Haverstraw Residents and officials express concern over proposed Walmart’s impact POMONA– The final stages of the Haverstraw Zoning Board’s approval process for a proposed Walmart site on Route 202 met with criticism from local residents last week. Residents gathered at the zoning board meeting last Wednesday and urged the board to further review the project’s […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Salvation Army Kicks Off Holiday Drive In the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, the Rockland County Salvation Army kicked off its 2012 Red Kettle Holiday Drive Tuesday afternoon at the Palisades Mall. According to Major Philip Lloyd, the Rockland County Coordinator for the Salvation Army, the organization is hoping […]
The Clarkstown Taxpayers Group is holding a fundraiser 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Elmwood Theatre in Nyack. The Clarkstown Taxpayers are sponsoring the Broadway play “Spring Awakening” to raise some money , to continue their work to lower taxes and get rid of political patronage waste in Clarkstown. Tickets are $30/person and include free wine […]
BY HARRY WAITZMAN Does it matter the lake is manmade, not carved by an ancient glacier, but by shovels in hands of immigrants? A flotilla of ducks moves smartly and I spy them through boughs of oaks. The banks of Swarthout shade them. In a V formation, the leader looks forward, the […]
You should know that I have been reading, here and there, different statements attributed to me, and some of them indicating my willingness to give my support for the State Senate to Dean Skelos and the Republican Conference. You should also know that four years ago, in 2008, when the Four Amigos came into being, […]
Helmer to be honored NYACK– The Rockland County YMCA will be honoring William F. Helmer at its Night of MAGIC on Thursday, November 29Â at the Nyack Seaport. William F. Helmer is president of the Helmer Cronin Construction, Inc. in Stony Point and resides in Nyack with his wife Sandy. He is currently the chairman of […]