The Monroe Gazette

09/03/2026

Happening today!

The president talks a big game about voter fraud in Blue States. So what does he do when he comes face to face with a prime beneficiary of verifiable voter fraud in New York State?

09/01/2026

A lot of residents left last night's Woodbury meeting asking, "What is something I can do, right now, to help fight this thing?"

Here's your answer.

A guide on what Monroe and Woodbury residents can do about the new, and much bigger, Kiryas Joel Annexation request.

08/31/2026

For those of you following the news about Kiryas Joel's ~ 500 acre annexation request, here is what we know so far:

NYC's Department of Environmental Conservation verifies: KJ doesn’t have unlimited access to NYC’s water supply.

08/28/2026

Do you have your passport yet? No? Well, get on it because that may be the only way for you to vote in the future.

This week, BJ speaks with Ian Head from the Center for Constitutional Rights about FOIA, who broke it, and whether or not there's still value in using it (Answer: YES!), we also tell you why every single American citizen should go and get themselves a passport card. Like, right now.

08/27/2026

Do not expect Governor Kathy Hochul to help Orange County out of this mess:

Governor won't act as Newburgh faces construction of a possible federal detention facility—Town left to fight alone. But is it ready to do so?

08/26/2026

Water from New York City is not limitless, but Kiryas Joel seems to think otherwise:

In 2028, the long awaited Catskill Aqueduct Connection Project will finally be operational. But how much of that water is meant for development, versus meeting the needs of current residents?

08/21/2026

The commercial alone for this place is worth a watch. Come for that, and stay for more information about what's going on with that spa in the Village of Monroe.

Follow the money—and the missing documents. But first, check out this weird ass commercial.

08/19/2026

We got a wild one today:

And how it helps the bad guys like Monroe Mayor Alex Melchiorrie

08/18/2026

A big new document dump details Joel Stern's activity on the Town of Monroe side of the South Blooming Grove border.

The Town of Monroe coughs up over 500 pages of documents about the house supplying the helipad with all that juice.

08/14/2026

A quick look at the Kiryas Skvere project, its echoes of the white collar crime spree in South Blooming Grove, and what you can do about it.