Note: This article has been updated to included that on August 28, 2025 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has reissued the certificate order for Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE). Click here to…
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Rockland Central School District Kicks Off First Year After Merger
The start of a new school year always brings lots of planning, excitement, and maybe a few nerves. For Rockland Central School District students, families, and staff, this year marks an…
Village of Liberty Passes Local Law to Ban Sleeping or Camping in Public Areas
The Village Board of Liberty approved a local law on Aug. 21 to prohibit camping or sleeping in village parks, sidewalks, streets, and other public areas. Inside the Liberty Municipal Building…
Understaffed or Overpopulated?: Looking Inside New York’s Prisons Post-Strike
Back in February, New York’s prison system was completely upended when correctional officers across the state went on an unsanctioned strike for three weeks in protest of staffing shortages, dangerous conditions and…
Wayne, Pike Counties Watching as State Budget Impasse Drags On
Pennsylvania lawmakers blew past the state’s June 30 deadline to pass a budget, and as the impasse stretches into late August, local leaders in Northeast Pennsylvania are bracing for possible impacts. “The…
Garnet Health Medical Center Hosting Urgent Blood Drive Amid Summer Shortages
Garnet Health Medical Center is teaming up with the New York Blood Center for a community blood drive on Tuesday, August 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at its Middletown campus….
Sullivan County Legislature Approves Solid Waste Management Plan. What’s Next?
The Sullivan County Legislature approved its first solid waste management plan in more than three decades in an 8-1 vote on August 21. District 5 Legislator Catherine Scott was the only legislator…
NY FOCUS: 21 Counties Have Closed Applications for New York’s Biggest Child Care Affordability Program
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. NEW YORK STATE · August 8, 2025 There are…
Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger Calls EPA’s Proposed Repeal of Endangerment Finding ‘Reckless’ and ‘Dangerous’
Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger spoke out this morning against a federal proposal to roll back climate protections, calling the move “reckless” and “dangerous” during a virtual public hearing before the U.S….