BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The County Legislature voted on Wednesday to override County Executive Ed Day’s veto of their bill approving a referendum of changes to the the county charter, potentially ending a drawn-out conflict between the two branches of government over how much to reform government functions. The legislature narrowly approving the […]
As Nyack community members gather tonight for a planning session to help design the new skateboard park within Nyack’s Memorial Park, a state lawmaker is expected to announce a $100,000 state grant to help the project. That funding would likely make plans for building the skateboard park in 2015 a reality. State Sen. David Carlucci, […]
PEARL RIVER – A second instance of anti-Semitic vandalism in Pearl River has left a local nursery in shambles and has at least one County Legislator calling for an investigation into anti-Jewish sentiments within the county. The incident occurred at Van Houten Farms on Sickletown Road at some point over the weekend. On Sunday morning, […]
By CHERYL SLAVIN On Tuesday morning, Supreme Court Judge Loehr ordered Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme’s release from jail after the mayor spent four nights locked up for civil contempt. Delhomme had been in the custody of the County jail since last Friday. He was held on charges that he refused to obey the court’s […]
Novartis pharmaceutical corporation, one of Rockland’s largest employers and taxpayers Novartis, made the decision to close its Suffern Campus in New York’s Rockland Countyt his year, planning to do so in phases. The company announced this week it has tapped Cushman & Wakefield to market the property for sale. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut and Grace […]
South Main Street in New City is scheduled to undergo routine maintenance this week, limiting drivers but retaining traffic flow on both sides of the road. Work is expected to occur from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Monday through Thursday, weather permitting. Two-way traffic will be maintained by flag personnel and traffic control devices, […]