BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The Rockland County Legislature approved funding for several projects aimed at minimizing flood damage in Rockland at their August 6 meeting, but in spite of the wishes of legislators and activists, did not move forward on proposed remediation in Suffern and other areas impacted by flooding. The resolutions addressed […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Wearing white shirts to show their solidarity, over 200 Clarkstown residents showed up at the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Monday night to speak against the application of WC Montebello Corp. for three zoning variances that would result in a 2,784 square foot house being built on a .21 acre lot. At […]
First of its kind in Rockland County BY CHERYL SLAVIN About 100 medical staff, hospital executives and members of the public gathered last Thursday to celebrate the completion of Good Samaritan Hospital’s new Ambulatory Surgery Center, the latest in a series of upgrades for the medical facility. The first wholly separate ambulatory center to open […]
Start up or start over? Assemblyman trounces Cuomo’s “tax free” plan BY KATHY KAHN Start-Up New York–the economic program the Legislature passed it into law (S5903-2013) before it left for summer break–has Assemblyman Kieran Lalor raising a ruckus over its cost. Gov. Andrew Cuomo had been touring the state with the message that it would […]
It’s what Rockland has been waiting for, great new stores without the hassle of the Palisades Center Mall. Simon Group has announced over 80 percent of the stores that will take residence at the new Shops at Nanuet, located at the site of the old Nanuet Mall, due to open this fall. Here is what […]
On Saturday, July 27, the Dexter Park neighborhood in Chestnut Ridge gathered for a seventh annual picnic in Children’s Park. This picnic was previously held in a Ross Avenue family’s home, and was only attended by families on Ross, but this year the residents of several surrounding streets were invited. “We would really like to […]