Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced the launch of the New York State Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Incentive Program, which will encourage the best and brightest high school students to pursue high-demand, high-tech careers and build their future in New York. The program provides a full SUNY or CUNY tuition scholarship to […]
Eagle Scout Candidate Zachary Reiter and three friends volunteered to build a gazebo on the grounds of Homes For Heroes in Tappan recently. The results were impressive and resident veterans will surely be enjoying the fruits of their labor for years to come. The Home for Heroes apartments are located on the former Camp Shanks […]
Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack, an Eagle Scout, attended the Eagle Court of Honor for Ryan Flynn of Troop 33, Nanuet on April 29. For Ryan’s Eagle Scout project he did work for the Pearl River Elks Lodge that included clearing and trimming brush and tress; building and installing two benches; building a set of horseshoe […]
On Saturday, May 17, Tiger Schulmann’s Mixed Martial Arts of Nanuet will be hosting a free Child Abduction Prevention Seminar for parents and children of the community. The seminar will focus on teaching children basic abduction prevention skills, through a combination of ‘do and don’t’ situation skits, and through discussions about strangers, avoidance, code words […]
Garnerville resident Owey Cramsie was on his boat this weekend near Croton Point, when a quick storm blew through, leaving a double rainbow in its wake. Cramsie was fortunate enough to catch the double rainbow as it kissed the Hudson.
Thanks to a new payment plan designed to attract power plants to the Lower Hudson Valley, ratepayers might see a five percent increase in their energy costs during the summer months. The plan involves the merging of NYC and the Lower Hudson Valley into a new “capacity zone,” which the New York Independent Systems Operator […]