The recent government shutdown that started on December 22, 2018 occurred over disagreements between President Trump and the Senate. The disagreement was all about the budget. Higher funding was requested for the President’s desire to build a wall at the US-Mexico border. This has caused a number of various government departments to be affected. Around […]
Piermont PD has informed the community that the demolition of the remaining span of the old Tappan Zee Bridge has been rescheduled for Tuesday, January 15 at an undetermined time. The span was initially scheduled for demolition Saturday morning, January 12 but authorities said they changed the date due to the possibility of high winds […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman On December 20, 2018 the Ombudsman Alert published the article “Ombudsman Alert Joins ‘Advocates For Highway And Auto Safety’ To Declare December 2018 As ‘National Drugged And Drunk Driving Prevention Month.’ The column called on our New York State legislators, Senator David Carlucci, Assemblypersons Ellen Jaffee and Ken Zebrowski as […]
By Kathy Kahn Stony Point may be barred from using the word “polar” for its fundraising plunge into the icy water of the Hudson, but it hasn’t chilled the spirit of the community. After the Special Olympics barred Stony Point (and many other non-profits) from using the name “Polar Plunge”—the Seals’ founders got creative by […]
BY THE SPECTATOR, John Maloney Yes, they all laughed when in January 2016 the Spectator predicted that Donald Trump would be President of the United States. Look what happened! So pay attention to my list for the year 2019. Kansas City Chiefs will win the Super Bowl. A 15-inch snow storm will hit our area […]
By Keith S. Shikowitz Residents on North Wayne Avenue in West Haverstraw have been subjected to and complaining about the smell and noise of trucks at all hours of the day and night coming from the industrial area on Carol Avenue. Residents say these things are coming from portable toilets owned by a company called […]