What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: A 6-year-old girl was hanging onto a corpse Monday when boaters rescued her from Lake Gleneida near Carmel. So sad. That poor little girl, knowing what happened. But thank God she is alive. Thoughts and prayers to the victim’s family.”... Read More →
We hosted a live chat on bike safety today following the deaths of three cyclists on local roads. Grand View/South Nyack Police Chief Robert Van Cura, Westchester Cycling Club President Deborah Ramsey, club member and Northern Westchester/Putnam editor Robert Brum and others discussed the proper way to share roads among… Read More →
The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation has launched Choose NY Hudson Valley, an effort to help grow certain business sectors — and jobs — in the region. At 2 p.m. today, HVEDC President and CEO Mike Oates joins the Editorial Board for a discussion on jobs, the economy and the… Read More →
Reporters Gary Stern and Cathey O’Donnell will lead a discussion on their special report, “Too Big to Fix,” today at noon at LoHud.com. The analysis, which examined 456 school buildings in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, found that one in three received unsatisfactory ratings through state inspections. The cost of… Read More →
The Journal News/LoHud.com Editorial Board holds endorsement interviews with candidates in key contests on the Nov. 8 ballot. Voters may watch LIVE online at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; questions can be submitted via our CoverItLive live-blogging feature. The following endorsement hearings are scheduled: Tuesday: 1 p.m. Clarkstown supervisor (Alexander Gromack* vs. Ralph Sabatini).... Read More →
The Journal News/LoHud.com Editorial Board holds endorsement interviews with candidates in key contests on the Nov. 8 ballot. Voters may watch LIVE online at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; questions can be submitted via our CoverItLive live-blogging feature. The following endorsement hearings are scheduled: Oct. 4: 1 p.m. Stony Point supervisor Oct. 4: 3… Read More →
Good Wednesday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published in The Journal News today: Mandate relief: Commentary Bruce Levine of Montebello, a Democrat and former chairman of the Rockland County Legislature, comments on recent calls from county leaders who say that any property-tax cap enacted by the state Legislature… Read More →
The Editorial Board is LIVE, hosting Rep. Nan Hayworth, R-Mount Kisco, in an Editorial Spotlight interview. Hayworth represents New York’s 19th Congressional District, which covers parts of Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Dutchess counties and all of Putnam County. She was elected in November. Join us with your questions.
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the weekend in The Journal News: Saturday, May 14 Mississippi River flooding: Commentary Bill McKibben, author of more than a dozen books on the environment, argues that the massive flooding along the Mississippi is a sure sign of global… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a digest of opinion content published in the weekend editions of The Journal News: Saturday, May 7 Working moms: Commentary Elizabeth Gorman, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, and Sarah Mosseri, a sociology doctoral candidate there, offer a commentary on the state… Read More →