Town of Haverstraw Celebrating 400 Years

Garnerville – Haverstraw Supervisor Howard T. Phillips, Jr. and the Haverstraw Town Board are proud to announce that the grand opening ceremony of the 400th anniversary celebration of the founding of Haverstraw will take place at Town Hall on Monday, February 22 at 8 p.m. Several dignitaries will speak and refreshments will be served. The […]

New trustee inducted, ethics code debated at Suffern Village meeting

SUFFERN- The Village of Suffern Board Meeting held on the night of Monday, February 1, and touched on many subjects. The meeting began with the board’s induction of Joe Russo to the Village Board as a trustee. Although the board’s vote to place a new stop sign on Ramapo Ave. was mildly contentious-a conversation that ended with Police […]

Sparky’s marks 40 years with surprise celebration

Sparky’s marks 40 years with surprise celebration

PHOTOS BY TOM MCGUIRE Sparky’s Diner, well known as a key social artery in the Town of Haverstraw, marked 40 years under the leadership of Jeannie Nicolakis at a surprise party Monday morning. Dozens of North Rockland residents and Haverstraw and Stony Point politicians, along with County Executive Ed Day, showed up to congratulate Jeannie, who resident […]

Hoehmann to Host First Town of Clarkstown Tele-Town Hall

PRESS RELEASE (New City) – Supervisor George Hoehmann announced yesterday the first of a series of Tele-Town Hall forums to begin on Monday, February 1, 2016. These forums will be conducted over the phone, allowing the residents of Clarkstown to have direct access to their supervisor and town government. “Communication is the cornerstone of having […]

SNOW FIRE: New City home catches fire during Blizzard of 2016

SNOW FIRE: New City home catches fire during Blizzard of 2016

BY BILL DEMAREST NEW CITY – As snow pummeled the county Saturday morning, volunteer firefighters from New City, Congers and Hillcrest and West Nyack were called on to handle a totally different kind of emergency: a blaze at a house on Old Hempstead Road in New City. The fire was reported just before 9 a.m. […]

Blizzard of 2016 wallops Rockland

Blizzard of 2016 wallops Rockland

PHOTOS BY AL THOMPSON Southern portions of the county received up to 18,” while New York City fell just a tenth of an inch short of its record, with 26.8 inches recorded at Central Park. The weekend blizzard was enjoyed by many children in Rockland who had the chance to sled and play in the […]