Dear Editor, In August 2011 Hurricane Irene caused record damage to the town of Prattsville. Edward Newell, a Prattville resident whom I grew up with in New City, lost everything when the Schorite Creek flooded the town during the rainstorm. The creek washed away trees and debris down. This refuse lodged itself under a bridge […]
AS REPORTED IN THE CLIFFVIEW PILOT (WWW.CLIFFVIEWPILOT.COM)BY JERRY DEMARCO Gov. Chris Christie came to Westwood in Northern Bergen County for a town meeting Wednesday with big news: State Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd has given Hackensack University Medical Center the go-ahead to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood, fulfilling the governor’s campaign promise. Gov. Christie with […]
Hundreds mourn the death of Sparkill teen This week, hundreds of people gathered at Nyack’s Grace Episcopal Church for the funeral service of Quincy Hedges, of Sparkill, who was killed in a car accident upstate on February 18. Because the church was so packed, nearly 100 people had to stand outside to listen to the […]
DA REPORT: Jacques Menos, age 54, residing at 83 Camp Hill Road, Pomona, NY, was indicted on February 17, 2012 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crime of Rape in the 2nd Degree. District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that on or about January 22, 2010, the defendant who was known to the […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL The Stony Point Town Board held a dual session public hearing and regular meeting at the RHO Community Center Building on Tuesday evening. The public hearing portion concerned the approval of a special permit for the cell phone tower at Stony Ridge Plaza operated by T-Mobile Northeast LLC. A special permit is […]
Many owners of vacant homes in Monsey take arson lightly. Longtime volunteer firefighter and 2011 candidate for County Legislature Hank Stewart explains the phenomena of “Monsey lighting” BY HANK STEWART “Monsey lightning” has struck again. This time at 178 Maple Avenue, on the morning of February 10, where a vacant house that was slated […]