COUNTY LIFTS ALL WATER USE RESTRICTIONS

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Mandatory water use restrictions imposed by the Rockland Department of Health in July have been lifted effective Thursday, September 22 according to Rockland County Executive Ed Day. “We appreciate the efforts of our residents and businesses who cooperated with the water use restrictions and helped get us through this hot, dry period,” […]

CLARKSTOWN OFFICALS AND PBA AGREE TO CUT $2.75M FROM 2017 POLICE BUDGET

CLARKSTOWN OFFICALS AND PBA AGREE TO CUT $2.75M FROM 2017 POLICE BUDGET

BY CAROL MCILMURRAY CLARKSTOWN- After two months of publically clashing over police oversight and personnel issues, the Clarkstown Police Benevolent Association (PBA) and Clarkstown Town Council have agreed on $2.75 million in cuts to the $49.3 million police budget for 2017. Supervisor Hoehmann announced at a town workshop Tuesday that the cuts will come from retiring between […]

County Executive’s Corner: Taxes: Everyone has to pay up

BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY   Last spring, I announced an aggressive campaign to collect $2.9 million in taxes from owners of delinquent non-residential properties. The message was simple: pay your taxes like everyone else or risk losing your property. I am happy to report that this effort has been wildly successful.  We have […]

104 Wonderful Years!

104 Wonderful Years!

On Monday, Sept. 19 a 104th birthday celebration was hosted by Community Home  Health Care in honor of Yolanda Soraci, a resident of the Esther Gitlow Towers and Yvette & Louis Tekel Senior Residence at 196 Lafayette Avenue in Suffern.  Dignitaries including State Senator David Carlucci and former Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman were on hand to […]

Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Expected

Town of Clarkstown, Rockland County Motorists are advised that lane closures are expected on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the vicinity of Exit 8 (Route 59) while crews perform bridge maintenance on Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, September 25, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weather permitting. Motorists should expect delays. Drivers are asked to […]

“Grandparent” in the classroom boon to children and teachers

“Grandparent” in the classroom boon to children and teachers

BY KATHY KAHN  If you like working with children to help guide them on their learning journey, the Foster Grandparent Program may be right up your alley. WestCOP, (www.westcop.org) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. The non-profit, based in Elmsford, is serving communities in Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan  and Ulster counties and is always on the […]