by Cara Ding | Nov 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Town of Mount Hope moved to shelve a proposed warehouse zoning change at a Nov. 20 town board meeting in the face of strong public reaction. The proposed change would increase the maximum warehouse size allowed in the B-1 district fivefold, from 50,000 to 250,000...
by Cara Ding | Nov 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Middletown City Council on Nov. 21 passed a $47.5 million budget for next year, which is up by $2 million from the current year. The budgeted property tax levy, when compared to this year, increases by about $1 million to $23 million, the maximum amount allowed under...
by Cara Ding | Nov 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
A special four-member Orange County legislative committee tasked with reviewing a controversial IT contract concluded 10 interviews with involved parties on Nov. 21. The $800,000-plus contract with StarCIO was brought into the limelight by New York state Democratic...
by Cara Ding | Nov 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
When Djean Nikitov’s plane touched down on the U.S. ground about two years ago, he carried with him a bag of uncertainties and hopes. With little money in his pocket and hardly knowing anyone, he started studying at SUNY Orange in Middletown, determined to make the...
by Cara Ding | Nov 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Town of Wallkill extended the year-old warehouse moratorium for another six months on Nov. 16. Supervisor George Serrano told The Epoch Times that the extension was put in place to allow the master plan review committee to continue its work on warehousing code...
