Circleville News

What could second-graders and the older folks they entertained at Thursday's holiday party possibly have in common? After all, the kids from Pakanasink Elementary School in Circleville were all born while the second George Bush was president.

Local towns have been waiting months - or even years - for state money for approved projects that are either in the pipeline or already finished.

"There's just been a terrorist attack of a 10-ton nuclear device explosion in downtown Indianapolis, and the surviving town on the outskirts needs immediate emergency aid response," was the call that jolted the son of a Circleville, N.Y., couple into action.

A raging fire gutted a two-story home on North Road in Bloomingburg late Thursday morning.

Last year, Circleville firefighters responded to 176 medical emergency calls in its district - one-third of the total calls it handled.

An elderly woman from Middletown was killed Monday afternoon when the car she was driving on Route 17M slammed head-on into another car.

Some kids sleep with teddy bears. Michelle Gonzalez, 17, sleeps with her cell phone - her T-Mobile Sidekick, that is - on the pillow next to her.

Multiple fire departments are being called to a structure fire at 123 Brola Road in Howells.

A week ago, they appeared by the thousands at local ShopRites, greeting shoppers like an old friend.

The photos show town employees working below the ground's surface in holes and trenches, sometimes without hard hats, without shoring or metal boxes to keep walls from falling in.

Tropical storm Danny didn't dampen the mood of thousands of country fans who braved the chilly rain on Saturday night to see Brad Paisley at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

Jay Beaumont, former director of the Orange County Water Authority, recently gave Warwick Rotarians a short course on the geology of the area and the importance of proper planning to maintain healthy water quality.

Jay Beaumont, former director of the Orange County Water Authority, recently gave Warwick Rotarians a short course on the geology of the area and the importance of proper planning to maintain healthy water quality.

The line of cars began to form on eastbound Route 17 early Sunday afternoon. It began in Circleville, then stretched west through Fair Oaks and finally, up into Sullivan County.

A fire gutted a raised ranch house near the Orange County border Monday morning.