The town of Orangetown has put out an official request for inquiries into a struggling property in Palisades. The China-based owners of the huge HNA Conference Center are looking to unload the place, which includes lots of land and the conference center facilities. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says the 106-acre site has lots of potential…

Tina Traster runs business website RCBizJournal.com, and she says whatever comes there next could be a game-changer…

The former IBM Conference Center features 206 guest rooms, dozens of meeting rooms, two restaurants, and a helicopter landing pad. Kenny says they’ve gotten a few proposals already. The town is accepting ideas until March.

New York’s legislature went back to work on Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins of Westchester welcomed new members to Albany, including Rockland’s new state senator, Nyack’s Elijah Reichlin-Melnick…

Reichlin-Melnick told “The Morning Show” last week the criminal justice reform that went into effect last year needs to be re-examined so the laws are fair to the general public and the accused…

Reichlin-Melnick was elected in November after former state senator David Carlucci made an unsuccessful bid for Congress last year.

The New York State Attorney General’s Office has cleared Spring Valley police officers of criminal wrongdoing in the death of a woman last year. The Journal News reported last January that numerous 9-1-1 callers said 53 year-old Tina Davis was “busting people’s car windows and going crazy” and had attacked another woman. When they arrived at Fred Hecht Drive in the village’s Hill section, police had to Tase Davis to subdue her. The Associated Press says an investigation found her death was caused by a combination of cocaine and alcohol in her system, a preexisting heart condition and a seizure she suffered before resisting arrest. While a 16-page report cleared the officers involved, it was suggested the department offer better training for handling people with mental health issues. Attorney General Letitia James called Davis’ death a tragedy, not a crime. Spring Valley Police Chief Paul Modica didn’t respond to the AP’s request for comment.

A Spring Valley man faces charges of attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon after a fight early Saturday morning in West Nyack. Clarkstown Police Public Information officer Norman Peters says the fight took place in the parking lot of the West Nyack Fire Department’s rental hall, and resulted in the arrest of 30 year-old Jerry Blanc…

Another man was stabbed in the hand trying to break up the fight. Nanuet Ambulance, Nyack Ambulance and Rockland Paramedics responded to the scene and brought the victims to the hospital. Blanc was arraigned and bail was set at $200,000. He is due back in court Wednesday. The Detective Bureau is continuing to investigate the incident and asks anyone with information to contact them at 845-639-5840.

The Rockland County Legislature filled its leadership posts Tuesday night, electing Alden Wolfe as Chairman and Aney Paul as Vice Chairwoman. Deputy Minority Leader Lon Hofstein was also chosen to continue in his post…

The Legislature’s clerk, Laurence Toole, was unanimously reappointed to a one-year term. He named Mary Widmer as the Legislature’s Deputy Clerk.

The Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center in Spring Valley will be distributing food tomorrow. It’ll take place Tuesday from 3-4:30 outside the Center, which will be closed to the public. So far they estimate they’ve distributed more than 50,000 pounds of donated food to Rockland residents. If you’re a senior citizen or have health issues, call the center at 845-425-8910 for your food pickup options.

An Orange County school superintendent caught up in a pornography scandal has reportedly resigned. News 12 says Tuxedo School Superintendent Tim Bohlke was accused last month of viewing and commenting on a pornographic video while logged into his work Twitter account.