State lawmakers approved new congressional maps this week that will be used in the upcoming November 2024 election. There were nominal changes to the three Hudson Valley districts that are expected to be among the most competitive in the nation. The final redistricting plan came after Democrats in the state legislature rejected the congressional redistricting […]
Stony Point Residents Will Be Unfairly Burdened by Congestion Pricing; One week left for public to comment on the MTA’s Central Business District Tolling plan With one week left for the public to comment on the proposed Central Business District Tolling plan, New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Stony Point Town Supervisor Jim Monaghan […]
On Wednesday, March 6, , the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office; the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations; New York State agencies, and local police departments executed search warrants at seven locations in connection with Rockland County smoke shops following a year-long investigation. Search warrants were executed at smoke shops in the following […]
Students learn problem-solving and teamwork in addition to designing and building robots by working with professional mentors to participate at the Hudson Valley Regional, March 7-9, 2024 High-school students from New York State, the UK and Turkey, including ten lower Hudson Valley area schools will have the opportunity to showcase their hard work after an […]
On Thursday, February 29, Rockland County employees gathered at the County Courthouse bridge to honor Chief of Detectives Peter Walker, who retired after a 30 year career in law enforcement. His successor, Deirdre Smith, was sworn in as Chief of Detectives for the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office on Friday, March 1, making her the […]
When Piermont resident and freelance TV/film makeup artist Joanne Ottaviano applied to Optimum’s Derek Jeter Community GOAT (Greatest of All Time) Contest in late 2023, she never dreamed she would be selected as one of its winners. Fortunately for her. Ottaviano’s work to improve the village of Piermont was exactly the sort of effort that […]