Harriman News

Ten years after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage boy and trying to solicit another teen online, 61-year-old Donald Kardian has left prison and settled in a place with more than its share of registered sex offenders: the City of Newburgh.

The president of Metro-North Railroad updated Orange County residents Wednesday on its service initiatives in the area and heard from the group about some of their concerns.

Elected officials and citizens voiced support for a lawsuit challenging Kiryas Joel's proposed water pipeline Monday night at a hearing held by the Orange County Legislature.

ULTA Beauty will open at Harriman Commons on Friday, July 10. The beauty retailer's new store, located at 128 Bailey Farm Road, has a host of giveaways and make-over promotions planned that day.

A high-risk sex offender once from Stony Point who preyed on young boys has been released from state prison after serving his nearly 10-year sentence.

Mechanical, signal and switch problems combined to make for a miserable commute on the Port Jervis Line Monday morning.

WHITE PLAINS - When a bus rapid transit system finally arrives in Rockland and Westchester, its buses could share lanes with car pools, have their own dedicated lanes, and, in some cases, travel high above traffic.

A 1-year-old pit bull was taken away to be euthanized Tuesday after biting a 15-year-old girl on the arm and leg, the second biting by the dog in two days, village police said.

A group of Satmar Hasidic investors are trying to renovate the crumbling buildings at a former summer resort, possibly with an eye to starting a religious community there.

Orange County leaders are about to embark on a study they hope will resolve fights over sewage treatment that have long bedeviled communities in the southeastern part of the county.

TEANECK Eight bands from around the region showed up to perform Sunday at a benefit for Julia Rose Young, a 15 year-old originally from Clifton who suffered third-degree burns over nearly two-thirds of her body in a March campfire accident.

SOUTH BEACH SUITE To lure travelers south, the Riviera South Beach in Miami is slashing suite rates by 50%. All suites are equipped with gourmet kitchens and guests can enjoy the hotel's pool, beach club, breakfast bar and spa and yoga room.

Traffic on Route 17 westbound is backed up from the Monroe exit to the Harriman tolls due to construction.

Peter Wohl has been selected by the state's economic development agency to lead redevelopment at the Harriman State Office Campus.

Anyone looking for a cheap and easy summer getaway should consider the Sloatsburg Travel Plaza on the New York State Thruway.

In previous economic crises, citizens, organizations and elected leaders acted boldly to establish new parks and recreational facilities as a way of creating jobs that contributed to economic recovery and guaranteed lasting enjoyment for future generations.

This isn't the first time counties looked at withdrawing from MTA Commuter train stops in Harriman, one of Orange County's busiest stations GOSHEN The Rockland and Orange County legislatures last week voted to ask the state for permission to pull out of the MTA.

New York State trooper John Gero checks the driver's license recently of a motorist he stopped for speeding in the southbound lanes of the Thruway.

Crystal Run Healthcare plans to extend its growing network of medical centers into southern Orange County with a four-story building that would employ as many as 400 people.

Following last year's successful Operation Clean Sweep in the Monroe-Harriman area, the Orange County Chamber of Commerce's Southeast Regional Chamber Council will hold its 2009 Clean Sweep from 8 a.m. to noon on April 25.