Clarkstown Town Board Approves Funding for Infrastructure Improvements

The board also voted to install a commemorative plaque and appoint two new police officers. At its July 22 meeting, the Clarkstown Town Board approved major financing to improve town buildings and community spaces. The board voted to finance more than $6.4 million in energy-related improvements to town buildings. The $6.4 million in improvements to […]

Reader’s Letters

To the editor, While pandemics have receded from public discourse, their potential threat very much remains. Animal agriculture in general, and factory farming in particular, drastically increases the risk of zoonotic viruses making the jump to humans. Politicians interested in advancing public health should support government funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who don’t know, […]

The County Executive’s Corner: Holding the Line on Illegal

Keeping our residents safe starts with ensuring the buildings they live in are constructed legally and to code. That’s why I want to personally commend our Office of Buildings and Codes (OBC) and the Office of Consumer Protection for their tireless work holding irresponsible landlords and contractors accountable. On July 10, OBC inspectors observed major […]

HoehmTown Happenings

Give Blood This Summer, Help Save Lives  There’s a well-known quote, often apparently mistakenly attributed to Winston Churchill, which states “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Regardless of the quote’s actual source, the sentiment behind it rings true from me in more ways than […]

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