The more than 2.6 million New Yorkers who receive the School Tax Relief exemption will need to re-apply as part of the state’s efforts to combat fraud within the system. This month, the State Department of Taxation and Finance began mailing letters to homeowners, providing instructions on how to reapply for the STAR Program. If […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN About 50 Clarkstown residents, primarily from the S. Little Tor neighborhood, turned out for an initial meeting last Thursday night to learn more about the proposed construction of a three story, 160 unit senior residential building on New Valley Road in New City. The 12-acre undeveloped lot is located just behind the […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL At the town board workshop meeting for Clarkstown on September 24 there were two presentations made to the board and the public. The first was by Daniel Duthie, Esq. about the Clarkstown Lighting District. The second was by Dennis Malone about the garage consolidation. Supervisor Alexander Gromack explained that the town […]
Following an extensive regional search and selection process The Trustees of the Historical Society of Rockland County have announced the appointment of Susan Curry Deeks as Executive Director. Ms. Deeks brings to HSRC many years of experience as a leader in the museum sector, as well as in the nonprofit and for-profit publishing industry. As […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – A press conference was held at the County Legislature building in New City on September 24 to present a new study critiquing the need for a desalination plant at Haverstraw Bay and presenting potential alternatives to drawing drinking water from the Hudson. The study, conducted by adjunct associate professor […]