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Featured stories from Rockland County news.
Three Qualified Developers Vie For Opportunity To Redevelop Derelict County-Owned Sain Building
Proposals For Redevelopment of Sain Building Include Affordable Housing, Commercial Units & Open Space By Tina Traster Two of three developers vying to redevelop the county’s derelict Sain building in New City presented preliminary plans to nearly 70 people on Monday night at the Legislative Chambers in the Allison-Parris building, while the third said he’d […]
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The Safety-Industrial Complex: When “Protecting Children” Becomes a Business Model
The people writing the checks are working families who can’t afford lawyers, can’t afford days off for hearings, can’t afford to have their registrations suspended. A $250 ticket doesn’t touch someone with a financial cushion. But for a home health aide in the Bronx, a delivery driver in Rockland County, a single mother juggling two jobs? That’s groceries. That’s rent. That’s the difference between keeping your car legal and falling into the enforcement spiral.
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New York Authorizes Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) Law For Terminally Ill, Mentally Competent Adults
Extensive Safeguards Are Built Into New York’s Law To Protect Vulnerable Adults From Abuses & Overreach By Potential Estate Beneficiaries New York joins twelve other states in allowing terminally ill adults with less than six months to live the option to legally end their suffering with the assistance of medical professionals. Working with the Legislature, […]
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What’s The Big Deal? Industrial Buildings In Clarkstown Executive Park Sell for $38.5 Million; Bruno Sells Sloatsburg Development Site; Viola Road Parcel Sells For $51.25 Million
Four Industrial Buildings In Clarkstown Executive Park Sell for $38.5 Million; Viola Road Land Sells For $51.25 Million; Michael Bruno Sells Development Parcel in Sloatsburg
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Grist For The Mill – A Poetry Corner For Rockland County
Editor’s Note: The arts are a significant thread in the fabric of Rockland County. They inspire, enrich, and chronicle our lives. They also play a role in our economic well-being; theater, writing, dance, crafts draw us to spaces. They invite strangers to share in our bounty. They are an indelible contribution. Welcome again, Christine Potter, […]
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Palisades Center Sells To Owner Of Underlying Debt For $175 Million
The Future Of The Palisades Center Remains Uncertain Despite New Ownership
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Residents Pack Legislative Chamber To Urge Rockland County Legislature To Pass Bill To Curtail ICE
Democrat Bill Is Opposed By Republicans & Local Law Enforcement; Vote On Scheduling a Public Hearing Was Tabled
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Justice Sherri Eisenpress Resigns From The Bench Following Formal Charges Of Misconduct
Eisenpress Agrees To Retire In April, Admitting No Wrongdoing, Despite Multiple Allegations Of Breaches Of Judicial Conduct Sherri L. Eisenpress, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Ninth Judicial District, Rockland County – who was charged with misconduct by the Commission on Judicial Conduct for failing to disclose personal relationships and other conflicts with numerous attorneys […]
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Mike Lawler Faces Anger At Town Hall Over ICE’s Immigration Tactics; And A Host Of Other Issues
The Vulnerable Congressman Seeking to be Re-elected to District 17 Tries To Walk a Narrow Tightrope But Mostly Failed To Satisfy A Rattled Audience
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