BY MIRIAM EDELSTEIN On August 11, 2012 the Jewish War Veterans elected a new national commander. His name is Sheldon Ohren and he’s one of Rockland’s own–a resident of Monsey. Ohren is the fourth Rocklander to hold the post, the prior Rocklanders being Edwin Goldwasser, Warren Dolny and Monroe Mayer. “The purpose of JWV is […]
State holds hearings in Stony Point on controversial Hudson Champlain Power Express BY MICHAEL CAHILL The State Energy and Telecommunications Committee held a hearing Tuesday afternoon at the Stony Point Community Center seeking more information about the planned Hudson-Champlain Power Express project. Residents poured into the center, voicing their concerns over the project, including the […]
On October 12 a Rockland County jury found that the Lake DeForest Dam and the Lake Tappan Dam did not worsen flooding during a storm which occurred during April 15-16, 2007. During that storm, six to eight inches of rain fell in a 31 hour period. Residents in flood prone areas near the Hackensack River […]
BY CANDACE RIVERA The public came out swinging during Thursday night’s New City Library Board Meeting. “You are really making a fool out of this town,” said one New City resident of 19 years. A hot button issue was the appointment of Christian Cortelli to the library board. A Clarkstown Police Officer, Cortelli was appointed […]
BY CANDACE RIVERA What’s in a word? By the letter of the law, a lot. Just ask the New City Library Board of Trustees. The New City Library Board held a special meeting Monday night to discuss the committees’ bylaws, but not everything on the agenda could be handled due to fevered passions cutting the […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL The Rockland County Economic Development Corporation (REDC) celebrated the opening of its new small business center last Wednesday, with a ribbon cutting at their headquarters in Pearl River. The new small business center is sponsored by First Niagara Bank, a relative newcomer to the banking community in Rockland County. First Niagara sponsored […]