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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Rockland County Bits & Pieces
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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Upstate Update: Kingston Local Development Corporation Offers Funding For Small Business; Newburgh Recognized For Financial Reporting Excellence; 108 Acres Preserved In Shawangunk Ridge
Kingston Local Development Corporation Provides Funding For Small Business; Newburgh Recognized For Financial Reporting Excellence; 108 Acres Conserved In Shawangunk Ridge
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Overwhelming Support Heard for Village of Haverstraw Chair Factory Project At Empire State Development Hearing
Overwhelming Support Heard for Village of Haverstraw Chair Factory Project At Empire State Development Hearing; Town Supervisor Continues To Rail Against Affordable Housing Project; Calls ESD’s Involvement a “Communist Takeover”
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Single Family Subdivision Planned For Former Rockland Country Day School Property
Town Promised To Use CHPE Money To Pay For RCDS Campus, But Instead Refinanced Debt Due From Acquisition of RCDS With $3.315 Million In Long-Term Serial Bonds
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Reclassification To “Unlisted” Compels Upper Nyack Planning Board To Review Yeshiva Application Under SEQRA
Presumption That SEQRA Didn’t Require Environmental Review Of Conversion Of Alliance Theological Seminary To A Boys Yeshiva Derailed By New “Unlisted” Designation
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Orange County IDA Files Suit To Invalidate Veto Of Amazon Warehouse Benefits Package
An $80 Million Benefits Package Awarded To Amazon To Build A 3.2 Million Square Foot Warehouse Hangs On Validity Of State-Appointed Monitor’s Veto
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Nearly 90 Percent Of Contested BusPatrol Tickets Were Dismissed in 2024
While keeping students safe is an obvious priority, many are questioning whether the program is truly justified. The steep cost of the tickets come at a time when many are struggling financially.
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Blindsided By Trump, New York & New Jersey Towns Plot Strategies To Deal With Proposed Detention Centers
Blindsided By Trump, New York & New Jersey Towns Plot Strategy To Deal With Proposed Detention Centers; Village of Chester Sends Letter To Homeland Security, While Township of Roxbury Passes Resolution Opposing Detention Center
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Governor Hochul Gets It: A State of the State That Moves New York Forward—Faster, Smarter, and More Competitively
Governor Hochul’s Agenda Addresses Impediments That Have Made New York Slower, More Expensive, And Less Predictable Than Peer States
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