SCENES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY: Trophy Point
BY TOM MCGUIRE Trophy Point near West Point, NY is one of the most scenic areas along the Hudson River. Photo taken mid-September.
Hometown Happenings: Clarkstown Residents Win!
BY SUPERVISOR GEORGE HOEHMANN One of the most overlooked services of the Town is maintenance of the sewer lines and sewer pump stations through our Department of Environmental Control. We all go about our day not really thinking about where our waste water goes. The fact is there are 19 sewer pump stations throughout Clarkstown […]
TIMELINES 10/12/17
CLARKSTOWN PHONY CHECK SCAM HAS POLICE ALERTING RESIDENTS Clarkstown Police are alerting all local residents to be more vigilant and wary of scammers after an 86-year-old man say he was scammed out of close to $20,000 by way of a phony check. According to police, the male victim told police that he received a phone […]
County Executive’s Corner: Rockland Non-profits to the Rescue
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day It took the people of Rockland County just four days to fill four tractor-trailer trucks to the brim with relief supplies for fellow citizens in Puerto Rico. As proud as I am of our County government staff, particularly my Deputy County Executive Guillermo Rosa for organizing this effort, I […]
A Neon-Bright and Futuristic Los Angeles That Still Holds Many Secrets
BY VINCENT D. ABBATECOLA In 1982, director Ridley Scott brought Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” to the big screen with the movie “Blade Runner,” which followed the story of an ex-LAPD Blade Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who’s brought back into duty to hunt down a group of replicants, […]
HUDSON UNITED MORTGAGE OPENS FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN NANUET
Hudson United Mortgage announced recently that it has acquired the property at 8 College Avenue in Nanuet, New York, right near Route 59 by Wendy’s and Toys ‘R’ Us where they plan to open a new sales office. The building is designed to be the headquarters for sales, processing, and underwriting. It will be central to Rockland’s foremost commercial district, and […]