BY SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI Conduent is the company who operates cashless tolling in New York State. Drivers have experienced numerous issues with the cashless tolling system, specifically over the Tappan Zee Bridge. This is why in July, I called on the NYS Thruway Authority to cancel the state’s contract with Conduent. NYS government is poorly […]
BY MAURA MONAGHAN Carla Curran was only 22-years-old when she had a lumpectomy that would be the first in a long series of doctor’s appointments, mammograms and ultrasounds to prevent breast cancer. After her mother’s triumphant battle with the disease, Carla knew she may have to face it herself one day, but she never thought […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE The West Point Band with “Music Under The Stars” to be held Saturday, August 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Trophypoint Amphitheater featuring a tribute to the movie “Hello Dolly” filmed in parts of the Hudson Valley including West Point 50 years ago. The concert is free and open to the […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann With breaking news alerts blaring throughout each day about disasters or the latest in human misdeeds, it is understandable that one’s worldview can be painted in darkening, pessimistic hues. What goes largely unreported is the good that people do. I’m glad to share with you an instance of an extraordinary act of […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY The Ramapo Town Board will consider a proposed law to give a 5-year tax exemption for first-time buyers of newly constructed homes on August 27 at 7 p.m. The new law, if adopted, would give first-time homebuyers, whose spouse didn’t purchase a home within the past three years, a 5-year tax exemption […]
O&R announced this week that it is partnering with Smarter Grid Solutions, Inc. (SGS), one of the leading providers of distributed energy resource management software, on a demonstration project designed to help developers more affordably interconnect solar energy projects to the power grid and drive greater export of renewable energy on O&R’s system. The demonstration […]