UNBLIZZARD 2015: Governor’s Closure of All Area Roads Unique, Unprecedented

BY ADAM LUCENTE “We are looking at an impending snowstorm. Mother Nature has decided once again to come visit us in an extreme way.”-Governor Andrew Cuomo in a press conference on January 26, 2015. Rockland residents spent Monday preparing for a blizzard, a blizzard that never came. According to the governor’s actions and the predictions […]

Orangetown Zoning Board <3's Anellotech

Angry residents not so much  BY CHERYL SLAVIN At its January 21 meeting, the Orangetown Zoning Board of Appeals continued its public hearing on the application by Anellotech, Inc, to expand its current laboratory facility—located on the Pfizer campus—to include a new 84 foot high building topped by a 15 foot “vent pipe” or “smokestack.” The […]

Regional snowfall proves much lower than anticipated

BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The much-discussed “historic” blizzard predicted for the Northeast proved much milder than expected, at least for Rockland County. As the storm passed the Lower Hudson Valley region, only moderate snowfall was reported for Rockland, Westchester, Putnam and Orange Counties. According to the National Weather Service, the most affected areas […]

Will the blizzard boom or bust?

While initial forecasts saw as much as three feet of snow pounding the lower Hudson Valley, the much anticipated “historic Nor’Easter” hitting the area this evening and tomorrow has pushed to the east and the heaviest zone of snowfall is now expected to hit central and eastern New England. That doesn’t mean the Hudson Valley […]

O&R: CLEAR AWAY SNOW, ICE TO KEEP GAS SERVICE SAFE

Public Service Announcement from O&R PEARL RIVER, NY Jan. 26, 2015 — As a heavy snowstorm approaches, O&R urges its customers to take an extra minute for safety’s saketo clear snow and ice away from the equipment that delivers natural gas to their homes and businesses. O&R asks customers to carefully clear snow and ice […]