At approximately 9:45 pm on May 12, 2013, Troopers from State Police in New Lebanon initiated a traffic stop on State Route 22 in the Town of New Lebanon for an inadequate license plate lamp. While Troopers interviewed the driver, identified as 31 year old Gregory D. Dean Jr., of Hopewell Junction, NY. they observed [...]
Assemblyman Lalor and Senator Gipson Join to Reform Albany: Announce Bipartisan Term Limits Bill In a bipartisan effort to end corruption in Albany, State Senator Terry Gipson (D-Rhinebeck) and Assemblyman Kieran Lalor (R,C,I-Fishkill) joined in front of the Wappinger Town Hall to introduce joint legislation that creates term limits in both the New York State [...]
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES STATE-LOCAL PARTNERSHIP RESULTS IN RECOVERY OF $1.9 MILLION IN STOLEN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUNDS IN 2012 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Friday announced that partnerships between the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) and various State District Attorneys’ Offices to prosecute Unemployment Insurance (UI) fraud cases returned nearly $1.9 million to the UI [...]
Rockland County’s 2013 budget contains unreasonable revenue and spending projections that could increase the county’s deficit, warned State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli in a budget review issued today. “Rockland County officials are working hard to address fiscal stress in their municipality, but more needs to be done to bring the county’s budget into balance,” said [...]
Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced that he helped pass legislation that he sponsored which would end wage discrimination in the state of New York. “It is a real shame that in this great state we have women doing equivalent work as their male counterparts yet they are not being paid the same amount,” Skoufis said. [...]
Dutchess County Emergency Response Coordinator Dana Smith reminds all Dutchess County residents that all outdoor burning including burn barrels, brush piles and camp fires greater 3 feet high and 4 feet in length are currently banned in New York State. Any fire that is allowed under the standard must be attended at all times and [...]
Orange County Executive Edward A. Diana and Deputy Commissioner Division of Emergency Management Seamus K. Leary reminded residents today that they are prohibited from burning brush outdoors as the State of New York has a burn ban in effect until May 14. “Brushfires occur each spring in Orange County,” said County Executive Diana. “It’s important [...]
A superseding indictment against New York State Assemblyman William F. Boyland, Jr. was filed this week in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, which added new charges of mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud New York State by submitting fraudulent vouchers for travel expense and per [...]
Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum announces that the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting three New York State Boater Safety Courses. The course is for required by law for all boaters ages 10 to 18 and all personal watercraft operators. This course is offered free of charge at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center (380 [...]
Assemblyman Frank Skartados (D-Milton) announced the Assembly’s budget proposal would keep the Beacon Correctional Facility open. Under the governor’s budget proposal, the facility would be closed, leaving employees with just 60 days to relocate or find other work, and undercut the region’s economic growth. “Since the governor announced the closing of Beacon Correctional, I have [...]
