NewDem Action Fund, the political arm of the New Democrat Coalition, which is focused on pragmatic policy so- lutions and has a pro-innovation agenda, and the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, have announced their endorsements of Mondaire. They join a growing coalition of over […]
U.S. Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act, bipartisan legislation to improve soil health on farms and support sustainable alternatives to annual agriculture by improving United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs to ensure they are better able to support farmers who […]
At the Rockland Road Runners kickoff meeting on January 22 at Growler & Gill in Nanuet, Turkey Trot race director Dave Goldwasser announced that his 2023 event generated $124,000 for local charities. The five-mile race, held Thanksgiving Day, November 23 at Rockland Lake, yielded $110,000 for the Marisa Fund, which raises money for research, treatment […]
After four years of delays, Hudson Valley police departments are finally receiving $10 million in drug forfeiture funds owed to them by the federal government. Congressman Lawler joined Senator Chuck Schumer, Rockland County Sheriff Lou Falco, and Putnam County Sheriff Kevin McConville for a press conference earlier this year in calling on the Department of […]
Governor Kathy Hochul this week led a nine-governor coalition calling for federal action on immigration. In a letter to the White House and Congressional leaders, Governor Hochul and eight colleagues from across the nation call for $1.4 billion in aid to states and localities, as well as a comprehensive border security legislative package. The nine-governor […]
Helen Hayes Hospital is pleased to announce that Dr. Glenn M. Seliger, Acting Chief Medical Officer and Director of Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services, has been named a 2024 Top Doctor in Neurology by healthcare ranking organization Castle Connolly on January 17. This marks the 25th consecutive year that Dr. Seliger has received this recognition, […]