The Broadway Theater in Monticello has been closed for more than 30 years. But could the Sullivan County Land Back revive it?
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What should be done with Broadway Theater in Monticello
The former Broadway Theater in Monticello on December 6, 2022.

The Broadway Theater in Monticello has been closed for more than 30 years. But could the Sullivan County Land Back revive it?

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New York State Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick leads a discussion on the governor signing legislation allowing up to a 10 percent property tax break for volunteer first responders if approved by local municipalities.
 

Volunteer firefighters and ambulance corps can get 10 percent tax break

The Legislature and governor approve a 10% property tax exemption on the primary home for certain volunteer first responders.

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Since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, the quality of the air we breathe has improved dramatically, and cleaner air has meant better health for most Americans. The Clean Air Act requires permits for the release of pollution into the air and has strict requirements for the removal of pollutants before they can escape from smokestacks, tailpipes, vents, and other sources. Even so, four out of 10 Americans still live in counties with unhealthy air, and between 100,000 and 200,000 people die from illnesses caused by air pollution every year. (These are 23 places where industrial air pollution is so bad it causes cancer .) Of particular concern are hazardous air pollutants - the Environmental Protection Agency regulates about 200 of them - that mainly come from burning coal or gas, or from industrial incineration. Regulation also allows for monitoring, allowing for the tracking and planned reduction of these pollutants, and also for informing the public. To identify the 100 companies polluting our air, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed Political Economy Research Institute's report, Toxic 100 Air Polluters Index (2021 Report, Based on 2019 Data) . The report ranks companies by their toxic score - the estimated human health risk from air releases and incineration transfers in 2019 based on quantity released, toxicity of chemicals, and population exposure in 2019, using EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators. The quantity of toxic air releases and incineration transfers is in millions of pounds of toxic chemicals released in 2019. The report's environmental justice measures include the percentage of the population living under twice the poverty line and the share of the population from minority racial/ethnic groups that are at risk for exposure to air pollution from these emitters. The PERI data illustrates the fact that minorities are more likely to suffer from bad air - and other environmental insults - than non-minority people. According to the American Lung Association, people of color are one and a half times more likely to be breathing poor quality air - usually measured in terms of ground level ozone and fine particulates - than white people. According to the PERI report on toxic air emissions, of the 50 companies with the most dangerous emissions, 36 have minority populations exceeding 37% - the average for the country. (These are the most polluted cities in the world .) The amount of air pollution will likely be reduced dramatically in the future as the world addresses the reality of climate change by shifting from fossil fuels to cleaner means of producing energy.
 

New Yorkers could sue fossil fuel companies under new climate bill

As unlikely as it may seem, New York's climate bill mirrors oil-rich Texas and its abortion law.

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Motorists turned into pedestrians on the southbound New York State Thruway in Nyack as an accident and truck fire closed both Westchester and Rockland bound traffic on the Tappan Zee Bridge Sept. 13, 2005. New figures from the Thruway Authority show a 68% decrease in crashes on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, the Tappan Zee's replacement, in 2021, as compared to the last full year of the Tappan Zee in 2016.
 
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Exclusive: Cuomo Bridge safety numbers are eye-opening

People may complain about the name, but the Cuomo Bridge's safety numbers are eye-opening, as the numbers shared exclusively with us show.

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Amtrak's new train sets will replace 40- and 50-year-old fleets and debut on 14 routes, including the Northeast Regional, Empire Service, Pennsylvanian and Ethan Allan Express in 2026.
 

New trains unveiled for Amtrak routes on East Coast in 2026

The 83 new trains will debut on 14 routes, including the Northeast Regional, Empire Service, Pennsylvanian and Ethan Allan Express, in 2026.

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What should be done with Broadway Theater in Monticello

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Winter storm affects Catskills, northern sections of region

A winter storm brought a mix of snow, sleet and rain to the region Friday morning, with power out for almost 2,500 in the northern part of the region.

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