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New York Lawmakers, Officials, Seek Solutions to Increased Gun Use

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New York’s governor was in Brooklyn yesterday with various officials, members of the clergy and other community leaders for the first “Gun Violence Prevention Community Meeting.” The initiative comes as shootings in the city are on the rise. Governor Andrew Cuomo said it’s a complex issue in which the relationship between the police and the community needs to be built on trust…

But area lawmakers say there’s more to it than that. Stony Point and Orange County assemblyman Colin Schmitt says the governor forgets the role his own polices have had in increased gun violence…

Rockland sheriff Lou Falco says it’s frustrating that the governor moves ahead with safety proposals and plans without consulting state Chiefs, Sheriffs or District Attorney groups for input…

The governor yesterday launched a partnership with the Consortium for Worker Education to provide new job training and placement in good-paying, long-term jobs for 2,400 young people who live in New York City neighborhoods most affected by gun violence.

Orangetown Rental Community Under Construction, Developer Eyes Another Phase in Future

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An Orangetown rental community development is already looking ahead to phase three even though they’ve barely just started building phase two. “The Club at Pearl River” at the corner of Veterans Memorial Drive and Blue Hill Road South was phase one. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says construction of the same developer’s over-55 rental community “The Reserve at Pearl River,” which is closer to Blue Hill Plaza and across from the Pearl River Hilton, has been so popular in pre-sales that the builder is already looking ahead at potentially another development nearby…

Kenny said phase two could be complete by next spring.

Boulders Lose Afternoon Contest Against Team Quebec, 10-6

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In Frontier League baseball…the New York Boulders played the second game of a three-game series against Team Quebec yesterday in Pomona. The game was tied at three in the fourth inning with the Boulders threatening…

And that was Marc Ernay with the call on the Boulders Radio Network. Team Quebec would go on to give up the lead but came back with four runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Boulders 10-6. Game three of the series is tonight at 7pm, and you can hear all the action right here on AM 1700 WRCR and WRCR.com.

Area Assemblyman Looks to Establish Land Trust in Orangetown with Proposed State Law

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An area assemblyman is heralding passage in the Assembly of a proposed law that would establish a land trust in the town of Orangetown. But a local state senator says while he likes the idea, he’d prefer the plan raise money a better way. Assemblyman Mike Lawler says the community preservation fund would protect local parks, open spaces, and historical monuments…

Rockland state senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick says he loves the idea of a land trust, but not the way the Assembly plan would fund it…

Lawler says Orangetown home buyers want to see it preserved for future generations and understand the need to have a fund to help do that. He suggests that to reduce the tax burden on area residents, spending and taxes at the state level should be reduced.