By Jennifer Korn On Dec. 17, South Nyack voters will decide the fate of their village. After the news surfaced that Yeshiva Viznitz, of Kaser Village, Ramapo, purchased Nyack College, South Nyack residents petitioned for a referendum to be held. After the petition was filed, the South Nyack Village board hired CGR consulting firm […]
By Kathy Kahn School districts across the county—and the state, for that matter—have been dealing with the Covid 19 pandemic by shuttering schools and offering mostly remote learning, with a few days of in-class services for students. That’s not the case in the town of Ramapo, however, where school buses are […]
After 22 years of appeals, it looks the Palisades Mall has finally received Clarkstown’s blessing to utilize all of its available space. On Tuesday night Clarkstown voters deliberated on a Referendum that would lift the convent that has prevented the shopping center from opening the roughly 250,000 square feet of “attic space” on the fourth […]
By: Jennifer Korn This election day, Clarkstown residents will vote on whether to lift a restrictive covenant that prevents the Palisades Center from utilizing a 240,000 square-foot section on the fourth floor, which has sat vacant since the mall first opened in 1998. For 22 years Pyramid Management Group, the center’s owners, have been barred […]
By Joe Kuhn Senator James Skoufis and Assemblymember Ken Zebrowski announced on Monday that the Rockland Department of Motor Vehicles, based in West Haverstraw will remain in the community. Town of Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips, Village of West Haverstraw Mayor Robert D’Amelio, and other local officials joined the lawmakers for the announcement. One […]
By Joe Kuhn Rockland County Legislator Harriet Cornell is unhappy with the New York State Thruway Department. In a letter submitted to the department, Cornell, who also serves as the Chairwoman of the Rockland County Legislatures Special Committee on Transit, voiced her concerns that their proposed toll increase for the Mario Cuomo Bridge will disproportionality […]