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Arrested: Suspect who Assaulted Jewish Man in Unprovoked Attack Friday Night in Spring Valley

by Sarah MorgensternSpring Valley Police detectives just arrested the suspect who allegedly assaulted a young Jewish man who was walking.... read more

Monsey Resident Creates Simchas Yom Tov for Ukrainian Jewish Refugees in Moldova

By Sarah MorgensternSinging, dancing, mishlaoch manos, and a Purim seuda in Chisinău, Moldova: where thousands of Ukrainian.... read more

Jewish Man Knocked Out in Unprovoked Attack Friday Night

A Jewish man walking with his wife and kids on West Street was physically assaulted and punched.... read more

Rockland County Teen who Committed Deadly DUI to Serve Six Months in Jail

By Sarah Morgenstern After driving while intoxicated, taking the life of a classmate, and seriously injuring two others on April 24, 2021,.... read more

State Legislators Push for Seven-Month Suspension of NY Gas Tax

By Yehudit GarmaiseNew Yorkers will save 48 cents per gallon of gas: from May 1 to Dec. 31, if Gov. Kathy Hochul approves the state.... read more

NY Lawmakers Propose Adding $1 Billion to Rental Assistance Program for Tenants and Landlords

By Yehudit GarmaiseNew York Assembly and Senate members are proposing to add at least $1 billion to the Emergency Rental Assistance.... read more

Orange & Rockland Utilities Will recycle your old fridge and pay you for it

Orange and Rockland Utilities is now offering a recycling service for anyone wanting to get rid of an old refrigerator or freezer.“We'll.... read more

Breaking News: Senate Passes Bill to Make Daylight Savings Time Permanent, Would be Problematic for Orthodox Jews

By: Yehuda Alter This afternoon, three days after “springing forward,” to the Daylight Savings Time schedule, the United States.... read more

School Bus Cameras Helping to Nab Drivers who Fail to Stop, Putting Children’s Lives at Risk

By Yehudit GarmaiseSchool bus cameras, which have been used legally in New York for nearly a year, are helping police to provide tickets as.... read more

Palisades Interstate Parkway Closes a Southbound lane due to Bridgework

Due to construction, one southbound lane of the Palisaded Interstate Parkway will remain closed from today, Tuesday, until Friday. The.... read more

Adding Horror to Travesty: Education Commissioner Inserts Section that Would Jail non-Compliant Yeshiva Parents

Last week we reported upon the issuance of revised regulations by the State Education Department—which, among other terrible offenses—turned.... read more

Star-K Kashrus Alert on B&G Gherkins

Star-K has released an alert notifying the community of an insect infestation in some batches of B&G Gherkins. The affected lots.... read more

Fatal Car Crash on Palisades Parkway is Under Investigation

A fatal, single-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley is being investigated by the state police.It happened around 11:20 am on Saturday, March.... read more

Uber, UberEats to Add Fuel Surcharges on Wednesday

By Yehudit Garmaise Uber will be billing its riders and UberEats customers a temporary surcharge, starting Wednesday, to compensate for.... read more

Rockland County to Amplify Buildings’ Radio Signals for First Responders to Better Communicate

By Sarah MorgensternFirst-Responders in Rockland County have received a $772,788 grant from the state to amplify radio signals among.... read more

Clarkstown Bans Short-Term Rentals After Outsiders Bring Parties and Violence to Airbnbs

By Sarah MorgensternAfter short-term renters hosted parties that ended in violence in New City, Clarkstown voted Tuesday to ban short-term.... read more

Jewish Leaders Meet with Members of UN to Evacuate Ukrainians, Help them Resettle

By Yehudit Garmaise After spending several days seeing with his own eyes what is happening in Ukraine and Moldova,.... read more