Fire officials warn residents to use extreme caution with heaters BY BILL DEMAREST SPARKILL – A fire that damaged two buildings and put four families out in the cold Sunday night in Sparkill is being blamed on an electric space heater. Rockland County Director of Fire and Emergency Services Gordon Wren Jr. said today that […]
Haverstraw kicked off the town meeting this week with a bang, as they decided to approve the annual fireworks display for July 4 at Bowline Park. The town board approved costs for up to $40,000 to light the town’s night sky. This will be the second year in a row where the town set an […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Spring Valley – The most recent termination by Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme has provoked more debate on the mayor’s actions since taking over as head of the village government only two months ago. The vote to appoint Spring Valley attorney Judeline Zamar Rouzard as the new deputy village attorney of Spring […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Rob Maher, Rockland historian and president of The Friends of Rockland Lake and Hook Mountain, celebrated the publication of his new photo book, “Rockland Lake, Hook Mountain and Nyack Beach” (Acadia, 2014) with a talk and slide show presentation at the Championship Golf Course last Sunday. The event also featured a fascinating […]
Hudson Valley legend recalled by locals BY CHERYL SLAVIN Pete Seeger, the world-renowned folk artist who, through the power of music, spread social gospel to generations of Americans, has died at the age of 94. He performed on the world stage, but he lived and worked all his adult life in the Hudson River Valley, […]
Senator David Carlucci, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, and Assemblyman James Skoufis will be hosting a forum centered on the recent implementation of the Common Core standards by the State Education Department. The legislators will take suggestions from parents and educators on the implementation, which will be recommended to the Governor and the State […]