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Collision between helicopter and jetliner kills 67 in nation’s worst air disaster in a generation
01-30-2025 4:59 PM

By LOLITA C. BALDOR,TARA COPP,BRIAN MELLEYand LEA SKENE

ARLINGTON, Va. — A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot and reported that control tower staffing was “not normal” at the time of the country’s worst aviation disaster in a generation.

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Passenger jet collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport
01-29-2025 11:09 PM

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP and ERIC TUCKER

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.


Trump sworn in for 2nd term
01-20-2025 4:07 PM

By ZEKE MILLER,CHRIS MEGERIANand MICHELLE L. PRICE

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, returning to power with a promise to end America’s decline and to “completely and totally reverse” the actions of the man who drove him from office four years ago.


Guest column: Coretta Scott King’s noble idea for MLK Day
01-20-2025 8:01 AM

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 


Guest columnist William Lambers: Jimmy Carter’s mission to help forgotten, war-torn lands
01-07-2025 1:01 PM

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 When I was attending Mount St. Joseph University, I read a book by Jimmy Carter called “Talking Peace, A Vision for the Next Generation.” President Carter encouraged us to take action for peace, and to bring attention to forgotten conflicts around...


The Electoral College: Is it time for a change?
12-31-2024 3:36 PM

By HANNAH EDELHEIT

The night before electors for the 2024 presidential race were announced, 19-year-old Kaveesh Pathak wasn’t sure he was going to win. He had spent the last two weeks calling and campaigning to become one of the 11 Massachusetts Democrats to serve on...


Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100
12-29-2024 5:43 PM

By BILL BARROW

ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was...


The Electoral College: Is it time for a change?
12-29-2024 10:45 AM

By HANNAH EDELHEIT

The night before electors for the 2024 presidential race were announced, 19-year-old Kaveesh Pathak wasn’t sure he was going to win. He had spent the last two weeks calling and campaigning to become one of the 11 Massachusetts Democrats to serve on...


Guest columnist William Lambers: America's generosity during Battle of the Bulge can inspire our new year
12-25-2024 11:09 PM

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 Eighty years ago the Battle of the Bulge started, Germany’s last big offensive against the U.S. and Allies during World War II. That holiday season saw fierce combat in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium and Luxembourg.At the same time, a father in...


Guest columnist William Lambers: America’s Thanksgiving story of charity and peace
11-27-2024 12:56 PM

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 Thanksgiving brings families together and gives us wonderful memories. Turkey is on the menu in most homes that celebrate the holiday. But actually, the first Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag in 1621 likely had no turkey at all....


Guest columnist William Lambers: ‘The silence heard round the world’
11-10-2024 8:29 AM

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 The start of the Revolutionary War is known as “the shot heard round the world.” Veterans Day, (Armistice Day) is known for the “silence heard round the world.”It was Nov. 11, 1918 at 11 a.m. when the guns finally went silent, ending the fighting of...


Election Day unfolds relatively smoothly after massive turnout by early voters
11-05-2024 6:55 PM

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ALI SWENSON

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day unfolded relatively smoothly as voters faced only scattered disruptions and delays after an election season marked by concerns over disinformation, foreign influence and threats to election workers and voting...


Leisure Woods Estates sues Orange Mobile Rent Control Board over ‘eviscerated’ budget
10-24-2024 6:47 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Leisure Woods Estates mobile home park is suing the town’s Mobile Rent Control Board, claiming the monthly lot fee increases approved last month were inadequate in relation to heightened expenses.John Kuzinevich, the attorney representing...


On President Eisenhower’s birthday, remember unity is what America needs
10-13-2024 3:17 PM

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 President Dwight Eisenhower’s birthday on Oct. 14 gives us a quick break from this year’s heated presidential campaign to remember what powers America: Unity.When Eisenhower started campaigning for president in June 1952 he visited his hometown in...


Iran fires dozens of missiles into Israel as retaliation for killing of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders
10-01-2024 4:46 PM

By AAMER MADHANI, JULIA FRANKEL and BASSEM MROUE

JERUSALEM — Iran said it fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday, a sharp escalation of the monthslong conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas. There were no immediate reports of casualties as Israel ordered...


Orange board approves Leisure Woods rent increase
09-25-2024 4:36 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Residents of the Leisure Woods Estates mobile home park seem satisfied with the increased monthly lot fees approved by the Mobile Rent Control Board on Tuesday, saying the forthcoming new figures are fair to them and the park’s owners.The...


New Salem mail carrier retiring after 40 years on the route
09-17-2024 2:04 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — Wendy Flanders can expect her retirement to arrive in nine business days.Following 40 years on the contracted New Salem route, the letter carrier is hanging up her mailbag for good on Sept. 30 and retiring from the Orange Post...


Guest columnist William Lambers: When the presidential candidates fed starving children
09-13-2024 1:24 PM

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 Even amid the intense focus on the presidential election, we cannot forget the plight of starving children in Gaza and other war zones. We cannot let these children in need fall off the news radar. Sadly, they do all too often. As history reminds us,...


Guest columnist William Lambers: Labor Day can inspire a much needed farm bill
09-02-2024 6:01 AM

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 The night before Labor Day in 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave one of his famous “fireside chats” to the American people. Roosevelt told the nation on radio about the spirit of America’s farmers in facing difficult drought conditions.“No...


With ‘joyful’ Democratic convention over, real test for Harris campaign now begins
08-23-2024 3:59 PM

By STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER

CHICAGO — Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted that Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump. They described her as a historic figure, the embodiment of hope, “the president of...


Seeking invoices, Orange Mobile Rent Control Board continues hearing on Leisure Woods rent hike
08-15-2024 6:07 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ORANGE — A decision on whether Leisure Woods Estates can raise its monthly lot fees by 43% was delayed for a second time Wednesday night, as the Mobile Rent Control Board requested the company’s invoices from this year and last, in an effort to ensure...

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