Rockland Towns to Compete in Blood Donation Challenge

Rockland Towns to Compete in Blood Donation Challenge

Senator Bill Weber (R, Nanuet), joined by Rockland Town Supervisors, and Stephanie Dunn Ashley, CEO of the American Red Cross Metro New York North Chapter, officially launched the second annual Five Towns of Rockland Blood Drive Challenge on Monday at Orangetown Town Hall. The challenge, which runs through Friday, unites the towns of Clarkstown, Haverstraw, Orangetown, Ramapo, and […]

Clarkstown Town Board Approves Funding for Infrastructure Improvements

The board also voted to install a commemorative plaque and appoint two new police officers. At its July 22 meeting, the Clarkstown Town Board approved major financing to improve town buildings and community spaces. The board voted to finance more than $6.4 million in energy-related improvements to town buildings. The $6.4 million in improvements to […]

Reader’s Letters

To the editor, While pandemics have receded from public discourse, their potential threat very much remains. Animal agriculture in general, and factory farming in particular, drastically increases the risk of zoonotic viruses making the jump to humans. Politicians interested in advancing public health should support government funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who don’t know, […]