning on Thurs., Sept. 1 students entering seventh and 12th grades must be vaccinated against meningococcal disease in order to attend school in New York State. Does your child need to be vaccinated before the start of the 2016-17 school year to meet this requirement? The answer depends on more … Continue reading →
