Over the course of my administration, the Town Board and I have purchased and protected over 40 acres of strategic land to be preserved as open space. In 2017 the town invested in 4.3 acres of property along Mountainview Avenue to create a park at the Bear Swamp Preserve and acquired approximately 30 acres to […]
I’m proud to announce that the Clarkstown Town Board voted unanimously to pass an unprecedented code enforcement legislative package at the February 10, 2026 meeting. This new legislation consists of four new measures that will substantially increase Clarkstown’s code enforcement strength and capabilities. As promised, my administration and the Town Council continue to build on […]
In 1976, President Gerald Ford designated the month of February as a time “to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Originally started as a week-long observance in 1926, Black History month is now a national celebration of the tremendous achievements and contributions of African-Americans in […]
Ice, Ice Baby! The Knickerbocker Ice Festival Returns to Clarkstown It’s hard to imagine now, but Rockland Lake was once the site of one of the largest and most successful industrial operations in the Hudson Valley. Prior to the widespread availability of household refrigeration in the early 1920s, ice harvesting was a major industry in […]
Clarkstown Official Swearing In Ceremony On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, our newly elected Town officials were sworn in at a public ceremony at Town Hall. Although each Town Council member and I had already officially signed the book and taken the oath of office, the public ceremony better marks the start of a new term […]
New Year’s Resolutions Every January, the same ritual seems to unfold. Gym memberships spike, planners are filled with neat handwriting, and many conversations begin with, “So, what’s your New Year’s resolution?” It’s a tradition so familiar that we rarely stop to ask an even more interesting question: what do we actually think about New Year’s […]