WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS EARN MONEY FOR SCHOOL BY RECYCLING DRINK POUCHES

West Haverstraw Elementary School has just reached the first level of TerraCycle and Capri Sun’s Drink Pouch Brigade milestone contest by collecting more than 10,000 drink pouches. The students have earned over $200 for their school by collecting the drink pouches. The Drink Pouch Brigade is a free recycling program that rewards people for collecting and sending […]

Crime Report 6/1/15

Crime Report 6/1/15

STONY POINT POLICE DEPARTMENT: DWI Edwin M. Vargas, age 29, residing at 178 Halgreen Crescent, Haverstraw, NY, was arrested on May 24, 2015 for DWI and vehicle and traffic offenses. The defendant was arrested after a vehicle and traffic stop. Subsequent to said stop the above defendant was determined to be operating a motor vehicle […]

Mystery Surrounds Name Change at Nyack Hotel

Mystery Surrounds Name Change at Nyack Hotel

STORY AND PHOTO BY JANIE ROSMAN UPDATED June 1, 2015 NYLO Hotels has handed its Nyack keys to new management. The property at 400 High Avenue will open as Time Hotel with 132 rooms, a restaurant, bar, meeting rooms, and fitness facilities. Developer WY Management is billing the hotel as a getaway destination where visitors […]

Orange Avenue housing project takes major steps toward finalization

Village Board approves raft of clearances and negotiated deals BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN– A major housing development which aims to draw affluent commuter residents into the Village of Suffern received a number of major approvals, according to Village Trustee Ed Markunas and a May 21 announcement by the development group that has pushed for the […]

Four childhood friends making a difference, one home for a vet at a time

Four childhood friends making a difference, one home for a vet at a time

BY JANIE ROSMAN What better way to move into a new home than with a welcoming party from your new neighbors. Since 2006 Building Homes for Heroes® — founded by Clarkstown South High School alumni and childhood friends — made a significant difference in the lives of wounded American service members and their families by […]