Courts have ruled that the residents of Stony Point will indeed be asked to vote on a referendum seeking $717,000 toward the relocation and expansion of Rose Memorial Library. Town Clerk Joan Skinner and the town attorneys had argued the library board failed to file paperwork to qualify for the referendum in a timely fashion. […]
OP-ED BY PUBLISHER DYLAN SKRILOFF The Champlain Hudson Power Express [CHPE] continues to move closer to reality and New York authorities continue to dangle parts of the Town of Stony Point in its path for reasons unclear. The town seems to be a casualty of a deal struck between Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Scenic Hudson […]
Legislator Harriet Cornell is thanking and applauding the many volunteers, creators and county employees who have contributed to the success of the Rockland County Art In Public Places program. “Art is many things – and it means different things to different people, as they experience it,” Legislator Cornell said. “Rockland’s Art in Public Places has […]
BY KATHY KAHN Five school districts in New York have no full-day classes for kindergarteners—and North Rockland is one of them. Two Rockland County residents last Thursday met at Stony Point’s RHO to talk to parents about changes in Common Core that make full-day kindergarten essential to meet first grade standards. The school district has […]
STORY BY JANIE ROSMAN Two open houses earlier this week in West Nyack and in Greenburgh (Westchester) presented New York State Department of Transportation findings about a dedicated bus lane on the new bridge. “There always was an option for the bridge to have a dedicated bus lane, and it’s being built with that […]