WEST NYACK – A Yonkers resident was taken into police custody on Saturday after he was accused of trying to smuggle stolen merchandise out of a store in the Palisades Mall by hiding them in his pants. Police were called to the Palisades Mall ‘s Macy’s at around 7:45 p.m. after a loss-prevention employee reported […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN – Suffern’s Village Board effectively blocked movement on the village’s controversial 2015-2016 budget on Monday when it opted to reject laws which would have tentatively set water and sewer rates and approved taxes in excess of the state-recommended cap. In spite of arguments by Mayor Patricia Abato that the budget was […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Another piece of the area’s history disappeared last Friday when Casabella Contracting of NY, Inc., began demolishing the former state police barracks in Tarrytown. Company President Marcela Pignataro said the certified Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) and first tier contractor for Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) has been working on the […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN The county has altered its method of funding nonprofits this year. “We have revamped the process of funding sent to nonprofits with their input,” Rockland County Attorney Thomas E. Humbach explained. Nearly 100 nonprofits in the county participated in meetings and discussions since late February with county Director of Communications Scott Salotto […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN It’s spring, and green is everywhere. Here are some ways the Village of Nyack is taking part in all things green. The village’s Earth Day celebration is slated for April 18 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. (rain date the next day) at the gazebo on Main Street. “We’re doing this with […]
From April through May, neighbors are joining together to clean up and beautify Rockland during the Great American Cleanup. EVENTS THIS WEEK Congers – Saturday, April 18 (rain or shine) Nyack – Saturday, April 18 (Rain Date: Sunday, April 19) Stony Point – Saturday, April 18 (rain or shine) Haverstraw (Spanish) – Sunday April 19 (Rain Date: Sunday, April 26) West Nyack – Sunday, April 19 […]