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Obituaries
Orange County Man Who Died At LEGOLAND Remembered As Loving Father Orange County Man Who Died At LEGOLAND Remembered As Loving Father
Orange County Man Who Died At Legoland Remembered As Loving Father A LEGOLAND worker who died while at work earlier this month is being remembered for being a loving father and a good friend. Orange County resident Shane Roy Gunser, age 33, of Washingtonville, died on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the theme park while working as a chief hotel maintenance engineer at the park in Goshen. Gunser a graduate of Washingtonville High School started working as a plumber with Local 373. He spent time with Nebrasky Plumbing and Heating until accepting a position at LEGOLAND, New York, where he was developing a career as chief hotel maintenance engineer, his obituary said, "H…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
These Are The Highest Paid Teachers In Orange County These Are The Highest Paid Teachers In Orange County
These Are The Highest Paid Teachers In Orange County It’s no secret that the Hudson Valley is home to some of the state’s best schools, but those schools require well-compensated educators. Citing data from the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System, which makes the compensation of public school educators public, NewYorkUpstate.com released a report listing the top salaries. The report investigated all public high schools in upstate New York, with private, charter, alternative and religion-affiliated schools omitted. Only school districts from upstate - north of Westchester and Rockland counties - were used for the report. The compensati…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
These Orange County Students Named National Merit Semifinalists These Orange County Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
These Orange County Students Named National Merit Semifinalists Some of Orange County’s best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates academic achievement in high school students. On Wednesday, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country. Those 16,000 will soon be pared to 7,500 finalists, who will be picked to receive upwards of $31 million in scholarships, which will be announced next spring as they prepare to continue their educations in college. Semi-finalists from Orange County are:  Fei Tian Academy of the Arts (Middletown) Anna Yan. Cornwall C…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Support Pours In For Family Of Teen Found Dead Near Orange County Home Support Pours In For Family Of Teen Found Dead Near Orange County Home
Support Pours In For Family Of Teen Found Dead Near Orange County Home Friends of a young teen who was found dead behind his home after he was reported missing are raising funds to help cover funeral expenses through a GoFundMe page. Timothy Davis, 14, went missing at around 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 in Washingtonville, a village in the Town of Blooming Grove in Orange County. His body was found Sunday several hundred feet behind his home in the woods. Davis would have been an incoming freshman at Washingtonville High School. "Losing someone can be a very difficult thing to experience," the page creators said. "Losing someone who is young, tal…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Missing Orange County Student, 14, Found Dead Missing Orange County Student, 14, Found Dead
Missing Orange County Student, 14, Found Dead An area teen who was reported missing late last week was found dead on Sunday, according to school officials. Timothy Davis, 14, went missing at around 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 in Washingtonville,  a village in the Town of Blooming Grove in Orange County. The body of the incoming freshman at Washingtonville High School was found several hundred feet in the woods behind his home. An investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released. "This loss is sure to raise many emotions, concerns, and questions for our entire school, especially our students," Roy Reese, W…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Teen Faces Felony Charge For Terror Threat Against Orange County School Teen Faces Felony Charge For Terror Threat Against Orange County School
Teen Faces Felony Charge For Terror Threat Against Orange County School A teenager facing a felony charge of making a terroristic threat after he allegedly made “credible threats” against his school on social media was back in court this week. Brendan Vaughan, 18, a student at Washingtonville High School in Orange County, made a post on Snapchat in June, stating that he needed a gun and questioning “what would happen if someone shot up the school tomorrow.” The threats led to a search of his home and subsequent arrest. “Investigators discovered evidence in the home, and obtained a statement from the suspect, supporting information that he was in the planning st…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Teen Arrested For Making 'Credible Threats' Against Orange County School Teen Arrested For Making 'Credible Threats' Against Orange County School
Teen Arrested For Making 'Credible Threats' Against Orange County School An 18-year-old has been arrested for making "credible threats" against his Hudson Valley high school, according to police. Brendan Vaughan, a student at Washingtonville High School in Orange County, was arrested following a search of his home by Washingtonville police along with the FBI, state police and Middletown police, police said.  “Investigators discovered evidence in the home, and obtained a statement from the suspect, supporting information that he was in the planning stages of some sort of attack at the school, and posed a threat to public safety,” Washingtonville Police …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Orange County HS Senior Killed When Car Slams Into Tree Orange County HS Senior Killed When Car Slams Into Tree
Orange County HS Senior Killed When Car Slams Into Tree An area high school senior known for his humor and kindness was killed in a single-vehicle crash when his car hit a tree. John West III, 17, was killed around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday after police said that he lost control of his 2003 Toyota on Route 208 in Blooming Grove in Orange County. Washingtonville High School posted a letter, Thursday on the district’s website, notifying staff and students about West’s death, “It is with deep regret that we inform you about a recent loss to our school community,” Principal Brian Connolly wrote. “Yesterday afternoon, 12th-grade student John West died su…

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by Kathy Reakes