Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced in October that the county prosecuted the largest Medicaid fraud scheme ever prosecuted by the Orange County DA’s…
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Advocates Say Opioid Settlement Funds in New York Are Still Too Slow to Arrive – and Hard to Track
This is the second story from Health on the Margins, a limited investigative series exploring the Catskills region’s fragile healthcare systems. The year was 1996. Nintendo 64 debuted its video games…
Garnet Health Says Planned Montefiore Affiliation Will Strengthen Local Care, Preserve Services
Garnet Health has signed a letter of intent to pursue an affiliation with Montefiore Health System, a move leaders say will help sustain and strengthen healthcare services in Sullivan and Orange…
Heat Exhaustion, Injuries, and High Pressure: Orange County Amazon Workers Say Dangerous Labor Conditions Persist into the Summer Heat
When you receive one of those Amazon cardboard boxes with black tape, there are hundreds of thousands of warehouse workers behind the scenes – packing, stocking, and shipping products around the…
Middletown Passes ‘Good Cause Eviction’ Law, Joins Upstate NY Renter Protection Push
The City of Middletown became the latest upstate city to adopt a local ‘Good Cause Eviction’ law, which protects tenants against eviction without justifiable cause and from predatory rent increases. Radio Catskill’s…
Activists Fight to Pass Bill That Ends Local Collaboration with ICE
A constant flood of stories detailing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducting raids on local communities and putting people, including children, into detainment has become the everyday reality for Americans. Just…
Orange County Offers Summer Jobs to Teens, Young Adults
Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus announced the return of the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), an initiative that has been serving local teenagers and young adults for over 30 years. This federally…
Enhanced ID Hours Extended in Goshen
The Orange County Department of Motor Vehicles is extending its operating hours at its Goshen location to meet the demand for Enhanced and Real ID driver’s licenses. The extended hours will be…
Mastodon Jaw Unearthed in Orange County Backyard
A family’s backyard in Orange County, New York, has yielded a significant paleontological discovery: a complete mastodon jaw, the first such find in the state in over 11 years. The jawbone, along…