Monticello Mayor George Nikolados was caught on tape at Village Hall in January asking Yermia Solomon, a Jewish organizer and former cop, to secure votes from the Orthodox community in exchange for…
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‘Forever Chemicals’: The Fight for Clean Water in Newburgh
Since 2016, Newburgh’s main water source, Washington Lake has been contaminated with PFAS chemicals, a group of chemicals that don’t break down naturally- coining the name ‘forever chemicals’. In Newburgh and across…
New Hope Community: Rally in the Valley: Advocate for Improved Pay for Direct Service Professionals Aiding 140,000 Vulnerable New Yorkers
On Friday, March 8th, the New Hope Community in Loch Sheldrake is set to join the “Rally in the Valley” at Letchworth Village in Stony Point, NY, to advocate for better compensation…
NY Legislature Pushes Back on Governor’s Plan to Slash School Aid
With New York’s One-House Budgets expected next week, the state Legislature is poised to push back against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed changes to school funding. On Tuesday, we spoke to Sullivan West…
Sullivan West Central School District Advocates for Return of $2M in State Funds
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget would slash state aid for about half of all school districts in New York, but rural districts could bear the biggest burden, including the Sullivan West…
Sullivan County’s Leap into the Future: Harnessing A.I. in Government
Dan Hust, Sullivan County’s Director of Communication, discusses the county’s innovative adoption of A.I. through a chatbot named Saige, aimed at improving public service efficiency. By attending Google’s Public Sector Generative AI…
Village of Liberty’s Police Chief Announces Drop in Overdose Cases for 2023
The Village of Liberty Police Chief, Steven D’Agata, reported a significant decrease in both fatal and non-fatal overdoses related to illegal substance use in 2023 compared to previous years. Non-fatal overdose…
NY Focus: How the Hospital Lobby Pummeling Hochul’s Budget Brought in a Billion Dollars
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 · February 29, 2024 How the…
New Paltz Remembers First Same-Sex Weddings, 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago this week, two dozen LGBTQ+ couples donned their best coats and met at a park in New Paltz to do two things: get married, and break the law. The…