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Orange County, New York
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Orange County, New York
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Location in the state of New York
New York's location in the U.S.
Founded
1683
Seat
Goshen
Largest city
Newburgh
Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
839 sq mi (2,173 km²)
816 sq mi (2,113 km²)
22 sq mi (57 km²), 2.72%
Population
- (2010)
- Density
372,813
457/sq mi (176.4/km²)
Website
www.orangecountygov.com
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. Its name is in honor of William III of Orange, who was greatly esteemed by the original settlers of the region. As of the 2010 census, the population was 372,813. The County Executive is Ed Diana, and the county seat is Goshen. The center of population of New York is located in Orange County, in Deerpark.1
Contents
1 History
1.1 Notable Orange County residents, past and present
2 Law and government
3 Geography
3.1 National protected areas
3.2 Adjacent counties
4 Economy
4.1 Transportation
5 Demographics
6 Government
7 Politics
8 Cities and towns
8.1 Cities
8.2 Villages
8.3 Towns
8.4 Hamlets
8.5 Movies/TV Filmed In Orange County
9 Points of interest
10 Sports in Orange County
10.1 High School Sports
10.2 College Sports
10.3 Orange County Youth Football League (OCYFL)
11 See also
12 References
13 External links
History
This section requires expansion.
1st Amendment doesn't protect Orange County poker club: court
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court dealt a losing hand Friday to an Orange County poker club. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments that the activities of AK Tournament Play, a defunct recreational poker club in the Town of ...
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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court dealt a losing hand Friday to an Orange County poker club. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments that the activities of AK Tournament Play, a defunct recreational poker club in the Town of ...
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Orange County was one of the first twelve counties established by the Province of New York in 1683. Its boundaries at that time included present-day Rockland County, which split from Orange County in 1798. Due to its small population, the original Orange County was not fully independent and shared government functions with other counties. The first public buildings were erected in Orangetown in 1703, and the first court was established in 1801.
Due to a boundary dispute between New York and New Jersey, the extent of many of the southern towns of the county was not established until the 19th Century.
Notable Orange County residents, past and present
George Washington, 1st President of the United States, leader of the American Revolutionary War2
William Seward, U.S. Secretary of State
Whoopi Goldberg, Academy Award winning actress
Marisa Anderson, Psychic and Sensitive works with Police and CID featured in Hans Holzer Books.
Paul Teutul, Sr., custom motorcycle builder of Orange County Choppers
Paul Teutul, Jr., custom motorcycle builder of Paul Jr. Designs, formerly with Orange County Choppers
Geraldine Ferraro, 1984 U.S. Vice-Presidential Candidate, U.S. Congresswoman
James Patterson, author
Spencer Tunick, photographer
Noah Webster, lexicographer, author
Elizabeth Marie Pope, author of The Sherwood Ring – a Revolutionary War novel also set in Orange County
Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage
Pierre Lorillard, tobacco magnate
Tony Gilroy, Writer, producer, director. (The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Identity, Proof of Life, The Devil's Advocate, Michael Clayton.3
James Mangold, screenwriter, director. (Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma, Cop Land).3
Armand Assante, actor
Emily Post, author
Barry Bostwick, actor
Saul Williams, musician, poet, actor and artist was born and raised in Newburgh
Cage Kennylz, rapper was raised in Middletown
Derek Jeter, The Yankee captain owns a residence in Warwick
Cyndi Lauper, used to spend summers in Tuxedo Park
Greg Anthony, former New York Knicks player
Tim Hummel, former major league baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds.
Mike Aviles, baseball player for the Kansas City Royals
Matt Morris, former baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates
Joe Nathan, baseball player for the Minnesota Twins
Dee Brown, former major league baseball player, current Nippon Professional Baseball player
Rob Bell, former major league baseball pitcher
Dave Telgheder, former MLB pitcher for the New York Mets and the Oakland Athletics
Brian Cashman, General Manager, New York Yankees
Scott Pioli, General Manager, Kansas City Chiefs4
Rose Thompson Hovick, stage mother of Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc
Nathaniel White, serial killer
Solomon Townsend, industrialist and State Legislator
J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, 18th century writer, author of Letters from an American Farmer
Frank Shorter, Olympic Gold Medalist
Emily DiDonato, fashion model, spokesmodel for Maybelline
General David Petraeus, Commander-in-Chief, USCENTCOM and former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq.
