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Rockland lawmakers are continuing to hammer the governor and New York City’s mayor on congestion pricing as the deadline for the budget draws near. The governor has said he won’t sign a budget without it, but Rockland County executive Ed Day calls it highway robbery…

Western Ramapo and Orange County Assemblyman Karl Brabenec says the extra tolls would kill farmers from more rural areas…

The website CityLimits.org says if congestion pricing passes, residents of the Upper West Side are concerned about an influx of cars looking to park in their neighborhoods to avoid the added fees.

The baseball stadium consultant reviewing the earning potential for Ramapo’s ballpark hasn’t issued a report yet, but the supervisor says the possibility of adding a roof or bubble to enclose the stadium isn’t off the table. But after discovering an 8.7 million-dollar deficit with the completion of the 2016 audits, Supervisor Michael Specht says financing such an undertaking would require some assistance…

The Boulders are holding National Anthem auditions on Wednesday from 6-8pm. Opening day is May 16th.

The 25 acres of land that belong to Stony Point in Letchworth Village, also known as the “overlay district,” will be the topic of discussion at a public hearing Tuesday night. Stony Point supervisor Jim Monaghan says the hearing won’t cover the golf course or cover the development currently targeted for the area, but the discussion will focus on bringing new business to the site…

The discussion will be part of the next Town Board meeting tomorrow night at the RHO Building at 7 p.m.

The NAACP of Spring Valley is hosting a voters forum tonight at the Louis Kurtz Civic Center on North Main Street. The forum will focus on Election Reform Legislation. It gets underway at 7pm tonight.

A New City volunteer firefighter and Clarkstown North High School graduate who lost his hands and parts of both legs due to flu complications last year recently visited his old firehouse and is talking about getting back on the job. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann says while the community has done much for Willy McCue, he’s done just as much for himself, as he always has…

McCue contracted the flu in January last year and had been in and out of hospitals, finally returning home back in October following a stint at Helen Hayes for rehabilitation.