Lao Shr Mike Reynolds (right), head instructor of the Elite Chinese Martial Arts School in Pomona, NY accepts his promotion to 4th Degree Black Sash in Shaolin Kung Fu from his teacher, Sifu Karl Romain of the Edgewater Kung Fu Academy in Edgewater, NJ. The honor occurred during the Black Sash ceremony held in June […]
Now that the state Division of Homeland Security (DHS) has ruled crude oil shipment information must be made available to the public through the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), the criticism surrounding oil shipments in New York can get directed back to where it belongs: the federal government’s continued lack of enhanced oil train safety […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The Stony Point community came together last night at the Town meeting to honor and support lifelong resident, volunteer and two-time town council candidate Ed Onderdonk, who is battling cancer. Supervisor Geoff Finn announced that on Saturday, August 2 there will be a fundraiser at Riverfront Park from 1 to 5 p.m. […]
Fred Dacimo, vice president of License Renewal for Entergy Nuclear Operations, testified this week at a public hearing relating to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation staff’s proposal for Indian Point. The proposal seeks to require permanent, simultaneous outages at both Indian Point units annually for 42, 62 or 92 days, or a […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM COUNCILMAN DANIEL FRIEDMAN This week, Ramapo Town Councilman Daniel Friedman released the 2013 financial audit of the Ramapo Local Development Corporation. Friedman also released the Annual Report of the LDC as well as a “Failure to File” notice that the LDC was given for the second year in a row. “The public […]
This summer the Jacob Blauvelt House in New City received official designation as a New York State “Paths through History” site, joining the Stony Point Battlefield and the DeWint House in Tappan as the only sites in Rockland County to receive the designation. To celebrate, the Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC), which owns and […]