TOWN ANNOUNCES PRIDE OF CLARKSTOWN AWARDS ON FEB. 3

Supervisor Alexander J. Gromack, Councilman George Hoehmann, and the Town Board will award the 2014 Pride of Clarkstown Awards on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the Town Board Meeting scheduled for 8 p.m. All residents and businesses are welcome to attend. The program was created to recognize outstanding commercial properties, nominated by individuals and civic […]

Pet of the Week: ADOPT A “STAR”

At first, Star looks intimidating but looks are deceiving. A sweetheart and a volunteer favorite, she endures being dressed in all kinds of costumes for all different holidays. She is a good sport about being photographed repeatedly. She is a 6-year-old pit mix who is all about pleasing her humans. She loves toys, treats and […]

UNBLIZZARD 2015: Governor’s Closure of All Area Roads Unique, Unprecedented

BY ADAM LUCENTE “We are looking at an impending snowstorm. Mother Nature has decided once again to come visit us in an extreme way.”-Governor Andrew Cuomo in a press conference on January 26, 2015. Rockland residents spent Monday preparing for a blizzard, a blizzard that never came. According to the governor’s actions and the predictions […]

Orangetown Zoning Board <3's Anellotech

Angry residents not so much  BY CHERYL SLAVIN At its January 21 meeting, the Orangetown Zoning Board of Appeals continued its public hearing on the application by Anellotech, Inc, to expand its current laboratory facility—located on the Pfizer campus—to include a new 84 foot high building topped by a 15 foot “vent pipe” or “smokestack.” The […]

Regional snowfall proves much lower than anticipated

BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The much-discussed “historic” blizzard predicted for the Northeast proved much milder than expected, at least for Rockland County. As the storm passed the Lower Hudson Valley region, only moderate snowfall was reported for Rockland, Westchester, Putnam and Orange Counties. According to the National Weather Service, the most affected areas […]