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Local Police Cooperation With ICE Would Be Blocked By New Proposed Bill In This NY County
A proposal that would limit how local police in Rockland County cooperate with federal immigration authorities is drawing strong reactions from lawmakers, advocates, law enforcement, and state officials. On Monday, Feb. 2, a group of Democratic Rockland County legislators announced plans to introduce new legislation known as the Safety and Dignity for All Act, which would set boundaries on when county agencies and law enforcement can share information or assist US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Supporters say the bill is meant to protect immigrant families and peaceful pro…
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ICE Detains Family With Kids At Saratoga County Apartment Complex, School District Confirms
School officials in Saratoga County say protocols are in place to protect students after federal immigration agents detained a family with school-aged children. The Shenendehowa Central School District confirmed Thursday, Jan. 29, that it was notified of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity at the North Pointe Apartments on Route 9 in Clifton Park, where a family with children was taken into federal custody the previous morning. Advocacy group Capital Region Sanctuary Coalition first reported the activity Wednesday morning, Jan. 28, saying federal agents were seen entering an …
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Hochul Moves To Block Cops From Helping ICE In Immigration Crackdowns: 'Will Not Stand In NY'
Local police and jails across New York would be barred from assisting federal civil immigration enforcement under a proposal being considered by state lawmakers. The legislation, announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday, Jan. 30, would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from entering or continuing agreements that deputize local officers to carry out civil immigration enforcement on behalf of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It would also block federal immigration agents from using local detention facilities for civil immigration enforcement operations, including mas…
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Hundreds Gather To Protest Proposed ICE Facility In NY: 'Shameful, Un-American'
Hundreds of Hudson Valley residents gathered to protest a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility planned for a vacant warehouse in Orange County. The rally took place on Thursday, Jan. 29, and followed federal officials' confirmation of plans to purchase, occupy, and rehabilitate a former Pep Boys warehouse at 29 Elizabeth Drive for ICE operations, as Daily Voice previously reported. The site would be used as part of a broader federal plan to expand immigration detention capacity nationwide, with ICE proposing to house tens of thousands of migrants in wa…
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NY Native Chases Olympic Gold With Team USA: Meet Charlie McAvoy
Long Island's Charlie McAvoy is gearing up to compete on hockey’s biggest stage. McAvoy, a Long Beach native and NHL standout with the Boston Bruins, was officially named one of 57 Northeast athletes joining Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics. It marks a major milestone for the defenseman who has become one of the NHL’s top players. McAvoy, 28, began skating locally as a child before leaving home as a teenager to join USA Hockey’s development program. He later starred at Boston University before being selected in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft. McAvoy now serves as an alternate…
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Storybook NY ‘Witch’s Cottage’ For $1.5M Has Internet Swooning (Peek Inside!)
A sprawling Long Island property affectionately dubbed a “witch’s cottage” by online fans has hit the market for $1.5 million — and its storybook charm is casting a spell. The estate at 59 Burnett Lane in Brookhaven quietly entered the market in February, but it didn’t stay under the radar for long. The 1928 property, set on nearly three acres of preserved natural land, has drawn widespread attention for its whimsical look and secluded setting. The home boasts three separate homes across roughly 4,000 square feet, with seven bedrooms and six bathrooms in total, according to the listing by R…
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New Year, New Millionaire: Lake George Man Wins $1M Lottery Prize
The new year is already off to a life-changing start for a Warren County resident after a Lake George man claimed a $1 million scratch-off lottery prize. Christian Simmons of Lake George won a $1 million top prize playing the New York Lottery’s More Money scratch-off game, lottery officials announced. Simmons chose to take his winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of $441,999 after required withholdings, according to the New York Lottery. The winning ticket was purchased at the Walmart Supercenter located at 891 Route 9 in Queensbury. Lottery officials said all top prizes for the More M…
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NY School Board Member's ICE Role Prompts Call For Resignation From Immigration Group
A local immigration advocacy group is calling for the resignation of a Putnam County school board member, alleging his work with federal immigration enforcement creates fear within the community—a claim that has drawn sharp pushback from another trustee. The group Hudson Valley Patriots for Immigration Reform posted on Facebook on Sunday, Jan. 18, urging residents to attend an upcoming Mahopac Central School District Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, and demand the resignation of Trustee Christopher Harrigan, who the group says works as an agent with Immigration and Cust…
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Jackpot! $1M Lottery Raffle Prize Split By Albany County Family
An Albany County family is celebrating a seven-figure stroke of luck after claiming a $1 million top prize in the New York Lottery’s Million Dollar Raffle. The Jackson family of Altamont — Daniel Jackson, his wife Lisa, and their son James — won the prize in the raffle drawing held Oct. 26, 2025, according to the New York Lottery. Daniel Jackson purchased the winning ticket, which was one of 15 selected statewide to claim a $1 million cash prize as part of a special raffle commemorating the Erie Canal bicentennial. Rather than taking the winnings alone, the family chose to split the prize …
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NY Medic, Cartoonist Who Answered Countless Calls Now Faces Fight Of His Life
A beloved Capital Region paramedic who has spent more than four decades answering emergency calls is now fighting for his own life — and the community he served is answering back. Ed O’Brien, 61, a longtime paramedic and current supervisor with Clifton Park-Halfmoon EMS, is awaiting a life-saving liver transplant at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to a GoFundMe organized by family friend Mike McEvoy of Queensbury. Within 24 hours of the fundraiser launching, donations poured in from across the EMS community and beyond, surpassing its initial $18,000 goal and prompting organizers to raise th…
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Former NY Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey Enters CT Governor’s Race
A new Republican challenger has joined the race to take on Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont this fall. Betsy McCaughey, 77, who once served as New York lieutenant governor, hosts a weekend show on conservative news network Newsmax and writes a column for The New York Post, filed paperwork to run on Thursday, Jan. 15. In a video posted to her X account, McCaughey said she would focus on curbing property tax increases, exempting most seniors from property taxes, lowering energy costs, and repealing “Lefty Lamont’s” housing law. The law overrides local zoning rules to allow apartments and mult…
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'Looking For a Hero': 13-Year-Old NY Boy Needs Kidney Donor To Save His Life
A Long Island teenager who has battled kidney disease since birth is now urgently searching for a living kidney donor as his condition worsens. Elias Manolis, 13, is in stage 4 kidney failure and needs a transplant to survive, according to his family and the organizations advocating on his behalf. Elias was born with hydronephrosis caused by a ureterovesical junction (UVJ) obstruction, a condition that prevented his kidneys from draining properly and caused permanent damage early in life, his family said. Despite multiple surgeries and years of treatment, doctors say his kidneys can no lo…
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