Volunteer of The Week: Sara Annunziato, Water Assessment of Local Streams for The Rockland County Department of Environmental Conservation

Volunteer of The Week: Sara Annunziato, Water Assessment of Local Streams for The Rockland County Department of Environmental Conservation

  By Barry Warner Water Assessments by Volunteer Evaluators (WAVE) is citizen-based water quality assessment developed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. The purpose of WAVE is to enable citizen-scientists to collect biological data for assessment of water quality of wadeable streams in New York State. “Sara is a dedicated volunteer and actively aware […]

Spring Valley sued for misuse of eminent domain; hit for $700K in damages

Spring Valley sued for misuse of eminent domain; hit for $700K in damages

By Joel Grossbarth The hits just keep on coming against the Village of Spring Valley. An appeals court in Brooklyn has ordered the Village of Spring Valley to pay a total of $702,505 based upon condemnation of property interests owned by Little Angel Day Care Center, Inc. When the Village decided to condemn the property […]

Rockland County Woman Recognized For Living Her Values Melissa Corniel Earns Con Edison’s Most Prestigious Award

Rockland County Woman Recognized For Living Her Values Melissa Corniel Earns Con Edison’s Most Prestigious Award

PRESS RELEASE – Melissa Corniel has earned Con Edison’s Living Our Values (LOV) award in recognition of her 15-year career of operational excellence and customer service at a ceremony yesterday. Each year, Con Edison selects employees who exemplify the values of service, teamwork and excellence, and demonstrate concerns for the quality of life in their […]

Rockland to Hold Narcan Training at County Legislative Chambers

Rockland to Hold Narcan Training at County Legislative Chambers

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Mental Health Michael Leitzes have announced that the county will hold a Narcan training session for the public at the Rockland County Legislative Chambers.   The free 1 hour training will be held at 9:30 am, Saturday, April 27 at the Rockland County Legislative Chambers located at 11 […]

Drain Gain: New City Celebrates a Much Anticipated Ground Breaking Ceremony

Drain Gain: New City Celebrates a Much Anticipated Ground Breaking Ceremony

By Joe Kuhn Construction has finally began on the Cranford Drive Drainage Project, a massive excavation effort that will provide much needed relief to Rockland citizens living in the notorious flood zone. Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul were joined by residents of Cranford Street last Thursday for an official ground-breaking ceremony […]