Hold the salt: Rockland Congressman introduces bill to raise federal tax cap

Hold the salt: Rockland Congressman introduces bill to raise federal tax cap

Congressman Lawler (NY-17)  is working to reverse  a recent change in federal policy  that has left many New Yorkers with a much higher tax bill. On Monday, Lawler took the first steps  toward realizing his  campaign promise to dismantle the S.A.L.T. cap put in place by former president Trump, which limits the amount of state […]

Valley Cottage Painter will have her work displayed in Times Square

Valley Cottage Painter will have her work displayed in Times Square

For any artist, a healthy mix of passion, creativity and communication is important and necessary ready to tell their truth to the world. Local Valley Cottage artist Elaine Schloss has held a passion for art since the first time she held a paintbrush, and her ever evolving love for the medium has helped her to […]

Rockland Senator Pushes for Cyberflashing Legislation

Rockland Senator Pushes for Cyberflashing Legislation

Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) and Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) gathered with representatives from Bumble, the National Organization for Women (NOW), the National Women’s Political Caucus, and other advocates at the Capitol to urge fellow lawmakers to advance their long-overdue cyberflashing legislation (S.6420A / A.318B). This legislation would establish the offense of unsolicited disclosure of an […]

Ghost Busted: Haverstraw man indicted for possesion of unregistered “ghost guns”

Ghost Busted: Haverstraw man indicted for possesion of unregistered “ghost guns”

Gregory Lopez, 45 of Haverstraw, NY has been indicted by the county DA’s office  following an ongoing investigation into the sale and possession of  “ghost guns” in Rockland The defendant was charged under a new subsection of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree designed specifically to combat the sale of unregistered  fire […]

Hochul Seeks to Change Ballot Law After Lieutenant Governor Arrested

Hochul Seeks to Change Ballot Law After Lieutenant Governor Arrested

Governor Kathy Hochul is having a challenging month. Due to a quirk in New York’s election laws, it appears that former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin may still be listed as her running mate for the 2022 gubernatorial election despite being arrested for federal bribery and conspiracy charges two weeks ago. CBS news reported that Hochul […]