Back in April, I wrote a column that cited Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” to illustrate the path the Town took to preserve open space at the Bear Swamp Preserve and Nature Trail. This time around I’m looking to give you insight into all the ways that the Clarkstown Highway Department has dealt […]
As cases of monkeypox grow in the New York metropolitan area, The Jacobs Family Pride Wellness Center of Montefiore Nyack Hospital is providing vaccinations and is ready to test and treat patients with the disease. The Center has partnered with the Rockland County Department of Health which supplies the vaccine for administration to at-risk people living in […]
Several dozen citizens gathered Wednesday evening in front of Spring Valley Village Hall to rally against a proposal to dissolve the village. A petition has been circulating seeking the dissolution of Spring Valley village government. It is unknown who has spear- headed the effort and why they are doing so, but copies of the petition […]
The drug crisis is both complicated and insidious and has been growing exponentially for the past twenty years. Every year the number of deaths and overdoses rise across the country and locally despite the best efforts to combat the issue. However, despite these facts we have some reason for hope as half year statistics locally demonstrate that both […]
Zukor Park in New City is one of our most popular parks. The baseball fields are home of the New City Little League, parents take their children to play on our state-of-the-art playground and the basketball courts are always packed with residents playing pick-up games. The old Street School facility houses the offices of the town’s Parks […]
Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert has released a statement informing residents of a potential rabies exposure in the village of New Hempstead. Residents who live in the area may have been exposed to a cat that has been confirmed to have rabies. The young, solid grey shorthair cat was obtained by the […]