Fire caused by cutting torch, hydrant blocked by scrap material from demolition of old factory NYACK – The owners of the old factory site that will be the home of a new upscale hotel were cited for fire code violations Monday after a brush fire in which a Nyack volunteer firefighter was injured, according to […]
BY MARIA BROWNSELL At the Clarkstown Town Board Meeting on April 8, one of the public hearings sparked some heated conversation. The hearing was about a proposed local law entitled: “A local Law Amending the Zoning Map of the Town of Clarkstown, Congers Multifamily Zoning. The zoning district would be changed from light industrial office […]
The Greater Nanuet Chamber of Commerce will host the hamlet’s first Street Fair on Sunday, June 8 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Over 100 vendors are expected to participate by taking a spot along Main Street from the entrance to Stop & Shop down to Prospect Street. The event will be the first of […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Drama has escalated between local businessman and former Sullivan County cop Todd Pezzementi and his neighbors, the Fonseca Family, on Lindbergh Road in Stony Point. Pezzementi was arrested for criminal mischief in December for allegedly cutting the Fonsecas’ water well after Marge Fonseca had complained repeatedly to the town that Pezzementi was […]
BY BARRY WARNER School Library Month in April recognizes Library Media Specialists (LMS) who integrate the digital world into today’s classrooms and throughout the curriculum. Specially trained and knowledgeable in the use of information technology, they have become important instructional partners, working with students and teachers to effect change. South Orangetown Middle School Library […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF U.S. Senator Charles Schumer visited Rockland and Orange County this week to push for a new Department of Transportation rule requiring rail companies to share information about the content of their rail cares with local first responders. Senator Schumer was joined by Rockland Sheriff Louis Falco outside Sheriff’s Headquarters on Tuesday, as […]