Elias Guerra
Lower Hudson Valley Bureau Chief-
A recent study by Smart Mobility, Inc., commissioned by the Hudson Valley environmental conservation group Catskill Mountainkeeper, claims a 2024 New York State Department of Transportation report used outdated data and exaggerated the scope of the traffic problem.
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made dramatic changes to who will be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and thousands of New Yorkers will no longer be eligible for the food assistance benefit. The costs of SNAP, like administration and benefits, are being shifted to New York counties. And they only have months to figure it out.
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A Mid-Hudson Valley cheesemaker says it would like to stay in Fallsburg, if it can build some better housing for their employees.
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The family of a Newburgh man who died during a New Year’s Day encounter with police after a pursuit ended in a crash is concerned by the narrative of events laid out in a police report they recently received.
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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to reauthorize the Farm Bill. The bill now moves to the Senate just weeks after a report from the New York State Comptroller’s Office found the state is losing farms and farmland at twice the national rate, especially for small farms.
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On Friday, Bard College President Leon Botstein announced he will be retiring in June. But some students say they were upset he took so long to step down as they expressed concerns about campus culture and the schools' finances.
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Bard College President Leon Botstein announced his retirement Friday following fallout over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Riverkeeper said in their lawsuit that the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is not following the environmental review process at all.
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Marcus Burks' death was ruled a homicide according to the Medical Examiner's report. Burks' family is calling for all bodycam footage and the Newburgh Police's report to be released.
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A new play at the Hudson River Maritime Museum explores the real history of the river pirates who sailed and pillaged the Hudson River, exploring the myth of the dreaded pirate Sarah "The Goat" Farrell.