Catskill News

Statement from Yeshiva Darchei Torah, Far Rockaway, NY: Our plans are tentative at this point. Although we operate a program every July known as Oraysa,...

NY Governor Cuomo, during a daily coronavirus task force briefing in Manhattan, said a syndrome that is similar to Kawasaki disease that has afflicted...

Bikur Cholim has partnered with the prestigious Mayo Clinic and the NIH to offer the most advanced antibody testing for the purpose of qualifying...

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an unspecified threat that was made indirectly over Facebook regarding summer camps and colonies. Sheriff’s deputies tracked down...

One of the leading physicians in Kiryas Joel, Dr Zev Zelenko, has announced that he is leaving the Village of Kiryas Joel where he...

As the Jewish community awaits with anticipation on a decision if Upstate NY summer camps will be permitted to open this coming summer, at...

New York state beaches will open for Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. New York State Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein responded with a tweet...

There are two important updates regarding the saga regarding the opening of camps this coming summer First is a letter from the Town of Thompson...

Apparently many families have started spending Shabbosim in upstate New York as the weather has improved. Several of those families contacted me today after...

Below is a response to a letter written to State Senator Jen Metzger by a Sullivan County Resident. Thank you for writing, Linda. I am well...

During the summer months each year, the population of Sullivan County triples as part-time residents, mostly from New York City, come up to the...

Sullivan County Public Health Director Nancy McGraw and Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek jointly issued the following statement today: “Sullivan County currently has multiple cases...

A woman tried to board a plane in New York with a loaded handgun in her carry-on luggage, the Transportation Security Administration said. TSA officers...

A Rebbe in a Kiryas Joel Yeshiva was arrested on Friday. The crime? Hitting a child. Sources tell YWN that the 13-year-old child was hit...

A bus full of Skverer Bochrim overturned in Sullivan County, Friday afternoon. Catskills Hatzolah along with multiple ambulances from MobilMedics responded to the scene at...

A massive fire destroyed a building under construction at the Yeshiva of South Fallsburg Campus on Laurel Park Road, in Sullivan County, NY. The fire...

On Sunday December 15, 2019 at approximately 8:45 PM, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a burglary in progress at...

Attorney General Letitia James today took action to fight discriminatory housing practices that the Town of Chester and Orange County have utilized to prevent...

In what observers are calling a surprise and unexpected victory, year round Orthodox Jewish resident of Woodridge, NY, Moshe Chaim Weinberg, has won election...

Tragedy struck the Kiryas Joel community Sunday night, as word spread of the tragic death of a Yungerman from the community. It happened at around...

A vehicle overturned into a lake in the Catksills, Thursday morning. It happened at around 11:20AM on the Harris-Bushville Road. Sources tell YWN that the driver...

This morning on a local Sullivan County Facebook page, photos were published of a filthy mess left behind by members of our community, who...

A husband and wife travelling to the Catskills for Shabbos were involved in a serious head-on crash, Friday afternoon. It happened at around 4:55PM on...

A serious crash resulted in only minor injuries on Route 6, Friday afternoon. The crash happened just after 12:00PM on Route 6 heading Upstate -...

A search in Harriman State Park for four missing teenagers ended without incident, Thursday afternoon. Sources tell YWN that Chaverim of Rockland along with Chaverim...

Three children were struck by a vehicle in Monticello, on Wednesday afternoon, one of them with a serious leg injury. It happened at around 4:45PM...

Officials are investigating how two workers performing a routine power line inspection north of New York City died by electrocution. Orange and Rockland Utilities officials...

The following message was provided by Catskills Hatzolah for the community: We hope that everyone had a happy and safe Shabbos Nachamu and Visiting weekend...

Upstate Law Enforcement Professionals Honored for Summer Season Community Partnership In a spontaneous show of appreciation, community leaders gathered to recognize several upstate New York...

The search for Reb Dovid Hakohen Traube, a father of 7, who went missing in Greenwood Lake, was relaunched on Monday morning. Search crews had...

Five people needed to be rescued from the Neversink River in the Woodridge area during a nasty Thunderstorm, Sunday night. The five people had been...

Emergency personnel were at the Minnewaska State Park in Kerhonkson on Sunday evening, to rescue a Frum man that fell off a cliff. Sources tell...

One hundred and fifty years ago, Chester, New York, was the birthplace of cream cheese, bringing harmony and pleasure into the world. Now, Chester, New...

With the summer coming to a close, and the tens of thousands of visitors back in the city, Catskills Hatzolah held an annual appreciation...

Nearly 600 cyclists kicked off their 180 mile ride across three states in support of children living with illness as part the tenth annual...