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BY LEGAL LARRY Last week, an appeals court in Brooklyn may have had the final say regarding an extremely controversial development in the Town of Ramapo. The Appellate Division, Second Department in Brooklyn, New York gave what might be the last word in denying the claims of The Villages of Chestnut Ridge, Montebello, Pomona and […]
State holds hearings in Stony Point on controversial Hudson Champlain Power Express BY MICHAEL CAHILL The State Energy and Telecommunications Committee held a hearing Tuesday afternoon at the Stony Point Community Center seeking more information about the planned Hudson-Champlain Power Express project. Residents poured into the center, voicing their concerns over the project, including the […]
On October 12 a Rockland County jury found that the Lake DeForest Dam and the Lake Tappan Dam did not worsen flooding during a storm which occurred during April 15-16, 2007. During that storm, six to eight inches of rain fell in a 31 hour period. Residents in flood prone areas near the Hackensack River […]
Rockland County learned this week of its first human case of West Nile Virus, which was recently diagnosed in a 50-year-old resident. “West Nile Virus has had a presence in our county since 1999, in the bird and mosquito population. We are grateful that our first documented human case was a mild infection and our […]
As part of the reconstruction of New Hempstead Road, overnight work has been scheduled at the intersection of New Hempstead and Little Tor Road. Up until now, there have not been any full road closures or rerouting of traffic through residential streets. Crews will be working one night to mill/pave the intersection. Work will begin […]