Catskill News

Heroic Hasidic residents jumped into action Thursday morning after a fast moving blaze ripped though South Blooming Grove's new "Mint Leaf" Supermarket. The fire started...

Summer camp campuses often lay quiet during the cold winter months, but Camp Simcha’s sprawling 125-acre campus in upstate New York was filled with...

The Kiryas Joel School District ripped into reporting from the New York Times on Monday, in which the outlet wrote up a hit piece...

Blaise Gomez, a News12 reporter who has made a name for herself as being unapologetically biased against Hasidic Jews, got a taste of her...

A meeting between the Satmar rebbe of Williamsburg and philanthropists in Kiryas Yoel resulted in the raising of more than $8 million for mosdos...

The NY State Police tells YWN that the tragedy which took the life of a young Kiryas Joel child was an accident. As YWN reported...

A couple's journey from Niagara Falls to Monsey following a peaceful Shabbos Chanukah quickly turned into a nightmare when the family along with their...

The community in Kiryas Joel is reeling from the tragic news of a 5-year-old boy having been R"L struck and killed by a school...

A fast moving fire on Friday evening destroyed "Boosur" in South Fallsburg. Numerous fire departments from Sullivan and Ulster counties battled the blaze, which totaled...

Frightening dashcam footage captured the moment a vehicle barreling the wrong way down the NY State Thruway nearly struck a Boro Park Hatzolah member...

A 15-passenger van overturned on Church Road in Mountaindale on Thursday night. Sources tell YWN that there were 13 passengers in the vehicle at the...

A tragic incident unfolded in White Lake, Sunday afternoon, when three people drowned in the water. Sources tell YWN that it appears that one victim...

State health officials in New York are warning of expanding “community spread” of the polio virus after it was found in wastewater samples from...

Tens of thousands of Jews from all walks of life streamed into Kiryas Joel Tuesday to mark the 43rd Yahrtzeit of the Satmar Rebbe,...

Close to 650 cyclists are gearing up for the 13th annual and largest ever summer of Bike4Chai. The two-day premier cycling event, August 17-18,...

A tremendous kiddush hashem took place at Camp Rayim Mesiva (Aliya) on Thursday when bochurim lined up to applaud and thank firefighters who had...

Emergency personnel including Catskills Hatzolah responded to two different accidents involving overturned vehicles - just minutes apart from each other. Thankfully, neither incident had victims...

Hatzalah needs no introduction. The dedicated volunteers ensure the safety of hundreds of thousands of people vacationing in the Catskills each summer. This summer...

A fast moving blaze ripped through a building in South Fallsburg, early Sunday morning. Numerous fire departments from all over Sullivan and Orange counties responded...

A small plane went down in Monticello, Friday afternoon. It happened at around 12:45, when the one engine plane crashed on Route 42, south of...

A young child was pulled from a swimming pool in Fallsburg on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at around 3:45PM at Harmony Estates on Laurel...

Tehillim is needed for a three year old child who was pulled from a swimming pool in the Catskills on Thursday. Sources tell YWN that...

An Orthodox Jewish man was the victim of a possible hate crime in the Catskills. The man was biking along Route 52 in Woodbourne on...

Sloatsburg NY. Once again, travelers making their way up to the Catskills on Thursday nights will be able to stop for Mincha and Maariv...

Catskills Hatzalah is pleased to announce the launch of its Drone Team. The Drone Team brings advanced capabilities to the Catskills Hatzalah Search and...

Last week, in a ruling that could have major ramifications for yeshiva students across New York State, an appellate court overruled a lower court...

With summer fast approaching, Jewish community leaders met with federal and county officials and members of local law enforcement to discuss safety and security...

A group of Jewish camps have settled with the town of Wawarsing in upstate New York following a bitter legal battle over new zoning...

A Jewish family in Monticello was the victim of an armed robbery late Wednesday night. Sources tell YWN that two men broke into a home...

A group of Jewish summer camps have filed a second lawsuit against the town of Wawarsing, New York, in an attempt to undo newly...

The town of Wawarsing in Ulster County, NY, has been hit by a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by the administrators of eight Orthodox Jewish...

Republican Katherine Rappaport has knocked off incumbent Fallsburg Supervisor Steven Vegliante after a judge ruled that several hundred challenged ballots could be counted. An attorney...

In a massive win for New York yeshivos, a state judge ruled that a school district must provide busing for non-public school students on...

Senator Schumer visited the village of Kiryas Joel on Sunday afternoon, where he was welcomed by Village Administrator Gedalye Szegedin. Schumer, who was accompanied by...

Askanim in Orange County, NY, are accusing the Board of Elections of deliberately withholding the results of the write-in votes in South Blooming Grove's...