The 23 Conservation Corps members gathered last week in the County’s Legislative Chambers to celebrate their hard work and accomplishments this summer at seven site placements throughout Rockland. The 2015 projects included the maintenance and construction of walking and hiking trails within County parks, drainage and flooding mitigation on behalf of several towns and villages, […]
NEW CITY – Clarkstown voted on Tuesday to open a public hearing on a new law to impose a 6-month moratorium on new developments in residential areas while the town explores changes to its land use regulations. The law, proposed by Supervisor Alex Gromack and council members Shirley Lasker and Stephanie Hausner, would block development […]
BY BARRY WARNER Nyack School District Superintendent Dr. James J. Montesano told the Rockland County Times that 21st century learning “defines and illustrates the skills and knowledge students will need to succeed in work, life and citizenship.” Proceeding from this philosophy the school district has implemented the ‘Stemscopes’ K-12 program from Rice University and the […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Faced with the sudden potential loss of several historic homes scattered around Rockland County, a Valley Cottage woman has taken on the task of producing a documentary film about the endangered Dutch sandstone structures, in hopes that most, if not all, can be rescued from the wrecking […]
New York State has agreed to make needed repairs to the long-neglected North Rockland section of the Palisades Parkway, filling in holes and repaving the degraded road from Exit 13 in Haverstraw to the Bear Mountain Traffic Circle. The repairs, which will begin in the fall, will be conducted in two phases. In the first […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN – Suffern’s housing code enforcement authorities have pledged their support for a countywide initiative that aims to crack down on unscrupulous landlords and hazardous housing conditions, according to one of Suffern’s trustees. In a recent release, Trustee Ed Markunas stated that he joined fellow trustee Bob Morris for a July sit […]