Clarkstown’s “one-stop shopping” lures developers, cutting lag time BY KATHY KAHN If you’re a mall shopper, chances are you enjoy “one stop shopping.” The same idea has been replicated in Clarkstown, where the concept has been modified to create a streamlined process for businesses eager to expand or relocate to the town. “We started this […]
Illegal housing unit fire injures girl, forces evacuation of illegal school A single family home caught fire last Wednesday, injuring a 13 year old girl who was in the home alone at the time and forcing the evacuation of an illegal yeshiva next door. The fire started when an iron was left hot on the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Spring Valley – Allan Thompson, a longtime Rockland resident and former mayor of Spring Valley, is hoping to make a comeback in this year’s crowded campaign for the mayor of Spring Valley, running on a platform which seeks cooperative, urgent and effective solutions to the village’s stagnant financial state and corruption troubles. […]
The Nanuet Hebrew Center is hosting the 15th Mid Rockland Arts Festival on Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24, 2013. The Festival is located at 411 South Little Tor Road in New City, NY. The Festival will kickoff Saturday evening with a gala “sponsors sale” and cocktail reception. Those attending Saturday’s reception will have […]
Localities wrestle with state tax cap as inflation drops Column by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Most municipalities are finalizing their budgets for 2014 and may find themselves working with lower local revenues. For two years now, municipalities and school districts in New York have operated under a property tax cap, which limits […]
On October 23, firefighter responded to an emergency at 95 Highview Road in the Town of Ramapo. It wasn’t the first time emergency services had noticed the building. “It’s ironic that the building at 95 Highview Road is part of the 95-97 Highview Road complex, which the Rockland County Illegal Housing Task Force has already […]