Vails Gate News

Pack a picnic basket, fold a blanket, gather family and friends and come to the Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh from noon-5 p.m. Saturday for a picnic and free tour of the museum and headquarters.

The Newburgh School District's department of fine and performing arts held the opening of the 24th annual exhibit on display in the Board of Education auditorium this month.

Firefighters doused a blaze Tuesday afternoon at a New Windsor factory. The fire began about 3 p.m. in the American Felt and Filter Co.'s complex at 361 Walsh Ave.

A man accused of burglarizing an apartment while a young woman was at home has been jailed.

A man has been charged with burglarizing an apartment while a young woman was at home.

Russell Smith wondered why his wife had occasionally peppered him with questions about his service as a Marine in Vietnam.

A fire at the Cornwall Plaza on Quaker Avenue Thursday morning has been labelled suspicious by investigators.

With the remnants of his father's company swept up, Dan Teutul is focusing on the future of Orange County Ironworks, including a new building on Neeleytown Road.

Saturday in Vails Gate; at 744 Blooming Grove Turnpike; starts at 9 a.m. Call 565-9287 for more information.

About 20 pounds of chlorine leaked from a tank at the town's Riley Road water filtration plant early Thursday morning, police said.

A man suffered minor burns in a house fire on Barclay Road Friday afternoon. New Windsor Fire Chief Bill Hinspeter said the fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m. in a basement boiler room and was confined to that area of the house.

It took three years, but Paul Tartaglia Sr. finally got some good news about the house that he nearly lost when his son sold it from beneath him.

The New Windsor Democratic Committee will soon begin interviewing candidates for town offices who are seeking the panel's endorsement.

Firefighters contained an electrical fire to a garage Friday. Firefighters from New Windsor, Newburgh and Vails Gate arrived about 1 p.m. at the home on Quassaick Avenue.

Images from yesterday's car fire on the New York State Thruway from reader Ben Zohar.

Mary's Hope has to move again. The food pantry delivers every couple of weeks to those who can't get out themselves - mainly the elderly and handicapped.

Firefighters saved a burning house on Mount Airy Road Friday morning. Vails Gate First Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Bohr said the first crew on the scene found one corner of the one-story house fully engulfed by ...