The Town of Clarkstown was the pleased recipient of two New York State grants of $250,000 apiece last week, with the money earmarked for the restoration of the historic Vanderbilt/Budke and Traphagen Houses on Germonds Road in West Nyack. Presenting the grants at a ceremony at the site of the two structures were Assemblyman Kenneth […]
Goodbye to Warm Yesterdays – Hello New Friends and School Days STORY AND PHOTOS BY BJ GRECO The lazy days of summer are quickly drawing to a close and thoughts now turn to the expectations of the new school year. SOCSD students walked, rode school buses, and car pooled their way to their respective school buildings. […]
Local Man Sentenced for “Ponzi” Scheme A Valley Cottage man who plead guilty to securities and wire fraud charges earlier this year was sentenced to more than three years in jail. William Wells, 43, convinced more than 30 investors in his firm, Promitor Capital LLC, to give him money telling them he had consistently received […]
By Kathy Kahn Though Labor Day weekend was looming ahead, over 100 homeowners in the North Rockland School District made time to turn out to get Albany’s attention. Among the speakers at the Thursday, September 1 meeting at the district’s high school were Assemblymen James Skoufis and Ken Zebrowski, Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips, Rockland BOCES’ […]
The Rockland YMCA held its eighth annual Golf Outing at the Philip J. Rotella Golf Course to benefit children to attend its summer day camp programs. Chuck Maze, President/CEO of the YMCA, said, “We thank our many sponsors, donors, golfers, volunteers and staff who contributed to make this a successful fundraising event for so […]
ShopRite of West Nyack, an Inserra Supermarkets store, will host an array of nutrition and wellness events throughout the month of September. Offerings include events celebrating Inserra’s 10-year anniversary of its In-store Dietitian Program as well as those focused on heart health and cold and flu prevention. The store’s registered dietitian, Jaclyn Padovano, R.D., C.D.N., […]