Army base in Orangetown got troops ready for D-Day invasion, change the shape of the town for generations BY BILL DEMAREST PIERMONT – For most people who visit the Piermont Pier, it’s a great place to fish, walk the dog or just admire the natural beauty of the Hudson River and the adjacent Piermont Marsh […]
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has rescheduled public hearing dates of September 9 and 10 on United Water’s proposed desalination project to October 1 and 2. “I thank the PSC for ordering the public statement hearings on the proposed desalination project and for responding so swiftly to my request to reschedule these important hearings. The new dates will ensure […]
PRESS RELEASE The NYS Public Service Commission responded swiftly by phone to a letter sent this afternoon to PSC Commissioner Garry Brown by Rockland County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell and agreed, as Cornell requested, to change the dates of two public hearings that were scheduled for September concerning the PSC’s July directive ordering United Water NY to restate its need […]
New City Patch is reporting that Clarkstown Highway Dept. Fleet Manager Dennis Malone today filed suit for ‘defamation’ and ‘defamation by implication’ against fellow Highway Dept. employee Legislator Frank Sparaco, Rockland County Republican Party Chairman Vincent Reda, Clarkstown Republican Party Chairman Bob Axelrod and Clarkstown Highway Superintendent Wayne Ballard. Malone is suing over tapes Sparaco made […]
To the Editor, No one ever returns from war. We are all casualties, as are the victims of terrorism. Not just those who are killed or maimed, but those who are there. They saw war in a very small place. Some say that with time they will get over it. Not true. It fades, goes […]
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT Ramapo Police responded to Maple Ave, just east of Rt. 306, in Monsey at approximately 5:08 p.m. to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving a bicyclist. Investigation on scene revealed that a 1998 Ford passenger van, driven by a 39-year-old Monsey resident, had been traveling eastbound on Maple Ave. attempting to make […]