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Gould has been with the Haverstraw department for 17 years, after serving three years with the Mount Vernon Police Department.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that work is underway on a $17.4 million project to rehabilitate three highway bridges in the Hudson Valley, enhancing safety and improving resiliency along important travel routes for residents and commuters in three counties. With support from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the project will install new decks, road surfaces and make other repairs to bridges along State Route 52 in Orange County, State Route 304 in Rockland County and Illington Road in Westchester County, which serve thousands of motorists each day and are widely used by commuters to reach the region’s major highways – including the New York State Thruway and the Cross Westchester Expressway (Interstate 287) – as well as many of the area’s most popular destinations. Each of the bridges being rehabilitated is more than 50 years old.

Mortgage rates have fallen for the third straight week this June, according to the latest data from Freddie Mac. Thirty-year Fixed Rate Mortgages (FRM) clocked in at 6.87% on June 20, down from 6.95% the week before. Fifteen-year FRMs were down to 6.13% from 6.17%. ...

A sample of mosquitoes in Rockland County have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, officials said. The infected mosquitoes were collected from a trap in Orangetown during the week of June 10 and were submitted for testing on June 17 as part of the Rockland County's mosquito surveillance efforts. The Rockland Department of Health said 33 pools of mosquitoes from around the county have been submitted for testing.

Coming off the recent news of New York State shutting down more than 100 cannabis stores, with more than $30 million seized from illegal weed shops, a particular area of the Hudson Valley has been targeted following a lengthy investigation. Investigation Into Rockland County Smoke Shops. In early March, Rockland...

A Column from the Desk of Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C-Deerpark) Congratulations, graduates! You’ve made it to the end of your long standard education journey. You made it! While your time as a student in grade school might be over, your futures are just beginning. But it’s important to celebrate the accomplishments you’ve made along the way. So much of our modern world is happy to put aside celebration and ceremony, but it’s important to celebrate your moments, especially when you’ve worked so hard for them. Getting an education is critical, and I’m sure we’ve all heard that line time and again from teachers and parents, but it’s absolutely true. The time we spend in the classroom helps us hone the skills essential in the modern world, from reading to writing to our understanding of math and science. These skills help level the playing field and enhance our ability to communicate with others in the world around us, and the foundation you’ve built during your time in school will help you immensely in the many years you live after stepping away from school. I’m hopeful your time in school has also helped you discover a bit about yourselves: what you’re good at, what you like to do, where you want to go. Your potential is boundless, thanks to your hard work and the good fortune of living in U.S., where you can achieve anything you want with the right attitude and enough elbow grease. You might have also heard the expression “the world is your oyster” time and again, but that’s because it’s also true! New technology, new opportunities and new challenges mean you get to overcome and excel over and over again and truly leave your mark behind. I’m so proud of our students in Orange and Rockland counties. You’ve completed the gauntlet of the K-12 education, and your horizon is boundless. I want to wish all graduates well as they begin their journeys. Congratulations, you’ve earned it! Assemblyman Brabenec represents the 98th District, which includes the city of Port Jervis, the towns of Deerpark, Greenville, Mount Hope, Wawayanda, Minisink, Warwick, Tuxedo and portions of the towns of Goshen, Monroe and Ramapo. For more information, please visit his Official Website at www.yourfavoriteassemblyman.com.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday, June 25, that work is underway on a $17.4 million project to rehabilitate three highway bridges in the Hudson Valley, in Rockland, Westchester, and Orange counties. The project will install new decks and road surfaces and make other repairs to bridges along State...

The 97th District published a resounding endorsement for Rockland County Legislator Aron Wieder's campaign for assemblyman. The letter, signed by towns and villages within Ramapo and numerous electeds, reads as follows. We are writing to express our full support and endorsement for County Legislator Aron B. Wieder, who has been...

The arrests occurred in Rockland County in Ramapo on Saturday, June 22. According to the department, the following were nabbed during the shift and charged with DWI:. Michael Edison Quishpe-Chugchilan, age 19, of Hillcrest, was found asleep at the wheel at an intersection and was determined to be intoxicated. Geisel...

Far more students have been consistently absent from school across the Lower Hudson Valley and the state since the pandemic, which could affect student achievement for years to come. Students are considered "chronically absent" if they miss at least 10% of instructional days during a school year. That's at least 18 days in New York. ...

The Stony Point Town Board and members of Wayne Hose Fire Company Number One renamed the street alongside the 9-W firehouse as "Stu Gates Way," recognizing his remarkable 80-year commitment to the service.

How much house will $800,000 buy you in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam?. As median home sales prices continue to rise throughout the region, many buyers looking in the $800,000 range may have to lower their expectations and be ready to compete against other bids. In Westchester, median home sales prices...

Thormann was the first woman to serve on the town planning board in 1974. She would return in 2005 to become the first chairwoman.

The group was detected on Monday, June 17, in Rockland County in the town of Orangetown, according to the Rockland County Department of Health. So far this year, 33 groups have been submitted for testing. No human cases have been reported this season, and Rockland's last reported human case was in 2023.