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Public To Weigh In On Proposal For Major Marijuana Facility In Hudson Valley Public To Weigh In On Proposal For Major Marijuana Facility In Hudson Valley
Public To Weigh In On Proposal For Major Marijuana Facility In Hudson Valley Members of a Hudson Valley community will have the opportunity to weigh in on a proposal for a marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and distribution center at an upcoming meeting. The Ulster County Town Of Wawarsing has scheduled a planning board meeting for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The Times Union reported that residents will have the chance to share their thoughts on the proposal during the meeting.  The proposal for the new center was submitted by Valley Agriceuticals, LLC, a New York-based company. The site would be located at 7 Schrade Court and 9 Aluminum Drive in Ellenville…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage
Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage The is outrage in the Hudson Valley after hate speech was spewed at a community meeting. In Rockland County, a Haverstraw Planning Board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 10 was interrupted by disparaging comments by a local resident about the growing Orthodox Jewish community. “A certain sect of people tend to walk in the street, and nobody is wearing any reflective gear,"  the unidentified man reportedly said. "So if I run one of them over, and of course, I’m going back over them again." The comments drew swift and decisive backlash from elected officials, from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul …

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by Zak Failla