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Rockland Green Has Become The One-Stop Destination For Requests from Some Animal Activists
Rockland Green Has Become The One-Stop Destination For Requests from Some Animal Activists; Nixie Gueits Wants Towns To Ban Rescue Groups From Street Fairs
Court Of Appeal Rules Against Landlords In ETPA Rent Stabilization Dispute
New York’s Highest Court Says Vacancy Studies Need Not Be Perfect; Retroactive Refunds Permissible; Allows Forced Rent Reductions
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Upstate Update: Kingston Scores $477,000 To Rehab Long-Dormant Commercial Property; Cornwall Secures $800,000 Grant For Downtown Hotel; Groundbreaking At Tuxedo Reserve
Economic Development Projects In Kingston, Cornwall, and Poughkeepsie advance with state funding. Construction starts at multi-use Market Square and The Village Town Center at Tuxedo Reserve.
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What’s The Big Deal? Toll Brothers Close On Gatto Lane Property; Sale/Leaseback For Key Bank Nyack; Spring Valley Industrial Nets $4.25 Million
Toll Brothers Close on Gatto Lane Property; Key Bank Nyack Sale/Leasebak; Spring Valley Commercial Nets $4.25 Million; New City Mixed-Use Sells For $850,000
What’s The Big Deal? Nanuet Strip Center Sells For $4 Million; Chestnut Ridge Strip Center Sells For $3.3 Million; La Promenade Buys Upper Nyack Retail Site For $1.44 Million
Chestnut Ridge Strip Center Sells For $3.3 Million; La Promenade Buys Upper Nyack Retail Site For $1.44 Million
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Proposed Expansion Of Algonquin Gas Pipeline Opposed By Environmentalists And Rockland Legislators
Rockland County Legislature Passes Unanimous Resolution Urging New York State To Deny Expansion Permits
Lake DeForest Reservoir Recognized As An American Landmark; MTA To Reinstate Weekend Ferry Service; Regeneron To Acquire 23AndMe; Briefs
Lake DeForest Reservoir’s Recognized as an American Landmark; MTA to Reinstate Weekend Service for Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry; Briefs
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St. Thomas Aquinas College Launches Next Phase of Campus Transformation; NYMTC’s Palisades Shared Use Path Feasibility Study is Now Complete; Briefs
St. Thomas Aquinas College Launches Next Phase of Campus Transformation; NYMTC’s Palisades Shared Use Path Feasibility Study is Now Complete; Briefs
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- OPEC Plus Agrees to Pump More Oil in August July 5, 2025The increase, which the group said was a response to “a steady global economic outlook,” was higher than some analysts expected and could lead to lower oil prices.
- S. Daniel Abraham, Who Reaped Riches With Slim-Fast, Dies at 100 July 5, 2025He turned a tiny family business into a billion-dollar weight-loss empire by replacing calorie counting and forbidden foods with “just add milk.”
- China’s Rare Earth Origin Story, Explained July 5, 2025Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry.
- China Has Paid a High Price for Its Dominance in Rare Earths July 5, 2025Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years.
- Canada’s Indigenous Groups Demand a Say in Carney’s Race to Build July 5, 2025Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to fast-track nation-building projects to remake Canada’s economy. Indigenous groups want a seat at the table.