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Aluf Plastics Violated Odor Emissions At Least Five Times, Orangetown Court Rules Aluf Plastics Violated Odor Emissions At Least Five Times, Orangetown Court Rules
Aluf Plastics Violated Odor Emissions At Least Five Times, Orangetown Court Rules The air might smell a little cleaner in Orangetown after a local business was found guilty in a court of violating the town's code of odor emissions on five occasions. On Friday, Nov. 1, Orangetown Justice Court found API Industries, Inc., better known as Aluf Plastics, guilty of violating Orangetown Town Code with respect to odor emissions on five separate occasions, the first convictions against Aluf Plastics with respect to odor emission, said the Orangetown Supervisor's Office. “Today’s decision is a huge win for the residents of Orangetown," said Orangetown Town Supervisor Chris D…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Rockland County Executive Says He's Proud Of Son Following Press Conference Blasting Father Rockland County Executive Says He's Proud Of Son Following Press Conference Blasting Father
Rockland County Executive Says He's Proud Of Son Following Press Conference Blasting Father A day after his son, Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day, said he would not run for re-election due to the actions of his father, Rockland County Supervisor Ed Day said he is proud of his son in a response to his son's scathing attack. “This entire situation is a sad commentary on what can happen when private family matters are made public," Ed Day said following his son's statement on Tuesday, April 2 that pointed a finger at the political and personal infighting with his father as the reason for his withdrawal from politics. "Let me state, unequivocally, that my support for my son and his poli…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orangetown Supervisor Day Decides Not To Run For Re-Election After Social Media Firestorm Orangetown Supervisor Day Decides Not To Run For Re-Election After Social Media Firestorm
Orangetown Supervisor Day Decides Not To Run For Re-Election After Social Media Firestorm Following a social media firestorm, Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day announced that he will not be seeking re-election, citing pressures from his father, Rockland County Executive Ed Day, and other area lawmakers. The younger Day announced on Tuesday, April 2 that he will no longer be pursuing a career in local politics, instead choosing to return to the private sector. He is currently a local business owner with the Route 59 Car wash in West Nyack. "Thank you for everyone who has left supportive comments and thank you to everyone else for leaving their thoughts," Day posted on Facebook. Da…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Orangetown Asks Residents How They Feel About Recreational Pot In Poll Orangetown Asks Residents How They Feel About Recreational Pot In Poll
Orangetown Asks Residents How They Feel About Recreational Pot In Poll To allow recreational marijuana or not? That's the question Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day is asking residents in an effort to help Rockland County make a decision on the often polarizing topic. Under Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to regulate and tax recreational marijuana in the state, counties, and cities with populations larger than 100,000 may adopt a local law to completely prohibit the establishment of one or more types of licenses (retail, growth, storage, transportation, etc.), in other words, they can "opt out," or allow the sale and use. Several counties have already voiced thei…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Warrant Issued Following Threats To Out-Of-State Targets From Rockland Warrant Issued Following Threats To Out-Of-State Targets From Rockland
Warrant Issued Following Threats To Out-Of-State Targets From Rockland Click here for an updated story: FBI Raids Area Home Of Man Who Planned To Blow Himself Up On Election Day At National Mall FBI agents and Orangetown Police officers blocked a Tappan street as they served an arrest warrant based on threats made against targets out of the area, according to Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day said. “At this time I can state that there is no danger to the public and that the Orangetown Police Department, along with county assets and the FBI, were serving an arrest warrant based on threats that were made to targets, not in the local area," said Day. The offi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Railroad Commuters 'Feel Like Unwanted Stepchild,' Due To Poor Service, Rockland Officials Say Railroad Commuters 'Feel Like Unwanted Stepchild,' Due To Poor Service, Rockland Officials Say
Railroad Commuters 'Feel Like Unwanted Stepchild,' Due To Poor Service, Rockland Officials Say Rockland County Executive Ed Day blasted Metro-North and New Jersey Transit officials on Wednesday for frequent cancellations and overall poor express train service "West of the Hudson." Day held a press conference on Aug. 15 at which his criticism was echoed by a state senator, assemblymen and town supervisors who detailed the plight of Rockland County's railroad commuters who Day said continue to suffer during the "crisis" at New Jersey Transit (NJT). NJT continues to cancel Rockland County's only two express trains on the Pascack Valley Line, despite Metro-North Railr…

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by Jon Craig