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 […]
Give Blood on January 9th The onset of a new year presents a natural opportunity for us to reassess our lives and set out to make positive changes. The practice of making “New Year’s Resolutions” aimed at improving ourselves and our lives dates all the way back to ancient Babylonia. Today, polling shows that 40% […]
Essential Snow Tips Clarkstown had its first significant snowfall of the season earlier this week, with 3-4 inches of snow covering the Town on Sunday morning. The weekend timing of the storm lessened the traffic impacts that come with weekday weather events, as many people were able to stay home and appreciate the winter […]
Leaf Season is Here Please Put Safety First The Autumn season is upon us – a time of year commonly referred to as the “Fall” for a reason. Trees are shedding their leaves and as you drive around town you’ll find that many homeowners have stacked them at the curbside in front of their homes. […]