PRESS RELEASE–Supervisor George Hoehmann announced the Town of Clarkstown will receive $1.425 million dollars through the NYS Department of Transportation 2016 Bridge NY Program to reconstruct the CSX Bridge on Snake Hill Road in West Nyack. Clarkstown is the only town in Rockland County to receive funding from this state program. “The town and our […]
On Thursday, January 19, Nyack Mayor Jen White and staff members from the offices of Congresswoman Nita Lowey and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee participated in a tour of the newly opened HRHCare Community Health Center, located at 84 North Highland Avenue in Nyack. Led by HRHCare President and CEO Anne Kauffman Nolon, the tour gave the […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES What if the federal government wanted to give away money, but no one wanted it? For the first time in recent memory, the Orangetown Town Board has decided not to seek any federal funding under HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Program. The town is apparently not officially withdrawing […]
The world-renowned osteoporosis research team at Helen Hayes Hospital, New York State’s premier physical rehabilitation facility, has been awarded a five year $2.1 million research grant by the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will fund a study evaluating the use […]
Briarcliff Manor Woman Arrested for Pound of Meth On Tuesday Jan. 24, Westport, Connecticut, police arrested a Briarcliff Manor woman after finding meth in her car. Noura Yousef, 26, was found passed out behind the wheel of a reported disabled vehicle according to police. The car was found near Post Road East and Compo Road. […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce that January is Radon Action Month, a good time to learn about radon and its risks, and get your home tested. “Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that you cannot see, smell or taste. It can build up in your […]