Score a Court Victory for the Town of Ramapo

Score a Court Victory for the Town of Ramapo

BY JOEL GROSSBARTH After getting hit with a string a bad news ranging from arrests of top elected officials on Federal corruption charges to the state monitoring its building department, the Town of Ramapo got a little good news, thanks to an appeals court in Brooklyn. The Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed a ruling that […]

VICTIMS OF THE SYSTEM: Brunt of cost for failed and unpopuluar Desal experiment to be covered by local ratepayers

VICTIMS OF THE SYSTEM: Brunt of cost for failed and unpopuluar Desal experiment to be covered by local ratepayers

After previously denying a desired rate increase due to financial irregularities and other problems, the state Public Service Commission has relented and awarded Suez, formerly United Water, $31 million of the $39 million in loot the company desired to recoup from ratepayers following its investment in a since-shuttered desalination plant. Rates for the average water […]

Unsung Hero Dale McGovern: People to People Volunteer

Unsung Hero Dale McGovern: People to People Volunteer

BY BARRY WARNER People to People is a nonprofit 501 C3 organization that works to help struggling Rockland residents through difficult times with dignity. For decades, People to People (PtoP) has been assisting the community’s most vulnerable families, anxious seniors and worried veterans. The organization is Rockland’s hunger relief organization that provides food and other […]

Clarkstown Receives $1.4 Million Grant to Reconstruct the Snake Hill Road CSX Bridge

Clarkstown Receives $1.4 Million Grant to Reconstruct the Snake Hill Road CSX Bridge

PRESS RELEASE–Supervisor George Hoehmann announced the Town of Clarkstown will receive $1.425 million dollars through the NYS Department of Transportation 2016 Bridge NY Program to reconstruct the CSX Bridge on Snake Hill Road in West Nyack. Clarkstown is the only town in Rockland County to receive funding from this state program. “The town and our […]

Domestic Harassment in Stony Point

Domestic Harassment in Stony Point

On Sunday, the Stony Point Police arrested Robert Stack (54 years old) for threatening his wife and restraining her from calling the police; all in front of their children. Stack was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, harassment and unlawful imprisonment. He will appear in court on February 7.