‘Too stressful’: why some students are saying no thanks to standardized tests As students across the tristate region sharpened pencils - or, increasingly, fired up computers - in preparation for multiple... Local News 02 May 2024 | 11:23
High schools in Middletown and Newburgh, N.Y., purchased Yondr pouches for all students in attempt to curb the negative effects of cell phone use in school. Photo: Yondr. As screen time soars, high schools turn to Yondr bags and phone cubbies Should schools ban cell phone use among students? In a survey completed by more than 600 local readers, 73% said yes. But... Local News 12 Jan 2024 | 06:04
A historic photo of First National Bank of Warwick, on the corner of Bank Street and Main in Warwick, N.Y. More recently known as the Chase Bank Building, the bank is now being renovated into a restaurant: The Fed of Warwick, slated to open in March. Photo provided by the Warwick Historical Society. Small businesses bank on new locations Banks have steadily shuttered their brick-and-mortar branches nationwide for more than a decade in response to the rise in... Local News 14 Dec 2023 | 11:14
Advertiser-News wins awards in national newspaper contest The Advertiser-News and its eight sister publications published by Straus News won 15 awards in the National Newspaper Association’s... Local News 29 Sep 2023 | 08:52
File photo. Hardyston police: Threat at Wallkill Valley Regional High School ‘not credible’ The Hardyston Police Dept. is investigating a 9-1-1 call that sent the district into a lockdown over an hour before police... Police & Fire 14 Oct 2022 | 02:23
Advertiser News wins 13 awards from National Newspaper Association Every year, newspapers across the country submit their best work in the National Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper... Local News 05 Jul 2022 | 10:55