Third installment of a multi-part series BY KERRY SCALES Rockland Solid Waste Authority By definition, organic materials come from plants or animals and are biodegradable. Leaves, brush, grass and food waste are all biodegradable and therefore, can be composted. Rockland County has three compost sites where yard waste organics can be turned back into a […]
O&R Public Service Announcement As the winter heating season approaches, O&R reminds its customers that a key factor in heating a home safely is the proper maintenance of its heating system by a qualified heating contractor to help identify and address any carbon monoxide issues. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas that is invisible, […]
Tuesday, Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack joined New City Elementary School in celebration of the Clarkstown Garden Club’s 50th anniversary. The garden club planted a tree on the school’s property in honor of their anniversary.
Transmission Developers Inc. announced Monday that the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Presidential Permit for the Champlain Hudson Power Express, a locally controversial 1,000MW buried transmission line that will connect New York City and Quebec, running a path straight through the Town of Stony Point waterfront. A Presidential Permit is required […]
O&R is donating $1,000 to help underwrite the South Orangetown Rotary Club Rockland Tennis Open 2014 to be held Saturday and Sunday , Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 at the Tappan Zee High School tennis facility on Dutch Hill Road in Orangeburg. The rain date is Oct. 13. This 10th annual event, which is the […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN An Ebola scare hit Westchester County Wednesday. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said during a news conference Wednesday morning that a person is in the observation stage at a Westchester hospital, and had recently come into contact with someone from Liberia. Later in the day the county announced that the person did […]