Simon says the dark side finally won Big money has bought out the determination of one fiesty Rockland County legend, Ellen Ferretti. But it took death to beat her. Ferretti gained fame in Rockland for her refusal to sell the house on the corner of Rt. 59 and Middletown Rd. that her father built with […]
Dear Editor, Having represented you in the New York Assembly these past 22 years, I am pleased to endorse Kyle Roddey for New York State Assemblyman in the new 99th District. Kyle is the Mayor of the Village of Goshen where he solved long standing sewer problems and enacted a 20 percent co-payment for health […]
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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 […]