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Upstate Update: Battlelines Drawn At Orange County IDA Over Amazon Warehouse; Lake Sebago Beach Finally Gets Reconstruction Funding; Poughkeepsie’s Wallace Campus Scores $110 Million For Affordable Housing
Orange County IDA Seeks Removal Of Its State-Appointed Monitor Over Veto Of Amazon Incentive Package; Lake Sebago Beach At Harriman State Park Finally Gets Reconstruction Funding 14 Years After Tropical Storm Irene’s Destruction; State Awards $110 Million In Housing Bonds & Subsidies For Wallace Campus In Poughkeepsie’s Innovation District
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Upper Nyack Yeshiva Application Advances Despite Dispute Over Scope Of Environmental Review
Village Outside Counsel Recommends Planning Board Limit Environmental Review Of Controversial Yeshiva Project On Route 9W
Understanding New York’s RAISE Act in a Shifting Federal Landscape
The RAISE Act Focuses AI’s Impact On Consumers, Workers, and Vulnerable Populations
Upstate Update
Upstate Update: Battlelines Drawn At Orange County IDA Over Amazon Warehouse; Lake Sebago Beach Finally Gets Reconstruction Funding; Poughkeepsie’s Wallace Campus Scores $110 Million For Affordable Housing
Orange County IDA Seeks Removal Of Its State-Appointed Monitor Over Veto Of Amazon Incentive Package; Lake Sebago Beach At Harriman State Park Finally Gets Reconstruction Funding 14 Years After Tropical Storm Irene’s Destruction; State Awards $110 Million In Housing Bonds & Subsidies For Wallace Campus In Poughkeepsie’s Innovation District
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What’s The Big Deal? Simcha Schwartz Acquires Two More Nyack Properties; Kennedy Center Mall Sold For $22.4 Million; Millers Pond Secures Predevelopment $21 Million Land Loan
Simcha Schwartz Acquired Two More Nyack Properties; Kennedy Center Mall Sold For $22.4 Million; Millers Pond Secures Predevelopment $21 Million Land Loan
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
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Understanding New York’s RAISE Act in a Shifting Federal Landscape
The RAISE Act Focuses AI’s Impact On Consumers, Workers, and Vulnerable Populations
Lobbyists Sink the Packaging Reduction Act
Legislation Aimed To Minimize Packaging Material Waste, Overwhelmingly Supported By New Yorkers, Dies In New York Assembly
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Upper Nyack Yeshiva Application Advances Despite Dispute Over Scope Of Environmental Review
Village Outside Counsel Recommends Planning Board Limit Environmental Review Of Controversial Yeshiva Project On Route 9W
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- Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content January 11, 2026Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has produced a flood of explicit images featuring real people in recent weeks.
- With the Golden Globes, Podcasts Are Ready for Their Close-Up January 11, 2026The annual awards show will anoint a best podcast for the first time this year, a sign of the industry’s increasing status in Hollywood.
- How a Puzzling 401(k) Plan Changed One Woman’s Life January 11, 2026Eryn Schultz was an H-E-B grocery store leader with an M.B.A. A slow pivot toward a big career change began when she found her retirement plan wanting.



























