BY MICHAEL RICONDA The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services released a list of resiliency grant projects on February 6 which are set for final review and approval by FEMA, and Clarkstown’s Klein Avenue Levee is among the chosen projects. Clarkstown will receive $3.46 million in grant money from FEMA’s Hazard […]
LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE New City, NY (February 18, 2014) – Rockland County Legislature Chairman Alden H. Wolfe has asked NYS Senator David Carlucci to support moving state and local primary elections to June of each year, a move that would consolidate state, local and federal primaries to one date. Presently, primaries for federal offices are […]
The historic Lafayette Theater will hold a Gala 90th Anniversary Celebration on March 2, 2014 at 2 p.m., featuring: Twenty-five cents admission to the theater, the same as it was in 1924, for the screening of the 75th Anniversary Edition of “The Wizard Of Oz” in 3-D, a live performance of Abbott & Costello’s classic […]
A 3-year-old male Terrier mix found as a stray in Ramapo, Comet is a medium-sized, attractive dog who is half white and half taffy-colored. A friendly dog, he has high energy; he could even be called vigorous. He needs an owner with medium experience, who will be willing to train him to be the amazing […]
No one injured in latest damage from heavy snow loads BY BILL DEMAREST NORTH ROCKLAND – The Marian Shrine is among the victims of this winter’s fierce weather, which has left tons of thick-packed snow on the roofs of homes and buildings throughout Rockland County. A section of roof at Marian Shrine has collapsed, doing […]
Well over a foot of snow and ice fell Thursday and Friday in most areas of Rockland County, leading to problems not only on the roads but on the roofs. Temperatures were close to the freezing mark for much of the storm, making the snow heavy and difficult to move out of the way. A […]