The Village of West Haverstraw is getting a facelift. The Garnerville Arts & Industrial Center has announced that work will be beginning in mid-September to restore the historic Water Tank that dominates the skyline in Garnerville. Visible from Low Tor Mountain, the Hudson River and throughout much of the Haverstraw area, the Water Tank rises […]
Clarkstown ZBA denies variances for Lakewood Drive property BY CHERYL SLAVIN At its August 19 meeting, the Clarkstown Zoning Board of Appeals quietly denied builder WC Montebello’s appeal for variances to construct a 48 foot bi-level house (2,784 square feet) on an undersized lot (9,221 square feet) at 129 Lakewood Drive in Congers. As previously […]
The Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will hold its Mid-Hudson Valley Light The Night® evening fundraising Walk on Sunday, October 20 at Provident Bank Park in Pomona. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and the Walk begins at 7 p.m. The event also includes food, family activities, entertainment, and a fireworks […]
Defendant to be Sentenced to 18 Years to Life In Prison Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Wednesday announced that 66-year-old Riad Dib of 171 Grandview Avenue, Wesley Hills, New York pled guilty to the charge murder in the second degree, a class “A” felony, relating to brutal killing of his estranged girlfriend. District Attorney Thomas […]
Only two months after opening the new deli and pizzeria on Willow Grove Rd., The Stand, has closed its doors. Co-owner Jamie Lynn Rose said she grew up in the Willow Grove Rd. neighborhood and the storefront always had a deli and pizzeria named The Stand operating. Unfortunately, economic conditions in 2013 are more challenging […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced additional criminal charges against a former Ramapo Central School District administrator for allegedly falsifying teaching certifications and providing phony documentation in a long‐running scheme to boost the salaries of dozens of teachers. Brian Miele (DOB 05/08/50) of 462 Kossuth Street, Paramus, New Jersey […]