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Control Of State Senate Could Hinge On Hudson Valley Control Of State Senate Could Hinge On Hudson Valley
Control Of State Senate Could Hinge On Hudson Valley Democrats managed to pull six key Sept. 13 primary upsets in the state Senate, as reported here by Daily Voice, but have they raised enough money and voter support to take back the Republican-controlled chamber in Albany on Nov. 6? The Hudson Valley and Catskills are expected to play a pivotal role because the retirements of Republican Sens. John Bonacic and Bill Larkin created two open seats in the GOP-led Senate. Hudson Valley labor unions have added at least three local Senate races to their "get out the vote" phone bank call lists in the final days of the campaign. Meanwhile,…

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by Jon Craig
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Poll: What Do You Think About New Name For The Bear Mountain Bridge? Poll: What Do You Think About New Name For The Bear Mountain Bridge?
Poll: What Do You Think About New Name For The Bear Mountain Bridge? Just months after the uproar over the new Tappan Zee Bridge being given the official name of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, residents are up in arms again over the newly enacted name of the Bear Mountain Bridge. The new name, "The Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge," was selected, not by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but by the State Senate which had originally wanted to attach the name to the new Tappan Zee. But before they could make the change, the governor stepped in and named the new bridge after his late father. But unlike the new TZB official name change,  the bill specifies the name c…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bear Mountain Bridge Now Has Its Own New Name Bear Mountain Bridge Now Has Its Own New Name
Bear Mountain Bridge Now Has Its Own New Name With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave another iconic bridge in the Hudson Valley a new official name. Cuomo signed into law legislation changing the name of the Bear Mountain Bridge to the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge. The state Legislature voted in favor of the new name in June, and the change became final Tuesday when it was signed by Cuomo. The bridge's new name is connected, in a way, to the new Tappan Zee Bridge's official name of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. In May 2017, the state Senate passed a bill to name the new Tappan Zee Bridge the "Purple Heart Memoria…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley's Newest Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Orange County Hudson Valley's Newest Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Orange County
Hudson Valley's Newest Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Orange County Pot for medical needs is sweeping the nation, and now the Hudson Valley. Orange County has announced that its first medical marijuana dispensary has opened in Newburgh,  serving about 45,000 patients, according to multiple reports.  Curaleaf New York announced the opening of its new medical marijuana, which is the first to open following the New York State Department of Health’s expansion of its medical marijuana program. The dispensary is located at 8 North Plank Road, which is a five-minute drive from the intersection of I-87 and I-84.  Etain Health operates a medical marijuana dispensa…

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by Jon Craig
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Aide To Sen. Larkin Quits Over Domestic Violence Charge Aide To Sen. Larkin Quits Over Domestic Violence Charge
Aide To Sen. Larkin Quits Over Domestic Violence Charge An aide to state Sen. Bill Larkin, R-C-Cornwall-on Hudson, resigned Tuesday from his job in the wake of a felony domestic violence indictment. "Today Senator Larkin accepted Robert Nickol's resignation effective immediately," Larkin’s spokesman, Brian Maher, said on Tuesday. Nickol, 32, of Albany, was indicted last week on felony counts of second-degree strangulation, second-degree assault and a misdemeanor assault count. He was released without bail. Larkin's Senate district includes Haverstraw and Stony Point in Rockland County, the city of Newburgh and these towns in Orange Co…

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by Jon Craig