Following waves of public outcry against Holtec International’s controversial plans to dump radioactive waste into a major New York waterway, Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation (S.6893/A.7208) into law, formally restricting discharges of any radiological substance into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. The proposal, formally titled the […]
Stony Point is still recovering from a massive thunderstorm that struck the town on Sunday, dumping over 8 inches of rain on the county and causing a flash flood that severely damaged homes, roadways, and state parks in north Rockland. At time of publication, Harriman State Park, Bear Mountain State Park, Bear Mountain Circle, Bear […]
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 […]
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 […]
Brian Reed recieved an unpleasnt supirse last month, when he discovered that a 13 year old girl he had arranged to meet was in fact an undercover investigator with the Rockland County Dstricit Attorneys Office. Reed, 33, of Sussex, New Jersey is a registered sex offender who was previously convicted in the Garden State, before […]
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 […]