Stony Point Seeks to Enhance Potential Purchase of Former Letchworth Properties

Stony Point Seeks to Enhance Potential Purchase of Former Letchworth Properties

BY KATHY KAHN What’s in store for Stony Point’s portion of the former Letchworth Village Property, which has been marketed to no avail to Toll Brothers, Great Wolf Lodge and other major contractors for more than two decades? To overcome the obstacle, the Town is proposing an “overlay district”—one that concentrates on the 25 acres […]

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Marijuana Producers Move Forward Anticipating Legalization

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Marijuana Producers Move Forward Anticipating Legalization

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Apparently, in New York State, some political operatives believe, it’s only a matter of days before governor Cuomo will sign the Marijuana Legalization bill discussed in last week’s Ombudsman Alert column, despite the very strong opposition of the law enforcement communities such as the New York State Sheriff’s Association, as […]

Arrest of Suspect: Child Struck By Car in Nov. 2017

Arrest of Suspect: Child Struck By Car in Nov. 2017

FROM CPD The Clarkstown Detective Bureau last week confirmed that Carlos Osvaldo Garcia-Gonzalez has been taken into custody in Indiana by the U.S. Marshals Service in regards to an indictment that had been issued for the charges stemming from the hit and run accident that occurred in Congers, NY on November 21, 2017. The culmination […]

TOWN OF RAMAPO TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF MORE THAN A DOZEN TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

TOWN OF RAMAPO TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF MORE THAN A DOZEN TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

New improvements include additional stop signs, safer road signals, “No Parking” signs, and new crosswalks from Suzanne Drive at Francis Place to Widman Court to Hempstead Road & Augusta Avenue at Grove Street; critical measures will improve pedestrian safety in high-traffic areas for Ramapo’s children and families Town of Ramapo, NY – The Town of Ramapo’s […]

Flexible Seating in a Tappan Zee High School Classroom Inspires a Productive Learning Environment

Flexible Seating in a Tappan Zee High School Classroom Inspires a Productive Learning Environment

By Barry Warner Flexible seating allows students to find comfortable positions throughout the classroom. Relaxed students are calm, focused and learn better when they have a chance to work together. Traditional desks in rows isolate students from each other. History teacher Beth Smith told the Rockland County Times, “I have always enjoyed having the students […]

Identity Theft Arrest in Nanuet

Identity Theft Arrest in Nanuet

On March 8, 2019 at approximately 4:30 p.m. the Clarkstown Police Department responded to a report of possible fraud at The Sprint Store, located at 40 Rockland Plaza in Nanuet, NY. Patrol officers responded and interviewed the 29-year-old male employee who told officers that a female suspect was attempting to access a Sprint cellphone account […]