Have you ever admired a colorful hot air balloon as it drifted leisurely overhead? Have you envied the occupants of the balloon's gondola and wondered how they managed to be so lucky? Well, you can stop wondering. Fantasy Balloon Flights, Inc. of Middletown, NY offers hot air balloon rides on weekends, May through October. Established in 1984, Fantasy Balloon Flights, Inc. is owned and piloted by Ken and Lana Smith. Ken and Lana are F.A.A. certified commercial pilots, and Fantasy Balloon Flights, Inc. has a spotless safety record, so fly with confidence. Fantasy Balloon Flights, Inc. offers passengers romantic flights over the Lower Hudson Valley, complete with champagne. Gift certificates are available all year round, so treat your loved one to the gift of flight. For information and r... 10/05/2007

The State of New York has given Orange Regional Medical Center a $24.6 million matching grant to help pave the way toward Orange Regional's building of a new hospital campus in Wallkill, NY, the first new hospital of its kind to be built in the last 27 years. Scheduled to open in 2011, the new 600,000 square foot hospital campus will replace Orange Regional's current area hospitals locates in Goshen and Middletown, NY. The new hospital will be located in the vicinity of I-84 and Route 17, on East Main Street, in Wallkill, NY. At a projected cost of $350,000, Orange Regional's Wallkill campus will be constructed on 61 acres, stand seven stories tall, and provide 354 patient beds. This will make the new hospital the largest such medical center found between Albany and the Tappan Zee Bridg... 10/03/2007

Monsters that glow in the dark, oh my! The end of 2007 should see the arrival of a very unusual option for family entertainment in Orange County; Monster Mini Golf. Monster Mini Golf is unusual for several reasons. The course is located indoors, the course is glow-in-the-dark, and as the name implies the course has monsters. As if glow-in-the-dark mini golf wasn't enough, the new facility will additionally provide a wide variety of arcade games, glow-in-the-dark of course. There will really be something for everyone. Monster Mini Golf promises to be a great venue for parties and gatherings of all sorts. Orange County's Monster Mini Golf will soon occupy Dunning Farms strip mall in the 12,000 square foot space once occupied by Staples. Each Monster Mini Golf franchise sports its own uniq... 09/25/2007

Adding to an already impressive curriculum, SUNY Orange in Middletown, NY has added telecommunications to its curricular choices. Thanks to the college's recent partnership with Frontier Communications Solutions, the brand new "Frontier TechLab" at SUNY Orange is now up and running. Boasting state of the art equipment, Frontier TechLab provides hands-on training to SUNY Orange students. In addition to providing SUNY Orange students a professional communications laboratory, Frontier has promised to offer internships to SUNY Orange students. 09/18/2007

Soprano Julie Ziavras and celebrated pianist/composer and Broadway orchestrator Steve Margoshes showcase their diversity in a refreshingly innovative program that will introduce audiences to new songs that will reach their hearts and entertain them with songs most already know and love. This event is scheduled for September 30, 2007 at the Middletown Thrall Library in Middletown, NY.  Works from the most beloved concert and Broadway favorites to new and original material. Fauré, Gershwin, Mahler, R. Strauss, Weill and Margoshes' songs from his original scores of Fame, The Musical and its sequel, Fame Forever. This concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Middletown Thrall Library and is a free event open to the public.For more information call: (845) 341-5454 or visit: http://www.thra... 09/18/2007

The Downtown Tavern in Middletown, NY welcomes all musicians to showcase their musical talent on Thursdays. Come and jam every Thursday to rock the house.  There is a $5.00 cover charge which includes a buffet of hamburgers, hot-dogs, wings and salads. The Downtown Tavern is located at: 6 King Street, Middletown, NY. For more information call: (845) 343-1386.  09/06/2007

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