Letter to the Editor – Re: Assemblyman Skoufis Tuition Legislation

To the Editor, Assemblyman Skoufis has pending legislation (A5098) entitled Tuition-Free NY which would grant free tuition, regardless of income, to all NYS – resident SUNY and CUNY undergraduate students attending two-year and four-year colleges. I first heard about this legislation at a meeting early last year soon after he proposed this bill. This sounded very enticing at first […]

New York State launches medical marijuana program

PRESS RELEASE The New York State Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday announced the State’s Medical Marijuana Program will launch on January 7 as scheduled — 18 months after Governor Cuomo signed the Compassionate Care Act. The program will make approved forms of medical marijuana available with a physician’s certification at designated dispensaries across New […]

Heroin bust in Stony Point

On January 4 the Stony Point Police Department arrested 29-year-old Broc Donnison on two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. The New Berlin, NY man allegedly was found in possession of 13 envelopes of  heroin, several hypodermic needles and suboxone during a traffic stop in town. He was released on […]

A list of Obama’s 23 executive actions on guns

FROM FORBES.COM President Obama announced today that he has signed 23 executive orders pertaining to gun control and gun violence. Executive Actions: 1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system. 2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, […]

Taxi driver reports being assaulted and robbed in Spring Valley

FROM RAMAPO PD A Spring Valley taxi driver was allegedly assaulted and robbed yesterday evening in Hillcrest. On Monday, January 4 at about 9:08 p.m., while on patrol, a Town of Ramapo Police officer was flagged down by the taxi cab driver at Rt. 45 near Rennsalear Drive in Hillcrest. According to the victim, he had picked up […]