COMMUNITY DOWNZONING IN CLARKSTOWN

Dear Editor, Clarkstown residents are about to face a new deception from our elected and appointed officials at the next town board meeting on Oct. 2, by way of their new master plan to change the character of our town. Most everyone who lives here, moved or remains in this community, because this area was […]

Volunteering for Rockland’s Environment

Volunteering for Rockland’s Environment

BY BARRY WARNER At the end of last summer volunteers from the Rockland County Americorps Environmental Corps, a program of the Rockland County Youth Bureau, met at the Rockland County Legislative Chambers to present their accomplishments. The Rockland County Americorps Environmental Corps program mobilizes young people in Rockland, aged 17 and up, to engage in […]

Politicians Call on New York for Mandate Relief

BY MICHAEL CAHILL Republican candidate for New York State Senate, Janis Castaldi joined Rockland County Legislator Ed Day on the steps of the Rockland County Court House Monday morning to show her support for mandate relief in New York. Castaldi is former a Deputy Mayor and Village Trustee of Ossining. This election season she is […]

New Cellphone? You’re a Target

BY DIANE DIMOND Are you and your family among those who can’t wait to get their hands on one of the new Apple iPhone 5s? Have you already gotten yours? If so, well, congratulations! You’ve just added yourself to a growing number of potential robbery victims being targeted in sprees sprouting up nationwide. Sorry to […]