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September 29, 2026September 30, 2026RCBJ-Connect

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Why Diesel Prices Are Crushing NY Farmers (And What To Do About It)

September 28, 2026October 1, 2026RCBJ-Connect

Diesel Prices Are At An All-time High, And Empire State Farmers Are Feeling The Pain By David Carlucci How Bad Is It? Their situation was already precarious. In 2025, New York lost farms at double the national average rate and farmland five times faster. For many farm families struggling to stay afloat, the price of […]

Battery Storage Can Help New York Build A More Affordable, Reliable Energy Future

September 28, 2026RCBJ-Connect

Battery Storage Projects Are Good For The Economy, Good For Reducing Energy Bills, And Safe

Clarkstown Supervisor Using Taxpayer Dollars To Promote Private Businesses On Facebook

September 27, 2026September 30, 2026RCBJ-Connect

New York’s Constitution’s “Gift & Loan Clause” Prohibits Public Spending To Benefit Private Businesses

Rockland County Flooded With Sketchy Merchant Cash Advance Lawsuits

September 24, 2026September 28, 2026RCBJ-Connect

Hundreds Of Lawsuits Are Filed Against Out-Of-State Entities, Charged With Defaulting On What Many Consider Usurious Loans ANALYSIS Rockland County Supreme Court is a hub for out-of-state Merchant Cash Advance (MCA) providers filing lawsuits against out-of-state defaulters. Hundreds of cases filed by entities with names like Funding Depot, Funding Futures, Mantis Funding, Lendr Online, The […]

Hoehmann Claims “Recognition” Based On An Illegal Housing Report That Lacks Empirical Data

September 23, 2026September 28, 2026RCBJ-Connect

Hoehmann Claims Town of Clarkstown Received “Recognition” In The Report That Is Widely Consistent Among Fire Departments Countywide, & That Lacks Empirical Data; Self Commissioned Illegal Housing Task Force Rounds Up Anecdotes On Feedback From Firefighting Officials;

Battery Storage and Data Centers Are Converging. Rockland County Is at the Intersection.

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026RCBJ-Connect

Note: Welcome To RCBJ’s “Your Voices” Column, an occasional column prompted by readers’ commentary. If you have something to say, in a well-reasoned essay of 500 to 700 words, email the editor at ttraster@rcbizjournal.com 120 Moratoriums Across 40 Counties Have Been Imposed; 13 Jurisdictions Have Restricted All Battery Storage Projects, Regardless of Size. By Malaquias […]

Rockland County Unleaded Regular Prices Break $5.00 Per Gallon Threshold; Diesel Near $7.00 At Many Stations

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026RCBJ-Connect

RCBJ is introducing its new “Price Tracker” enabling readers to see the effects on prices for various commodities from January 2024 forward.

Databank’s Expansion Subject To Statewide Moratorium; Clarkstown Moratorium Includes Sain Building Affordable Housing Conversion; Chair Factory Site Subject To Brownfield Review

September 22, 2026September 29, 2026RCBJ-Connect

NYS DEC, NYS AG’s Office, And County Planning Department Detail Significant Obstacles To Databank’s Expansion Plans The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) determined that the planned expansion of Databank’s Orangeburg Data Center on Corporate Drive in Orangeburg is subject to Governor Hochul’s Executive Order establishing a temporary moratorium on data centers statewide. […]

Harriman’s Vanishing Understory

September 17, 2026RCBJ-Connect

The Understory Provides Important Year-Round Habitat, Even After Deciduous Plants Have Dropped Their Leaves By Christine Toth Riding along Seven Lakes Drive, the lush, green forest on either side of the road can be deceptively reassuring. A closer look reveals that, in some sections, a critical layer of a healthy forest—the understory—is noticeably missing. The […]

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