Land Trust Adds 16 Acres of Protected Land in New City

Land Trust Adds 16 Acres of Protected Land in New City

The West Branch Conservation Association (WBCA), an all-volunteer  conservation organization based in Rockland County, has dissolved and transferred a portion of  responsibilities and commitments to the Orange County Land Trust (OCLT), including two conserved  properties in New City in the Town of Clarkstown.  The properties, known as the South Mountain and Crum Creek Preserves, comprise […]

Our Forgotten but Notable Neighbors: Pvt. Murray Gottlieb, Part One

Our Forgotten but Notable Neighbors: Pvt. Murray Gottlieb, Part One

In front of the main entrance to the Rockland County Courthouse, there is a monument honoring those county residents who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.  Included, chiseled in stone, are names of 240 Rocklanders who died during World War II. When the project to build this monument commenced in 1988, Jerry Donnellan, Rockland’s […]