Continuum Healthcare employee Latoya Klein, left, helps resident Doris McGillick visit with loved ones virtually. ( Photo provided) Virtual visits help seniors stay connected For most of us, to say that COVID-19 has upended our lives would be putting it mildly. The cabin fever created by simultaneously... Local News 23 Mar 2020 | 06:50
Frozen apples in the Pennings' orchard following an ice storm. ( Photo provided) Local voices on climate change: 'You cannot deny it' If you don't believe in climate change, ask the farmer who never saw his father lose a crop to hail but has lost his own... Local News 13 Mar 2020 | 10:50
Orange County Health Commissioner Dr. Irina Gelman speaks at a press conference on COVID-19 Friday afternoon. ( Photo: Nicole M. Wells) Orange County: Call, don’t go to your health care provider If you have flu-like symptoms, call, don’t go to your health care provider – at least not right away. That’s the message health... Local News 10 Mar 2020 | 02:32
Empty shelves where hand sanitizer once stood. ( Photos by Pamela Chergotis) Amid hand sanitizer shortage, pharmacists emphasize hygiene If the continuing news coverage of the novel coronavirus has you thinking about stocking up on hand sanitizer or face masks,... Local News 04 Mar 2020 | 01:45
The difference in the total number of students reported as homeschooling per Orange County, N.Y., school districts over a three-year period. Why homeschool? Local families share their perspectives In her 15 years of homeschooling, Melissa Newell of Chester, N.Y., has seen a lot of ups and downs. “I think with anything,... Local News 22 Jan 2020 | 10:38
Estimated flu activity nationwide for the week ending Dec. 28, 2019. ( Source: CDC) Tristate health officials: Flu season is packing a punch To hear tristate public health officials tell it, this year’s flu season is packing quite the punch. As the director of primary... Local News 08 Jan 2020 | 12:25
Nadeen Manzoni is pictured last fall with one of Pike's new voting machines and Jeff Phillips, customer relations manager for Dominion Voting Systems. ( Photo provided) Pike County voters getting more comfortable with paper Amid ongoing concerns about hackable voting systems and foreign election interference, Pike County Director of Elections... Local News 11 Dec 2019 | 03:16
Visitors wade at Hackers Falls ( Pamela Chergotis) Pay to play? NPS says fees will protect park's stunning landscape from wreckage Axing amenity fees in favor of a park entrance fee is one way the National Park Service proposes to help Delaware Water Gap... Local News 26 Nov 2019 | 12:29
National lung injury cases reported to CDC as of Nov. 19. ( Image: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Vape shop owners say their products help people “Name me one time prohibition has ever worked,” Ryan Hallisey said. “Is it working on marijuana right now?” The owner of Priority... Local News 22 Nov 2019 | 04:13
Candida auris. ( Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Local hospital sees case of drug-resistant fungus The bad news is that cases of the antibiotic-resistant fungus Candida auris are on the rise. The good news? Hospitals in... Local News 20 Nov 2019 | 02:07
How secure is your vote? With the 2020 campaign season in full swing, and concerns that election results could be compromised, Straus News undertook... Local News 29 Sep 2019 | 06:44
