How many broken communities will be enough? BY LYNN TEGER HUD plans to take local zoning out of the hands of local governments. This violates the NYS Constitution and is a big power grab by the Federal government. Since Governor Cuomo plans on making NYS a “source of income” state, taking Section 8 tenants will […]
At a mid-September Haverstraw Town Board meeting, Supervisor Howard T. Phillips, Jr. and the board presented the 2013 North Rockland Girls Soccer State Champions with a plaque and certificates for their accomplishments. Their titles include: Girls Under 13 NY State Champions, National Premier League NY Division Girls Under 13 Champions and NPL National Semi-Finalists. Coach […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN About 50 Clarkstown residents, primarily from the S. Little Tor neighborhood, turned out for an initial meeting last Thursday night to learn more about the proposed construction of a three story, 160 unit senior residential building on New Valley Road in New City. The 12-acre undeveloped lot is located just behind the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Hillcrest – Ramapo police arrested two men involved in a domestic dispute which ended in a non-fatal stabbing on September 20, charging one party with assault and another with attempted murder. The incident occurred when Darren Dade, 32, became involved in a heated argument with his uncle, Carl Dade, 50. Darren allegedly […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL At the town board workshop meeting for Clarkstown on September 24 there were two presentations made to the board and the public. The first was by Daniel Duthie, Esq. about the Clarkstown Lighting District. The second was by Dennis Malone about the garage consolidation. Supervisor Alexander Gromack explained that the town […]
Our first president really was a man skeptical of power!