Montgomery News

FORT MONTGOMERY - It took eight long years of war, but on Nov. 25, 1783, the defeated British finally pulled out of the United States.

The Town of Montgomery Conservation Advisory Council received an Environmental Project Award from the New York State Association of Conservation Commissions during a conference last weekend.

An Orange County Sheriff's Deputy was injured while trying to help an injured horse.

After a three-month investigation into drug trafficking at the Roadside Inn, the town police Thursday night arrested the business's bartender.

In the mid-1980s J. Dennis Delafield and his cousins faced a hard fact: They could no longer afford to maintain the estate established in 1802 by their distant ancestor, Janet Livingston Montgomery, widow of Gen.

Fulmont Community Action Agency is offering a Cars for Careers Program to help eligible people obtain a reliable vehicle or have repairs to an existing vehicle, a news release said.

It was long overdue, but nearly 60 years after the war that defined the 20th century, a national memorial to our World War II veterans was finally built and dedicated in our nation's capital.

MONTGOMERY, N.Y. -- A series of raids on drug rings in the Hudson Valley led to the arrests of 44 people Thursday, state officials said.

New York State Police lead a suspect to a waiting vehicle outside of Troop F Barracks in Montgomery, NY on Thursday November 12, 2009.

About 60 people were being taken in vans to the state police barracks in the town of Montgomery for processing Thursday morning.

As of Jan. 1, police agencies in New York must submit all fingerprints to the state electronically.

A dinner for the Mid-Hudson Graphic Arts Association will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Spruce Lodge, 619 Route 17K, Montgomery, Orange County.

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.