MSG VARSITY KICKS FALL 2014 COVERAGE

Just in time for back-to-school, MSG Varsity has announced that it will cover more than 400 high school sports games this school year, beginning with more than 125 match-ups in the fall. All games will stream LIVE on MSGVarsity.com and MSG Varsity’s iOS mobile application, and will be available on-demand on Optimum TV Channel 614. […]

Grandparents’ Day Strengthens Relationships Between the Generations

Grandparents’ Day Strengthens Relationships Between the Generations

BY BARRY WARNER The first Sunday after Labor Day was designated as National Grandparents’ Day in 1978 when President Jimmy Carter signed an official proclamation. The special day had the following purposes: to honor grandparents everywhere; to give grandparents the opportunity to show love for their grandchildren and great-grandchildren and to help children become aware […]

Zoning Changes to Stimulate Economic Growth the Main Topic at Stony Point Board Meeting

BY CHERYL SLAVIN Zoning changes designed to promote economic development dominated the conversation both before and during the Stony Point Town meeting Tuesday night. Town planner Max Stach of the Turner Miller Group presented two preliminary studies—one for the waterfront, and one for the Letchworth Village property—as the first steps towards making changes that would […]

Term Limits and Preserving History in Clarkstown

BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Should a town official be able to be elected and re-elected unlimited times? That was the question at the town board meeting in Clarkstown on September 9, 2014. There was a public hearing about a proposed local law entitled, “Term Limits – Chapter 263 of the Town of Clarkstown.” With this […]

POTANOVIC UNHAPPY WITH LEVEL OF PUBLICITY FOR TOWN HEARINGS ON ZONING

To the Editor, On Tuesday, September 9 the Stony Point Town Board held two meetings. At 6 p.m. there was a special “workshop” meeting held by the town’s planner, Tuner Miller Group, on the future rezoning of our Stony Point waterfront for condos and townhouses and at 7 p.m., a presentation about proposed future rezoning […]

Ramapo’s ward vote: Why it matters

OP-ED BY MICHAEL RICONDA Last month, the Town of Ramapo agreed to allow a vote on a ward system, a potentially major change which could swing the balance of power significantly. In essence, the approval of a ward system could temper the inordinate sway the Monsey/Kaser/New Square “bloc vote” can sometimes wield in local elections […]