BY JANIE ROSMAN PHOTOS CREDIT LEE ROSS These aerial photos taken in 2013 and 2015 show how Tappan Zee Bridge project activities have caused the resuspension of bottom sediments, causing plumes of turbid water, in visible contrast to the natural conditions of the Hudson River estuary. Watchdog group Riverkeeper, Inc. put the Thruway Authority and […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NEW CITY-County Legislature Aron Wieder(D-Spring Valley) resigned as majority leader to dedicate himself to fighting NYS-appointed E. Ramapo monitor Dennis Walcott and his three-person team’s recent 19 recommendations to overhaul East Ramapo school district oversight on Thursday, Dec 17. Wieder, former E. Ramapo school board president and a leader in the close-knit […]
The Stony Point Seals, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is preparing for its 17th annual Polar Plunge on Superbowl Sunday, February 7, 2016. Every year hundreds of “seals” jump into the icy Hudson River in support of children suffering from serious illness. This year’s charitable recipients are Gabrielle DiCarlo and Vincent Fornzo. Gabrielle was diagnosed with […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Photos credit http://www.intermediafoundation.org – many other photos at this link Earlier this month the currently unoccupied Garnerville Methodist Episcopal Church (USCO Church) on Church St. in Garnerville was one of 28 properties, resources and districts recommended for the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Its Art and Social History area nominations […]
Barbara Dubois, age 48, of Nanuet, was charged last week with grand larceny in the second degree, a felony. The New City Library administrative assistant is accused of opening a false account and depositing public monies therein to the tune of $123,849.91. District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that the defendant opened a bank account in […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN With a banner drawing of the bridge featuring their blue-and-green paint handprints for water, and creatively-fashioned cards, third grade classes at Liberty Elementary School recognized the 60th birthday of the Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge Tuesday morning. Teachers Marjan Perry, Jennifer Rhee, Deborah Barnes and Larayne Peterson helped their students make […]