Clarkstown ZBA denies variances for Lakewood Drive property BY CHERYL SLAVIN At its August 19 meeting, the Clarkstown Zoning Board of Appeals quietly denied builder WC Montebello’s appeal for variances to construct a 48 foot bi-level house (2,784 square feet) on an undersized lot (9,221 square feet) at 129 Lakewood Drive in Congers. As previously […]
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BY MICHAEL RICONDA New Hempstead – The Corrections Officer Benevolent Association of Rockland County (COBARC) gathered at the New York Golf Club on a sunny September 18 for its 15th annual charity golf outing. About 105 officers attended the event, which was held in memory of Greg “Rif” Sokolohorsky, who passed a few years ago. […]
Death and taxes may be the one thing we can all be certain of, but would the Supreme Court have declared the Affordable Care Act a tax if the Internal Revenue Service did not exist? Craig Bergman, conservative talk show host in syndication in 12 states, gave the Court’s decision a thumbs down in an […]
The Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will hold its Mid-Hudson Valley Light The Night® evening fundraising Walk on Sunday, October 20 at Provident Bank Park in Pomona. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and the Walk begins at 7 p.m. The event also includes food, family activities, entertainment, and a fireworks […]
Harvey avoids surgery for now BY JOE RINI With the championship drama concentrated at the Louis Armstrong Stadium side of Flushing this September, perhaps the skirmish between the Mets and Phillies for third place has about as much drama as two duelists who turn and fire water pistols at each other. Yet, much is at […]