Goshen News

Two days after the birthday of iconic human rights leader, El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz , his grandson, Malcolm Shabazz , was buried next to him and his wife, Dr.

The lack of an American flag within sight on Wednesday didn't keep the Orange County Industrial Development Agency board from reciting its usual premeeting Pledge of Allegiance.

A second lawsuit has been filed against the Monroe Town Board seeking to prevent it from reopening the movie theater it unexpectedly bought for $880,000 at a foreclosure auction in November.

Husband Ted, intent perhaps on maintaining the illusion of surprise, selects his wife's spring bouquet at Goshen Florist.

Featured in todays Record Newswatch - Goshen village merchants display black ribbons as a sign of frustration over the still-uncertain future of the County Government Center; a crane operator from Cornwall lifts the final piece of the spire at One World Trade Center and Middletown High Schools lip dub video wins a place in the upcoming Hoboken ... (more)

Family friend and mentor Terrie M Williams revealed the tragic news on her personal Twitter account earlier Thursday morning : I'm confirming, per US Embassy, on behalf of the family, the tragic death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm fb.me/2ph2Qdqa8 Reports on the cause of death are conflicting with some rumors stating he was shot and others ... (more)

Louise Glancey, right, and Loretta McCarthy, both of Goshen, take a stroll Wednesday through the Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Hamptonburgh.

On the same day his resignation was announced, a top aide to Orange County Executive Ed Diana issued a public statement deviating from his boss' long-standing ambition to demolish and replace the county Government Center.

Orange County was sued on Monday for failing to redraw its 21 legislative districts for this year's elections - reviving a heated issue county lawmakers dropped last month after deadlocking on a proposed political map and then running out of time.

Kids, workers, volunteers and board members from the YMCA, local officials, school alumni and others came to the former Liberty Street School Thursday afternoon, to commemorate the start of the building's new life as a center for the Y's programs for younger children.

The number of immigration detainees held at the Orange County Correctional Facility has rebounded partially after a sharp drop that threatened to cost the county as much as $1.5 million in anticipated revenue this year.

The son of Elijah Shaddock and Mary Wisniewski, he was born July 9, 1931 in Goshen.

The Orange County Department of Emergency Services, Division of Emergency Communications held its 8th Annual Public Safety Dispatchers' Recognition Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 25, at the County's Emergency Services Center in Goshen to honor and recognize the dedicated and outstanding service of the County's 911 public safety dispatchers.

The Ruby Group, which is based in Goshen, said they might want to buy the city-owned building; the Pike Company, which is based in Rochester, said they would buy the building for $500,000, renovate it and lease it back to the city for 25 years for $162,160 a year.

Unseated by Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney in November, former U.S. Rep. Nan Hayworth has been as visible lately as a campaigning congresswoman, turning up at ribbon cuttings, charity events and all manner of political and business gatherings in her former congressional district.

A Cortlandt motorcyclist who hit 140 mph smashed his bike into two police cruisers on Sunday following a high-speed chase through Orange County, state police said.

Orange County Executive Ed Diana announced his retirement last week with the twin missions of his third term blocked or out of reach, but with eight months left in office to continue his quests.