Mel Gibson attended school in Washingtonville the year before his family moved to Australia in the 1960s.5
Tomás Estrada Palma, First President of Cuba, lived in a home on Route 32 in Central Valley. Estrada Road (Old U.S. Route 6) through Central Valley, is named after him.
Benedict Arnold, revolutionary war general and defector.
Law and government
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Originally, like most New York counties, Orange County was governed by a 37 member Board of Supervisors consisting of the 20 town supervisors, 9 city supervisors elected from the 9 wards of the City of Newburgh and four each elected from the wards of the Cities of Middletown and Port Jervis. In 1968, the board adopted a county charter and a reapportionment plan that created the county legislature and executive. The first county executive and legislature were elected in November, 1969 and took office on January 1, 1970. Today, Orange County is still governed by the same charter calling for an elected county executive and a 21 member county legislature elected from 21 single member districts. There are also several state constitutional positions including a Sheriff, County Clerk and District Attorney. Prior to January 1, 2008 four coroners were also elected; however, on that date, the county switched to a medical examiner system.
The Current County Officers are:
County Executive: Edward A. Diana (Republican)
County Clerk: Donna L. Benson (Republican)
Sheriff: Carl E. DuBois (Republican)
District Attorney: Francis D. Phillips (Republican)
The County Legislature and its previous board of supervisors were long dominated by the Republican Party. However, in past years the Democrats have closed the gap. During 2008 and 2009 the legislature was evenly split between 10 Republicans, 10 Democrats and 1 Independence Party member. In 2009, the legislature had its first Democratic chairman elected when one member of the Republican caucus voted alongside the 10 Democratic members to elect Roxanne Donnery (D)-Highlands/Woodbury to the post. However, at the November 2009 election several Democratic incumbents were defeated. As of the convening of the current legislature on January 1, 2010 there are 13 Republicans, 7 Democrats and 1 Independence member.
Orange County Executives
Name
Party
Term
Louis V. Mills
Republican
January 1, 1970 – December 31, 1977
Louis Heimbach
Republican
January 1, 1978 – December 31, 1989
Mary McPhillips
Democrat
January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1993
Joseph G. Rampe
Republican
January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001
Edward A. Diana
Republican
January 1, 2002 – present
Orange County Legislature
District
Legislator
Party
1
Michael Amo
Independence
2
Melissa Bonacic majority leader
Republican
3
Michael Pillmeier chairman
Republican
4
Harvey Burger
Democrat
5
Katie Bonelli
Republican
6
Patrick J. Berardinelli
Republican
7
Myrna Kemnitz
Democrat
8
Daniel Castricone
Republican
9
L. Stephen Brescia
Republican
10
Albert Buckbee
Republican
11
James Petro
Republican
12
Kevin Hines
Republican
13
Dennis W. Simmons
Republican
14
Roxanne Donnery
Democrat
15
Christopher Eachus
Democrat
16
Leigh Benton
Republican
17
Mike Anagnostakis
Republican
18
Daniel C. Depew
Republican
19
Michael Paduch
Democrat
20
Jeffrey Berkman minority leader
Democrat
21
Thomas Pahucki
Democrat
Geography
Orange County is in southeastern New York State, directly north of the New Jersey-New York border, west of the Hudson River, east of the Delaware River and northwest of New York City. It borders the New York counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester, as well as Passaic and Sussex counties in New Jersey and Pike County in Pennsylvania.
Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Coverage in Orange County
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless is investing in Orange County and expanding its local coverage ... year – and invested more than $125 million in Upstate New York in 2010. In addition to ongoing investment in its 3G ...
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Orange County is the only county in New York State which borders both the Hudson and Delaware Rivers.
Orange County is where the Great Valley of the Appalachians finally opens up and ends. The western corner is set off by the Shawangunk Ridge. The area along the Rockland County border (within Harriman and Bear Mountain state parks) and south of Newburgh is part of the Hudson Highlands. The land in between is the valley of the Wallkill River. In the southern portion of the county the Wallkill valley expands into a wide glacial lake bed known as the Black Dirt Region for its fertility.
The highest point is Schunemunk Mountain, at 1,664 feet (507 m) above sea level. The lowest is sea level along the Hudson.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 839 square miles (2,170 km2), with 816 square miles (2,110 km2) as land and 22 square miles (57 km2) as water.
