New York State

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at improving accessibility for people with disabilities, seniors and injured veterans by requiring adult-sized changing stations in a wide range of public facilities across the state. The “Traveling With Dignity Act” passed both houses of the state Legislature and now awaits action by Gov. Kathy […]

MONTGOMERY, N.Y. — Hundreds of nonprofit organizations across the Hudson Valley are preparing to participate in the 11th annual Hudson Valley Gives online fundraising campaign scheduled for May 20. Organized by the Community Foundation of Orange, Sullivan & Rockland, the 24-hour online giving event supports charitable organizations throughout the region and has raised more than […]

BEDFORD, N.Y. — Two state lawmakers are urging New York corrections officials to investigate a series of recent deaths at a women’s prison in Westchester County, including two apparent suicides within the past month. Pete Harckham and Chris Burdick sent a joint letter to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision requesting […]

Update: 11:26 am – Most residents now reporting that power is restored. WEST POINT, N.Y. – A power outage affected the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and neighboring areas this morning – in the Town of Highlands, including Fort Montgomery. The outage, which began early Tuesday morning, has been traced to a substation issue […]

NYSDOT Region 8, which includes the Hudson Valley, has the worst rated roads in the state Montrose, NY – A bipartisan group of elected officials and representatives from over a dozen labor unions from the lower Hudson Valley called for increased road safety investments in the next State Budget at a press conference today held here […]