In approximately 12% of credit or debit fraud cases, an Internet website is the initial point of contact, but other forms of crime are still operating just as strongly as before. An East Coast organized crime ring that stretched from Springfield, Massachusetts, to the Hudson Valley and down to Florida was allegedly behind crimes involving […]
It’s been four years since the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail was announced, and there are still years ahead until the project is completed, but momentum is finally starting to build for this massive project. This is one of the most ambitious trail projects in the mid-Hudson valley, one that when completed, promises a nine-mile trail […]
As the weather continues to heat up, so too are Rockland County’s water issues. Last week, County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert declared a Stage II Water Emergency for the county. As a result, mandatory limitations on water have been placed on both businesses and residents until further notice. […]
There’s good news for the one in five Americans suffering from one or more untreated cavities in Westchester. The county will soon be able to offer an education in dentistry after nearly 50 years, thanks to the New York State Board of Regents. New York Medical College (NYMC) has recently received approval from the New […]
The latest data from the New York State Department of Health indicates that the number of new HIV infections in the state has fallen to a record low of just 2,500 cases in 2014. According to Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, those numbers put the state on track to meet […]
At the end of June, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo passed new “sweeping” legislation that will reform New York’s foreclosure process and address the zombie house issue. According to HousingWire, the new law will end a more than two-year effort combating New York’s foreclosure problems. In 2014, Eric Schneiderman, New York Attorney General, introduced new […]