National protected areas
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (part)
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Adjacent counties
Ulster County – north
Dutchess County – northeast
Putnam County – east
Rockland County – southeast
Passaic County, New Jersey – south
Sussex County, New Jersey – south
Pike County, Pennsylvania – southwest
Sullivan County – northwest
Economy
Transportation
Short Line Bus provides most local and commuter bus service.
The county is served by Stewart International Airport, located two miles west of Newburgh, New York. The airport serves Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines, and US Airways. AirTran Airways stopped providing service to the airport in late 2008. Ground transportation within Orange County is provided primarily by New Jersey Transit, Short Line Bus, and Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line, as well as amenities such as senior citizen bussing and car services, which usually restrict themselves to their respective town or city. The Port Jervis Line experienced major damage from Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011.6 As a result, train service is suspended for the forseeable future north of Suffern. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has contracted an engineering firm to assess the damage and determine a plan to repair damaged track beds. In the meantime, the MTA is running 55 buses from 8 stations 24 hours a day 7 days a week to supplement the lost train service. The MTA has pledged 7 to continue the buses until the trackbeds are repaired and the trains run again.
Demographics
Historical populations
of Orange County
Year
Population
1790
18,492
1800
29,355
1810
34,347
1820
41,213
1830
45,336
1840
50,739
1850
57,145
1860
63,812
1870
80,902
1880
88,220
1890
97,859
Year
Population
1900
103,859
1910
116,001
1920
119,844
1930
130,383
1940
140,113
1950
152,255
1960
183,734
1970
221,657
1980
259,603
1990
307,647
2000
341,367
2010
372,813
The Orange County Government Center in Goshen, N.Y., designed by Paul Rudolph.
As of the census8 of 2000, there were 341,367 people, 114,788 households, and 84,483 families residing in the county. The population density was 418 people per square mile (161/km²). There were 122,754 housing units at an average density of 150 per square mile (58/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.70% White, 8.09% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 4.09% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. 11.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.3% were of Italian, 17.4% Irish, 10.2% German and 5.0% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 9.23% reported speaking Spanish at home, 3.29% Yiddish, and 1.20% Italian.9
Dutchess, Orange see job growth in past year, led by health, retail sectors
8 percent — New York state unemployment rate, unchanged since August. • 0.5 percent — Dutchess-Orange metropolitan statistical area's year-over-year private-sector job growth. • 0.2 percent — Ulster County's year-over-year private ...
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8 percent — New York state unemployment rate, unchanged since August. • 0.5 percent — Dutchess-Orange metropolitan statistical area's year-over-year private-sector job growth. • 0.2 percent — Ulster County's year-over-year private ...
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By 2005, census estimates placed Orange County's non-Hispanic white population at 72.4%. African Americans were now 10.2% of the population. Native Americans were at 0.4%, a change that was less than can be measured by the precision of the 2005 estimates being used for these figures. Asians were up to 2.2% of the population. Latinos had however made the largest gain as an increase in their percentage of the population, and now constituted 14.9% of the counties population.10
There were 114,788 households out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the county the population was spread out with 29.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $52,058, and the median income for a family was $60,355. Males had a median income of $42,363 versus $30,821 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,597. About 7.60% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.80% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.
Despite its rural roots, Orange County is considered to be among the fastest growing suburb/exurb regions of the New York City Metropolitan Area.
Government
In 1970, the county switched from government by a Board of Supervisors consisting of the elected heads of town governments to having a 21-member elected county legislature and executive. The sheriff, district attorney and county clerk have always been elected. All serve four-year terms, with elections in the year following presidential election years, save the sheriff, whose election is the following year.
The current county executive is Edward Diana, a former county legislator. Frank Phillips, Donna Benson and Carl DuBois are the incumbent district attorney, clerk and sheriff respectively. All are Republicans, and the legislature currently has a 13–8 Republican majority.
Only one Democrat, Mary McPhillips, has served as county executive. She failed to win re-election after a single term in the early 1990s. For several years in the late 2000s, one Republican legislator's decision to become an independent and caucus with the Democrats led to a 10-10-1 effective Democratic majority, with Roxanne Donnery as chair. The Republicans regained their majority in the 2009 elections.
Politics
George W. Bush won 54% of the Orange County vote in 2004 reflecting a solid Republican edge in county politics. However, Barack Obama carried the county by a 51% margin four years later. It was the first time a Democrat had carried Orange County on his initial election to the presidency. That year the amount of registered Democrats in the county also exceeded Republicans for the first time.
