At midnight, Congress failed to pass the 2019 fiscal budget and the government is currently in a partial shutdown. Several news outlets have been reporting during the weeks leading up to the vote that the obstacle to a budget bill surrounds the issue of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. […]
Thruway Announces Amnesty Program for Tolls by Mail Beginning Monday Jan. 22, the New York State Thruway will waive violation fees for the Toll by Mail cashless tolling if customers pay their outstanding balances on a dedicated website by Feb. 26, 2018. Fees will be waived once balances are entirely paid off. This program is only for […]
U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed the charges against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and three other men after they were accused of engaging in a 2014 armed stand off with federal agents. The dispute stemmed from the ranchers refusal to stop grazing cattle on federal land. Judge Navarro found that prosecutors and FBI officials […]
BY: CAROL MCILMURRAY Oprah Winfrey’s speech at the 2018 Golden Globes on Sunday has sparked rampant speculation that the television billionaire is ready to run for the president in 2020. Winfrey has publicly denied political aspirations, sources told the Washington Post that Winfrey is “actively thinking” about a 2020 presidential run. Winfrey, 63, delivered a 10-minute […]
Cuomo’s Proposed Investment in Stewart Airport Includes Name Change Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a large state investmet in Newburgh’s Stewart Airport. If he has his way, however, it won’t be known as Stewart for much longer. In a $34 million proposal, Cuomo wants to update the airport including changing the airport’s name to New […]
Body Pulled From the Hudson On Wednesday afternoon, a man on a rowboat spotted a body in the Hudson River, near the Nyack Beach State Park. The rower called 9-1-1, who then brought the Rockland Sheriff’s Marine Unit to the scene. The body was identified as male, but the Rockland Medical Examiner’s Office is yet […]