One of the county’s major thruways will be receiving a face lift courtesy of the state government. The state has recently allocated $100 million in funding to support the renewal of roadways impacted by extreme weather. The funding supports repaving projects at 66 locations, totaling almost 568 lane miles of pavement, and complements a record […]
Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) recently joined his Hudson Valley colleagues Pat Ryan (NY-18) and Marc Molinaro (NY-19) on H.R. 6356, the Hudson River Protection Act. This bi-partisan bill will prevent the construction of additional anchorages north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The legislation became necessary after a recent Coast Guard information bulletin redefined the Port […]
New York state’s Fourth Judicial Department has reinstated a controversial policy that empowers the state government to lawfully order people to involuntarily isolate or quarantine in order to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases. Originally passed in February 2022, the dramatic expansion of the rights and abilities of the State Health Commissioner, collectively referred […]
After more than two decades of development, Rockland County has now replaced a facility that had been in use since the early 20th century. On the morning of Tuesday, November 14, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Highway Superintendent Charles “Skip” Vezzetti led a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the County’s new highway facility. Located at […]
Last month, Congressman Mike Lawler and Representative Elissa Slotkin introduced a new bill, the Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices (CROP) for Farming Act. The goal of the CROP for Farming Act is to reduce nitrous oxide and methane emissions. Furthermore, it promotes carbon sequestration, also known as “carbon farming,” to take carbon from the air […]
The results are in. After an election season that left many key positions in county government vulnerable, but few of them contested, election night 2023 ended with major wins for county Democrats, a new mayor for Nyack, and a third term for Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehman, the only Town Supervisor to face a serious challenge […]