Tuesday May 29 | Empire State News
New Jersey woman killed in Hudson Valley crash
State Police in Monroe investigated a fatal motor vehicle accident on Sunday involving four vehicles on State Route 17 in the southern Orange County.
Orange Bureau Confidential: Federal court tosses claims challenging new Assembly lines
A federal court has dismissed claims that threatened to upend newly drawn lines for Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt's district and those of surrounding Assembly districts in Orange and Rockland counties.
Five charged in prostitution sweep
Police busted three women and two men on Thursday during a prostitution sweep. A team of city cops, state troopers and Orange County sheriff's deputies set up their operation on the south side of Newburgh, arresting the women on Lake Street and the men on Ann Street.
A Jewish Sandwich Grows at the Carnegie Deli
A successful off-Broadway show is one thing, but if you really want to know whether you've made it in the big city, check the menu at Carnegie Deli.
Orange Confidential: Judge nixes Diana's 2010 sewer pledge
A state judge has invalidated a commitment to expand sewer service that Orange County Executive Ed Diana made two years ago before quietly dropping a lawsuit against the Village of Kiryas Joel's plans to tap the Catskill Aqueduct.
'Madam mom' keeps firing, hiring lawyers
Monroe mom and alleged madam Anna Gristina was back in court Tuesday with yet another newly hired lawyer after firing attorney Peter Gleason for the second time, the New York Post has learned.
Race for Monroe-Woodbury school board takes odd turn
The race for three Monroe-Woodbury school board seats next week has veered in an unlikely direction, with one board member contending in a widely distributed email that three candidates support Kiryas Joel residents who want special-education services for their kids at Monroe-Woodbury's expense.
Jermaine Paul of Harriman continues his journey on 'The Voice'
Harriman resident Jermaine Paul is one of four singers who will compete head-to-head Monday night on NBC's "The Voice." The winner gets $100,000 and a recording contract.