Gov. Kathy Hochul this week signed legislation that directs the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to establish regulations to ensure that 100% of new passenger vehicles are electric by 2035 and that medium- and heavy-duty vehicles are electric by 2045. Photo provided by Environmental Advocates NY. No gas. Energy Advocates NY applaud state’s decision to end the sale of new fossil fuel power cars by 2035 Peter M. Iwanowicz, the executive director of Environmental Advocates NY, issued the following statement this week after... Local News 09 Sep 2021 | 10:04
A retail dispensary next in Portland, Maine. Five minutes after it opened on a recent Sunday morning, a dozen customers were inside, shopping. ( Becca Tucker) Do we want a bud shop in our town? Now that recreational marijuana is the law of the land in five states from New Jersey to Maine, towns and villages across... Home 20 Aug 2021 | 10:36
Head cider maker Cooper Graney with a six pack of Doc’s pear cider. Sip New York’s original cider at the Black Dirt Beer Bash The best local brews and hard ciders join forces September 18th at Dirt magazine’s Black Dirt Beer Bash, a one day event... Home 17 Aug 2021 | 11:56
Pictured from left to right are: Jennifer Dellova (parent and president of Washingtonville School Board), Nicole Hewson (parent and Middletown board member), Colleen Doyle (concerned citizen), Kevin Gomez (attorney/parent/Middletown school board member), Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt, Joe Minuta (Orange County legislator), son of Ciara, Ann Marie Aviles and parent Ciara Irrazary of Cornwall. Photo provided by the office of Assemblyman Colin Schmitt. Critical Race Theory ‘rewrites history ... and provides false narrative on our most impressionable youth’ Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt, a Republican from New Windsor who represents the towns of Wawayanda, Goshen, Hamptonburgh,... Local News 03 Aug 2021 | 10:40
Both Republicans and Democrats reacted swiftly this week to New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ report on the sexual harassment charges leveled against Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Members of both parties called on Cuomo to resign and, if not, to be impeached. Photo By Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York. Republicans on Cuomo: ‘Time is up’ New York State Republican office holders issued the following statements after the release of Attorney General Letitia James’... Letters to the Editor 03 Aug 2021 | 02:52
Democrats on Cuomo: Resign The President: Cuomo ‘should resign’ President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he believes New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign... Letters to the Editor 03 Aug 2021 | 02:26
New York. Law gives nurses a voice in hospital staffing plans ew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation requiring general hospitals in the state to seek input from nurses and other... Local News 22 Jun 2021 | 09:07
COVID. Six county executives ask Cuomo to follow CDC rules on masks Six of New York’s county executives called Sunday for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to update the state’s COVID-19 protocols in accord... Local News 19 May 2021 | 11:46
Albany. New York mandates dance ‘zones,’ distancing when weddings resume New York’s new coronavirus-era dance rules aren’t exactly ``Footloose’’ strict, but don’t plan on cutting loose and kicking... Local News 05 May 2021 | 11:02
State Assemblyman Colin Schmitt (R-99) announced on Wednesday his attention to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney to represent New York’s 18th Congressional District. Schmitt announces bid for Congress Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt announced his campaign for the Hudson Valley’s 18th Congressional District 2022 General Election.... Local News 07 Apr 2021 | 01:44
MADD urges caution on New York’s marijuana legalization bill Mothers Against Drunk Driving issued the following press release earlier this week: (MADD) urges the New York State Legislature... Letters to the Editor 30 Mar 2021 | 11:02
Assemblyman Colin Schmitt joined with local officials and business owners at The Castle Fun Center in Chester on the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss state and federal assistance and legislative actions he is taking to provide needed assistance. Provided photo. ‘Save our small businesses’ On the one-year anniversary of the start of the coronavirus shut downs, Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt joined with local business... Local News 03 Mar 2021 | 12:34
“The goal of the Buffer in a Bag program is to increase forested riparian buffers across the state by encouraging landowners to undertake small-scale plantings,” said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos. “Streamside plantings help decrease erosion, slow floodwaters, and protect fish and wildlife habitat.” Buffer in a Bag. Free seedlings available for streamside plantings The application period for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Trees for Tribs’ Buffer in a... Local News 16 Feb 2021 | 08:03
(Bigstock photo) Connecticut man arrested for rash of tristate burglaries Patrick Ryan, 30, of Fairfield, Conn., was arrested Jan. 24 for a series of burglaries committed in the region over the past... Police & Fire 02 Feb 2021 | 04:51
