LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week signed into law legislation to establish The Edward Hopper Citation of Merit for Visual Artists. The legislation, (A.2121A/S.4235A) sponsored by Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern) unanimously passed both houses of the Legislature. Jaffee said, “I thank the governor; the bill’s Senate sponsor, Betty Little, chair of the […]
Underage drinking sting operation The Stony Point Police Department, in conjunction with the Rockland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, conducted an operation targeting the sale of alcohol to underage persons, on Friday December 11, 2015. An underage individual was sent into eight local businesses to purchase alcohol and was able to […]
FROM CPD Clarkstown Police arrested 19-year-old Congers resident Jonathan Vilches for an alleged office break-in at 151 N. Main St., New City on Saturday, December 26 at 10:45 p.m. The victim of the burglary, a 71-year-old New City man, was at his home when a remote surveillance system motion sensor activated, notifying him of the disturbance at […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN PHOTOS CREDIT LEE ROSS These aerial photos taken in 2013 and 2015 show how Tappan Zee Bridge project activities have caused the resuspension of bottom sediments, causing plumes of turbid water, in visible contrast to the natural conditions of the Hudson River estuary. Watchdog group Riverkeeper, Inc. put the Thruway Authority and […]
Colin Schmitt (R-C), the 20-something political wunderkind who nearly beat the odds to grab the Republican nomination for Assembly District 99 (Parts of Orange County and Stony Point) in 2012, is now the odds on favorite to face incumbent Assemblyman James Skoufis (D). Schmitt has been involved in politics since his early teens and was […]
Over 400,000 New Yorkers with disabilities now eligible for tax-exempt savings accounts PRESS RELEASE Senator David Carlucci announced that the New York Achieving a better Life Experience (ABLE) Act has been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. This new law will provide New Yorkers with a disability the opportunity to create a tax-exempt savings account […]