BY JESSICA DOWNER The first order of business at West Haverstraw Village Hall on Wednesday, March 21 was the impending repair to Peck’s Pond. The pond, where most residents go to enjoy a walk, run, or bring their children to play, needs epairs for the upcoming warmer weather months. In 2011 the estimated funding for […]
County of Rockland employees, in conjunction with New York Blood Center, will host a blood drive in honor of Gabrielle Di Carlo, a five-year-old from Tomkins Cove who is battling cancer, on Wednesday, March 28, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Robert L. Yeager Health Center, Building A, Sanatorium Road, Pomona, New York. […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF AND MICHAEL CAHILL Will new rules be enforcable? Those who detest smoke have scored another victory, as all smoking at the Palisades Mall in West Nyack will be banned as of May 31, including outdoors, by entrances and in the parking lot. The ban even includes e-cigarettes and no new shops that […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL CORRECTION In the previous posting of this article, it was written that Marge Hook resigned from volunteering at the shelter in 2003. This information is incorrect. Marge Hook resigned in 2010 after having been a volunteer since 1990. Several county legislators announced last week that they are sponsoring a resolution that would […]
More than $2.5 million in HUD grants awarded to not-for-profits, municipalities Rockland County announced a total of $2,656,071 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding for Rockland County not-for-profit organizations, towns and villages in grant awards from the County’s Office of Community Development. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds totaled $1.9 million, HOME […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Tuesday’s town board meeting in Clarkstown was dominated by questions from town residents. Tom Nimick spoke out once again about resolution 38-2012 which concerned the retention of Jay Savino. “Your response in public response have not resolved the questions that I have raised, rather they have resulted in contradictions that would […]