By Michael Riconda NEW CITY – A Clarkstown police dispatcher was placed in an unexpected role on Saturday when she assisted with the delivery of a baby girl during a 911 call. The situation began when Nicole Felder, 25 of Pomona, attempted to transport her sister-in-law Mercedes Davila, 26 of New City, to the hospital […]
BYÂ CHERYL SLAVIN The Stony Point Town Board passed its 2015 budget by a vote of 3 to 2 Wednesday night. The final budget included changes proposed by Councilman James White to shave another $100,000, mostly through reductions to overtime allocations, and an increase in projected mortgage recording taxes. According to White, this budget will now […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN and CHERYL SLAVIN New Planet Energy told the Stony Point Planning Board last month why its application for a Green Industrial Facility Zoning & New Planet Sustainable Fuels Project differs from the one cancelled two years earlier. A former application at Holt Drive Industrial Park — called the Stony Point Waste to Energy Project […]
Cuomo vetoes veterans’ pension bill Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill on Friday which would have allowed veterans to buy back up to three years’ worth of service credit in the state retirement system. The legislation would have expanded the program to all veterans rather than just those who served in specific conflicts. According to […]
Suffern High School Marching Band members became stars of their own Disney show on November 9, 2014 when they entertained resort guests at the Magic Kingdom Park. The group traveled over 1,000 miles from Suffern, N.Y. to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida to take part in the Disney Performing Arts program. The marching […]
Rockland Development Council celebrated its 15th Annual Rockland Philanthropy Day Awards Breakfast on Nov. 6. More than 350 people gathered at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern to celebrate the County’s nonprofit organizations and the people who give their time, knowledge and financial support to make Rockland County a great place to live and work. The […]