Dear Editor, In August 2011 Hurricane Irene caused record damage to the town of Prattsville. Edward Newell, a Prattville resident whom I grew up with in New City, lost everything when the Schorite Creek flooded the town during the rainstorm. The creek washed away trees and debris down. This refuse lodged itself under a bridge […]
AS REPORTED IN THE CLIFFVIEW PILOT (WWW.CLIFFVIEWPILOT.COM)BY JERRY DEMARCO Gov. Chris Christie came to Westwood in Northern Bergen County for a town meeting Wednesday with big news: State Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd has given Hackensack University Medical Center the go-ahead to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood, fulfilling the governor’s campaign promise. Gov. Christie with […]
BY TONI SOWA Village of Nyack & Nyack Center — State Audit Expenditures for the Village of Nyack totaled approximately $5.3 million for 2010-2011 fiscal year, and were financed primarily by property taxes and state aid, according to a new audit of the village from the New York State Comptroller’s Office. Recently the Village of […]
BY LARRY KLAYMAN — Freedom Watch There is always a tendency for an older generation to wax nostalgic about the past. While I am not old, in my opinion at least, what I have observed in recent years about our nation’s youth and their use of smart phones in particular, which facilitate their constant access […]
Press Release from State Comptroller’s Office State Office for Technology (OFT) officials ignored state finance law and procurement guidelines in awarding business to favored companies, and in some cases did so for personal gain, according to an audit released Tuesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The actions of OFT officials cost taxpayers […]
U.S. Term Limits President Philip Blumel hailed the 61st anniversary of the passage of presidential term limits today, releasing the following statement: “61 years ago, the state of Minnesota became the 36th out of the then 48 states to ratify the 22nd amendment to the United States Constitution, which limited Presidents to two 4-year terms. […]