Disclaimer: RCT community editor Sierra Liden appears as a featured actress in Elmwood’s production of The Humans The Humans is an aptly named show. In their strongest moments, the cast of Elmwood Playhouse’s newest production feel less like performers and more like an actual bickering family that the audience has dropped in on. Spanning the […]
Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced the relaunch of the MTA’s congestion pricing program with a $9 base toll for passenger cars. It is a 40 percent reduction from the previously approved fare of $15, but the proposal is still getting blasted by its opponents. “Governor Hochul’s announcement that she will restart the Democrat’s congestion […]
State Senator Bill Weber (R, Nanuet) is calling the state’s rollout of the recreational cannabis industry “mismanaged” and is proposing new legislation that he says will fix many of the problems with the new agency regulating legal cannabis in the state. Specifically, Weber’s legislation targets the state’s Cannabis Social Equity Investment Fund which was established […]
Senator Bill Weber (R, NY 38) is seeking reelection. The Republican incumbent is a Pearl River native who worked as the Chief Financial Officer for a small family business before entering state politics. Weber told the RCT that his frustrations with high taxes and the daunting cost of living in New York are what convinced […]
Mike Lawler is seeking reelection for New York’s 17th Congressional District. A graduate of Suffern High School, Lawler began his career in government as the Deputy Town Supervisor of Orangetown, before being elected to state senate in 2020 and later federal office in 2022. During his tenure representing NY 17 Lawler has prioritized returning federal […]
A group of concerned Piermont residents have successfully sued the Village Board of Trustees and Planning Board, blocking construction of what was described as “a Residential Monstrosity at 447-477 Piermont Avenue” in a statement shared with the RCT. On October 11, the New York State Supreme Court ruled that Piermont’s planning board had violated New […]