During the annual Town Board reorganization meeting last night Town of Clarkstown officials were sworn in to office at a public ceremony. The following officials took the ceremonial oath of office: Supervisor George Hoehmann, Ward 1 Councilman Jon Valentino, Ward 1 Councilman Mike Graziano, Ward 3 Councilman Don Franchino, Ward 4 Councilman Bob Axelrod, Highway […]
Town of Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann has announced that over $261,000 in town code enforcement fines were secured in 2025. The $261,000 in fines is the largest annual sum ever collected by the town for code enforcement actions. The Town Attorney’s office prosecutes these violations in justice court, seeking fines reaching tens of thousands of […]
On January 4, 2026, at approximately 7:00 PM, the Spring Valley Police Department responded to the Spring Valley Memorial Park for a reported stabbing.  Upon arrival to the scene, officers learned that the complainant was operating a taxi and had picked up three males. The three males then attacked the taxi driver. A knife […]
Towns all over the county are undergoing their reorganization meetings, and our only regret is we could not attend them all. The Orangetown Town Hall was a patriotic affair to be sure, beginning with the red white and blue as Boy Scout Troop #55 and Cub Scout Pack #55 Color Guard presented the colors. U.S. […]
New Social Media Guardrails A Great Start Two weeks ago New York State tagged new laws and provisions adding to the recent steps acknowledging the harmful effects of social media on the anxiety, depression and general mental health of our kids. The new ‘warning-labels’ do a great deal in the goal to shift the social-media […]
Fatalities decreased both upstate and in New York City; Motorcycle crashes also saw a significant drop New York is seeing a sharp decline in the number of fatal crashes, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) reported today. Overall, fatalities fell from 766 between January and October in 2024 to 681 during that same timeframe this […]