Residents of parts of Orangetown and Clarkstown have a new legislator. LoHud.com says Republican James Foley has officially defeated two-term incumbent Democrat Nancy Low-Hogan in the 17th District by 69 votes after absentee and affidavit ballots were counted. Foley’s win drops the Democrats’ advantage in the Legislature to a 9-to-8 majority.
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HNA Palisades Conference Center Continues to Look for Buyer
The owner of the HNA Palisades Conference Center in Orangetown continues to look for a buyer. Based in China, the HNA Group has been looking to divest itself of various properties it owns in the U.S. Orangetown supervisor Chris Day says since getting permission to offer rooms as a regular hotel last year, the company’s had some difficulties…
HNA Palisades occupies the former IBM Conference Center off Route 9W. They acquired the 106-acre, 450,000-square-foot facility in February 2016.
Friday’s RCC Senior Club Meeting Guest Returns for Encore
Tomorrow’s RCC Senior Club meeting will feature a special presentation by author Tom Reilly called, “Orphan Train Riders Part Two.” Ray Botto of the RCC Senior Club says Reilly is returning to the senior club for an encore presentation…
The presentation gets underway tomorrow at the RCC Tech Center Ellipse starting at noon. It is free and open to everyone.
Public Forum in Buffalo Thursday to Discuss Wind Energy Development and Public Health
A public forum coming up in Buffalo on Thursday takes on the impact of
rapidly expanding wind energy development on public health. Andrea Sears of the Public News Service reports…
Rockland Police and Lawmakers to Hold Press Conference at Courthouse in New City Thursday on Criminal Justice Reform Laws
Rockland County police and lawmakers will be holding a press conference tomorrow to ask the governor and other state lawmakers who voted for the criminal justice reform package to reconsider it and make some changes they say are dangerous to the community and are too expensive for municipalities to bear. Ramapo police chief Brad Weidel heads up the Rockland County Police Chiefs Association, and says some of the changes negatively impact public safety…
Rockland County Executive Ed Day says he’s concerned about costs, as suburban and rural communities outside of the city don’t have the infrastructure in place to handle many of the proposed changes…
The press conference is scheduled for tomorrow at 10:30 on the steps of the Rockland County Courthouse.