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Does Rockland County’s BusPatrol Safety Program Suffer From Technological And Management Glitches? Hit “Play” Before You Pay
A Morning In Justice Court Fighting BusPatrol’s Safety Program Summons Paid Off Because The Video Evidence Was Obviously Flawed
Neighbors File Lawsuit Against Village of New Hempstead To Stop Redevelopment of New York Country Club’s Golf Course
Neighbors Say Village of New Hempstead Violated the Open Meetings Law, the State Environmental Quality Review Act, Village Law, and a 2009 Forbearance Agreement
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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
Lobbyists Sink the Packaging Reduction Act
Legislation Aimed To Minimize Packaging Material Waste, Overwhelmingly Supported By New Yorkers, Dies In New York Assembly
Floating Solar On Lake DeForest – Brilliant Innovation Or Needless Complication
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State Comptroller Audit Finds Multiple Faults In North Rockland Central School District Finances
Auditors Conclude District Under-Estimated Revenue, Over-Estimated Expenses, Maintained Excessive Fund Balances
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- Epstein Victims Ask Congress to Ensure Justice Dept. Releases All Files December 22, 2025More than a dozen women called for congressional hearings to ensure that the Justice Department is fully complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- Agriculture Department Sheds a Fifth of Its Workers December 22, 2025From January to June, more than 20,000 employees out of more than 110,000 left the agency, according to a report by the agency’s inspector general.
- Did Charlie Javice’s 147-Member Legal Team Expense $529 in Gummy Bears? December 22, 2025JPMorgan has had to pay tens of millions in legal costs for the convicted fraudster. It wants the public to see a newly unredacted list of itemized expenses.
- China Vanke Gets Temporary Lifeline to Prevent Debt Default December 22, 2025Bondholders for one of China’s biggest real estate developers extended a grace period to negotiate a delayed repayment of a $285 million bond issue.
- Larry Ellison Personally Guarantees Paramount Bid for Warner Bros. December 22, 2025Mr. Ellison’s personal guarantee is meant to address concerns that the Warner Bros. Discovery’s board had expressed about Paramount’s original offer.


































