In 2012, when Harriman’s Jermaine Paul appeared on Season 2 of NBC-TV’s “The Voice” – eventually winning it all — whenever he was asked “Where are you from?” he answered, “Orange County, New York.” When Orange County residents get the same question, the response tends to be, “I’m from Newburgh” or “Goshen” or “Warwick” and […]
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The statewide unemployment rate decreased from 4.9% to 4.7% in May 2016. This represented the state’s lowest unemployment rate since August 2007. New York’s unemployment rate was equal to the U.S. rate in May 2016. In addition, the number of unemployed New Yorkers also decreased over the month – falling from 476,600 in April to […]
The following information is from the office of US Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand Nearly every American, at some point in their lives, will have to take time away from work to recover from an illness, nurse a sick loved one, or care for a new child. However, despite the inevitable need for time off from […]
Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus and Department of Planning Commissioner David Church have announced that four Orange County farms, including three in Warwick, have received $2.8 million in grants through the Hudson Valley Agricultural Enhancement Program. These state grants help local farmers protect valuable, at-risk farmland from future development and maintain the land’s use […]