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The two presidential election results give the county a Cook PVI of R+2, consistent with county voters' willingness to sometimes elect Democrats, such as U.S. Rep. John Hall. From 2007 on, when Hall represented the 19th district, which covers most of the county, Orange's representation in Congress was exclusively Democratic as Maurice Hinchey has represented the towns of Crawford, Montgomery and Newburgh and the city of Newburgh, all of which are in the 22nd district, since 1988. In the 2010 midterms, Hall was defeated by Nan Hayworth.
At the state level, Republicans have dominated, with some Democratic inroads in recent years. Three State Senate districts—the 38th, 39th and 42nd—cover the county. Until early 2010, they had all been held by Republicans for years (Thomas Morahan, Bill Larkin and John Bonacic respectively). Rockland County Democrat David Carlucci won an upset victory over Rockland County executive Scott Vanderhoef in the 2010 election, after Morahan's death had left his seat empty. It was the first time any portion of Orange County (in that case, the town of Tuxedo) had been represented by a Democrat in the Senate for over two decades.
With the exception of the 98th district, which includes Middletown and the towns west of it and has long been represented by Jake Gunther and, following his death, his wife Aileen, Republicans have held most of the county's assembly seats. Annie Rabbitt is the incumbent in the 97th district, following Bonacic and Howard Mills, and Nancy Calhoun represents the 96th. In 2008, Frank Skartados, a Democrat from the Ulster County community of Highland, narrowly upset seven-term Republican Tom Kirwan for the 100th district Assembly seat. Kirwan regained his seat in the 2010 election.
Cities and towns
Cities
Middletown
Newburgh
Port Jervis
Villages
Chester
Cornwall on Hudson
Florida
Goshen
Greenwood Lake
Harriman
Highland Falls
Kiryas Joel
Maybrook
Monroe
Montgomery
Otisville
South Blooming Grove
Tuxedo Park
Unionville
Walden
Warwick
Washingtonville
Woodbury
Towns
Blooming Grove
Chester
Cornwall
Crawford
Deerpark
Goshen
Greenville
Hamptonburgh
Highlands
Minisink
Monroe
Montgomery
Mount Hope
New Windsor
Town of Newburgh
Tuxedo
Wallkill
Warwick
Wawayanda
Woodbury
Hamlets
There are many hamlets (unincorporated communities) in Orange County. See the town listings.
Movies/TV Filmed In Orange County
In and Out: Warwick, NY
Super Troopers: Parts in Newburgh area
The Sopranos; Season 6 parts of season 6-b, Episode 1: Warwick and Tuxedo 11
Michael Clayton: Blooming Grove and Stewart Airport (New Windsor/Newburgh area) 12
The Human Footprint: parts filmed in the Hudson Valley region; aired on National Geographic Channel in 2008 13
American Chopper: Montgomery, NY
Points of interest
Points of interest in Orange County include the United States Military Academy at West Point; Brotherhood Winery, America's oldest winery, in Washingtonville; the birthplace of William H. Seward in Florida; the home and birthplace of Velveeta and Liederkranz Cheese in Monroe; the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen; the Times Herald-Record newspaper, the first cold press offset daily in the country, in Middletown; the Galleria at Crystal Run, in Wallkill; the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Monroe; and the Orange County Fair in Wallkill. The only state parks include Goosepond Mountain State Park, Harriman State Park and Sterling Forest State Park. It is also the location of Orange County Choppers, the custom motorcycle shop featured on The Learning Channel television series American Chopper.
Middletown
Newburgh
Port Jervis
Florida
Goshen
Maybrook
Monroe
Montgomery
Walden
Warwick
Washingtonville
Woodbury
Sports in Orange County
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There are “The Real Housewives” of Beverly Hills, Orange County, Atlanta, New York, New Jersey and Westchester. Wait. Westchester? Yes, Westchester, as in out by LAX-Westchester. This send-up of the Bravo TV franchise was produced for the ...
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Delano-Hitch Stadium in Newburgh has played host to various professional and amateur teams from various leagues since opening in 1926. The most recent professional team to play their home games at Delano-Hitch Stadium was the Newburgh Black Diamonds.
High School Sports
High schools in Orange County compete in Section 9 of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association along with schools from Dutchess, Ulster, and Sullivan counties.
College Sports
The Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy in West Point field NCAA Division I teams in 24 different sports. The Orange County Community College Colts compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association. Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh fields 15 teams in the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the Skyline Conference of NCAA Division III.
