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Real Estate Roundup: Clarkstown Planning Board Approves Another Project On West Clarkstown Road; Torn Ranch Seeks New Zoning Use Category For Potential Expansion; Boulders’ Lease Extension Adds Artificial Turf
Real Estate Roundup: Clarkstown Planning Board Approves Another Project On West Clarkstown Road; Torn Ranch Seeks New Zoning Use Category For Potential Expansion; Boulders Lease Extension Adds Artificial Turf
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Law Opening Federal Government Aims To Shut Down Sale Of Unregulated Intoxicating Hemp Products
Intoxicating Delta-8 THC Products Are Sold In Rockland County In Villages & Towns That Opted Out Of Retail Cannabis
Protest At Four Corners in Nanuet Calls For Lawler, Government To Extend ACA Healthcare Subsidies
Healthcare Premiums Are Expected To Double of Triple for Hudson Valley Residents If Trump Administration Lets Subsidies Expire
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Upstate Update: Skoufis Challenges $80 Million Amazon PILOT; Expansion of Route 17 In Orange & Sullivan Put On Hold; Open Space Institute Acquires Verkeerderkill Falls Property
Senator Skoufis Seeks Veto Of $80 Million Amazon Warehouse PILOT; New York Quickway Expansion Put On Hold; OSI acquires Verkeerderkill Falls
What's The Big Deal?
What’s The Big Deal? Property Housing Otto’s in Piermont Sells For $3.1 Million; Thruway Plaza Commercial Condo Property Sold For $3.1 Million; Airmont Commercial Building Sells For $2.56 Million
Property Housing Otto’s in Piermont Sells For $3.1 Million; Thruway Plaza Commercial Condo Property Sold For $3.1 Million; Airmont Commercial Building Sells For $2.56 Million
What’s The Big Deal? Onyx Equities Sells Restaurant Depot Site For $18 Million; Orangetown Pays $3.05 Million For Waterfront Property In South Nyack; Chestnut Ridge Commercial Properties Acquired For $1.95 Million
100 Corporate Drive in Blauvelt Sold to Restaurant Depot Affiliate; A New Waterfront Park For Orangetown; Mr. Landscape Expands In Chestnut Ridge
Technology
How Does This Work: New York Enforces Nation’s First AI Companion Safety Law
State Lawmakers Cite Growing Concerns Over Risks Posed By Powerful Digital Companions, Especially For Children And Vulnerable Populations
Rockland County Prompts RC Sewer District #1 To Break From County & Form A Public Authority
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) Insider Says A Separate Agency Could Streamline Operations and Approvals But Some Warn About the Overreach of Public Authorities By Tina Traster Rockland County is planning to offload Sewer District #1 and establish it as a public authority. The genesis of the idea began in early spring when County Executive Ed […]
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The Gallery Above at the J Debuts with Sold Out Photography Talk; Honorees Recognized at Rockland’s 25th Annual Philanthropy Day; Briefs
The Gallery Above at the J Debuts with Sold Out Photography Talk; Honorees Recognized at Rockland’s 25th Annual Philanthropy Day; Briefs
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- Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments Over Epstein Emails November 19, 2025New emails showed that Mr. Summers, a former Harvard president, had stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges.
- Europe’s Chip Dreams Confront Business Realities November 19, 2025European chipmakers need TSMC’s help to grow their own semiconductor supply chain, but the chip giant’s Taiwanese suppliers find Europe a tough place to do business.
- Trump Family’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries November 19, 2025President Trump will host Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, who oversees a major construction project that is in talks with the Trump family business.
- Night of Modern Art History, Night of Spectacle at Sotheby’s November 19, 2025At $236.4 million, a portrait by Gustav Klimt is the second most expensive painting at auction, while Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet drew $12.1 million.