Heat spawns cooling centers

Late summer has brought the region its first serious heat wave of 2014. The Town of Ramapo announced today that the following Cooling Centers have been established in the town: Ramapo Town Hall, 237 Route 59, Suffern (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) The Joseph T. St. Lawrence Center, 115 Torne   Valley Rd., Hillburn (7 a.m. […]

Tappan Zee Constructors purchase South Nyack home

BY JANIE ROSMAN Rockland County land records indicate Jacqueline Peralta and her husband Roberto Garcia officially sold their house at 317 S. Broadway — one of six home originally targeted for eminent domain — to Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) on August 21, 2014, for $450,302. Earlier this year, TZC bought the home of next-door […]

BOIL WATER ORDER LIFTED FOR ORANGETOWN COMMUNITIES

United Water received official notification from the Rockland County Health Department that enables the boil water order to be lifted for customers at the following addresses: Orangeburg ·         Sickletown Rd. – # 61, 65, 66, 69, 75, 81, 83, 85, 89, 91 ·         Briarwood La. – # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 […]

Blue Ribbon Panel Recommends Steps To Improve MTA Rail Safety

A Blue Ribbon Panel of transportation experts studying safety and maintenance practices at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) three railroad operations – Metro-North Railroad, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and New York City Transit – has released its final recommendations for improvement, including creating better data systems to monitor track conditions, adjusting schedules to […]

O&R: MONTEBELLO ROAD DETOUR FOR KEY ELECTRIC WORK

O&R is planning to close about a mile of Montebello Road on Tuesday and Wednesday this week in order to complete an electric system storm-hardening project that is designed to make the area’s electric service more reliable by making it more resistant to weather-related damage. The successful completion of the $2.4-million project will require Montebello […]