BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NYACK- Nyack’s historic downtown streets were once again transformed to a present day bazaar with 355 vendors converging on the main t-zone of town on Sunday, April 12. Nyack has hosted hundreds of street fairs since the 1940s. Many thousands of visitors strolled the sunny streets, which were closed to car traffic […]
WEST NYACK-A head on collision occurred at the entrance to the New York State thruway Saturday around noontime April 17, 2015. The Gold GMC Envoy lost its front bumper during the frontal collision with a blue Honda Civic. No major injuries reported.
BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN – Suffern’s Village Board effectively blocked movement on the village’s controversial 2015-2016 budget on Monday when it opted to reject laws which would have tentatively set water and sewer rates and approved taxes in excess of the state-recommended cap. In spite of arguments by Mayor Patricia Abato that the budget was […]
Pat Kivlehan now playing pro ball at Triple A BY MARC MATURO Kayla Koval, a freshman at Tappan Zee High School, is taking the national stage. Koval — who was introduced to horseback riding as a 7-year-old by her father, Joseph, and whose brother, Joseph III, is a part-time member of the Rockland County […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Another piece of the area’s history disappeared last Friday when Casabella Contracting of NY, Inc., began demolishing the former state police barracks in Tarrytown. Company President Marcela Pignataro said the certified Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) and first tier contractor for Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) has been working on the […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN The county has altered its method of funding nonprofits this year. “We have revamped the process of funding sent to nonprofits with their input,” Rockland County Attorney Thomas E. Humbach explained. Nearly 100 nonprofits in the county participated in meetings and discussions since late February with county Director of Communications Scott Salotto […]