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Dems Join with GOP to Pass Spending Plan, Avoid Government Shutdown

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Democrats in the Senate voted with Republicans Friday to avoid a government shutdown. Progressives in the House weren’t happy about Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and nine other Democrats joining with the GOP to pave the way for passage of the stopgap spending bill, while President Trump congratulated Schumer on social media, calling his vote a “really good and smart move.” WRCR market analyst Connor Mahoney of Mahoney Asset Management says the vote isn’t worrying Wall Street, as other issues, such as tariffs…

Ann Zeilingold of FM Home Loans in New City says the chaos in the markets is doing well for mortgage rates, but it’s affecting consumers differently…

The spending plan increases defense funding by $6 billion and slashes $13 billion from non-defense funding, maintaining 2024 levels of government spending through September 30th. It passed the final Senate vote 54-46 and was signed by the president on Saturday.

Rockland Legislature To Take Up Bill to Show Support for Extension of TPS

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The Rockland County legislature is expected to take up a bill next week that will ask the Department of Homeland Security to help keep members of the Haitian community here in the United States. Last month the Trump administration said they would scale back the use of the Temporary Protected Status designation, or TPS, which gives people legal authority to be in the country but doesn’t provide a long-term path to citizenship. That could result in nearly half a million Haitians being deported by August. Rockland County District 17 legislator Dana Stilley, who covers portions of Orangetown and Clarkstown, says Haitians who have made Rockland their home, are very concerned…

Last month Rockland Congressman Mike Lawler of the Hudson Valley’s 17th district told “The Morning Show” he was working to get TPS extended…

Meanwhile, in Haiti, violence continues in the nation’s capital. The Associated Press reported that a coalition of powerful gangs launched new attacks earlier this week, driving dozens of families from their homes. And Reuters reported that a building in Haiti’s capital that once served as headquarters for the nation’s oldest radio station, was destroyed in a fire set by gangs. Radio Caraibes left the building a year ago after gangs moved into the area.

Affordable 55+ Housing Project in Early Planning Stages for Nanuet

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Affordable housing designed for the 55-and-over crowd could be coming to Nanuet thanks to a grant and the potential donation of a choice piece of property. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann says Regan Development Company and the Rockland Housing Action Coalition are looking to bring 52 affordable units to 250 South Middletown Road where the Chase Bank is…

Hoehmann says the project would fit nicely in with the town’s vision for its Transit Oriented Development plan for the Nanuet Hamlet Center. Hoehmann says the project still needs approval from the Planning Board. The Rockland County Business Journal reported JPMorgan Chase has not yet finalized the deal to donate the property.

Paper Shredding Event Comes to Ramapo Saturday

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Rockland Green’s shredding event comes to Ramapo this weekend. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says it’ll be tomorrow at the Spook Rock Pool in Suffern…

Again, that’s Saturday from 8am to noon at the Spook Rock Pool in Suffern. For more information click here.

Parenting Resource Fair Comes to Finkelstein Library Next Weekend

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The Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley is hosting a free Parenting Resource Fair later this month. Residents will find all sorts of services and organizations dedicated to providing various resources, services, and programs available that relate to caregivers and their needs and concerns. Jessica Gordon is with the library’s Youth Services department, and she says some of the organizations that will be on hand include the Meet Next Gen Foundation, the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center, Planned Parenthood, and The Lower Hudson Valley Perinatal Network…

The Finkelstein Memorial Library’s free Parenting Resource Fair is being held Sunday, March 23rd from 2-4pm. The library is on Chestnut Street in Spring Valley. For more information, click here (PDF).