BY MARIA BROWNSELL An unusually large amount of people packed into the town hall auditorium for the Town of Clarkstown’s Town Board Meeting on August 5. The buzz around the room was about Supervisor Alex Gromack and Councilwoman Shirley Lasker’s sudden epiphanies on the matter of term limits and also a proposed senior housing project […]
BY BARRY WARNER A lot of kids are participating in The Orangeburg Library’s free science-inspired summer reading program, “Fizz, Boom, Read.” The program is designed to keep youngsters occupied with fun things to do while school is out of session. Children’s Librarian Angela Krajcar said, “During the summer, even with the longer days and less- […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN The first of two mobile, river-based floating concrete batch plants arrived at the New TZ Bridge project site last month for the new bridge’s in-river work, and is now in operation by Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC). It can cast about 125 cubic yards of concrete per hour; a […]
The North Rockland Central School District Board of Education is seeking applicants for a trustee position recently vacated due to a resignation. The term of appointment will expire with the May 20, 2015 school board election. Per New York State Education Law, candidates must meet all of the following eligibility criteria to serve on a board of education: Must […]
New law prohibits sex offenders from joining volunteer fire companies A law signed this week by Governor Andrew Cuomo will set up safeguards against the participation of registered sex offenders in volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance services. The law, which also terminates the membership of current volunteers with a history of sex offenses, allows fire […]
NEW CITY, NY — County Executive Day today announced the completion of a three-year project to upgrade New Hempstead Road (County Route 80) in Clarkstown, from North Main Street in New City to the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Ramapo. The $33 million project made significant improvements along the stretch of New Hempstead Road that serves […]