Elias Guerra
Lower Hudson Valley Bureau Chief-
The Fern Tree, owned by Lafern Joseph, is a Peekskill fixture that has remained after many Black-owned businesses have disappeared. -
The Dutchess County Legislature voted earlier this month to put $7 million into an affordable housing fund that will go towards building almost 300 housing units in Dutchess County. -
New Yorkers are still dealing with hazardous conditions from the winter’s latest snowstorm, with reports of up to 14 inches south and east of Albany. Westchester extended its travel ban until 6 p.m. Monday. -
The Bard College Board of Trustees has hired an outside law firm to review financial contributions, communications and “any related matters” between Bard President Leon Botstein and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein -
ICE has retracted statements about purchasing a former Pep Boys warehouse for a detention facility in Chester, NY. The agency said the original statement was a “mistake.” -
The Ulster County Legislature approved a measure to replace a bridge over Basin Road in an agreement with New York City Department of Environmental Protection -
ICE has secretly been using offices in New Windsor by its lawyers. ICE claimed to have purchased a warehouse in Chester, but this is reported to be false. -
WAMC asked Bard College students how they feel about their college president Leon Botstein appearing in the Epstein files thousands of times. -
Sea levels have risen 9 inches in New York since 1950 and continue rising an inch. At high tide, the Hudson River goes up, too. Riverkeeper has a new tool to visualize sea level rise. -
Bard College President Leon Botstein sent a statement to the college community addressing news about his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein and emails revealed in the Epstein Files.
