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20 Passport Applications Missing From Post Office In Hudson Valley
Another Hudson Valley post office is facing questions after 20 passport applications were lost in Rockland County, leading to a cacophony of angry voices seeking answers. Lawmakers are demanding that the United States Postal Service “explain and remedy” the causes of the loss of the 20 applications in Tappan, which has since been confirmed by the USPS. The missing passport applications is just the latest incident to plague the USPS in the Hudson Valley. Several alleged mail thieves were recently arrested in Bronxville, and a pair were caught on camera in Yonkers stealing from USPS mailboxes…
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Mail Stolen From Lobby Of Post Office In Westchester
Thieves targeting the United States Postal Service mailboxes on streets in Westchester are becoming bolder, this time targeting a post office itself. In a statement, the Bronxville Police Department reported that it is investigating a series of mail thefts in the village, including items that were deposited in the mail slot at the lobby of the post office on Pondfield Road. The stolen mail in Bronxville comes on the heels of multiple incidents of stolen mail - captured on video - in Yonkers, New Rochelle, Greenburgh and other Westchester municipalities. The latest string of stolen mail com…
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Officials Call For Action To End Mail Thefts In Westchester
In the wake of several instances involving stolen mail in the area, elected officials in the area are calling on the United States Postal Service to address the incidents. Officials including Rep. Nita Lowey, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Eliot Engel and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney sent a letter on Tuesday to United States Postmaster General Megan Brennan calling for the Postal Service to address theft of mail across the region. In the letter, the officials highlighted incidents of stolen mail that resulted in financial fraud and identity theft in the Hudson Valley. “From …
Business
US Withdrawal From Iran Deal Sparks Concerns Of Gas Price Spike
Just as gas prices began leveling off, according to a AAA report, there is a new fear of a spike in prices following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal. Trump announced Tuesday afternoon not to waive sanctions on Iran, effectively terminating the United States’ participation in the Iran Nuclear Agreement which has prevented Iran from developing nuclear weapons since 2015. The withdrawal of the deal has led to fears that even as gas prices reach their highest national average in four years, they may spike, just in time for the busiest d…
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Hudson Valley Assemblyman Frank Skartados Dies At 62
Frank Skartados, longtime Assemblyman for the 104th District in the Hudson Valley, died Sunday morning at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh just weeks after being hospitalized with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 62. The 104th district includes both the City of Newburgh and the Town of Newburgh; as well as the City of Beacon, the City of Poughkeepsie, the Hamlet of Marlboro, and the Town of Lloyd. U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, whose 18th district includes parts of Westchester, Putnam, Orange and Dutchess, said Skartados "leaves a proud legacy as a fighter for the peo…
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New Movie Filmed In Hudson Valley Contributed Over $21M To State Economy
Production of Paramount Pictures’ Hudson Valley-based supernatural thriller "A Quiet Place," was a booming success for New York’s economy, according to the studio. The film, starring husband-and-wife John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, follows a family trying to silently escape mysterious creatures that hunt by sound, generated more than $21 million in local economic activity and contributed over $12.5 million in wages to more than 600 local workers, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. "A Quiet Place" will be available in theatres starting Friday, April…
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Cuomo Hits Back As 'Sex And The City' Star Mulls Primary Challenge
This story has been updated. A day after news broke that "Sex And the City" star Cynthia Nixon was talking with Democratic strategists about entering this year's primary race against Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle, the two-term incumbent wasted no time denigrating Nixon as a B-rated celebrity backed by his longtime Democratic critic, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. In a conference call with news reporters on Wednesday, Cuomo laughed at his own answer to a question about whether de Blasio, a longtime friend of Nixon, is behind her candidacy. “I think it was probably either th…
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Lowey, Maloney Co-Sponsor Resolution To Censure Trump Over Alleged Comments
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Harrison) and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Cold Spring) are taking action following comments President Donald Trump reportedly made about Haitians and Africans.The two are co-sponsoring a resolution to censure President Donald Trump after he called African countries "s-holes" during a Jan. 11 meeting on immigration policy. Nearly 150 Democrats have co-sponsored the legislation. On Twitter, Trump denied making the comments while other reports say he might have said "s-house" countries. He also reportedly asked why we need more Haitians and that we shoul…
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Shutdown Countdown: Schumer Meets Trump, Maloney Will Give Up Paycheck
President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) met Friday afternoon and made "progress" toward avoiding a U.S. Government shutdown, according to Schumer, but "have a good number of disagreements." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scheduled a key procedural vote for 10 p.m. Friday to avert a shutdown prior to the midnight deadline. Trump tweeted after the Schumer meeting: "Excellent preliminary meeting in Oval with @SenSchumer - working on solutions for Security and our great Military together with @SenateMajLdr McConnell and @Spea…
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