Orange County Youth Football League (OCYFL)
The Orange County Youth Football League (O.C.Y.F.L.) is a non-profit organization that allows youth age 6 through 14 to play competitive American football. The League encompasses 15 towns with over 100 teams in Orange County and surrounding areas including Chester, Cornwall, Goshen, Highland Falls, Marlboro, Middletown, Minisink Valley, Monticello, Newburgh, New Windsor, Pine Bush, Port Jervis, Valley Central, Wallkill, Warwick and Washingtonville.14 It is composed of 4 Divisions, divided by weight restrictions, and a "Mighty Mite" Flag Football division for 6 & 7 year olds. In each division, there is additionally a complete cheerleading program for each team. There is a comprehensive annual schedule of play within each division for all teams, culminating in a divisional Championship game, often played in Michie Stadium or Shea Stadium at the historic United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
See also
Hudson Valley portal
New York portal
Orange County Youth Football League
Wawayanda Patent, 1703 land grant
Neversink Preserve
Cuddebackville Dam
List of counties in New York
National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, New York
References
^ http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt
^ "Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site". New York State Parks Department. http://nysparks.state.ny.us/sites/info.asp?siteId=32.
^ a b Washingtonville Grads at Oscars
^ Scott Pioli Bio
^ "Hudson Valley Magazine". http://www.hvmag.com/Hudson-Valley-Magazine/February-2010/Making-the-Grade-Examining-the-Valley-rsquos-High-Schools/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc.
^ http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2011/sep/12/fixing-port-jervis-line-it-worth-it/
^ http://www.mta.info/pj/
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=36&county_id=71&mode=geographic&zip=&place_id=&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r
^ Orange County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
^ http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/ENTERTAIN/70409001
^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465538/trivia
^ http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080413/BIZ/804130322/-1/NEWS14
^ OCYFL
External links
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Early summary history of Orange County
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Fall Foliage 2011: Last chance to see peak foliage in Upstate New York this weekend
New York City: Foliage spotters in Brooklyn project near peak foliage with 50 percent color change and lots of bright yellow, orange, pink, and red leaves. Seneca County: Peak to just past peak conditions with 95 percent color change and a mix ...
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/fall_foliage_2011_last_chance.html
New York City: Foliage spotters in Brooklyn project near peak foliage with 50 percent color change and lots of bright yellow, orange, pink, and red leaves. Seneca County: Peak to just past peak conditions with 95 percent color change and a mix ...
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/fall_foliage_2011_last_chance.html
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Equinox Closes its Acquisition of the Assets of The Sports Club Company
Orange County and New York's Rockefeller Center. The Sports Club/LA clubs in Boston, Miami, San Francisco, New York on the Upper East Side and Washington D.C., as well as Reebok Sports Club/NY are not affected by this acquisition and continue to be owned ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Equinox-Closes-its-prnews-901977271.html?x=0
Orange County and New York's Rockefeller Center. The Sports Club/LA clubs in Boston, Miami, San Francisco, New York on the Upper East Side and Washington D.C., as well as Reebok Sports Club/NY are not affected by this acquisition and continue to be owned ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Equinox-Closes-its-prnews-901977271.html?x=0
Coordinates: 41°24′N 74°19′W / 41.40°N 74.31°W / 41.40; -74.31
Fitch Rates Children's Hospital of Orange County Series 2011A Bonds 'A'; Affirms Outstanding Debt
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to the approximately $105.27 million California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds [Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)] Series 2011A. The series 2011A bonds are ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Fitch-Rates-Childrens-bw-1189210902.html?x=0
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to the approximately $105.27 million California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds [Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)] Series 2011A. The series 2011A bonds are ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Fitch-Rates-Childrens-bw-1189210902.html?x=0
Coordinates: 41°24′N 74°19′W / 41.40°N 74.31°W / 41.40; -74.31
Snowtober! Pre-Halloween snow shocks New Yorkers, could get up to 4 inches
Here s a pre-Halloween fright: It s snowing in New York City. The first dusting of snow hit ... A winter advisory is an effect for the five boroughs and Orange County could get slammed with up to 14 inches of snow, she said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/snowtober-pre-halloween-snow-shocks-yorkers-4-inches-article-1.968847
Here s a pre-Halloween fright: It s snowing in New York City. The first dusting of snow hit ... A winter advisory is an effect for the five boroughs and Orange County could get slammed with up to 14 inches of snow, she said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/snowtober-pre-halloween-snow-shocks-yorkers-4-inches-article-1.968847
