BY JANIE ROSMAN New York State’s Tappan Zee project got a financial boost Wednesday afternoon when three voting members of the Public Authorities Control Board said ‘yes’ to its request for half of the $511 million originally intended for statewide clean water projects like sewage treatment. Within less than 45 minutes, Budget Director Bob Megna, Assembly Speaker […]
CLIFFVIEW PILOT: Although a street shrine for the killer of 23-year-old rookie Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago was torn down last night, two more have taken its place — one just blocks away and the other online. A group was in the process of assembling thousands of online petition “like”s to convince Facebook to remove […]
FROM GASBUDDY If you’re seeing a pleasant decrease in the price at the pump you’re not imagining things. The U.S. average retail price of gasoline has fallen below $3.60/gal for the first time since April 10, 2014. Prices have been on an 18 consecutive day streak where the current price was less than the price […]
NEW CITY – Following a seven-month probe, Clarkstown Police and the District Attorney’s Special Victims and Community Prosecution units nabbed seven suspects in a sweep of five Clarkstown day spas where prostitution allegedly took place. The undercover operation, which began in November 2013 and continued into May 2014, targeted area day spas where workers stand […]
PEARL RIVER, NY July `14, 2014 — O&R today warned the public about a rash of phony-bill payment schemes in which imposters pose as utility company representatives and call customers, demanding immediate payment for what they fraudulently claim are delinquent electric and gas bills. Unsuspecting utility customers across the nation, most recently in O&R’s service […]
The Village of Wesley Hills has announced that due to a culvert replacement, Route 306 will be closed in both directions at Kentor Lane (just south of Village Hall) from Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23 (subject to change due to weather). A detour will be setup using Grandview Avenue, Forshay Road and Willow […]