Ellenville: Catskill Casino Applicants Offer Design Details For Nevele Hotel
One of the development groups that wants to build a casino resort in the Catskills is unveiling design details of its $640 million proposal.
The design for the Nevele Resort, Casino and Spa will be unveiled Thursday during a news conference in the Ulster County Village of Ellenville. The casino would be at the site of the old Nevele hotel nearby, about 70 miles north of New York City.
More than a dozen groups are vying for four casino licenses that will be granted in the Albany-Saratoga ...
ALERT - State Police Troop T launches 'Operation Spring Brake'
Beginning Monday June 9, 2014 the New York State Police in Troop T will boost patrols along the Thruway during 'Operation Spring Brake.' This campaign cracks down on speeding motorists and aggressive driving before, in, and around construction zones.
The five-day enforcement period begins Monday June 9, and will continue through Friday, June 13.
Road crews face constant dangers everyday in work zones. Motorists who speed, drive distracted, or are simply careless when traveling in a work ...
Sullivan Officials Continue To Mull Over Jail Options
Sullivan County Treasurer Ira Cohen believes the county should rebid the process in hiring an architectural firm to design and build a new county jail.
The county has not officially decided to move forward with a new facility to replace the 100-year-old Monticello jail, but have been leaning toward an $80 million plan from Labella company.
Months ago, Cohen brought the county an alternative, Goldberg Associates, which proposed building a new jail for $45 million.
“For me it’s not a ...
Developers Drop Plans For Catskills Casino
A development group that wanted to build a casino in the Catskills is dropping out, saying the possibility of a competing casino closer to New York City would make their proposal unsustainable.
Trading Cove and the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin say Thursday they will not bid for a gaming license in the Sullivan County town of Thompson. The developers say the possibility of a casino in neighboring Orange County would dilute the market.
Thompson Supervisor William Rieber says an ...
Fallsburg: A Local Law Strengthening Parking Restrictions
A local law strengthening parking restrictions on dozens of roads in the Town of Fallsburg and creating stiffer fines will be the subject of a public hearing Monday.
Roads with new parking restrictions include: Budd and Michigan roads in Woodbourne; Route 104 in Loch Sheldrake; Clairmont, East Pond, Lake House and Rosemond roads in Woodridge; Brophy Road and Route 104 in Hurleyville; and Laurel Park Road and Laurel Avenue in Fallsburg.
Fines would double to $100 under the proposed law. ...
Debate Intensifies Over Casino Abatements
On one side, are Sullivan County legislators Alan Sorensen and Cindy Kurpil Gieger; on the other side, other legislators, including Ira Steingart, who chairs the county Industrial Development Agency.
In the middle, County Treasurer Ira Cohen.
“Legitimate issues on both sides,” Cohen said, during Thursday’s Community and Economic Development Committee meeting. “I think you should continue to discuss it.”
What prompted a brief but spirited discussion was a resolution introduced ...
U-Haul Truck Carrying 3 MIllion Dollars Worth Of Gold Overturns In Upstate NY On I-90
Cheektowaga, NY – On June 2, 2014 just after 9 a.m., State Police received a report of a Uhaul box truck rolled on its side and up against the guide rail at mile marker 417 of I-90 eastbound.
Troopers arrived and found the driver uninjured. The operator, a government contracted transporter, advised police he was carrying approximately 2 million dollars worth of gold and silver inside the truck. State Police secured the scene, verified the driver’s credentials, and arranged for an ...
Sullivan County Gears Up For Summer Population Explosion
During the upcoming months, Sullivan County’s year round population of 76,665 triples with the migration of summer residents, mostly from the New York metropolitan area.
That requires planning and additional resources to accommodate the influx of residents.
Sheriff Michael Schiff, who noted there have been no problems in recent past summers, anticipates this year being no different.
To help with the added traffic and expected police calls, he is seeking four additional sheriff’s ...
PHOTO: Hurleyville Fire Truck Overturns While Responding To Fire In Lock Sheldrake
Sullivan County, NY - Two firefighters are hospitalized, Friday morning, after the fire truck they were riding in overturned. The crash happened when the Hurleyville Fire Department was called for mutual aid assistance by Loch Sheldrake Fire Department, to help with a working structure fire. The vehicle overturned while responding on Divine Corners Road in the town of Loch Sheldrake.
Two firefighters were taken to the hospital, and listed in stable condition.
It is unknown what caused the ...
NYS Trooper Struck & Killed By Hit & Run Vehicle Along I-81; Driver Arrested
New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico is saddened to announce the death of Trooper Christopher G. Skinner. Trooper Skinner was last assigned to the Traffic Incident Management Unit (TIM Detail), Troop C, Delaware County.
Around 12:00 p.m. on May 29, 2014, Trooper Skinner was outside his marked State Police car conducting a vehicle and traffic stop on I-81 north of exit 6, between Chenango Bridge and Castle Creek, Broome County, when he was struck by a passing vehicle. ...
Bloomingburg, NY - Contested Election To Be Determined In Court
It was a sunny and a relatively quiet day in the Village of Bloomingburg on Tuesday as voter headed to the polls to vote for the next mayor of the village following a heated and contested election campaign.
According to an unofficial hand count, 265 out of around 393 eligible voters voted in Village elections, up fro 24 in 2012. 108 were regular ballot and 157 voters cast their ballot via affidavit. Because of challenges to more than 230 of the village’s 393 registered voters, mostly ...
Video: Gov. Cuomo Rides Snowmobile At $4.5M Campaign Launch To Promote Upstate Tourism
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today traveled to the Tug Hill region in the North Country to launch “I [Snowmobile] NY,” the first part of a print, television, radio and digital, nationwide, $4.5 million winter tourism campaign aimed at promoting snowmobiling, skiing, and other recreational activities in Upstate New York.
The Governor unveiled the tourism campaign at a press conference, joined by Senator Betty Little, Senator Joseph Griffo, Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush and Assemblywoman Addie ...
VIDEO: Three Arrested In Burglary At Camp Oorah; Stolen Property Recovered
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As YWN reported last week, there was large burglary at Camp Oorah. Thankfully, the NY State Police in Cobleskill have arrested three subjects for burglary which occurred at Camp Oorah located in the Town of Jefferson, Schoharie County.
The multi-county investigation lasted one week and involved State Police personnel from SP Stamford, SP Liberty and SP Cobleskill.
On December 3, 2013 Jose Lopez-Hernandez, 43, or Liberty, NY, Alexander ...
Gov. Cuomo Activates State Emergency Operations Center To Monitor Winter Storm
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today activated the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to monitor the winter storm that is expected to bring moderate to heavy snow to Long Island, New York City, the Tug Hill Plateau and Western New York. The storm is expected to create hazardous driving conditions in the affected areas, and motorists are advised to use extreme caution. Representatives from State agencies are in the EOC to help coordinate the response, including the New York Division of Military ...
Catskills: Competitors Emerge For Upstate NY Casino Licenses
More potential competitors for upstate New York casino licenses are emerging despite an increasingly crowded Northeast market.
New York officials will begin awarding casino licenses next year after voters passed a state constitutional amendment to allow Las Vegas-style casinos beyond Indian land. There will be four upstate licenses available, and more than twice that number of groups have expressed interest in operating a casino in the Catskills region, the Southern Tier or the ...
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