Warwick News

All three Orange County executive candidates say they support a proposed crackdown on campaign contributions from county contractors that's expected to make its Legislature debut next week.

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.

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

A law that adds up to 15 days in jail as a possible sentence for bicycling on the sidewalk just barely passed Middletown's Common Council Tuesday.

For years, companies doing or seeking business with Orange County have plumped County Executive Ed Diana's formidable campaign account, writing checks for up to $2,500 to schmooze at the latest fundraiser and cement their relationships with the guy who signs contracts.

Submitted photo - Vernon artist Agatha Wyman, right, and store owner Sussan Chakamian with a display of Wyman's ceramic pieces at the Silken Wool Home store in Warwick, N.Y. Some of Agatha Wyman's "Innate and Natural" ceramic pieces are currently at the Silken Wool Home store in Hamburg.

Staff Sgt. Eric D. Christian of Warwick, N.Y. was one of two U.S. Marines killed in the Farah province of Afghanistan on Saturday, May 4, the Department of Defense said.

St. Anthony Community Hospital and the Warwick Historical Society will sponsor "An Afternoon to Remember," a "Downton Abbey"-inspired high tea, from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday on the picturesque lawn of Lewis Park in the Village of Warwick.

A number of stacked stone sculptures have mysteriously appeared in and around the Fuller Mountain Preserve and the Town of Warwick in recent years.

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.

Summer might be just beginning, but, for those "in the know" now is the time to begin researching as well as booking your 2013 Thanksgiving hotels in New York City.

Both Republicans angling to replace Orange County Executive Ed Diana touted their prospects for victory on Wednesday, a day after Diana quit the three-way GOP competition and announced he'll retire at the end of the year for health reasons.