BY JOEL GROSSBARTH Before a lively crowd gathered at the Eugene Levy Fieldhouse on the campus of Rockland Community College, the Airmont Village Board of Trustees passed a building moratorium for six months and a permanent ban on overnight parking within the village. The building moratorium was passed to allow the village to appoint a […]
Map posted on town website and will be at various locations throughout town PRESS RELEASE- Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann announced Wednesday that proposed ward boundaries were submitted to the Town Board by consultants. The proposed maps and associated documents are posted on the town’s website at www.clarkstown.org. “I encourage every resident to visit our website […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN South Nyack residents are resisting the state’s plans for a path along part of the Raymond G. Esposito Trail, a spur access to the new bridge’s shared use path and implementation, concerned these will change the tranquil area. “They talked about putting a paved side path here, and from the beginning people […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown officials and residents gave a rousing welcome to JP Morgan Chase Tuesday evening as America’s largest bank unveiled its plans to locate a huge electronic data center in a multi-million dollar facility in Orangeburg. The data storage facility, which could cost over $100 million and bring untold […]
Cat lovers seek humane solution BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Rockland County’s feral cat population has soared in recent years to an estimated 50,000 stray felines living in hundreds of small colonies in abandoned buildings, backyards and wooded areas from Palisades to Bear Mountain to Suffern, and every community and park […]
The Historical Society of Rockland County will soon host the annual Rockland County Executive’s Historic Preservation Merit Awards, now in their 27th year. These awards, presented during National Historic Preservation Month in May, recognize outstanding historic preservation efforts in Rockland County. HSRC welcomes nominations for and from individuals, organizations, businesses, and municipal representatives for achievements […]