COUNTY LEGISLATOR CHRIS EACHUS ANNOUNCES FREE MEALS AT NEWBURGH SALVATION ARMY FOR PUBLIC DURING STORM RECOVERY Orange County Legislator Chris Eachus is announcing that the Newburgh Salvation Army is providing 3 hot meals a day during the storm recovery.  The Salvation Army is located at 234 Van Ness St., Newburgh, NY.  Breakfast is served at [...]

PUBLIC FORUM IT’S TIME FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS TO SPEAK OUT & BE HEARD BY THEIR LEGISLATORS “You’re Voice Matters!” Date:  Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Time:  7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Place:  Chester Senior Center Kings Highway Chester, New York There are many issues confronting Orange County, NY and its County Legislature including but not limited [...]

ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATOR EACHUS BESTOWS HONOR ON FELLOW NFA TEACHER AND FULBRIGHT WINNER CHRISTINE MCCARTNEY Newburgh Free Academy English Language Arts teacher, Christine McCartney, was honored today by the Orange County Legislature for her outstanding achievement as the recipient of a Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching grant.  The certificate of achievement and honor was given [...]

EACHUS LEADS CHARGE THAT SAVES VALLEY VIEW THROUGH 2012 Orange County citizens finally saw their legislators come together in a bipartisan effort led by Legislator Chris Eachus, D-New Windsor, and vote unanimously to save  Valley View Center for Nursing Care through the end of 2012. Following months of partisanship, questionable ethics by county executives, withholding [...]

Orange County Legislator Christopher W. Eachus, a Democrat, has announced that he is a candidate for New York State Senate in the 39th District which includes most of Orange County and the eastern portion of Ulster County. Eachus said he is running to make Albany work for the residents of the district.  “For too long, [...]