New York Sues Prediction Market KalshiEX, Charging It Runs Illegal Gambling Operation
States Sue To Halt Illegal Gambling; Federal Government Intervenes Claiming Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets
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Category: Features
Featured stories from Rockland County news.
Attorney Hired To Investigate Suspended Engineer Also Represents Town Attorney And His Law Firm In Financial Litigation
Residents Want Independent Audit On Engineer’s Claims; Attorney Michael Burke, Who Is Also Kevin Conway’s Personal Attorney, Hired to Investigate Siemens’ Billing Controversy
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SEQRA Amendments Require Planning Boards To Consider Environmental Impacts On Disadvantaged Communities
Land Use Boards Must Consider Whether The Action May Cause Or Increase A Disproportionate Pollution Burden On A Disadvantaged Community, Directly Or Indirectly
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2025 Annual Report Shows BusPatrol Keeps Lion’s Share Of Revenue Collected On Bus Tickets
Data Provided By BusPatrol To New York State Reveals Dramatic Decrease In Rockland County’s Share Of Revenue, And Only Six Successful Court Convictions On Thousands Of Outstanding Citations In 2025
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Collisions: A Hidden Danger for Birds in the Anthropocene
Bird Window Collisions And What A Local Research Institution Is Doing About It By Christine Toth In the spring of 2025, I was invited to walk the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory campus in Palisades, NY to better understand a long-standing but largely unseen problem: bird–window collisions. As we moved around campus, staff pointed out a few […]
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Amid Political Theater, Clarkstown Residents Call for Planning Boards To Deny Warehouse Application
Amid Political Theater, Clarkstown Residents Call for Planning Boards To Deny Warehouse Application; More than 150 Residents Turned Out To Protest Vanta’s Application to Build Three Warehouses on 41 Acres of Wooded Land in Congers
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Two Front Doors: The Hudson Valley Needs Hotels and Short-Term Rentals
The Real Dollars Are Not Spent In Hotels; They Are Spent In Downtowns & At Local Attractions
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Ethics Complaint Charges Clarkstown’s Paid Facebook Ads Violate The Law
Complaint Says Use Of Public Funds To Benefit Incumbents, Private Businesses, And Influence Legislation Is Illegal ANALYSIS In a Facebook post earlier this year Councilman Bob Axelrod stands in front of two flags, the Town of Clarkstown’s and the American flag. The post says: “Clarkstown Ward 4 Councilman Bob Axelrod is leading the effort to […]
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Paul & Mary Adler Conference Room Dedication Held At Montefiore Nyack Hospital
Paul & Mary Adler Conference Room Dedication Held At Montefiore Nyack Hospital; Hospital President & CEO Credits Adler With Raising Money & Profile for Once-Struggling Hospital
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Public Hearing Wednesday On Environmental Impacts Of Controversial Congers Warehouse Project
Residents Protest the Loss Of 27.6 Acres of Forest and Over 1,600 Trees To Clear Way For Congers Warehouse & Fast Food Restaurant
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