The Town of Highland(NY) Planning Board has extended the deadline for written comments on the controversial Camp FIMFO development application to March 11, 2025. The decision was made during the Planning Board’s…
Day: January 23, 2025
NRDC: Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget Lacks Essential Climate Policies
As part of her Executive Budget released this week , New York Governor Kathy Hochul did not include a promised cap-and-invest program or the NY HEAT Act, which the Natural Resources Defense…
“Catskills Capers” Mystery Novels Set in The Borscht Belt
Local author Lily Barrish Levner is set to kick off the first book in her new mystery series, Catskills Capers, with a special book talk at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville…
Workforce Alliance and The Pardon Project Launch Series on Clearing PA Criminal Records
Wayne-Pike Workforce Alliance, in partnership with The Pardon Project, has launched a new YouTube video series, “The PA Pardon Process – How to Series,” designed to educate individuals on the steps involved…
Gov. Hochul’s NY School Cellphone Ban Gets a Warm Reception in Albany
Students’ days of fiddling with their smartphones at school could be numbered in New York state. Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to prohibit students from using internet-enabled phones, watches and tablets during school…
Laura Nordstrom Appointed as Ulster County’s First Director of Housing and Homelessness
Laura Nordstrom has recently been appointed as the first-ever Director of Housing and Homelessness in Ulster County’s Department of Social Services. Laura previously served as the Director of Research and Operational Programs…