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New York – Remember To Vote Today: Primary Voters Head To The Polls
New York - Primary voters headed to the polls in New York, where controversy over legalization of gay marriage last year and an unusual number of vacancies has upped the stakes.
The state Conservat...
New York – Long Wins NY Senate GOP Primary To Face Gillibrand
New York - Wendy Long, who promoted her conservative credentials on her way to a convincing win in New York's Republican Senate primary, now faces a broader and more liberal electorate as she takes on...
Ramapo, NY – Federal Court Tosses Redistricting Battle of Chasidic Villages
Ramapo, NY - A federal court has dismissed claims that threatened to upend newly drawn lines for Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt's district and those of surrounding Assembly districts in Orange and Rockla...
New York – National Grid, Others Expect Power Outages for Days to Come
New York - An early taste of winter weather brought down tree limbs all over New York and turned off power for thousands, as wet snow from an unusual October snowstorm meant putting down the rakes and...
New York – Power Outages and Road Closures in Hudson Valley
New York - More than 56,000 Hudson Valley residents are without power, the Thruway is reporting blocked lanes and roads across the region are flooded amid heavy rains and winds from Hurricane Irene.
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New York – NY Declares State of Emergency for Hurricane Irene
New York -Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today declared a state of emergency in New York in preparation for the potential impact of Hurricane Irene, which may hit New York State this coming weekend.
A s...
New York – NY State Troopers Pay 2nd Most in US
New York - They risk their lives every day in the service of New York's citizens. But state troopers — ubiquitous in their blue and gold cruisers on New York's interstate highways — are also well paid...
Albany, NY – Skelos: NY Senate Vote On Gay Marriage Remains Unclear
Albany, NY - Conflicting interests and political maneuvering threatened to stall a vote in New York on whether to legalize gay marriage, viewed by advocates and opponents alike as a pivotal moment in ...
Kiryas Joel, NY – Law enforcement Meet with Hasidic Jewish Leaders
Kiryas Joel, NY - Relations between law enforcement and the religious Jewish community have never been better and with that spirit of cooperation, police top brass from across the region met with Hasi...
Monsey, NY – Health Officials to Monitor New Drive-By Kapparot Ritual
Monsey, NY - The Jewish New Year has started, and Rockland health officials are planning to monitor religious ceremonies involving live chickens — including a new twist on the ancient rite by a man wh...
New York – Fast Moving Storm Knocks Out Power Throughout Area
New York - The sudden storm that hit Orange County at mid-day caused power outages to more than 16,400 households.
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Co. reported about 16.000 outages mostly in sout...
Ramapo, NY – Village Fights Ramapo’s Zoning Change for Patrick Farm Housing
Ramapo, NY - The Village of Pomona and three residents have urged a state court to annul the town's zoning change that would allow construction of the nearly 500-home Patrick Farm development.
The ...
New York – First Snow Blizzard Bears Down on New York
New York - Light snow has started falling in the Lower Hudson Valley, and New York City but the winter storm that has buried the Mid-Atlantic states isn't expected to begin here in ernest until about ...
Kiryas Joel, NY – Superintendent: Comments On Journal News Forums Linking KJ School To East Ramapo Controversy Categorically False
Kiryas Joel, NY - The East Ramapo school board on Nov. 18 voted to hire Long Island lawyer Albert D'Agostino and drop its longtime legal team.
At a subsequent meeting on Dec. 2, the school board re...
Spring Valley, NY – Outbreak of Mumps in Monsey
Spring Valley, NY - At least 45 children in Rockland have been diagnosed with mumps, a highly infectious disease that is also being reported in communities in Brooklyn and Orange County, N.Y., accordi...
Monsey, NY – Inspectors Canvassing ‘kapparot’ Locations
Monsey, NY - Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews Monday held chickens above their heads and circled three times to start repenting before the Yom Kippur observances.
The ceremony has been controversial...
New York – State of Emergency Declared for Sullivan Towns
New York, NY - Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau declared Friday a local state of emergency for the towns of Callicoon, Delaware and Rockland for at least the next 24 hours.
Fanslau said he disas...
Ramapo, NY – Mesifta Bais Shraga to Sue Town over Yeshiva Rejection
Ramapo, NY - The sponsors of a proposed yeshiva and dormitory on Camp Hill Road are suing the town over its rejection of the plan.
While the Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-2 in favor of the projec...
Spring Valley, NY – Monsey Health Center, Filled with Dead Birds and Mice, Ordered Shut
Spring Valley, NY - A taxpayer-funded clinic run by a Monsey organization that provides health services to low-income residents has been ordered closed because its building has dead birds, mice, anima...
Ramapo, NY – Bobov Yeshiva’s Kitchen where Cow was Slaughtered Ordered Closed
Ramapo, NY - The Rockland Department of Health has ordered the kitchen at a yeshiva where a cow was slaughtered and strung from a tree shut down effective today.
The county delivered a letter to th...