Timelines 2.19.15

State oversight for East Ramapo expected in mid-2015 An oversight bill for the East Ramapo School District is expected to pass the State Legislature in May or June of 2015, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo, who spoke last Friday at Pascack Community Center in Nanuet to outline his 2015 goals, said he expected the […]

Court ruling strikes down Clarkstown consolidation

BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – A decision by State Supreme Court Justice Robert Berliner has effectively scrapped a 2012 resolution passed by the Clarkstown which consolidated highway services provided by three separate departments. The resolution applied to Clarkstown Mini Trans, the Highway Department, and the police garage into one functioning unit under Fleet Manager […]

Driver of car in Route 59 accident dies in hospital

WEST NYACK – The driver in an accident reported on Route 59 shortly after noon today passed away after arriving at Nyack Hospital, according to Clarkstown Police. The accident occurred when a man, 56, of Central Nyack, lost control of his 2004 Hummer and plunged into the side of the road. He and his passenger, […]

Accident slows traffic on Route 59

WEST NYACK – An accident on Route 59 in West Nyack on Wednesday has slowed traffic on the road as emergency crews work to clean up the wreck. Clarkstown Police reported the single-car accident occurred in the eastbound lane by Larch Court when a car overturned before it came to rest on the side of […]

TOWN OF STONY POINT CONTINUES PUBLIC HEARING ON SIGN LAW

The Town of Stony Point would like to remind everyone that the public hearing for the proposed Local Law amending the Town Code to Permit Gateway Signs will be continued at its next meeting on February 24, 2015, 7 p.m. This public hearing was originally opened on October 28, 2014.

Great-great grandmother Helen Thorne ready to start year 104

COLUMN AND PHOTOS BY BOB BAIRD Helen Thorne was surrounded by friends and four generations of her family Sunday as Sloatsburg Mayor Carl Wright marked her 103rd birthday praising her as both “a national treasure” and “a custodian of our nation’s history.” Wright’s words brought her to tears, thanking those celebrating with her at St. […]